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Lead Balloon

Rick Spleen, a worn-out comedian, is forced to take on an excessive number of corporate gigs to make ends meet.

Episodes:

Episode 1 Rubbish

1. Rubbish

Aired: Oct 4, 2006

Grumpy, not wholly successful comic Rick Spleen lives with his girlfriend Mel...

Episode 2 Wayne

2. Wayne

Aired: Oct 11, 2006

Rick's insomnia is not helped by the noisy paper boy Wayne who arrives just a...

Episode 3 £5000

3. £5000

Aired: Oct 18, 2006

After taking Magda's advice to rub vodka on his cut eye - which makes it more...

Episode 4 Allergic

4. Allergic

Aired: Oct 25, 2006

Rick is working with comedy legend Bob Fairchild but takes a dislike to him a...

Episode 5 Pistachio

5. Pistachio

Aired: Nov 1, 2006

Rick buys a pistachio coloured motor scooter, which causes general derision a...

Episode 6 Fatty

6. Fatty

Aired: Nov 8, 2006

When chat show host Adam Greene ribs him about being overweight Rick decides ...

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Info about Lead Balloon

Seasons: 4

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC Four

Genres:Comedy

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