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Rita Rudner

TV·1990–1990·1 season, 6 episodes·BBC Two·Comedy·30m·Created by Rita Rudner, Martin Bergman

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Singer, actress, dancer, comedienne: these are just some of the words the popular American comic can spell. Rita Rudner's first British series features stand-up comedy, sketches and songs.

Castfull cast & details

Rita RudnerRita RudnerHerself - Hostess
Martin Bergman
Martin BergmanMichael Fenton StevensMichael Fenton Stevens
Philip Pope
Philip PopeGeoffrey McGivernGeoffrey McGivernMorwenna BanksMorwenna BanksLill RoughleyLill RoughleyPhilip LowriePhilip Lowrie

Episodes by season

Season016Episodes1990Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Jennifer SaundersSeptember 18, 1990—Voted the 1990 Comedienne of the Year by the American public, Rudner tonight begins her first British television series, featuring stand-u
  2. S01E02Stephen FrySeptember 25, 1990—The popular American comedienne in her first British series, featuring stand-up comedy, sketches and songs. Featuring special guests Stephe
  3. S01E03Michael Fenton-EvansOctober 2, 1990—Singer, actress, dancer, comedienne: these are just some of the words the popular American comic can spell. Rita Rudner 's first British ser
  4. S01E04Griff Rhys-JonesOctober 9, 1990—The popular American comedienne in her first British series, featuring stand-up comedy, sketches and songs, with her guest Griff Rhys Jones
  5. S01E05Jeniffer SaundersOctober 16, 1990—Rita tries to buy a home in Beverly Hills and finds she has enough money to buy a tap. With Jennifer Saunders and Helen Atkinson Wood
  6. S01E06Adrian EdmondsonOctober 23, 1990—The last in the series from the American comedienne. Her special guest is Ade Edmondson. Rita's visa expires and she has to go home; and Ad

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