Lead Balloon

Comedy 2006

Rick Spleen is a disillusioned stand-up comedian and writer. Rick's career has not gone the way he had hoped, hosting corporate events and appearing on second-rate daytime chat shows was not meant to be part of the plan. Worse still, he's stuck with a lousy stage name that he chose twenty years ago.

Comedy 2006

MA15+

Starring Jack Dee, Raquel Cassidy, Sean Power

EPISODE 1

Rubbish

Rick fronts a government TV recycling campaign.

29 min · 1 Jan 2006 MA15+
EPISODE 2

Wayne

Rick has regrets about presenting a You've Been Framed-style DVD.

29 min · 11 Oct 2006 MA15+
EPISODE 3

5000 Pounds

Rick sports a black eye after getting into a fight at an awards ceremony.

28 min · 18 Oct 2006 MA15+
EPISODE 4

Allergic

Rick confides he may have killed a popular entertainer by accident.

28 min · 25 Oct 2006 MA15+
EPISODE 5

Pistachio

Rick buys a scooter but fears it may make him look gay, so he buys a leather jacket.

29 min · 1 Nov 2006 MA15+
EPISODE 6

Fatty

Rick decides to start exercising after being humiliated by a talk show host.

28 min · 8 Nov 2006 MA15+

Jack Dee

Rick Spleen
Raquel Cassidy

Mel
Sean Power

Marty
Anna Crilly

Magda
Antonia Campbell-Hughes

Sam

About

Lead Balloon

COMEDY

Rick Spleen is a disillusioned stand-up comedian and writer. Rick's career has not gone the way he had hoped, hosting corporate events and appearing on second-rate daytime chat shows was not meant to be part of the plan. Worse still, he's stuck with a lousy stage name that he chose twenty years ago.

Information

Studio: BBC Four
Released: 2006
Rated: MA15+
Region of Origin: United Kingdom

Languages

Original Audio: English, English (United Kingdom)
Audio: English (United Kingdom) (AAC)