Armstrong and Miller
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"Armstrong and Miller" are collectively the comedians and actors Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller, and also the name of their television sketch show which ran from 1997 to 2001, and then began again in 2007.
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[edit] Television Show
To date, four series of the show have been made by Absolutely Productions. Every series has seven episodes, apart from the first series which has six episodes. The first series was shown on the Paramount Comedy Channel. Series 2 was shown first on Channel 4 then immediately repeated on the Paramount Comedy Channel. Series 3 and 4 were only shown on Channel 4.
The fourth and final series of the show was released on DVD in the UK in 2006.
A new show featuring Armstrong and Miller has been produced by Hat Trick Productions for BBC One. The first studio recording took place on Friday, 23rd February 2007, at BBC TV Centre. It is known as The Armstrong and Miller Show and was first broadcast on the 26th of October 2007. At the end of the last episode of this series it was announced over the credits that another series would begin in 2008.
They also wrote and starred in So 90s, a weekly comedy show aired on MTV Europe between 1997 and 1999.
Their catchphrase is "I'm wearing my wife's knickers," which they say unexpectedly during sketches.
[edit] Chronology
Series | Start and end dates | Channel |
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1 | 5th February - 12th March 1997 | Paramount Comedy Channel |
2 | 10th November 1997 - 5th January 1998 | Channel 4 |
2 (repeat) | 7th January - 11th February 1998 | Paramount Comedy Channel |
3 | 13th August - 17th September 1999 | Channel 4 |
4 | 12th January - 23rd February 2001 | Channel 4 |
5 | 26 October 2007 - Christmas 2007 | BBC One |
6 | 2008 | BBC One |