| Sean's Show | |
|---|---|
| Format | Sitcom |
| Created by | Sean Hughes |
| Written by | Sean Hughes Nick Whitby |
| Directed by | Sylvie Boden |
| Starring | Sean Hughes Victor McGuire Jeff Shankely Michael Troughton John Barrard Eileen Way |
| Country of origin | UK |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Mike Bolland |
| Producer(s) | Katie Lander |
| Running time | 30 Minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Channel 4 |
| Original run | April 15, 1992 – December 29, 1993 |
Sean's Show was a UK television situation comedy broadcast on Channel 4. Stand-up comedian Sean Hughes co-wrote and starred as a fictionalised version of himself, aware of the fact he was living in a sitcom (the show is notably similar to It's Garry Shandling's Show in this respect).
It received a nomination for the 1992 British Comedy Award for Best Channel 4 Sitcom.
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In common with a number of British shows of its era, humour often came from repetition of catchphrases or situations. These included Sean's love of The Smiths and Morrissey; conversations with a spider who was actually Elvis Presley; messages on the answerphone from Samuel Beckett and God; "That sock's still not dry"; phone calls from a girl called Angela who Sean definitely "did not lead on"; refugees in the bedroom who do nothing but comment inanely on television programmes; attempts to get scrambled egg from a saucepan and many, many more.
The first series ended with the entire main cast other than Sean killed off in various ways. When he was granted a second series, he was forced to resurrect them all in the first episode.
| № | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | "Jelly and Blizzards" | 15 April, 1992 |
| 1.2 | "Badgers" | 22 April, 1992 |
| 1.3 | "Autobiography" | 29 April, 1992 |
| 1.4 | "Greek Holiday" | 6 May, 1992 |
| 1.5 | "Gordon" | 13 May, 1992 |
| 1.6 | "Blind Date" | 20 May, 1992 |
| 1.7 | "Disappointed from Dublin" | 27 May, 1992 |
| № | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | "Fear Itself" | 17 November, 1993 |
| 2.2 | "I'm Watching" | 24 November, 1993 |
| 2.3 | "Don't Eat Meat" | 1 December, 1993 |
| 2.4 | "Tea With Agatha" | 8 December, 1993 |
| 2.5 | "Great Socks" | 15 December, 1993 |
| 2.6 | "Sean's Show" | 22 December, 1993 |
| 2.7 | "Sean's Show" | 29 December, 1993 |
Sean's Show was released on DVD October 2007.