Baddiel and Skinner unplanned was a free-form talk show hosted by British comedians/personalities David Baddiel and Frank Skinner and produced by Avalon Television. Its concept was developed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and had a run in the West End at the Shaftesbury Theatre in 2001. The show features the two hosts sitting on a couch on-stage and responding to questions from the audience — at times rather seriously, but usually with bizarre digressions into satirical comedy. An audience member is chosen as "Secretary" and has the job of keeping a note of the topics covered on a white board. In practice, the personality of the secretary will also prompt many jokes — usually at his or her expense. At the end of the show, Skinner asks either the secretary or the audience to choose between two song books, and to pick a page number between 1 and 20. This process determines which song is performed by the duo, sung by Skinner with Baddiel accompanying him on piano. Topics of discussion are wholly mandated by the audience and have ranged from discussions of the war against Iraq and other political events to comments on the latest plot twists of popular soap operas and the Atkins diet. Skinner's Catholicism and Baddiel's Jewish faith are also occasional targets of humour.
61 episodes total
Status
Ended
First Aired
2000
Rating
7.0/10
5 votes • HD
People
Episodes
Episode 1 • May 28, 2000
Episode 2 • May 29, 2000
Episode 3 • May 30, 2000
Episode 4 • Jun 04, 2000
Episode 5 • Jun 05, 2000
Episode 6 • Jun 06, 2000
Episode 1 • Jan 14, 2001
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Episode 2 • Jan 15, 2001
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects including 'memories'.
Episode 3 • Jan 17, 2001
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects including 'waterloo'.
Episode 4 • Jan 19, 2001
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects including 'britney spears song 'hit me baby one more time''.
Episode 5 • Jan 21, 2001
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Episode 6 • Jan 22, 2001
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Episode 1 • Mar 14, 2002
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Episode 2 • Mar 21, 2002
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Episode 3 • Mar 28, 2002
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Episode 4 • Apr 04, 2002
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Episode 5 • Apr 11, 2002
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Episode 6 • Apr 18, 2002
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Episode 1 • Jan 29, 2003
Episode 2 • Feb 05, 2003
Episode 3 • Feb 12, 2003
Episode 4 • Feb 19, 2003
Episode 5 • Feb 26, 2003
Episode 6 • Mar 05, 2003
Episode 1 • Jun 28, 2005
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Episode 2 • Jul 05, 2005
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Episode 3 • Jul 12, 2005
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Episode 4 • Jul 19, 2005
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Episode 5 • Jul 26, 2005
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Episode 6 • Aug 02, 2005
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
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