Armstrong and Miller
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Armstrong and Miller is a comedy sketch television show that aired between 1997 and 2001 featuring Alexander Armstrong
and Ben Miller
, known together as Armstrong and Miller
. Following a series on the Paramount Comedy Channel in 1997, a further two were made for Channel 4
.
The duo moved to BBC One
in 2007 with The Armstrong and Miller Show
.
. The first series, shown on the Paramount Comedy Channel, had six episodes and the subsequent series, all first shown on Channel 4
, consisted of seven episodes. The second series was immediately repeated on the Paramount Comedy Channel after its initial broadcast.
The fourth series of the show was released on DVD in the UK in 2006.
Armstrong and Miller returned and made a new sketch show called The Armstrong and Miller Show
. it fared better with critics and fans.
The BBC filmed a pilot and a series was commissioned in 2006. The first BBC series was shown on BBC 1 in 2007. The second series was shown in 2009.
November 2010 sees the third series being screened on Saturday nights in the UK.
Alexander Armstrong (comedian)
Alexander Henry Fenwick Armstrong is a British comedian, actor and television presenter.-Early life and career:Armstrong was born in Rothbury, Northumberland, the youngest of three children, to Henry Angus Armstrong and his wife Emma Virginia Peronnet Thompson-McCausland, daughter of Lucius...
and Ben Miller
Ben Miller
Bennet Evan "Ben" Miller is an English comedian, actor and director. He is perhaps best known as one half of comedy double act Armstrong and Miller, along with Alexander Armstrong. Together the pair wrote and starred in Channel 4 sketch show Armstrong and Miller, and the more recent BBC television...
, known together as Armstrong and Miller
Armstrong and Miller (comedians)
Armstrong and Miller are a British standup comedy double act consisting of the actor-comedians Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller. They have performed in two eponymous television sketch shows, the satirical Timeghost podcast, and many individual television appearances.-Radio show:Armstrong and...
. Following a series on the Paramount Comedy Channel in 1997, a further two were made for Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
.
The duo moved to BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
in 2007 with The Armstrong and Miller Show
The Armstrong and Miller Show
The Armstrong and Miller Show is a British sketch comedy television show produced by Hat Trick Productions for BBC One. It features the double act Armstrong and Miller and a number of notable scriptwriters including Andy Hamilton and The League of Gentlemen's Jeremy Dyson.The series followed four...
.
Television show
Four series of the show have been made by Absolutely ProductionsAbsolutely Productions
Absolutely Productions is a television production company formed in 1988 by Morwenna Banks, Jack Docherty, Moray Hunter, Pete Baikie, John Sparkes and Gordon Kennedy, all of whom were the cast of British television comedy sketch show AbsoluTEly....
. The first series, shown on the Paramount Comedy Channel, had six episodes and the subsequent series, all first shown on Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
, consisted of seven episodes. The second series was immediately repeated on the Paramount Comedy Channel after its initial broadcast.
The fourth series of the show was released on DVD in the UK in 2006.
Armstrong and Miller returned and made a new sketch show called The Armstrong and Miller Show
The Armstrong and Miller Show
The Armstrong and Miller Show is a British sketch comedy television show produced by Hat Trick Productions for BBC One. It features the double act Armstrong and Miller and a number of notable scriptwriters including Andy Hamilton and The League of Gentlemen's Jeremy Dyson.The series followed four...
. it fared better with critics and fans.
The BBC filmed a pilot and a series was commissioned in 2006. The first BBC series was shown on BBC 1 in 2007. The second series was shown in 2009.
November 2010 sees the third series being screened on Saturday nights in the UK.
Chronology
| Series | Start and end dates | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 February – 12 March 1997 | Paramount Comedy Channel |
| 2 | 10 November 1997 – 5 January 1998 | Channel 4 |
| 2 (repeat) | 7 January – 11 February 1998 | Paramount Comedy Channel |
| 3 | 13 August – 17 September 1999 | Channel 4 |
| 4 | 12 January – 23 February 2001 | Channel 4 |