Ref NoBSUCA/JC/2/2
CollectionJoseph Champniss Collection
TitleFist of Fun
Date1993-1996
Extent3 files, 1 bound item and 2 objects
DescriptionPaper files, scripts, and publicity related to Fist of Fun, a comedy show that originated as a radio show on BBC Radio 1 in 1993, and was later transformed into a TV format in 1995 for BBC 2, which ran for two series.

Included in this series are two props, a can of beer (created for a series one sketch that never ran - 'two priests auditioning vicars' - it features a label with an old man on it which the priests would have rejected as being "too old") and a cereal box for a sketch that again was cut from show 6 of series 1.
PhysicalDescriptionscripts, notes, flyers, posters, objects
Admin historyJoseph Champniss is a graphic artist and illustrator. He worked with Lee and Herring, producing artwork for their TV series. He is an avid comedy fan and co-created the website 'Some of the corpses are amusing" (SOTCAA) with Mike Scott.
Access conditionsThis material is available for consultation at the University of Kent's Special Collections & Archives reading room, Templeman Library, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NU (specialcollections@kent.ac.uk).
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