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The Russ Abbot Show
Also known asFreddie Starr's Variety Madhouse (1979)
Russ Abbot's Madhouse (1980-1985)
StarringFreddie Starr (1979)
Russ Abbot (1980 onwards)
Opening theme"Livin' It Up" performed by Russ Abbot (1982-1985)
"Songs of Joy" performed by Russ Abbot (1986–1991)
"Songs of Joy" (instrumental) (1990, 1994–1996)
Ending theme"Livin' It Up" performed by Russ Abbot (1982-1985)
"Songs of Joy" performed by Russ Abbot (1986–1991)
"Songs of Joy" (instrumental) (1990, 1994–1996)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time30 mins
Production companiesLWT (1979–1985)
BBC (1986–1991)
Granada Television (1994–1996)
Original release
NetworkITV
Release27 October 1979 (1979-10-27) –
5 October 1985 (1985-10-05)
NetworkBBC1
Release26 May 1986 (1986-05-26) –
29 November 1991 (1991-11-29)[1]
NetworkITV
Release5 September 1994 (1994-09-05) –
26 December 1996 (1996-12-26)[2]
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The Russ Abbot Show is a British television sketch comedy series which in 1980 onwards stars Russ Abbot and ran for 17 years on television before moving over to Radio 2 for a further five years.[3]

  1. ^ "Russ Abbot Show". BBC Comedy. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  2. ^ "BBC – Comedy Guide – The Russ Abbot Show". Archived from the original on 5 December 2004. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  3. ^ "BBC – Comedy Guide – The Russ Abbot Show". Archived from the original on 16 November 2004. Retrieved 10 August 2013.

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