Baddiel & Skinner Unplanned
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.
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Season 2
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E1
Baggy Trousers
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Jan 14, 2001 -
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E2
Memories are Made of This
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects including 'memories'.
Jan 15, 2001 -
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E3
Waterloo
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects including 'waterloo'.
Jan 17, 2001 -
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E4
Baby One More Time
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''.
Jan 19, 2001 -
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E5
Lost in Music
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Jan 21, 2001 -
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E6
I Only Want to Be with You
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Jan 22, 2001 -
7
E7
Crazy
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Jan 24, 2001 -
8
E8
A Night to Remember
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Jan 26, 2001 -
9
E9
What a Wonderful World
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects including 'baggy trousers'.
Jan 28, 2001 -
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E10
Killing Me Softly
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Jan 29, 2001 -
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E11
The In Crowd
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Jan 31, 2001 -
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E12
Baddiel & Skinner Unpaid
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Mar 16, 2001 -
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E13
Big Spender
Feb 2, 2001
