This article is from the British comedy FAQ, by James Kew j.kew@ic.ac.uk with numerous contributions by others.
Chris Barrie ("Rimmer", Red Dwarf)
Worked as an impressionist on Spitting Image (a British
"rubber-puppet" satire show). Cameo appearences in The Young Ones,
Filthy Rich & Catflap, and Blackadder III. More recently, The Brittas
Empire, a sitcom in which he plays the inept manager of a leisure
centre.
Craig Charles ("Lister", Red Dwarf)
A stand-up comic and poet before appearing in Red Dwarf. Presented
Them and Us, a BBC consumer programme.
Jane Horrocks ("Bubble", Absolutely Fabulous)
Films include The Wolves of Willoughby Close, The Witches, Life Is
Sweet and Deadly Advice; starred in the Donmar Warehouse production of
Cabaret, recorded for TV. Cameo in Red Dwarf (Holoship). Various other
"straight" roles for TV and stage.
Danny John-Jules ("Cat", Red Dwarf)
Sighted in the film Little Shop Of Horrors (1986) as a "Doo-Wop Street
Singer"; various roles in West End stage musicals (Starlight Express,
Cats, Barnum, Time, Carmen Jones). Appears (in dreadlocks!) in Maid
Marian (qv).
Joanna Lumley ("Patsy", Absolutely Fabulous)
Appeared in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969). For TV, The New
Avengers, Sapphire and Steel. Stage roles. AbFab was her first TV role
for quite a while.
Tony Robinson ("Baldrick", Blackadder)
Who Dares Wins, a 1980's late-night satirical sketch show. Writes and
stars in Maid Marian and her Merry Men, a (somewhat Blackadder-esque)
childrens comedy series; presents Stay Tooned, a history-of-cartoons
show.
Julia Sawalha ("Saffron", Absolutely Fabulous)
Press Gang, a childrens comedy/drama; Second Thoughts, an LWT sitcom
transferred from radio. Minor roles in various shows, including a
cameo in Bottom (Parade). Recently starred in the BBC production of
Martin Chuzzlewit.
 
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