Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round (1998): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1998, Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round is a komödie series.

What it’s about. Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round was a comedy sketch show which ran on BBC2 for a total of 6 episodes over one series in 1998. Alexei Sayle's final series was almost identical in format to The All New Alexei Sayle Show except with yet another change of writers.. Unusually, there was no studio audience. Sketches included the talents of Noel Fielding, Lee Hurst, Paul Putner, Gemma Rigg, Reece Shearsmith, Jessica Stevenson, David Walliams and Peter Serafinowicz The continuing adventures of Bobby Chariot were chronicled. Now free from any obligation to be Alexei's warm-up man, he traversed a series of other career cul-de-sacs under the appalling management of the repulsive "Edna" Denise Coffey. In one episode, the joke was turned on its head as Chariot performed for an audience of students, who enjoyed his act ironically and responded to his catchphrase "How ya diddling?" with an enthusiastic reply of "We're diddling fine!". Meanwhile Alexei Sayle himself was depicted as living in a Teletubbies-style burrow somewhere in the posh part of North London.

Who’s in it. Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round stars Alexei Sayle, Peter Serafinowicz, Denise Coffey and Omid Djalili, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.7/10, Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round page.

If you liked it. Fans of Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, My Hero Academia, One Piece and The Umbrella Academy.