A Kick Up the Eighties A Kick Up the Eighties A Kick Up the Eighties was a 1981-1984 BBC 2 sketch show starring Robbie Coltrane, Tracey Ullman, Richard Stilgoe, Miriam Margolyes, Rik Mayall, Ron Bain and Roger Sloman. The series was created by Tom Gutteridge (producer/director) and Sean Hardie (executive producer). Colin Gilbert was script editor. The show was the first break into television for Rik Mayall, who played the anorak-wearing investigative reporter Kevin Turvey; it was also the start of Tracey Ullman's television comedy career. Peter Capaldi, a trained graphic artist from Scotland, contributed to designing the show's opening sequence prior to launching his
Jason Lewis (comedian) Jason Lewis (comedian) Jason Lewis (born in London, England) is a British actor, writer and comedian of Trinidadian descent. He is best known for his self-titled sketch comedy show "The Jason Lewis Experience," which saw its first installment aired on BBC Three. Jason Lewis started his career training at "The Anna Scher Theatre" as an actor for 6 years. In 2007 Lewis wrote and filmed the first installment of "The Jason Lewis Experience," a series of short comedic sketches for YouTube. In 2008 MTV agreed to give Lewis his own sketch show on their channel. "The Jason Lewis Experience" debuted