Pope appeared in the Oxford Revue in Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1978 and 1979, both with Angus Deayton. He performed in the BBC radio comedy series "Radio Active" (1980–87) and has also starred in a number of television comedy series, including "Who Dares Wins" (1983–88), "Chelmsford 123" (1988–90), "Round the Bend" (1989–91) and "KYTV" (1989–93). He made guest appearances in "Blackadder" as the painter Leonardo Acropolis, and in "Shelley" as pop star Hobo (with Hywel Bennett as James Shelley). Pope also appeared as Tony Angelino, the singing Dustman in the "Only Fools and Horses" episode "Stage Fright", in 1991.