Canned Laughter
6.4
Robert Box asks his colleague Lorraine out for a date. They go to a restaurant where Dave Perry tries to break it as a stand-up comedian.
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Cast
13 people
Rowan Atkinson
Robert Box / Dave Perry / Mr. Marshall
Known for
Johnny English
Mr. Bean
Sue Holderness
Lorraine
Known for
Only Fools and Horses
Joan Scott
Mrs. Nolan
Also in
After Henry
John J. Carney
Bus Conductor
Known for
Shōgun
Top Secret!
Harry Shacklock
Old Man
Known for
Overlord
George Belbin
Passenger
Known for
Eye of the Needle
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
George Romanov
Foreigner
Also in
A Series of Bird's
Enemy at the Door
Michael Staniforth
Sanders
Also in
Rentaghost
Great Big Groovy Horse
Martin Wimbush
Lloyd
Known for
Taboo
Good Omens
Michael Brennan
Security Guard
Known for
Thunderball
They Made Me a Fugitive
Alan Curtis
Head Waiter
Also in
The Corridor People
Die Screaming Marianne
Christopher Lillicrap
Waiter
Also in
Follow the Star
Shadows
Geoffrey Sax Director · Rowan Atkinson Writer Geoff Beames Editor
First release April 8, 1979 · Produced in United Kingdom · Languages English, French
Production
LWT
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
United Kingdom · April 8, 1979
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Netherlands
September 1, 1985 · Theatrical
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