Comedians on TOTP

[Satchmo Distel]

Ronnie Corbett - 'Fanny' - 14.11.74. Never charted.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUxPPuq0q9w

[Dusty Substance]

Harry Enfield as Loadsamoney (feat. Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson) - Reached No. 4 in 1988

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwjKeKXhA_8

[gilbertharding]

Jasper Carrott - Funky Moped.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cb4fpW4LyI

[Captain Z]

Vic Reeves (& The Wonderstuff):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNr3_1f2p7k

[Jockice]

Janet Brown. Not a hit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU6Ek_jeftw

[Jockice]

Jasper Carrott - Funky Moped.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cb4fpW4LyI

A single that literally nobody bought for the A-side.

[boki]

Ullo Jon

[boki]

ISTR Jo Brand and Mark Lamarr guest presenting TOTP when Chubby Brown was number 1, but can I find a pissing clip?

[Ballad of Ballard Berkley]

Vic and Bob once hosted an episode of TOTP, as did Jack Dee and Jeremy Hardy.

Does Neil Innes count? He presumably appeared on TOTP with the Bonzos when they had a hit with I'm the Urban Spaceman.

[Panbaams]

Vic and Bob once hosted an episode of TOTP

They've also performed!

[Norton Canes]

Tony Hawks in Morris Minor and the Minor Laughs From This One Mate. Tony Capstick doing Capstick Comes Home. In fact anyone who's been on to perform their hilarious novelty singles, I guess. Surprised The Shirehorses never put out a single.

[Norton Canes]

Peter Kay as Geraldine. Hale and Pace doing The Stonk. Must be a few other Red Nose offenders?

[Ballad of Ballard Berkley]

Peter Kay as Geraldine. Hale and Pace doing The Stonk. Must be a few other Red Nose offenders?

French & Saunders with Bananarama? Dunno if they ever actually performed in the studio.

[Norton Canes]

Fat Les. Baddiel & Skinner. Are we talking studio appearances or are videos allowed?

[Norton Canes]

Stuff like Mullard/Emberg and Waterman/Cole, not comedians but 'comic' songs. The Barron Knights.

[Norton Canes]

There must be a Wiki page with a list of these.

[Ballad of Ballard Berkley]

Fat Les. Baddiel & Skinner. Are we talking studio appearances or are videos allowed?

I assumed we were just talking about studio appearances. Cliff and The Young Ones got to Number One, but TOTP only ever showed the video.

[Epic Bisto]

Waterman/Cole

Hold on, here comes jism.

[Bennett Brauer]

Vic and Bob once hosted an episode of TOTP, as did Jack Dee and Jeremy Hardy.

And Lee & Herring https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D2enndYGSI

[gilbertharding]

Stuff like Mullard/Hylda Baker and Waterman/Cole, not comedians but 'comic' songs. The Barron Knights.

FTFY

Seemingly you're not alone in thinking Arthur Mullard and Bella Emberg did something together.

Apparently Russ Abbott and Bella Emberg did a version of I've Got You Babe, but not sure if it was released. Of course, Russ Abbott charted with the Joy Division cover 'Atmospheres', so there's that...

[Lisa Jesusandmarychain]

Neil Innes appeared on TOTP in 1977, doing his Jubilee " The Queen Is A Great Bunch Of Lads " song, appearing on " Rutland Weekend Television" not good enough for him, the big sellout.
Also, Barry Humphries doing " Disco Matilda".

[justin_bennett]

Russ Abbot - All Night Holiday on a Mike Smith clip, so unlikely to feauture on Chart Music Podcast, unless Al has a sneaky torrent.

Looks like it was just a video appearance for the mighty Atmosphere...

[mrClaypole]

Eric Idle representing Monty python on the re release of Always look on the bright side of life.

[greenman]

I have vague memories of Harry Hill with progressively larger amounts of cotton wool in his ears.

[Dead Soon]

Nigel Planer in character as Neil with a hippier trippier version of Traffic's Hole in My Shoe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhVyV6d7fT8

[Norton Canes]

FTFY

Bah. In my defence I was reeling those off quite quickly.

[easytarget]

And Lee & Herring https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D2enndYGSI

Lot of Sue Perkins in early Stu.

[Catalogue Trousers]

Given that she was best known at the time for her zany hi-jinks on Three Of A Kind, Tracy Ullman's early pop career probably counts.

[buzby]

'Episodes presented by commedians or their characters' Chart:

Rufus Hound 16 (regular series presenter 2005-06, one episode co-presented with Jo Brand)
The Ev 8 (7 as a DJ in the late 60s-early 70s and the 31/12/88 25th Anniversary episode)
Phil'l' Jupitus 5 (13/04/95, 08/08/97, 17/07/05, 04/09/05, 16/10/05)
Mark Lamarr 4 (07/09/95 co-presenting with Jo Brand, 12/09/97, 10/10/97, 28/11/97)
Lenny Henry 3 (27/12/84 Christmas Special as his characters, 08/03/89 Comic Relief Special with Hale & Pace, 16/03/95)
Jo Brand 2 (07/09/95 co-presenting with Mark Lamarr, 26/03/06 co-presenting with Rufus Hound)
Julian Clary 2 (21/07/94, 01/11/96)
Harry Enfield & Paul Whitehouse 1 (02/04/92, as Smashie & Nicey)
Lee Evans 2 (09/11/95, 01/02/96)
Lee & Herring 2 (19/10/95, 25/05/96)
Hale & Pace 2 (09/03/89, Comic Relief Special with Lenny Henry, 05/10/95)
Russ Abbott 1 (25/09/80, co-presenting with Gary Davies)
Keith 'Fucking' Allen 1 (19/07/96 as 'Keithski' a shit hip-hop parody)
Rhona Cameron 1 (17/01/97)
Justin Lee Collins 1 (18/12/05)
Alan Davies 1 (18/01/96)
French & Saunders and Noel Fielding 1 (13/03/09, Comic Relief Special)
Charlie Higson, Mark Williams, Paul Whitehouse & John Thompson 1 (15/11/96 as their Fast Show characters)
Harry Hill 1 (27/09/96)
Peter Kay 1 (as Brian Potter) (16/01/06)
Dennis Pennis 1 (13/09/96)
Ardal O'Hanlon 1 (07/02/97)
Steve Punt & Hugh Dennis 1 (06/10/94)
Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer 1 (09/06/94)
Lily Savage 1 (01/12/94)
Gayle Tuesday 1 (20/07/95)

I haven't included Mark & Lard (2 episodes), as they were primarily DJs, or Mr Blobby (1 episode).

[RicoMNKN]

Rufus Hound was a presenter for a while, wasn't he?