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Lead Balloon

Lead Balloon

Description: Rick Spleen, a successful but disillusioned stand-up comedian, spends his days hosting corporate events, arguing with his co-writer Marty and hiding his incompetence from Mel.
Genre: Sitcom
Year Released: 2006
First episode air date: October 4, 2006
Program Creators: Jack Dee, Pete Sinclair
Nominations: British Comedy Award for the Best Female Comedy Breakthrough Artist, MORE
Networks: BBC, BBC Two, BBC Four
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