Series Description

The Frank Skinner Show was a 60 minute British talk show with a comedy twist that aired on BBC1 for its first three season and on ITV for its final six seasons. After singing his theme song, "Fun With Frankie", Mr. Skinner would do some stand up comedy and then the audience would get to see a sketch he had filmed earlier that typically lampooned some current event. After that one or more well known guests including singing stars, movie / TV celebrities, politicians or other people in the news would chat with Frank about interesting topics.

Frank Skinner Cast

Frank Skinner .... Host
The Skinneretees .... Band Members

Frank Skinner Show Trivia:

The performance on the drums that was credited to the famed Muppet drummer Animal was actually done by "The Skinneretees".

Frank Skinner took a short detour from success when he left school without learning a trade. After working a menial job in a factory for a while he decided to return to his education and enrolled in night school. He did well this time by obtaining a Master's Degree in English literature! His birth name was Christopher Graham Collins. He got his stage name from a man named Frank Skinner who played on a dominoes team at his father's Pub. He claims to be an alcoholic but hasn't tipped a mug since 1987. He's an enthusiastic Elvis fan and even bought one of the King of Rock 'n' Roll's shirts at a U.S. auction for $15,000! Frank also plays the banjo.