''The Mark Thomas Comedy Product'' (from series 2 onwards - known as ''The Mark Thomas Product'') was a television show fronted by the English comedian, presenter, political activist and reporter,

Mark Thomas Mark Clifford Thomas (born 11 April 1963) is an English comedian, presenter, political satirist, and journalist. He first became known as a guest comic on the BBC Radio 1 comedy show ''The Mary Whitehouse Experience'' in the late 1980s. He is ...

and directed by Michael Cumming. It was broadcast in the UK on

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from 23 February 1996 to 22 October 2003. The show, described as "a brilliantly ludicrous alternative to

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", was a hybrid of comedy and serious politics, with Thomas often using silly or surreal methods to gain interviews with politicians and corporations and to highlight issues.

Episode guide

References

External links

Official Mark Thomas site
* 1996 British television series debuts 2003 British television series endings 1990s British comedy television series 2000s British comedy television series Channel 4 original programming English-language television shows British non-fiction television series {{UK-tv-prog-stub