''Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show!'' is an

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skitcom television show that aired on

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from 28 October 2001 to 18 February 2002. The show was created by

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and Alan Gilbey after the greeting card line about a painfully honest demon created by cartoonist Hugh MacLeod. The basic format was a series of sketches linked by the eponymous Mr. Hell, a

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-esque host voiced by comedian

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– the last series before his death in 2003. Mr. Hell delights in making his guests as miserable as possible, and also discusses his own personal problems, to add to the general sense of desolation. Notable characters in the series include Josh, voiced by

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, who attempts to start a discussion about

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before inevitably getting killed, and Serge the Fashion Industry Seal of Death (an

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), who wants to take revenge on the fashion industry for killing his parents. Mr. Hell also regularly appears in his own sketches, some featuring his illegitimate son Damien, and Damien's mother Angela, an

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Episodes

Awards

* 2001 Houston World Festival ''Platinum Remi Award'' winner * 2001

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winner for ''Best Animation Program or Series'' * 2002

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winner for ''Best Animated Program or Series''

References

External links

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