Attention Scum: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A 2001 television comedy series created by Simon Munnery and Stewart Lee. It starred Munnery as his "The League Against Tedium" character and contained acerbic stand-up routines atop a transit van and sketches including mainstays such as "24 Hour News" (performed by Johnny Vegas), operatic intermissions by Kombat Opera, and two characters engaged in a duel over their hats.

Series details

• Title: Attention Scum
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2001-02-25
• Final broadcast date listed: 2001-04-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 28284
• IMDb ID: tt0280231
• TVDB ID: 80848

Cast and credited roles

• Simon Munnery — The League Against Tedium
• Lori Lixenberg — Kombat Opera Singer
• Richard Thomas — Kombat Opera Pianist
• Kevin Eldon — Various
• Johnny Vegas — 24 Hour News Man
• Catherine Tate — Various
• Roger Mann — Various
• Janet Munnery — Monkey
• Bridget Nicholls — Various

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2001-02-25; final listed air date 2001-04-01; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Attention Scum on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.