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Ruby
Ruby was a late-night talk show broadcast on BBC Two in the United Kingdom. The series premiered on 12 May 1997, and was hosted by writer and comedian Ruby Wax. In each episode Wax holds an unscripted roundtable discussion with up to five guests. Framed as a dinner party, guests included actors, writers, stand-up comedians, musicians, journalists and other well-known figures in the entertainment industry. A total of 48 episodes were broadcast between May 1997 …
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Ruby was a late-night talk show broadcast on BBC Two in the United Kingdom. The series premiered on 12 May 1997, and was hosted by writer and comedian Ruby Wax. In each episode Wax holds an unscripted roundtable discussion with up to five guests. Framed as a dinner party, guests included actors, writers, stand-up comedians, musicians, journalists and other well-known figures in the entertainment industry. A total of 48 episodes were broadcast between May 1997 and November 2000.
Cast
Ruby WaxSelf - Host
Carrie FisherSelf
Suzy Eddie IzzardSelf
Dominick DunneSelf
Clive JamesSelf
Helen LedererSelf
Frances BarberSelf
Meera SyalSelf
Terry GilliamSelf
Muriel SparkSelf
John SimpsonSelf
Tony SlatterySelf
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Edwina CurrieSelf
Jeremy HardySelf
Jonathan MillerSelf
John DiamondSelf
Carmen CallilSelf
Helena KennedySelf
Rupert EverettSelf
Jill RobinsonSelf
Fiona ShawSelf
Martin ShermanSelf
Alan DaviesSelf
Anna MasseySelf
Glenys KinnockSelf
John LahrSelf
Hugh LaurieSelf
Joanna BowenSelf
Kathy LetteSelf
Salman RushdieSelf
Marianne FaithfullSelf
Lucinda LambtonSelf
Will SelfSelf
Eve ArnoldSelf
Leo BassiSelf
Raoul HeertjeSelf
Terry JonesSelf
Barbro 'Babben' LarssonSelf
Ivana TrumpSelf
Sharon CohenSelf
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