Grumpy, not wholly successful comic Rick Spleen lives with his girlfriend Mel, a placid talent agent and his grasping daughter Sam, who is dating the thick Ben. Eatern European housekeeper Magda completes the household. Rick and his American co-writer Marty are having problems with material for a recycling campaign and a corporate show for a loan company, which means that it ends up in the bin, along with the fruit cake given Rick by local café owner Michael. Rick finds that his stuff has been well and truly recycled after an article appears in the paper by a journalist who has been rifling through his bin. Written by don @ minifie-1

Rick's insomnia is not helped by the noisy paper boy Wayne who arrives just as he is trying to drop off and a visit to the sarcastic female newsagent is to no avail. When the toaster breaks down Rick lies to the electrical shop man about when he bought it,resulting in more sarcasm and the need to buy a new toaster. Unfortunately Rick has been 'borrowing' spoons from Michael's cafe and Michael wrongly believes that the toaster is a gift to atone for Rick's taking the spoons. And so an unsatisfactory day is followed by another sleepless night. Written by don @ minifie-1

After taking Magda's advice to rub vodka on his cut eye - which makes it more painful - Rick agrees to sponsor Michael's charity skipping marathon but realises that,due to a misunderstanding,he will owe him five grand and not a fiver. His offer of a five hundred pound flat rate is refused so Rick has to take drastic action - 'accidentally' running Michael over, and getting arrested as a result. Written by don @ minifie-1

Rick is working with comedy legend Bob Fairchild but takes a dislike to him and deliberately gives him coffee, knowing that he is allergic to caffeine. Next day he hears that Bob has died. The success of his appearance on panel show 'Bullet In The News' and the awareness that he has not killed Bob after all cause Rick to get drunk. This is not a good idea as, on returning home, he finds Mel consoling Bob's daughter Fiona, one of her clients, and he lets the drink do some rather unfortunate talking. Written by don @ minifie-1

Rick buys a pistachio coloured motor scooter, which causes general derision and comments that it makes him look gay. He decides that the purchase of a leather jacket would give a more butch semblance but his paranoia about being mistaken for a gay leads to some unfortunately homophobic comments at the Annual Hairdressers Awards. After a run in with Mr. Tilak, the stroppy dry cleaner over some 'invisible' mending, Rick ends up painting his scooter black. Written by don @ minifie-1

When chat show host Adam Greene ribs him about being overweight Rick decides to exercise at the local gym. Unfortunately, when another gym user comments on his weight and Rick attributes it to the side effect of cancer treatment, the other man turns out to be a genuine cancer sufferer. Rick finds a missing cat in the garage and Magda returns it to its owner for a hundred pound reward, but a guilty Rick donates the money to a cancer charity. When the cat owner's son makes him give the money back, he too comments on Rick's weight - and, to round off a perfect day, Ben breaks Rick's DVD player. Written by don @ minifie-1

Rick Spleen is a world-weary comedian who ends up doing far too many corporate jobs to pay the bills.