The Strategic Humour Initiative was a half-hour topical comedy and variety special hosted by David Frost, which was a joint production between the UK, the US, and Canada.
Olivia Colman[5] also featured, performing 'The Cat In The Hat In Iraq', a parody of Dr. Seuss written by Steve Punt.
[6] The show was recorded on location in London by Pozzitive Television, then adapted for broadcasting by WGBH Boston in the US and CBC in Canada.
Frost hoped that the special would be a pilot for an ongoing television series,[4] but the show was not picked up for further episodes.
On 16 October, The Daily Telegraph wrote that the special "sank almost without trace yesterday, bursting a bubble of pre-broadcast excitement in the US media.