

We all know that the best show on TV in the 70s and 80s was The Muppet Show. After receiving knockbacks from US TV networks, the show was eventually commissioned in the UK and 120 episodes followed, launching Kermit and his loveable gang to worldwide fame.
So which stars of the small screen, past and present, share not only a medium, but many characteristics of our favourite muppets? Take a look below and find out.
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HUGH LAURIE / KERMIT THE FROG GORDON RAMSAY / BEAKER HOLLY WILLOUGHBY / MISS PIGGY MATT LUCAS / DR BUNSEN LENNY HENRY / FOZZIE BEAR BRIAN BLESSED / SWEETUMS MARTIN CLUNES / PEPE THE PRAWN DAVID JASON / WALDORF SIMON COWELL / HOWARD TUBMAN DAVID ATTENBOROUGH / JULIUS STRANGEPORK RUSSELL BRAND / ANIMAL KEITH LEMON / LEW ZEALAND CHRIS EVANS / SCOOTER RICHARD HAMMOND / RIZZO JOHN CLEESE / SAM THE EAGLE DAVID TENNANT / WALTER FEARNE COTTON/ JANICE PHILIP SCHOFIELD / JOHNNY FIAMI JOOLS HOLLAND / THE GREAT GONZO
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As Content Director of Shortlist, Marc likes nothing more than to compile endless lists of an evening by candlelight. He started out life as a movie writer for numerous (now defunct) magazines and soon found himself online - editing a gaggle of gadget sites, including TechRadar, Digital Camera World and Tom's Guide UK. At Shortlist you'll find him mostly writing about movies and tech, so no change there then.
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