Author: Simon Dunn

British Comedy Sitcoms 

Don’t Question Patsy

May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 Simon Dunn Absolutely Fabulous

I hadn’t noticed this verbal tick of Patsy’s on Absolutely Fabulous. Had you?

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Comedy Sketch Shows 

The Ballads Of Barry And Freda

May 11, 2021May 11, 2021 Simon Dunn Victoria Wood

Let’s do it. Let’s have a look at The Ballad of Barry and Frida, and watch how Victoria Wood developed

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British Comedy Fry & Laurie Sketch Shows US 

Shop Sketches

May 10, 2021May 10, 2021 Simon Dunn John Candy, Key And Peele, Smack The Pony

I love a good shop sketch. Shops lend themselves so well to the format. Whether it’s a normal assistant dealing

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British Comedy 

Marina Sirtis On Minder

May 9, 2021May 9, 2021 Simon Dunn Marina Sirtis

YouTube just presented me with a long clip of Marina Sirtis playing a foreign barmaid in an episode of the

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British Comedy Last Of The Summer Wine Sitcoms 

Re-Casting Keanu

May 8, 2021May 8, 2021 Simon Dunn Dad's Army, One Foot In The Grave, Waiting For God

Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him eight years older than Clive Dunn was when he was first cast in

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