Thought Vomit – Page 34 – Simon Dunn

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Bob’s Full House Christmas Special 1989

Here’s fun. Take a moment to remember how lovely that BBC globe is, then enjoy the show. I wish I could find it, but I can’t – I once saw Bob’s note cards for his jokes on one episode of this show. Shame. If you can link me up, let me know. Have they edited…

November 15, 2018
Gagtag

Gagtag was a comedy panel show, hosted by Jonathan Ross, with team captains Bob Monkhouse and Frank Skinner. It ran for two series between 1994 and 1996. It was devised by Tracey McLeod. Look how many sitcoms they trailed before this, only one of which you probably don’t remember. I can’t make my mind up…

November 14, 2018
Monkhouse On Parky (2002)

This is great, and Bob’s impression is spot on.

November 13, 2018
Funny For Money

I think I saw this at the time, but it’s nice to be able to see it again. Bob asks thoughtful questions, and listens to thoughtful answers. As far as I know, this was a one-off, and there were no more.

November 12, 2018
The Abbott & Costello Cartoon Show

Not sure if this ever made it to the UK, but I suppose it must have done. That music puts me in mind of Police Squad for no good reason. https://youtu.be/25LycMOwtME

November 11, 2018

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Nineteen 90s Shows

I wrote another book about television. I like television. I like television so much that the first thing I modelled and printed on my new 3d printer was this … I made some more after that too. There’s a few more, including TVS, ATV, and HTV, but I bought you here to talk about my…

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