Simon Dunn

Scriptwriter and Comedian

Category: Late Show

  • John Oliver Late And Live
    John Oliver Late And Live

    This is a brilliant interview, and contains an amazing story about Late And Live at the Edinburgh Fringe. Anyone know who the other comedian in the story is?

  • Jingle Rant
    Jingle Rant

    Just a quickie today, and it’s this brilliant run from Craig Ferguson on The Late Late Show.

  • Let’s Take A Walk In The Feelings Garden
    Let’s Take A Walk In The Feelings Garden

    Do you know what I miss? The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. And I miss it because of things like this. Here’s the Jim Gaffigan bit he references. That appears to be an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman to me. Compare it to the full version and notice the changes made…

  • Talking Of Cast Reunions
    Talking Of Cast Reunions

    Here’s a really nice run of segments on the The Late Show from November 2nd, 1994. It’s their Cast Reunion Special. This is a great way to take something being forced on the show – plugging the Cagney & Lacey reuinon movie that weekend – and making something funny and fun from it. I also…

  • Letterman Walks In On The Seinfeld Set
    Letterman Walks In On The Seinfeld Set

    Have a watch of this, and we’ll talk afterwards. https://youtu.be/6zGsJB2ggUA First of all, that Hotdog bit is great, and I want to see much more of that argument. Let’s try and pin down when this episode aired. The sets of shows we see are Grace Under Fire, The Larry Sanders Show (which itself wandered onto…

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  • Proctology: A Bottom Examination
    Proctology: A Bottom Examination

    For a long time now I’ve been wanting to write an old-fashioned programme guide. One you can hold in your hand and thumb through, make notes on, spill coffee on. So I did. Proctology: A Bottom Examination is my deep dive into Bottom, the hit BBC Two sitcom starring Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson. That’s…

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  • Re-Casting Keanu
    Re-Casting Keanu

    Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him eight years older than Clive Dunn was when he was first cast in Dad’s Army. But don’t panic, Clive Dunn was always playing much older characters than his own age. Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him seven years older than Stephanie Cole was when she was first…

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