Category: US
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Comedy Is … Nice Work If You Can Get It
There was a time in the late 1990s when I would watch cable television into the small hours of the night. And more often than not, I was watching The Paramount Comedy Channel. Home to an eclectic mix of British, American, and Australian sitcoms, sketch shows, stand up, and panel shows – the channel’s strap-line…
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The Quiz Show Scandal
I re-watched the movie Quiz Show last night, and did a little research afterwards. The show featured in the film, Twenty-One, was not the only show involved in the rigging scandal of the 1950s. So I thought it might be interesting to have a look at some of the quiz shows that ultimately got cancelled…
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Kate McKinnon’s Impressions
A few interviews with the always brilliant Kate McKinnon, in which she explains the process of impressions.
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What is Sprito?
I’m sure I must be missing something with this, so forgive me if I’m being dumb (it’s more than likely). I was watching an episode of Cybill the other day, and this shot came on the screen. And I thought ‘oh look, a little bit of product placement for Sprite around the time it was…
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Topper And Nearly Departed
Yesterday, in a piqure of idle thought, I asked a question on the socmeds. “Can you name some sitcoms that are based on movies?” I added a list of the ones from the top of my head, and loads of people reminded me of others, and informed me of ones I wasn’t aware of. One…
