Category: Sketch Shows
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Colin’s Sandwich Filler
We all have feelings about the slickness of PR, so there’s something weirdly refreshing about this promo piece for Mel Smith’s new sitcom Colin’s Sandwich. It’s odd though, and curious … Of course, the headline has a far more sensational tone than the actual article. Alistair McCallum was positive about the first episode, even if…
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Clipping Yarns
Have a look at this full-page spread, because, you know, BUMS. There’s no mention here of the team’s upcoming solo/duo projects, but a month later, the BBC is pleased to announce … Here’s a listing for the pilot episode of Ripping Yarns. By May of 1977, the full series was already getting some nice early…
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Alas It’s Smith And Bones
A while ago I looked at the 1986 Smith And Jones live tour, and eventually ended up getting hold of a copy of the show’s souvenir programme. But I missed this preview of it all from the Mirror, on Monday 10th November. I say preview, but the tour had been underway for months by then.…
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Spitting Im-AD-Ges
Let’s have a quick look at some adverts featuring the latex creations of Spitting Image. This first one is for a tie-in board game. This is what came in the box. In 1987, the puppets were used in a campaign for Chiclets, an American gum product. This one for Heineken feels like it’s an actual…
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Clipping Image
I thought we’d all enjoy a little stroll through the newspaper coverage of the early years of Spitting Image, before all the famous people claimed to be cockahoop about their puppets, and Alan Partridge wanted one of his own, but never got it. Here’s some early news of the new production gearing up at Central,…
