Category: Comedy
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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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You Ain’t Clipped These, Right?
I mean, it’s impossible to write about The Fast Show without quoting it. So let’s get them out of the way. Brilliant. I like this, when comedy worlds collide and remind me that sometimes shows that seem from different eras actually shared a schedule. Which is nice. This one is more interesting from a TV…
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Spin Back To The Future
Here’s one of those little snippets you often stumble across in old magazines. I suppose it was inevitable that Spin City would make some references to Back To The Future, but this was a great way to do it – using the time change element. Unfortunately, this is the best quality version of the promo…
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Heading A Seriously Funny Business
Here’s an interview with Geoffrey Perkins, from The Stage, after he was appointed Head Of BBC Comedy. I wonder how far things got with an Alf Garnett return. He appeared on TV screens once more, in September of 1998, but that was over on ITV. Maybe everyone got cold feet, and ITV picked it up.…
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Richie, ADHD, And Me
Why does Richie from Bottom resonate with me? It can’t just be the brilliant performance of Rik Mayall. Alan B’Stard, Rick, Micky Love, Drop Dead Fred are all brilliant characters, brilliantly realised, and I think about them a lot. But I think about Richie. Every. Single. Day. I’ve thought about Bottom so much over the…
