Category: Fist Of Fun
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Eggs And Mass
Why is it called Easter and not Southwester? Anyway, all I think about on Easter Sunday is how they used to unfold in a dull way all those years ago. Eggs and Mass. I just noticed in this famous advert that they’ve clearly redubbed the name George for no apparent reason. And seriously, why isn’t…
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The Fast Red Fun Smell Show
On this day in 1996, Fargo was released in cinemas. On this day in 1987, NBC aired the last ever episode of The A-Team. But also, on this day in ’96, as it was a Friday, you could have watched BBC Two all night, and had a great time. At 9pm, The Fast Show was…
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Up Yer News
I love it when I stumble upon a hitherto unknown gap in my 90s comedy canon. So it was with the discovery of Up Yer News. I should have been all over this, what with my deep dives into the calamity of BSB last year, but there was no mention of it in the otherwise…
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Ha Ha Halloween: Reasonably Scary Monsters
To celebrate the release of Godzilla, and nothing to do with yer actual Halloween, BBC2 dedicated itself in July of 1998 to Monster Night. The strand was hosted by Bill Bailey, with guests Phill Jupitus and Paul Ross, and had a documentary from Alex Cox about Godzilla, a showing of the 1976 version of King…
