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Michael Redmond On Friday Night Live

Here’s Michael Redmond doing some stand up on Friday Night Live circa 1988. This is actually an excellent example of really good crowd control. Listen to how rowdy they are before he speaks, and watch him raise his volume on the setup, then bring himself down to his normal level. Pretty soon, he’s got them…

April 27, 2019
Michael Redmond On Clive Anderson Talks Back

This is a rare and lovely treat. Have a watch, and we’ll talk afterwards. Yes, that line does feature heavily in an excellent Stewart Lee routine, and man alive, the accompanying ladder joke is marvellous. Such ad odd intro to the stand up though. Why was Clive in the audience, and why was the camera…

April 20, 2019
Funny For Money

I think I saw this at the time, but it’s nice to be able to see it again. Bob asks thoughtful questions, and listens to thoughtful answers. As far as I know, this was a one-off, and there were no more.

November 12, 2018
How To Tell A Joke

Everything I ever learned about comedy, I learned from this sketch.

March 27, 2018
Rik Mayall Performs Live in 1981

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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

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…