Oops Bit Of Policlips
The second series of Saturday Live, which began on the 7th February 1987, saw a few changes. There was a
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dinnerladies Clippings
The early reporting about dinnerladies focused on two things. First, that this was going to be Victoria Wood’s first sitcom,
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What’s The Opposite Of A Strawberry Daiquiri?
Time’s a ticking, the ice is melting in the frozen daiquiri, and the telephone just won’t stop ringing. It’s time
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Ade’s Lego Voices
Here’s a lovely advert from 1985, featuring the voice skills of Adrian Edmondson, as he plays with a Lego Castle
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Variations On A Theme
Let’s have a look at two sketches, completely independent to one another, written an ocean apart, but which demonstrate very
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Comedy Is … Based On A Hit Movie
I didn’t watch everything the Paramount Comedy Channel offered up or course, most notably the early evening fare. So I
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Happy Birthday To Normalverse
I try to keep self-promotion to a minimum on this blog and on my social networks, but every now and
Some Dangerous Clippings I Trust You’ll Agree
A few weeks before Saturday Live went on air (and year after the pilot), The Stage was reporting some interesting
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Waiting For Waiting For Godot
Ever since the first episode of Bottom came to an end, way back in 1991, and the continuity announcer told
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There’s Nothing To Worry About
Given that yesterday marked the 40th anniversary of the first broadcast of There’s Nothing To Worry About, here’s that first
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Tales Of Uplift And Moral Improvement
Here’s an episode of a little seen Rik Mayall show that appeared on BBC Choice, from 2001. Rik stars as
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