Alexei Sayle's Stuff – Simon Dunn

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Alexei Sayle’s Stuff Is Listing

Some comedy programmes, back in the day, were allowed to get away with writing stupid listings for The Radio Times. Here, in all their glory, are the ones for Alexei Sayle’s Stuff … For the very first episode Fun With Magnets: Dear Radio Times, Hooray for Alexei Sayle! The funniest TV show since The Good Life! What…

June 26, 2023
Beeb’s Strip Show Stoppers!

When BBC Two announced its raft of new shows for the autumn of 1991, there was much talk of the £32 million bill, and some mention of the title of the new sitcom from Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson. The Daily Record also noted the new show from Dawn French, and a return for Stuff…

August 26, 2022
Too Many Ronnies

Here’s an episode of Alexei Sayle’s podcast, in which he chats with the writers David Renwick and Andrew Marshall.

August 13, 2022
The Paul Daniels Magic Show

Here’s a review of The Paul Daniels Magic Show by Alexei Sayle.

March 21, 2021
Alexei As A Kid

I keep finding clips of Alexei Sayle from Stuff, or his All New Show, or Merry-Go-Round. And they are always, without exception, great. And then there’s this bit, which I still quote now, even though I have never seen it since I first watched it. I thought it was from Stuff, but I’m not sure…

March 20, 2021

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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…