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Phil Hartman Commercials

If ever anyone had the perfect voice for commercials, it’s Phil Hartman. It’s no wonder he was a spokesman for McDonalds. And then there’s these two for the launch of CD-I. His choice of delivery in these is amazing.

April 3, 2021
Phil Hartman’s Hiyo

Here’s a really fun interview with Phil Hartman, from a 1996 episode of Late Night with Conan O’Brien. His Ed McMahon impression includes the catchphrase ‘Hiyo’, which is clearly the inspiration for Hank Kingsley’s ‘hey now’ from The Larry Sanders Show. In fact, in this moment between he and Larry, I love that when he…

March 27, 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…