Adam Buxton – Simon Dunn

Tag: Adam Buxton

Rush Hour

A year before he made a bigger splash with Dead Set, Charlie Brooker created a sketch show for BBC Three. Rush Hour featured Adam Buxton, Miranda Hart, Katy Wix, Marek Larwood, Kerry Godliman, Lorna Watson, and a few more. It aired on the channel in March and April of 2007. It’s quite a nice conceit,…

March 22, 2022
Famous Guy At Edinburgh And Beyond

I like watching the genesis and development of comedy ideas and characters, and here’s something to compliment the MeeBOX video from the other day. It’s Adam Buxton performing Famous Guy live in Edinburgh. He’s not quite as realised as he will be on the pilot, and it’s fascinating to see what traits were dropped (the…

October 24, 2021
MeeBOX

On Sunday 22nd June 2008, BBC Three aired this pilot from Adam Buxton, based on the YouTube videos he was making at the time. And it’s great. The weird speaking mannerisms of Guy Famous are a particular treat.

October 22, 2021

Buy My Books

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…

Follow

Most Read

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…