Simon Dunn

Scriptwriter and Comedian

Category: Talk Show

  • Dud And Johnny
    Dud And Johnny

    Here’s Dudley Moore’s first appearance on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson.

  • Harry and Clive
    Harry and Clive

    Harry Enfield’s appearance on Clive Anderson Talks Back.

  • Ruddy Hell, It’s Conan And Paul
    Ruddy Hell, It’s Conan And Paul

    As Conan slowly bows out of the late night talk show space, it also brings an end to one of the longest running returning jokes on television. I totally forgot that Paul Rudd was in Friends. And this is the origin of the joke. Here’s a bit of a supercut of many of the times…

  • Quantum Late
    Quantum Late

    I didn’t want to like this from June of 2016, but some of the attention to detail is too good to resist. The handheld device and the leap effect in particular – and when it goes off the rails a bit it gets even better.

  • Chelsea On The Lates
    Chelsea On The Lates

    A couple of brilliant appearances from Chelsea Peretti for us to enjoy today. First, this one from Conan. And this one from The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

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  • Proctology: A Bottom Examination
    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
    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…

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