Category: The Young Ones
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Filthy Ward & Bottom Swap
I have no idea why I’m writing this. I just got it into my head the other day that the hospital set in Bottom‘s Apocalypse is the same, or at least rather similar to the hospital set in Filthy, Rich & Catflap‘s first episode. Catflap sits in an odd place in my comedy timeline. You…
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Angry Sitcom Characters
Let’s start with Rik again, this time playing Rick in The Young Ones. Here’s a character consumed by the impotent rage of youth, wanting to change the world, thwarted by his spots. Basil Fawlty is angry at everything, taking it out on everyone, but this anger is fueled by the reality of his failing business.…
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Lonely Sitcom Characters
There are more lonely sitcom characters than you might expect. The first one that springs to mind for me is Richie, in Bottom. The whole show is pretty bleak in a Beckett kind of way. Two people who can’t stand one another are forced to live out their shitty existence together, and smash each other…
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7 Fake Adverts
My Monty Python blu ray boxset just arrived, and it is a thing of beauty. So I’m a bit distracted by that right now. Here are 7 fake adverts from various TV shows.
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The Young Ones Australian Promo
The raw footage of a promo recording in Australia for The Young Ones. I love how easily Rik slips in and out of character, and how freely he improvises it.
