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Abbott Speak

The timing on this is audacious. Mad As Hell let’s us know the man.

September 5, 2020
The Australian Dad’s Army Reboot

There’s so much going on in this sketch. Have a look first, then we’ll talk about it. Rarely does a sketch touch on so much, and reveal new information (to me at least). It talks about declining TV budgets, the fragmentation of audience, the loss of the younger viewer, the reliance on overseas productions, tropes,…

July 8, 2020
Matt Lucas Tidbits

I’ve just ordered the full series of Pompidou on DVD, having missed it when it aired, based entirely on this clip. And I am going to be saying ‘ain’t that naughty?’ all day now. Matt appeared on Kath & Kim, which is a show you should seek out if you haven’t already seen it. And…

April 7, 2020
Shaun Micallef’s Organ

Marvel won’t you, at Shaun Micallef’s massive, magnificent, and totally not imaginary organ. And here’s Shaun’s reaction to watching The Matrix Reloaded.

January 8, 2020
AWAAARDS

Now seems like as good a time as any to watch some decent moments from awards shows. He got a bad rap at the time, but from what I’ve seen, Letterman hosting the Oscars was exactly what you’d expect. This clip made me wonder who was the first person to do an alternate audition tape…

January 6, 2020

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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…