Newstopia – Simon Dunn

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Comedy Is … A Miracle, Doctor

A treat afforded by the Paramount Comedy Channel, was the opportunity to watch some shows that weren’t otherwise on offer elsewhere. Some were curios, some were average, but occasionally some were absolutely fantastic. On this episode of Comedy Is … I take a look at The Micallef P(r)ogram(me), and the career of Shaun Micallef, along…

March 22, 2021
8 Episodes Of TV Burp You’ve Never Seen

What if I told you that there’s eight whole episodes of TV Burp that you’ve never seen? What if I told you that it’s eight episode of TV Burp LIKE you’ve never seen? Well, guess what? THERE’S EIGHT EPISODES OF TV BURP THAT YOU’VE (PROBABLY) NEVER SEEN. And when you watch them, you’re going to…

February 17, 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…