Pompidou – Simon Dunn

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Pompidou

If you haven’t seen Matt Lucas’ Pompidou, you should rectify that immediately. It’s charming and beguiling. The nonsense jibberish language is infectious, and it has some properly brilliant visual gags in it. From the ear worm opening titles … … to the characterisation … … to the gags and puppetry … … it’s all great.…

May 3, 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

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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…