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Edinburgh Fringe ’79 – The Year Of Radio Active Rowan

The build up to the Fringe in Edinburgh in 1979 was all about moving and booming. At least, that’s what The Stage was reporting on the 3rd May. To give this some context, in 2014, over 2,500 companies took part. The final figure for 1979 was 324, giving a total of 4,180 performances. This also…

June 16, 2022
Moore, Cook, Sellers, Atkinson & Barclays

When I think of Barclaycard adverts, I invariably think of either Alan Whicker, or Rowan Atkinson. But Barclays has a longer history of using comedians in their commercials than I realised. Here’s Dudley Moore in 1981, playing a punk rocker who has run out of cash. And here he is playing a sort of version…

May 20, 2021
Beekeeping And A 2 Litre Bottle Of Ginger

I asked people to tweet me sketches. Here are two great ones I got sent. First, from @garyrodger, this from 1981. And second, this one from @bbapbf.

October 3, 2020
Advertising Beans

Here’s a collection of adverts featuring Mr Bean, some British, some from overseas. Here’s the English language version of that one.

August 25, 2020
Dick Head For President

Imagine.

August 5, 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…