Quintessential Comedy: British Comedy, Contemporary and Classics

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A fascinating interview was published last week in The Guardian with comedy actor and former Have I Got News For You host Angus Deayton. Despite working almost non-stop since leaving…

Standing Up for the Big Yin

Now, I’ve never been a massive fan of Billy Connolly. His classic material – you know, appearances on Parkinson and other late night TV – is obviously demonstrative of wonderful…

Frankie Boyle Dropped!

When you’re making near-the-knuckle jokes about paedophiles and the Royal Family that are so over the top that even BBC Two doesn’t mind seeing the back of you from its…

Why The One Big and Small Chef Should Sit Down

Did you catch BBC One’s celebratory The One Lenny Henry earlier this year? Buoyed by the success of the excellent The One Ronnie and sensing an opportunity to bring fans…

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An American Presidential Candidate with No Brain?

Posted on February 10, 2012 |
Here’s a vaguely topical piece of classic comedy from 30 years ago – Not the Nine O’Clock News gave us many comedy legends, none moreso than Rowan Atkinson who stars...
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It’s As It Sounds…

Posted on February 2, 2012 |
Remember when Stephen Fry wasn’t a the over-bearingly pompous host of QI and Hugh Laurie didn’t put on an American access and a limp to make money? Remember when they...
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One Foot in the Grave: The Honda Song

Posted on January 31, 2012 |
So to herald the return to full service of Quintessential Comedy, we’ll kick off the return of our Comedy Gold series of clips with this segment from an episode of...
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Happy Australia Day, Bruce!

Posted on January 26, 2012 |
It’s Australia Day today, so what better than a bit of Australian humour, courtesy of the Pythons? Hope you like the redesign. Full service will be resumed in the next...
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Rob Brydon on Working in a Call Centre

Posted on November 15, 2011 |
Apparently the Welsh Wizard Rob Brydon once had a “fallow period” during which he had to get a “proper job”, a telesales position in Kensington. Enough of the details, however....
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Axis of Apples

Posted on November 24, 2009 |
Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson in a slightly bonkers clip from last year’s Christmas DVD. In it, he drives a Jaguar XKR – wearing flippers! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ku2FfxxYsI
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