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  • [singlepic=11,320,240,,right]If art imitates life and vice versa, then surely we are allowed to integrate some parts of our leisure into our daily lives, and in more ways then just putting...

    The Inner Basil

    [singlepic=11,320,240,,right]If art imitates life and vice versa, then surely we are allowed to integrate some parts of our leisure into our daily lives, and in more ways then just putting...

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  • At long last, the page you’ve been waiting for! The original version of Quintessential Comedy featured the first in a series of articles and essays about comedy. Kicking it off...

    Are they the greatest?

    At long last, the page you’ve been waiting for! The original version of Quintessential Comedy featured the first in a series of articles and essays about comedy. Kicking it off...

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  • [singlepic=50,320,240,,right]Flatfaced moonman and quickfire comedy expert Jimmy Carr is set to star in a new BBC series of Commercial Breakdown. Aha – the comedy graveyard beckons, eh Carr? If you...

    Commercial Breakdown Returns…

    [singlepic=50,320,240,,right]Flatfaced moonman and quickfire comedy expert Jimmy Carr is set to star in a new BBC series of Commercial Breakdown. Aha – the comedy graveyard beckons, eh Carr? If you...

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  • [singlepic=11,320,240,,right] A recent online poll has declared Fawlty Towers the most iconic comedy show of all time. The show, which starred John Cleese as on-the-edge hotel owner Basil Fawlty, Prunella...

    Fawlty Towers Iconic

    [singlepic=11,320,240,,right] A recent online poll has declared Fawlty Towers the most iconic comedy show of all time. The show, which starred John Cleese as on-the-edge hotel owner Basil Fawlty, Prunella...

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  • [singlepic=11,320,240,,right]Fawlty Towers – Communication Problems: Mrs Richards: I asked for a room with a view! Basil: [muttering to Manuel] Deaf, mad, and blind… [He goes to the window and peers...

    Comedy Dialogue of the Week

    [singlepic=11,320,240,,right]Fawlty Towers – Communication Problems: Mrs Richards: I asked for a room with a view! Basil: [muttering to Manuel] Deaf, mad, and blind… [He goes to the window and peers...

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