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Oft-forgotten gems from the Alan Partridge canon

Started by MoonDust, January 21, 2017, 08:57:22 AM

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kalowski

Quote from: Average Comedy Enjoyer on December 28, 2023, 09:53:49 PMRewatching Alpha Papa.

Just noticed that before the credits, when Lynn enters the outside office and Alan claims to be researching ospreys on his laptop, big milf tits are visible in the reflection of his glasses.
And then he clicks a button and it's a big nude bum.

Magnum Valentino

Quote from: spaghetamine on December 22, 2023, 12:29:35 PMMrs Moneypenny's an eejit! She's an eejit!

He actually says "in Egypt" but Coogan addresses the confusion on the commentary which is interesting as I wouldn't have thought the word was used outside Ireland (where his family's from).

Mobius

Quote from: Magnum Valentino on December 28, 2023, 10:13:39 PMHe actually says "in Egypt"

whaaaat. this is genuinely new partridge information to me.

Magnum Valentino

It's much funnier to think that Alan is ad-libbing Bond giving off about Moneypenny being an idiot, but no, he's actually talking about Moneypenny (and M) being in Egypt in The Spy Who Loved Me.

Ferris

Sorry what the fuck is all is about being in Egypt??

popcorn

M and Moneypenny go to Egypt in The Spy Who Loved Me.

edit: I did not see that Magnum explained this above. My apologies to Magnum.

Ferris

Egypt wasn't even invented then so what are you taking about??

popcorn

Ferris you idiot, ancient Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first king of the First Dynasty, Narmer!

Ferris

Wait, but if that's true, that means... oh dear!!

markburgle

The line is "Miss Monneypenny's an eedjit", I don't care what Steve Coogan or anyone else says

popcorn

Where does he actually say the Moneypenny line anyway?

QDRPHNC


QDRPHNC

Quote from: Magnum Valentino on December 28, 2023, 10:13:39 PMHe actually says "in Egypt" but Coogan addresses the confusion on the commentary which is interesting as I wouldn't have thought the word was used outside Ireland (where his family's from).

To be fair, on the commentary he also claims it's a recreation of his life using actors, or something.

QDRPHNC

Quote from: Average Comedy Enjoyer on December 28, 2023, 09:53:49 PMRewatching Alpha Papa.

Just noticed that before the credits, when Lynn enters the outside office and Alan claims to be researching ospreys on his laptop, big milf tits are visible in the reflection of his glasses.

Below Average Comedy Noticer

QDRPHNC

Quote from: popcorn on December 29, 2023, 04:00:36 PMWhere does he actually say the Moneypenny line anyway?

That scene where he's destroying his cereal because it's series 2 and bad.

Magnum Valentino

Quote from: QDRPHNC on December 29, 2023, 04:06:25 PMTo be fair, on the commentary he also claims it's a recreation of his life using actors, or something.

Incorrect!

That's on the first-series' in-character commentary by Alan Partridge, not Steve Coogan.

As I recall Coogan (as Alan) said the same thing to the studio audience at the recordings, who were in attendance on the sets viewing the footage through monitors as the sets were four-walled (consider how no part of his travel tavern room or caravan is obscured). It's not canned laughter though needlessly complex!

QDRPHNC

Fair enough, but still. In context, Egypt makes no sense and eejit makes perfect sense. Are we are sure it wasn't just Coogan being silly?

Edit: Also, Father Ted was still pretty big and used eejit all the time, so I don't believe that thing about English audiences not getting it.

Magnum Valentino

I'll look into it later on, I could well have got it completely backwards!

BeardFaceMan

Can't remember what he says about it on the commentary, but in the script book it says "Alan takes cereal outside and smashes boxes, shouting incomprehensibly."

popcorn

Quote from: QDRPHNC on December 29, 2023, 04:07:59 PMThat scene where he's destroying his cereal because it's series 2 and bad.

Ah yes cheers.


Quote from: QDRPHNC on December 29, 2023, 04:27:35 PMFair enough, but still. In context, Egypt makes no sense and eejit makes perfect sense. Are we are sure it wasn't just Coogan being silly?

But it does make sense, Moneypenny was in Egypt in The Spy Who Loved Me! He's just randomly describing a bit of the film in his rage.

Magnum Valentino

Also the film he's 'quoting' is accurate in terms of what he's upset about. It's the right Bond film.

QDRPHNC

Quote from: popcorn on December 29, 2023, 04:57:23 PMBut it does make sense, Moneypenny was in Egypt in The Spy Who Loved Me! He's just randomly describing a bit of the film in his rage.

But surely he's referring to Lynn, who is just inside the caravan and destroyed his Bonds?

Edit: Have watched it again there for the first time in years, yes I suppose it could go either way. Although personally I found the reveal that Alan thinks of Lynn as Moneypenny to his Bond, the only redeeming part of an awful, awful scene.

turnstyle

NOT a Partridge quote, but certainly worthy of Partridge - I often find myself thinking back to Coogan saying 'Hitler was nice to dogs!' from an old Newsnight interview about the hacking scandal.

One of those moments where Coogan accidentally lets Alan slip out in the real world.

Magnum Valentino

I stand corrected (said the man in the) as Coogan isn't on the commentary and Baynham asks "did we keep the bit where he says Mrs Moneypenny's an eejit?"

I'm sure I've heard Coogan address the eejit/Egypt thing before though. Subtitles can't be trusted as they're at the mercy of whoever is transcribing them (the DVD subs and the streaming subs have a number of inconsistencies). He may say it on a different commentary track but I'd have to listen to them straight through, which I might.

Pete says it was cut together from about 30 minutes of improv.

spaghetamine

"It's his bed, let him lie in it. Let him lie in it."


Magnum Valentino



Captain Z

This is Sportsdesk, I'm Alan Partridge. Fishing news - the British angling competition latest score: anglers 532, fish nil.

LordMorgan

In mid morning matters, Alan's introduction to Daniel Longford, the tech entrepreneur played by Darren Boyd always tickles me