Gold orders Bottom Exposed

[DigForVictory]

I'm still quite surprised Ade is doing it. He's been pushing away from his comic past for years. I am pleased he's doing it though.

I think Ade is understandably much more affectionate and proud of Bottom than he is of The Young Ones because he was much more involved with Bottom, oooo er!!!

So he's probably happier to talk about it as he gets asked about it less than the Young Ones.

I can't wait for this, it's maybe the show that has made me laugh more than any other. Rik falling down the stairs dressed as Kilroy made me laugh so much the first time I saw it I was in physical pain, my chest and ribs were killing me from laughing.

[TheMonk]

I don't mean to be a party pooper but these shows are always low on anything new and a bit depressing. Sorry, as you were.

[thr0b]

I don't mean to be a party pooper but these shows are always low on anything new and a bit depressing. Sorry, as you were.

To be fair, getting anything new out of Rick for the last decade or so has been all but impossible.

[markburgle]

I don't mean to be a party pooper but these shows are always low on anything new and a bit depressing. Sorry, as you were.

Bottom being treated as doco-worthy is new in itself. As long as there's some decent BTS personnel who can shed some light and leaven the inevitable Baddiel/Maconie* axis it'll be good

*my bet is on Greg Davies as one of the "I'm here to tell you [subject of documentary] was [good]" contingent

[Glebe]

Nah, some of the Gold docs are pretty decent.

[thr0b]

Aye, Gold do good comedy documentaries. And there's a fair bit of cut footage, behind the scenes stuff and that from the time. Most of the Bottom Fluff stuff is rarely-seen, so would suspect some of that will make it to air.

[LordMorgan]

Absolutely , I'm buzzing for this

2 hours long too

Lovely

Gonna get a wee pizza in
Couple of bacardis

[madhair60]

Miss you Rik .__.

[LordMorgan]

How can such a beautiful looking man , make Richard Richard a borderline grotesque

The transformation is remarkable

[markburgle]

It didn't even occur to me that Mayall was handsome for a few years, I never saw him other than as Richard Richard or Rik

[TheAssassin]

Absolutely , I'm buzzing for this

2 hours long too

Lovely

Gonna get a wee pizza in
Couple of bacardis

Bacardis?  Esther Rantzen cocktails are the order of the day.

[SpiderChrist]

Sprouts mexicaine and raw lard for me.

Looking forward to this. It's hard to think of a comedy show that's brought me as much joy as Bottom has.

[McChesney Duntz]

It didn't even occur to me that Mayall was handsome for a few years, I never saw him other than as Richard Richard or Rik

Good lord, I'm thick - only upon reading that did I realize that Mayall's three great sitcom characters were all named after himself.

[Dimbleby]

Rik Mayall was goated. Do not sleep on his fabulous reoccurring appearances as DI Gideon Pryke in Jonathan Creek either.

[neveragain]

Looking forward to this but puzzled by the choice of narrator. Needs someone a bit grottier. Or Christopher Ryan. 

[lauraxsynthesis]

Aww "Adrian Edmondson remembers Rik Mayall" on Radio 4 has been nominated as Radio Times Moment of the Year in the Arias.

[dead-ced-dead]

EDWARD HITLER, WOULD YOU GET IN THE LAVATORY WITH ME THIS INSTANT!!!

[Uncle TechTip]

Good lord, I'm thick - only upon reading that did I realize that Mayall's three great sitcom characters were all named after himself.

Alan B'stard?

Going back to his good looks, agree perhaps his greatest characters were all ugly, grotesque, greasy individuals (include Kevin Turvey) but even when he played a handsome man like B'stard he had to be mean and ruthless.

[superthunderstingcar]

It didn't even occur to me that Mayall was handsome for a few years, I never saw him other than as Richard Richard or Rik

Feels like another excuse to share this for anyone who hasn't seen it:

[lauraxsynthesis]

Yet more Bottom news - extended eps to go out on Gold:

Originally made as part of the comedy's second series, which aired in the autumn of 1992, longer versions of Digger and Holy will premiere on Gold on Friday 19th April in a double bill from 9pm.

https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/fyi/496/extended-bottom-episodes-on-tv/

[Spudgun]

Originally made as part of the comedy's second series, which aired in the autumn of 1992, longer versions of Digger and Holy will premiere on Gold on Friday 19th April in a double bill from 9pm.

Interesting. The region 1 DVD set I've got contains an extended version of Holy, so presumably this is just that. As for Digger, there was a scene in the waiting room at the beginning of the episode that was cut for time - a good five minutes of trying to fill in their forms. It will be great to finally see this all reassembled as originally intended, if that's what we're to expect.

[Noodle Lizard]

Keep reading this as "Golden Order's Bottom Exposed", which @druss is soon to take advantage of.

[druss]

Keep reading this as "Golden Order's Bottom Exposed", which @druss is soon to take advantage of.

A key moment in the upcoming dlc.

[easytarget]

Great. Who is going to be the talking heads I wonder probably David baddiels

Henry Rollins and Dave Grohl

[markburgle]

As for Digger, there was a scene in the waiting room at the beginning of the episode that was cut for time - a good five minutes of trying to fill in their forms.

Didn't that have material that later showed in the live show?

[lauraxsynthesis]

Dessau has interviewed Ade about the doco and it's a good interview. There's also a list of the talking heads and it includes Alexei and no melts so yay

https://beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/14721/adrian-edmondson-bottom

[Twilkes]

Ha, that same interview is hosted on Chortle, uncredited, I hope Bruce is aware!

[Pink Gregory]

I'm more familiar with the extended version of Holy to the extent that the broadcast episode feels far more severely cut down than it actually is when I see it.

[Ignatius_S]

Ha, that same interview is hosted on Chortle, uncredited, I hope Bruce is aware!

It's not uncommon for transcribed interviews to be sent out as part of a press releases, which are then used by media outlets.

The interviews for Mammoth on Beyond The Joke are the ones that BBC did as part of the press release, FWIW.

[Ignatius_S]

I've just come to applaud the thread title, especially if it's a sly reference to the late grot magnate David Gold.

Thanks - but a reference to David Gold is giving too much credit!