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Hard to find comedy and let's find it why don't we?

Started by JoeyBananaduck, November 08, 2017, 04:13:47 PM

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EggsLikeABird

Does anyone know if The Comedy Map of Britain series is available online anywhere? There's the odd episodes but not the full lot. Anyone manage to save them?

Twilkes

A standup from 20-30 years ago who had a bit about not taking the top slice of bread, but reaching down a couple of slices to get one that was fresher - anyone remember who that was?


Barry Admin

Quote from: Twilkes on September 04, 2024, 09:39:40 AMA standup from 20-30 years ago who had a bit about not taking the top slice of bread, but reaching down a couple of slices to get one that was fresher - anyone remember who that was?

It's Paul Hogan, it's one of my favourite bits, it'll never leave me!


POISON

Twilkes

It was neither of those, think they were British, but it must be a fairly common observation then - iirc it was someone talking about how they'd done the routine and an audience member had written to them afterwards saying how funny they found it because that's what they all do at home too. Might have been someone like Dave Gorman or Jason Manford, although I don't think it was either of them. There was an exaggerated mime of reaching down into the packet of bread too. Doesn't really matter anymore though, it was just a whim. :)


Twilkes

Quote from: Barry Admin on September 04, 2024, 10:14:31 AMIt's Paul Hogan, it's one of my favourite bits, it'll never leave me!


POISON

By the way, was that a comedy outfit he was wearing or is that the male equivalent of Spinal Tap's "Australian's Nightmare"?

Good One of Wally

It`s a long shot, but does anyone know where I might find Joel Robinson`s Jolly Filter demo
(Rollercoaster)?

EggsLikeABird

This seems a bit out there, but does anyone have a talking heads BBC doc called "When Rock Ruled The World"? It was on in 2002, and had people like Vic Reeves and Marc Radcliffe taking the piss and reminiscing about 70s and 80s rock music. It was in the same type that "I Love the 90s" and all that was.

Famous Mortimer

Quote from: EggsLikeABird on October 07, 2024, 09:34:10 PMThis seems a bit out there, but does anyone have a talking heads BBC doc called "When Rock Ruled The World"? It was on in 2002, and had people like Vic Reeves and Marc Radcliffe taking the piss and reminiscing about 70s and 80s rock music. It was in the same type that "I Love the 90s" and all that was.
There's a reasonable amount of it on Youtube, in smaller segments.

willbo

was that the one where Vic talked about 70s rockers/greasers "pissing on their jeans"? I remember being bemused by that (and it's the only part I can remember)

Mobbd

I think this is sadly going to be impossible to find:

Quote from: buzby on October 15, 2024, 03:43:27 PMthe 'Dowie' longform video on Factory/Ikon (as Factory's video company became known), a recording of his 1983 Edinburgh Fringe show (Ralph Steadman's drawing on the cover of An Arc Of Hives compilation was originally done for the 'Dowie' video sleeve).

Mobbd

By the way, smashing human @Alberon has some VHS tapes of Lee & Herring's Festival of Fun.

Aside from a few YouTube clips, this has been very hard to get. Herring says he has also have unearthed some tapes of this (including the Moon Zappa episode) and might digitse them for his new Substack.

We're posting about it a bit in the L&H re-watch thread, but you're probably not all following that.

3 upped and posted so far. Here's the first episode.

TheJam-Fest

This is an extremely long shot as I have been looking for this show for about 30 years now.Its a Scottish radio sitcom called my mammy and me,written by Catherine mcphail and starring people I can't remember but it was the usual role-call of Scottish talent at the time(I think barbera rafferty from Rab C might have been in it)it was about a young woman who lived with an overbearing mother.as far as I can remember it was broadcast on that hour of comedy you used to get on R2 on Saturdays,usually the huddlines and another half hour comedy(the jasper carrot trial is another I remember)
I have scoured the internet for years now to no avail so any info at all on this show would be brilliant!

Famous Mortimer

My recommendation for things like this is to see if any of the cast or crew have active websites or social media profiles and just ask them nicely.

Mobbd

Quote from: TheJam-Fest on October 17, 2024, 11:20:57 PMThis is an extremely long shot as I have been looking for this show for about 30 years now.Its a Scottish radio sitcom called my mammy and me,written by Catherine mcphail and starring people I can't remember but it was the usual role-call of Scottish talent at the time(I think barbera rafferty from Rab C might have been in it)it was about a young woman who lived with an overbearing mother.as far as I can remember it was broadcast on that hour of comedy you used to get on R2 on Saturdays,usually the huddlines and another half hour comedy(the jasper carrot trial is another I remember)
I have scoured the internet for years now to no avail so any info at all on this show would be brilliant!

Do you happen to be in Scotland yourself? I found that Arnold Brown radio programme I was looking for upthread at the NLS archives at the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow. They have an arrangement with BBC Scotland. You can't get a personal copy but you can listen to it.

Otisberg

Anyone remember Jellyneck? A late 80s CITV thing that I remember being funny and featured a Flanders and Swan song.

TheJam-Fest

Quote from: Mobbd on October 18, 2024, 09:24:14 AMDo you happen to be in Scotland yourself?

I am yes,that's a good idea I'll look into that thanks,also contacted Gus Beattie at the comedy unit who said it may be possible to get access to their archives.the irony is it'll probably be no where near as funny as I remember it being!

Mobbd

Quote from: TheJam-Fest on October 18, 2024, 07:45:56 PMI am yes,that's a good idea I'll look into that thanks,also contacted Gus Beattie at the comedy unit who said it may be possible to get access to their archives.the irony is it'll probably be no where near as funny as I remember it being!

It won't be! But it will be interesting. The radio show I was looking for was nothing like I imagined at all.

TheJam-Fest

Arnold Brown is fantastic
"Many people ask me,what is the secret of great comedy..well,the secret of great comedy is timing.
For example,you,the audience,come here tonight,and I arrive one week later..that's bad timing"

PhotoJenny

Might be of interest - convinced a mate to upload her copy of People Time, the BBC3 comedy pilot starring Sheeps, Claudia O'Doherty, Ellie White and Natasha Demetriou and Jamie Demetriou, pre-Stath.


Deserved a series. Didn't get one.

The new Elon Musk biography I'm reading reminded me of the classic 80s Spitting Image number "I've Never Met A Nice South African."

I managed to find the audio of it without too much trouble but I was really hoping to see the actual clip from the episode, can anyone help?


Ah! I should have known someone would have posted it to Twitter: https://x.com/LexiAlex/status/1733709658567979266

edit: god damn it, they cut the end off

Twilkes

Quote from: Mobbd on October 18, 2024, 09:24:14 AMDo you happen to be in Scotland yourself? I found that Arnold Brown radio programme I was looking for upthread at the NLS archives at the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow. They have an arrangement with BBC Scotland. You can't get a personal copy but you can listen to it.

What are these archives, by the way? Are they searchable online or do you have to visit?

Twilkes

I remember a sketch from a late 80s/early 90s TV show with some monks dressed in orange dancing around with tambourines and getting in the way of a uniformed brass band, when the subtitle "When Hare Met Sally" came up on the screen. Anyone remember what show it was from, possibly something like The Man From Auntie or Smith & Jones?

perplexingprocrastinator

Quote from: PhotoJenny on October 26, 2024, 12:10:45 AMMight be of interest - convinced a mate to upload her copy of People Time, the BBC3 comedy pilot starring Sheeps, Claudia O'Doherty, Ellie White and Natasha Demetriou and Jamie Demetriou, pre-Stath.

Ooh thank you! Will stick this on tonight. Me & Missus Procrastinator loved "Year Friends" (so charming in spite of patchiness) and I'm a particular fan of Al Roberts so yaaaaaay

jonbob

Quote from: Twilkes on September 06, 2024, 11:06:26 AMBy the way, was that a comedy outfit he was wearing or is that the male equivalent of Spinal Tap's "Australian's Nightmare"?
It's a slightly exaggerated version of what the average bloke on a building site/road crew would wear at the time

Small Man Big Horse

About thirty off years ago I remember seeing a sketch relating to "Thieves operate in this area", with the gag being that it was a bunch of thieves operating on a patient in a car park, or some other unusual location. I thought it might've been Hale and Pace, but I've googled it a couple of times now and the only thing I've found is Lee Evans doing material about the same idea, but that's definitely not what I'm vaguely remembering. So if anyone could help me out it'd be enormously appreciated.

perplexingprocrastinator

Quote from: PhotoJenny on October 26, 2024, 12:10:45 AMDeserved a series. Didn't get one.

I agree! This was really funny. Thank you for alerting me to it. I like this lot.

It's a shame that their little comedy-team has parted the ways with their different individual fortunes changing. I can't remember the names of the other two guys who aren't Jamie or Al but they are really funny and I hope they are getting on alright too. I remember them popping up in Stath - but only once in each series in small, 'straight-man' roles. I wonder why they didn't get more bits of business on the show? They're funny! Did you watch that "Year Friends" thing they did together on YouTube? It was a little bit hit 'n miss but it had a few really ridiculous gags which had me howling. I love how silly and warm the whole enterprise is. They really seem like friends. And I like friendship. I like to see it on tv. 

So thanks again! twas fun

Small Man Big Horse

@clemfandango requested "Kill Your TV - Jim Moir's Weird World of Video Art" in another thread, and I've just sent him the link now, but if anyone else would like it please pm me.

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