Alan Partridge........

[Humberto]

When he accused the farmer of eating an infected spinal column in a bap. Alan gold.

Can I just say


Terry's chocalate Oranges are 2 for one in Londis

 

[Humberto]

Stop getting Bond WRONG!

 

[butcher]

When he accused the farmer of eating an infected spinal column in a bap. Alan gold.

He should have said baguette it would have fitted better

 

[Jay Park]

Can I just say


Terry's chocalate Oranges are 2 for one in Londis

any superficial damage to the packaging?

 

[Jay Park]

who...who...who do you think you are?

I thought it was interesting that Iannucci in hindsight thought series 2 of IAP should've stayed in the Travel Tavern, as I always liked its transition to the caravan.

Should have left it with that bollocking he got off the manager, so completely unexpected but so amazing. That whole leaving party was one of the wittiest things written/acted

 

[Jay Park]

Genius

 

[BigMoaner]

any superficial damage to the packaging?

They're all damaged.

 

[Ted Striker]

Just caught the tail end of the latest trailer this evening - was that Joe Beasley and Cheeky Monkey??!

Their appearance on the final KMKY was my last ‘can’t breathe for laughing’ moment. Nearly 30 years. I’m due another.

But, that Kymkiwap peak is the 'Am I right/You're not wrong' guy Keith Hunt who can't see his kids.

AP's final "Am I right..." =

 

[purves grundy]

But, that Kymkiwap peak is the 'Am I right/You're not wrong' guy Keith Hunt who can't see his kids.

AP's final "Am I right..." =

Well that's just ace

Keith Hunt was indeed fantastic But Terry Norton - "an innocent man" - and Lt. Col. Kojak Slaphead III - "Bald Brummies!" - are also in the running as top dogs. Gawd the entire series was spectacular, and This Time draws deep from the KMKY well.

 

[steveo87]

They're all damaged.

Well you're fine unless you've left them go above room temperature, then you've effectively got a chocolatie cricket ball.

 

[Elpenor]

Well that's just ace

Keith Hunt was indeed fantastic But Terry Norton - "an innocent man" - and Lt. Col. Kojak Slaphead III - "Bald Brummies!" - are also in the running as top dogs. Gawd the entire series was spectacular, and This Time draws deep from the KMKY well.

Forbes McAllister & Wanda Harvey / Bridie McMahon are my faves!

 

[butcher]

Abbadabbadoo

 

[BigMoaner]

Love that bit when he walks into the petrol station and Michael is not working and he just says "no, no...no" and walks out. Times I've wanted to do that in real life

 

[Throbbing Angel]

Genius

Love Michael.
I have 2 favourite Michael quotes.

Him going 'Argh look at that I've sat on the bastard!' referring to the pastie in his pocket makes me laugh every time it comes to mind. I try and crowbar the phrase in almost weekly.

The other is when he's talking about 'Your Mission: Go to Cardiff. Have full sex with a woman. Come back on the coach.' and he says she looked like Bob Dylan.
Alan: "What, with a big nose and loads of mad hair!"
Michael: "Aye!" [excited] "Do you know her?"
Alan: shocked "No!" [incredulous]
This is from I'm Alan Partridge S02 E06 Alan Wide Shut
Garage scene starts @ 7m35s here...

 

[BigMoaner]

It's hotter than the Sun, lyn!

 

[spanglechick]

,
I think the chat show is my least favourite of the TV stuff. it’s too obviously comic. The fun for me is seeing Alan interacting with other people or like the podcast just doing normal daily stuff. The chat show guests were to caricature. And I don’t think he was as plausible and a rounded a character himself at that stage.

but then it was a very long time ago.

Controversially, I much prefer this format. I think the cleverness, the sharpness is the satire of broadcast telly. In that context, Partridge himself is just one cheesy, wrongheaded cog in the whole misbegotten machine. The other media types: the Bear Gryll’s type and whatsername from Ghosts as the contributor who loathes him and so picks holes in everything he says... to me that’s the joy of it.
The travel tavern stuff though. It was just less interesting. Partridge could’ve been any other inadequate middle aged, middle management type - not realising his chance for better has been and gone and done.


What I find quite interesting is that Partridge is aging slower than Coogan. As Coogan catches him up, it becomes much sharper, I think. “Young successful comedian points and laughs at middle-aged has/been” is a much less interesting or vulnerable gag than it is now Coogan and Partridge are much closer in age.

 

[souljacker]

Love Michael.

Fancy a cup of beans?

 

[Jay Park]

Love Michael.
I have 2 favourite Michael quotes.

Him going 'Argh look at that I've sat on the bastard!' referring to the pastie in his pocket makes me laugh every time it comes to mind. I try and crowbar the phrase in almost weekly.

The other is when he's talking about 'Your Mission: Go to Cardiff. Have full sex with a woman. Come back on the coach.' and he says she looked like Bob Dylan.
Alan: "What, with a big nose and loads of mad hair!"
Michael: "Aye!" [excited] "Do you know her?"
Alan: shocked "No!" [incredulous]
This is from I'm Alan Partridge S02 E06 Alan Wide Shut
Garage scene starts @ 7m35s here...

'And he spies this cook book, and he says "this'd be nae good'tae me like" he's crackers man'

 

[Jay Park]

Controversially, I much prefer this format. I think the cleverness, the sharpness is the satire of broadcast telly. In that context, Partridge himself is just one cheesy, wrongheaded cog in the whole misbegotten machine. The other media types: the Bear Gryll’s type and whatsername from Ghosts as the contributor who loathes him and so picks holes in everything he says... to me that’s the joy of it.
The travel tavern stuff though. It was just less interesting. Partridge could’ve been any other inadequate middle aged, middle management type - not realising his chance for better has been and gone and done.


What I find quite interesting is that Partridge is aging slower than Coogan. As Coogan catches him up, it becomes much sharper, I think. “Young successful comedian points and laughs at middle-aged has/been” is a much less interesting or vulnerable gag than it is now Coogan and Partridge are much closer in age.

im sorry but the travel tavern series is one of the finest 3 hours of comedy ever put on telly

 

[BigMoaner]

Fancy a cup of beans?

A CUP OF BEANS, Michael?

 

[butcher]

I am enjoying Alans discomfort and confusion with the slightly Dom new make up person

 

[kabbes]

im sorry but the travel tavern series is one of the finest 3 hours of comedy ever put on telly

I agree but I also appreciate the defence of This Time. Particularly interesting is that having watched a number of This Time episodes twice, including last night’s, it’s always better on second watch. That tells you a lot about the cleverness of the way they’ve put it together — there’s a lot that is easy to miss on first viewing.

 

[AmateurAgitator]

 

[Jay Park]

I agree but I also appreciate the defence of This Time. Particularly interesting is that having watched a number of This Time episodes twice, including last night’s, it’s always better on second watch. That tells you a lot about the cleverness of the way they’ve put it together — there’s a lot that is easy to miss on first viewing.

more than willing to embrace the genius of This Time, but nuffin comes close to that IAP s1.

 

[Petcha]

Controversially, I much prefer this format. I think the cleverness, the sharpness is the satire of broadcast telly. In that context, Partridge himself is just one cheesy, wrongheaded cog in the whole misbegotten machine. The other media types: the Bear Gryll’s type and whatsername from Ghosts as the contributor who loathes him and so picks holes in everything he says... to me that’s the joy of it.
The travel tavern stuff though. It was just less interesting. Partridge could’ve been any other inadequate middle aged, middle management type - not realising his chance for better has been and gone and done.


What I find quite interesting is that Partridge is aging slower than Coogan. As Coogan catches him up, it becomes much sharper, I think. “Young successful comedian points and laughs at middle-aged has/been” is a much less interesting or vulnerable gag than it is now Coogan and Partridge are much closer in age.

I agree. I also think it benefits hugely from the lack of canned laughter. I don't need to be prompted to wee myself thanks!

This series is brilliant.

 

[Orang Utan]

I agree. I also think it benefits hugely from the lack of canned laughter. I don't need to be prompted to wee myself thanks!

This series is brilliant.

None of the AP series had canned laughter. They were shown in front of audiences. Canned laughter is a myth mostly (it’s a vanishingly rare American habit)

 

[Petcha]

None of the AP series had canned laughter. They were shown in front of audiences. Canned laughter is a myth mostly (it’s a vanishingly rare American habit)

Fair enough. I still prefer the deadpan Office style personally.

 

[Hollis]

more than willing to embrace the genius of This Time, but nuffin comes close to that IAP s1.

Yeah, that has an edge to it! Though I also think Saxondale is up with the best things he's done.

 

[Jay Park]

Not the words of me Carol, the words of Top Gear Magazine

 

[Orang Utan]

Ep2 was first class
‘there’s a boy’s eye’