Alan Partridge........

[Calamity1971]

Oh I just looked at it on the BBC online programme guide and the description and cast list of the first two episodes does give a couple of things away. Even if episode 1 fails to set my world on fire then episode two sounds like it has plenty of opportunities for Alan to be at his cringeworthy best.

BBC One - This Time with Alan Partridge - Episode guide

Tim Key in the credits as well

 

[moochedit]

Alans out of office message if you send him an email not tried this yet

This is what happens if you send Alan Partridge an email on his BBC address

Tried it and it works

alan.partridge-bbc@bbc.co.uk if you want to try it

 

[mauvais]

He's in the HR system too.

 

[neonwilderness]

10% more Foxton

 

[elbows]

Oh its fucking perfect. Almost amazing its taken so long for him to be placed into this scenario.

 

[chilango]

Chinaman Square

 

[Buddy Bradley]

Chinaman Square

Missed that.

There were a couple of misfires, but overall it went pretty well I thought. Wonder if they'll be able to sustain any over-arching plot lines or if it'll just be a series of standalone gags.

 

[elbows]

I hope it doesnt take someone too long to make a compilation video of all the moments where he was just making stupid presenter faces at the camera.

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

"Alice Clunt"

 

[elbows]

There were a couple of misfires, but overall it went pretty well I thought. Wonder if they'll be able to sustain any over-arching plot lines or if it'll just be a series of standalone gags.

Since its premise is so packed full of deliberate misfires I think my brain got too overloaded to process anything I thought was an actual misfire of the comedy.

 

[neonwilderness]

Lovely stuff

 

[Ted Striker]

I thought this was just brilliant

Best thing he's done since second series of IAP

Properly lolling watching it

 

[skyscraper101]

Felt a bit tryhard but it was okay. I prefer the days of him hanging around in the BP garage and living in a travel tavern.

 

[elbows]

 

[8ball]

Watching on a delay, taking a while to get back into the cringe factor.

 

[Part 2]

He was more Richard Madeley than ever, obviously the setting adds to that.

Favourite bit was the handwashing demo.

 

[D'wards]

 

[moochedit]

Maybe it's time to have a fresh look at shell.

 

[Wookey]

"Alice Clunt"

I had to pause playback, such was the attack of laughter I got from that!

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

I had to pause playback, such was the attack of laughter I got from that!

It's an old Diana Dors-related joke, but absolutely perfectly deployed here.

 

[8ball]

I had to pause playback, such was the attack of laughter I got from that!

Yeah, I had to pause a few times.

 

[Griff]

I do miss his time at the Norwich Travelodge with all the staff there and his time in the mobile home with his Eastern European girlfriend.

"Stop getting Bond wrong!"

It was OK but nowhere near peak Partridge.

 

[Calamity1971]

It was OK but nowhere near peak Partridge.

I thought the same. Couple of giggles, but not in the same league as his travelodge days.

 

[8ball]

I thought the same. Couple of giggles, but not in the same league as his travelodge days.

To be fair, it took me a while for me
to warm to his Travelodge escapades after Knowing Me, Knowing You.

So am willing to give it a chance.

 

[ska invita]

I do miss his time at the Norwich Travelodge with all the staff there and his time in the mobile home with his Eastern European girlfriend.

"Stop getting Bond wrong!"

It was OK but nowhere near peak Partridge.

I think these are different shows - those two series are pure sitcom, with live laughter on top

This series is very much in the spoof-reality format and is closer to Mid Morning Matters as a result

 

[Calamity1971]

To be fair, it took me a while for me
to warm to his Travelodge escapades after Knowing Me, Knowing You.

So am willing to give it a chance.

Ive not written it off. Jenny stealing his jokes and Lynne becoming protective of him stole the show for me.

 

[DotCommunist]

Ive not written it off. Jenny stealing his jokes and Lynne becoming protective of him stole the show for me.

'the slag from the bible'

 

[Calamity1971]

'the slag from the bible'

Yep .

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Strangely it was Lynne who stole the show for me too.

I think it was not brilliant but we expect a lot - maybe too much. I'll give it chance to bed in.

 

[rekil]

Toilet gags? We're better than that. The hand fetish has legs.

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