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Alan Partridge From The Oasthouse goes full career circle

ward 12/02/2026

From the Oasthouse: The Alan Partridge Podcast is a must-listen for all Partridge fans. Of which I count myself a huge member. (I’m not sure I want to refer to … Read More

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Mythic Quest Raven’s Banquet

ward 29/07/2021

Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet was the first show I watched when I got Apple TV+. I wasn’t all that bothered about Apple TV but you get a free year when … Read More

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Community is now on Netflix

ward 21/04/2020

I don’t know if it was meant to be ironic, what with everyone being stuck inside and not seeing anyone else, but the comedy show Community is now on Netflix … Read More

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Toast of London

ward 09/04/2019

I haven’t lived in the UK for a while now and somehow missed the entirety of the brilliant Toast of London. I accidentally came across it when picking an audio-book … Read More

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It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

ward 26/08/2014

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia has been described as ‘Seinfeld on crack’ which I guess is kind of fair given the shallow cynicism of the protagonists and the ludicrous situations that evolve but they are from a very different social spectrum.

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Comedy Radio Plays

ward 20/09/2011

Like many poor worker drones, I have to commute to work. Also like the aforementioned proletarians I plug into an MP3 player to drown out the excuses constantly being announced by London … Read More

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The Hangover 2

ward 08/06/2011

This film has had a lot of bad press. Mostly because the plot is almost exactly the same as the original. Which is true, but what the fuck were people … Read More

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30 Rock

ward 05/04/2011

A review of the sitcom 30 Rock with Tina Fey.

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