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This week on BBC America

Enrika — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:27:07 GMT

They're FINALLY taking a break from ENDLESS Top Gear, Cash in the Attic, Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, and How Clean Is Your House episodes this week (what the HELL has happened to BBC America??), starting on Wednesday. They'll be doing comedy all day long from Wednesday through Friday. A lot of it is repeated, but not all of it. They're repeating the same Are You Being Served episode several times, but they're throwing a different one in somewhere in the middle. As far as I can tell, it looks like two different Catherine Tate Christmas specials, along with Keeping Up Appearances, Black Adder, Absolutely Fabulous, My Family, Vicar of Dibley, and Gavin and Stacey. Saturday is devoted to Doctor Who, and Sunday is an Absolutely Fabulous marathon. After that all the crap comes back, but it'll make a nice change for a few days.

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Monty Python reunion on Oct.15th

Enrika — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:33:56 GMT

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/arts/television/04mcgr.html

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Mollie Sugden Passes Away

Mick — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:06:27 GMT

I used to eagerly await her presence in each episode of "Are You Being Served?" just to see what outrageous hairstlye she was sporting. Mary Isobel 'Mollie' Sugden died at age 86 on 1st July 2009.

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Universal to remake "Drop Dead Fred." Russell Brand to star.

Enrika — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 01:44:01 GMT

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0562201/news

I don't know how I feel about this. I LOVED Drop Dead Fred with Rik Mayall. Loved, loved, LOVED it. And I love Rik. I don't think there's any way they could improve on this movie, so the only directions left to go are laterally and down. But I do like Russell Brand a lot. And it's such a great movie and concept... if they can do it justice in the remake and that brings it a whole new wave of fans, that would probably be a good thing.

I'm apprehensive. But I'm willing to keep an open mind.

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Humphrey Lyttleton RIP

bobs — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:07:37 GMT

The chairman of one of the BBC's longest running and most successful games shows which was in fact the perfect antidote to panel games dies on Friday aged 84. Primarly known as the UK's finest Jazz trumpeter he took on the chairmanship of BBC Radio4's show I'm Sorry, I haven't a Clue with regular panelists Willy Rushton, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke Taylor and Barry Cryer when it was first aired back in the 70's. His dry wit and straight delivery made him one of the funniest men I have ever heard, and I for one shall miss him. He has has me in hysterical laughter for more years than I care to remember. Truly a giant in both sields he'ss be remembered for: Comedy and Music.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7368466.stm

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World's funniest music parody @ YouTube

Tor — Sat, 30 May 2009 15:35:35 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgdffzvoVmc

)))((((((
(*)...(*)
....U....
..[___]..

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The Mighty Boosh

G_Funk — Mon, 05 Sep 2005 11:11:54 GMT

Has anyone seen this?

I saw it for the first time Saturday night on BBC3. It's the weirdest comedy I've seen from the BBC yet.

Brilliant.

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President B.H.Obama needs to check RED DWARF, Season 7 Episode 5, and SING ALONG:

Bob — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:01:56 GMT

FED DWARF needs to review Season 7, Episode 5, of RED DWARF, and get back to us.

Only a complete RIMMER would front for energy inflation during wars, for an illegal 1882 Zionist invasion of Palestine, which has incited WWI and WWII, and it is headed for WWIII.

So naturally, President Barack H. Obama is going for the golden "H" on his forehead, like young Rimmer earned, when he caused an O-boom-boom on the mining ship, known among BBC folk as the RED DWARF.

Naturally, Israel is neither pure nor natural, and never kosher. Jews are from Ethiopia, see Isaiah 20:5. The star is from Egypt. The language Hebrew is from 'Habiru,' the language of the slaves. Rahm's tainted name is from Ra-moses, or 'son of the sun.'

So what are my and Chelsea's and Chuy's F-15s and F-16s and jet-X and phosphorous doing bombing Gaza, for illegal Israel, of the same 1882 invasion, which incited WWI and WWII, so young Obama gals go to private school, protected expensively, to fail to learn how their fees since 2001 are illegally inflated, with the costs of wars, illegally waged?

Obama invited the $100,000 toolbag to float away, with hundreds of offices and measures, through his deliberate mismanagement of all Democratic media, related to energy reform, BEFORE BAILOUTS OR STIMULI ARE PROPOSED. Yet these are to be enacted, in fraud.

Mr. Blagojevich can bring down the Obama White House, as soon as he sues for even enforcement of the law, including under Title II ADA or 42 U.S.C. 1983.

High crimes may constitute inciting riot in Pakistan, including the Black Friday massacre, inciting riot in Gaza, when the Palestinians shot rockets, concurrent with the Obama-ordered Blago-chase by the US Senate and the Illinois Legislature, and then cops shot a 22 or 23-year-old black man, per day, after Roland Burris called Blagojevich 'reprehensible,' without a hearing. What a price to pay, already!

Misdemeanors include the Mann Act, aggravated in California by CPC 404 infractions, including incitement of riot and failure to disperse, by evading review, with both Burris players, Senator Roland and despicable John at misconduct, leading to death and immininent further injuries, to classes for discovery.

A Rimmer would get his own stupid mining ship blown up by a radiation leak, Mr. President Rim-shot. Don't go there, and then enjoy sunny California. We have an Arnold Hole, already.

Somebody's DADDY is a President Rimshot, who needs to review Red Dwarf basics, and then see Soundgarden tapes, of BLACK HOLE SUN. But this Rimmer side is a heckuva hit:

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If you're in trouble, he will save the day
He's brave and he's fearless, come what may
Without him, the mission would go astray
He's Arnold, Arnold, Arnold Rimmer

Without him, life would be much grimmer
He's handsome, trim, and no one's slimmer
He will never need a Zimmer
He's Arnold, Arnold, Arnold Rimmer

More reliable than a garden Strimmer
He's never been mistaken for Yul Brynner
He's not bald and his head doesn't glimmer

Master of the wit and the repartee
His command of space directives is uncanny
How come he's such a genius? Don't ask me
Ask Arnold, Arnold, Arnold Rimmer

He's also a fantastic swimmer
And if you play your cards right, then he just might come round for dinner

He's Arnold, Arnold, Arnold Rimmer
No rhymes left now apart from quimmer
He'd better fade us out before we get to schlimmer
Fade out you stupid plimmer

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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Enrika — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:02:27 GMT

Have you guys seen this? He's HYSTERICAL! If I posted this in the Eddie Izzard tribe I'd probably get pummeled, but I swear he reminds me so much of Eddie. I hadn't seen this show until about a week ago. I had no idea! Now I have my DVR programmed to record every episode. Now I get to watch fresh, new, good British stand-up comedy *five days a week*!

It's on CBS at 12:35 AM Pacific time. Check your local listings. Seriously, if you've never seen it before, give it a watch. You'll be glad you did. :)

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DON'T MISS IT: The Secret Policeman's Ball

Enrika — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:28:40 GMT

BBC America, Wednesday, September 10th (TODAY), at 9PM Eastern, 6PM Pacific (I think the times are correct, but **doublecheck your listings**)

From Comcast's description:

"New, Comedians perform at London's Royal Albert Hall to benefit Amnesty International. Appearing: Eddie Izzard; Graham Norton; Sarah Silverman. (2006), (Comedy)."

It also has: Noel Fielding (one of the guys from The Mighty Boosh), Russell Brand, Jo Brand, Seth Green, Richard E. Grant, and Chevy Chase.

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Peep Show

Enrika — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:34:41 GMT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peep_Show_%28TV_series%29

I've never seen it before, but it sounds like it could be quite funny. It stars David Mitchell and Robert Webb (from That Mitchell and Webb Look, currently running on BBC America). You can watch it here:

http://watchpeepshow.info/

and here:

http://www.sidereel.com/Peep_Show

The second link has episodes from season 5.

Enjoy!

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Doctor in the House

Enrika — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 09:43:17 GMT

It looks like most of the episodes of Doctor in the House (including Doctor at Large and Doctor in Charge) are now available on DVD... in region 2 (England) only.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctor-House-1-Complete/dp/B000ICLHJS

Goddammit.

I had a friend try the supposed region hack for my DVD player, but it didn't work. How on earth are we supposed to play these things? Are their any non-region-specific DVD players available nowadays? Do I have to buy a separate region 2 DVD player? *Can* I buy a region 2 DVD player in the U.S.?

I've been waiting for these episodes for decades. I can't even find them on tv-links. They've finally been released. What's a girl to do?

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Nighty Night 2nd Season

Mitra — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:44:01 GMT

I watched the first season on DVD and loved it. I heard there was a second season, but can't seem to track it down. Has anyone seen it? What did you think?

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The Graham Norton Show

Enrika — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 03:42:31 GMT

Do any of you guys watch this? I think it's great. :) The first one I saw was a couple of months ago with the Cagney & Lacey gals. I used to watch that show when I was little, so it was really cool to see them together on the show. I thought the show was hysterical, but I figured I'd only really like it if he had guests that I like, or at least that I know. But I continued to watch the show, and I've come to realize that it doesn't matter if I have absolutely no idea who any of the guests are, it's still hysterical. :) If you've never seen it before (and you have BBC America), you should really check it out. This guy's *really* funny, and he brings out the "funny" in his guests as well.

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That Mitchell & Webb Look

Enrika — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:33:25 GMT

Has anyone been watching this new show on BBC America? What do you think?

It took me a few eps to get into it, but now I really like it... except... Numberwang. It was cute once, but after that...man, they're really beating a dead horse with that.

Other than that, though, I think it's quite good. :)

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Come Watch John Oliver's "Terrifying Times"

Heathshaw — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:57:35 GMT

I highly recommend you follow this link to Mr. Oliver's solo endeavour before YouTube yanks it from their vaults (...no doubt to make room for more adorable cats who cough up hairballs in the shape of the Virgin Mary...or is that Britney Spears?...) http://youtube.com/watch?v=ixpxO_DyaBI

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BBC April Fool

bobs — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:22:47 GMT

Available to watch until 5th April 2008

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/page/item/epeng001.shtml?src=ip_potpw

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Hogfather

Enrika — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 02:51:23 GMT

The channel Ion (which I think might be the new name for the PAX channel, but I'm not sure) is showing the entire British miniseries Hogfather tonight, based on the book of the same name in the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. Here on the west coast it starts at 7PM (in ten minutes). So hurry!

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New BBC4 Drama Series 'The curse of Comedy'

gareth — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:27:37 GMT

To any who might be interested there is an upcoming BBC Four Drama Season called ‘The Curse of Comedy’ - a series looking at the lives of some of Britain's most loved and yet troubled comic stars (Frankie Howerd, Hughie Green, Wifred Brambell and Tony Hancock are just some of those featured).

For more information check out the link below:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/curseofcomedy/

More clips and interviews relating to the series will be added to the website soon so keep updated!

Cheers,
Gareth.

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New SF Theatre Space in the Throbbing Theatre District! Great for classes, film screenings, film/photo shoots/rehearsals/parties,auditions

ty-techslave — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 03:50:26 GMT

55 seat theatre with 20'x12' stage. Sound Proofed with Piano. Projector.

Great for classes, rehearsals, or productions, auditions, film/photo shoots, private parties.

5 blocks off Bart in the exciting theatre district.

Full theatre lighting system with 16 channel light board, 12 channel Mackie sound board and excellent sound system, 5 disc cd changer, dvd player, dual cassette player, projector, microphones, mic stands, piano, comfortable seats, dressing room with mirrors and lights, large stage with 3 possible entrances.

Email for booking and rates

Check out the website calendar for open booking dates and map of the area.
http://www.stagewerx.org

contact us at
heyyouguys@stagewerx.org
533 Sutter st. at Powell San Francisco California 94102

burners can own theatres too!

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tv-links.co.uk shut down; owner and staff arrested

Enrika — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:20:24 GMT

http://www.dailytech.com/Largest+TV+Piracy+Site+Shut+Down+Staff+Arrested/article9338.htm

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/a78407/users-mourn-loss-of-tv-links.html

Alternatives, anyone?

This SUCKS.

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Whose Line is it Anyway

Enrika — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 07:58:38 GMT

Do they show the American version in Britain? If so, Brits, what do you think of the American version of the show?

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Lorenzo-g — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:58:27 GMT

http://www.guba.com/watch/2000997329?duration_step=0&fields=23&filter_tiny=0&pp=40&query=harry%20enfield&sb=10&set=5&sf=0&size_step=0&o=48&sample=1190344359:652daf60c588f62c6233e52164118e570660b6f4

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Are You Being Served Again (A.K.A. Grace & Favour)

Enrika — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 07:44:19 GMT

... is finally on tv-links! :)

http://www.tv-links.co.uk/listings/1/7028

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The High Life

Enrika — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 03:14:13 GMT

Does anyone know where to find videos of the episodes online?

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Great Link :)

JDs Ghost — Sun, 20 May 2007 09:43:13 GMT

Not sure if this has been posted before somewhere in here but I came across this site recently and have been catching up on some of the best British comedy there has been in recent years a lot of which I missed out on for various reasons. Absolutely Fabulous, Alan Partridge, Peep Show, Spaced, Black Adder, Extra's, Father Ted, Red Dwarf, League of Gentlemen, The Mighty Boosh, The Office plus loads of other stuff.

It's probably not strictly legal but fuck it, the world needs more laughter. Enjoy :)

http://quicksilverscreen.com/

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Hot Fuzz

Singularity — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 22:08:14 GMT

.......BRILLIANT

Has anyone seen it yet and if so, what did YOU think?

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are my heroes

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The worst joke in the world

Miker — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 19:45:25 GMT

A man walks into a bar and says... "Ow, who left that bar there?"

The gauntlet has been lain... do your worst!

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Social Sampler - a new social networking event (humor table for sharing wit and humor)

scott — Fri, 11 May 2007 22:15:46 GMT

Social Sampler

A new concept in social events: "Social Sampler". 28 activities in 7 rooms over 6 hours with 300 chairs using 50 tables. Conversation tables, dancing, games, sing-alongs, read-alongs costume club, toys, food sampler join, watch, or wander activities. several helpful hosts. waltz dancing, latin, swing dancing. 6pm to midnight

www.SocialSampler.com

All ages, Comfortable attire. No partner necessary. $12 general, $6 student with ID.

Oakland Veterans Hall, 200 Grand Avenue Oakland CA X Harrison.A beautiful dance hall, with 3,500 square foot hardwood floor, extra room for socializing and meeting new people, easy access, great parking.

CONVERSATION TABLES: Movies, Books, Relationships, Culture, Tech, Dining, Humor, Random Chat, Artists, Networking, Writers, Harry Potter, Pets, Weather, Vacations; DANCING: Waltz, Swing, Latin SOCIAL : Board games, Card games, Social games, Sing alongs, Script Read alouds, Costumers club, Toys, Food sampler

Conversation Tables
Each Conversation table has a different theme such as Movies, Books, Relationships, Culture, Tech, Dining, Humor, Random Chat, Artists, Networking, Writers, Harry Potter, Pets, Weather, and Vacations.

Each table has a deck of cards with a different topic on each card. Each card is turned over one at a time. People talk about the topic as they wish until everyone who wants to talk is finished. Then the next card is turned over. For example, for the Movie Table, topic cards include “Your favorite movie?” “Your favorite actor?” “Your worst movie experience?” “Your favorite theatre” “Your favorite movie snack?”. Similar topic cards decks are set on each conversation table. You may participate or just listen. You may join or leave any table at any time. There is a host at each table to answer questions.
Movies Table May 26 -a table each for Spiderman III, Shrek III, Pan's Labyrinth, movies in general.
Books Table Recent book discussion, writing, literature, business of authorship
Relationships Table Romance and Relationships discussion
Culture Table Symphony-dance-opera-ballet-theatre
Technology Table Technology, computers and science fiction
Dining Table cooking, fine dining, restaurant, food, cooking experiences
Humor Table Read Jokes, write cartoon captions
Random Chat Table There are 100 cards: "What was the oddest thing you have ever seen?""What is your worst hair day?" “What was your worst job experience?" "Most embarassing moment?"
Artists Exchange Table Exchange techniques, shows, art
Networking Table Business Networking: startups, marketing strategy, IPO, financing
The Writers Exchange Table mutual help for new writers and authors
Harry Potter Table movies, books and trivia
Pets Table cute pet stories, pet health
Vacations Table favorite vacations, budget vacations, dream vacations
Weather stories Table Everyone has interesting stories about weather. Blizzards, hurricanes, earthquakes, hail

Dancing
Waltz Dancing Dj music for Waltz, Polka, Congress of Vienna, Bohemian National Polka
Swing Dancing Dj music for Lindy, East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, Shag, Balboa, Blues dances
Latin Dancing Dj music for Salsa, cha cha, samba, mambo, bachata, cumbia dances

Games Room
Social games including charades, acronamatic, the question game, story time, WHAT IF? There are social board games in the room: pick up a social board game, select a table, and invite other to play with you. You may leave any game at any time. All games stop after 30 minutes so that everyone can try other games.

Board games including cranium, outburst, monopoly, Pictionary. There are social board games in the room: pick up a board game, select a table, and invite other to play with you. You may leave any game at any time. All games stop after 30 minutes so that everyone can try other games

Card games including Hearts, Holmes Card Game, Magic: Mamma Mia, other. There are many decks of cards and many specialty card decks. Pick out a game, select a table, invite others to join. You may leave any game at any time. All games stop after 30 minutes so that everyone can try other games.

Social Rooms

Toys
Legos, Tinker Toys, K’nex, Erector sets, modeling clay, group jigsaw puzzles, crossword puzzle. You are welcome to play with the toys and invite others to join you.

Script read-alouds
reading aloud scripts from TV, plays, movies, such as the Simpsons, Seinfeld, Friends, Mash, All in the Family, Hamlet, Shakespeare in Love,Buffy, Coupling, American Beauty. There are many scripts on the table. Pick one that you would like to read aloud. Select a table, invite others to join in. Everyone selects a character, and start reading aloud.

Food Sampler There is a different food sampler each Social Sampler. Some food sampler themes are ice creams, chocolates, coffees, potato chips, cookies. Odd Ice Creams with be sampled for May 26: Avacado, Buko (Baby Coconut), Ginger, Green Tea, Halo Halo (Buko, Langka, Ube, Pineapple, Mongo &Sweet Beans), Langka (also known as Jackfruit, a relative of the Fig), Lychee, Mango, Thai Tea, Sweet Coconut, and Ube (purple Yam).

Costumers Club activities include swap or sell fabric, clothing, or costumes' sewing circle talk; or meet potential new clients about new costumes, tuxes, or gowns; or finish a costume in a 'stitch and bitch' session. This is a group for costumers and seamstresses who make costumes, gowns, wedding dresses, and clothing for such events as Renaissance Faire, Dickens Faire, Science Fiction costume masquerade balls, Halloween balls and events, Sea of Dreams NYE, Anon Salon events, Costume cons, Belly Dancers outfits, Greater Bay Area Costume Group events, Art Deco's Gatsby picnic, Newport Week, San Francisco Waltzing Society, Friday Night Waltz New Year's Eve formal Waltz Balls, Peers and Gaskells formal balls.

Sing alongs
Sea Shanteys are songs traditionally sung by sailors to accompany and set the rhythm for certain kinds of heavy, repetitive work on board ship—raising and trimming the sails, raising the anchor, and working the pumps.

Musicals are the songs from musical plays and movies, such as Sound of Music, Grease, Singing in the Rain, Brigadoon, Hair, My Fair Lady, Oklahoma, Guys and Dolls.

Folk songs are just that: traditional folk songs.

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the mighty boosh tribe!!!!!!!!!

heatherns — Tue, 08 May 2007 04:22:01 GMT

tribes.tribe.net/themightyboosh

come join!!!!!

monkey hands
frozen legs

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Fav?

sarah_inc — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:27:17 GMT

What's your favourite British comedy? And are you British or American? I'm interested to know what attracts different cultures.

I'm British and my favourite would have to be 'Allo 'Allo

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X%$)_+

Lorenzo-g — Thu, 03 May 2007 16:53:38 GMT

Heres a really great link with stacks of British Comedy for your viewing pleasure....

http://quicksilverscreen.com/

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Comic Relief - Lauren (am I bovvered) and Tony Blair

roisin0908 — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 01:21:35 GMT

I'm a great fan of Catherine Tate and although not a huge fan of TB did find this sketch for Comic Relief very amusing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sluVp4oknJw&NR

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I just got BBC America!! :)

Enrika — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:49:43 GMT

So, what are all the Britcoms I should be watching now? It's been *ages* since I've had access to this channel. There are a lot of new Britcoms that I've never even heard of before.

I'm so excited!!

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The Thin Blue Line

Unsilent — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 21:54:40 GMT

Watched this again last night, and marveled at how underrated it is, in comparison with Rowan Atkinson's more famous series "Mr. Bean" and his cult classic "Blackadder". This series gets better with repeat viewings, don't know why, but the whole manic stuff at the police station and Atkinson's character has this really funny relationship with a fellow officer (female) and it's just a crack-up.

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John Inman dies.

Hawk — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 02:00:58 GMT

This is a sad day, one of my favorites has passed. I loved this show and this actor, this is the show that brought me to Python, Towers, Dwarf, chalk and all the rest. John you will be missed.

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The Royle Family

Lorenzo-g — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:43:08 GMT

Its now avaiable on Netflix.

If Keeping Up Appearances and The Vicar of Dibbely are your thing, then The Royle Family probably isnt going to be your bag.

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French and Saunders Christmas Celebrity Special

uncle — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:44:06 GMT

BBC America, this Thursday 12/21

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Spitting Images

Steamboat_Ed — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 03:30:10 GMT

--Anyone remember that show with the politically incorrect muppets? Sprang to mind today for some reason; remembering Conan the Stamp Collector, heh.

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Little Britain, 3rd season

Mitra — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 01:21:27 GMT

I was so looking forward to seeing this, but I was a little disappointed. Any other opinions?

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Snuff Box!!!

tracker23 — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 12:39:21 GMT

Please tell me there will be another series!!! I need more Snuff Box please! One series is not nearly enough!!!

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There back....

Lorenzo-g — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 23:52:03 GMT

Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse have got it back together so I hear.

Im looking forward and wondering...Lets see.

http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,,1966824,00.html

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Rob Newman – a must see show – EXCELLENT

chycho — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 18:59:54 GMT

This guy is brilliant … 45 minutes of laughs and information to make your head spin

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7374585792978336967

A must see show … from WWI all the way up to now explained in a simple comic form

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Chalk

Hawk — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 00:42:51 GMT

Has anyone seen this rather humorous look at an embicile school teacher.
Took a little getting used too but this show is good.

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new tribe for The Goodies (ISIRTA & ISIHAC discussions also welcome)

ecky_thump — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 21:58:29 GMT

Hi Everyone,

I'm new to tribe.com. To get into the swing of things I've started a tribe for "The Goodies" (http://tribes.tribe.net/thegoodies).

At the moment there isn't much there, other than a handful of photos and information about repeats of "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue" and "I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again" on BBC7. Hopefully there are some Goodies fans out there who'd like to drop by and chat.

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LOOK

Lorenzo-g — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 06:35:36 GMT

http://www.guardian.co.uk/flash/page/0,,1867169,00.html

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the young ones - Living Doll - Video

Thu, 06 Apr 2006 00:34:48 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch_fullscreen?video_id=W88u3ey4XL8&l=258&s=73CA12C4D0553791:A2D2A680D86F608F&fs=1&title=Cliff%20Richard%20&%20The%20Young%20Ones%20-%20Living%20Doll

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Comedy Break--Need Glasses? Always Know What You're Blowing!

Life of Bryan — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 21:55:35 GMT

OK. Let's face it; Blowjobs are funny! This ad for an optical company could only run in a free country... Germany.

This is just in case you were wondering why you couldn't feel it.

http://falsepretender.blogspot.com/2006/07/need-glasses-always-know-what-youre.html

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:60 Sitdown Comedy Contest - win 7500 quid - free to enter

Gregory — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 06:09:08 GMT

Right-

My british accent still sucks even though I've worked with John Cleese (twice) and Eric Idle (just the once). I’m a Chicago Second City alumni living in the Bay Area and have been doing some creative work with a great new internet start-up - Bix.com - an online multimedia contest engine. As part of the launch we created a :60 Sitdown Comedy Contest that we hope you will enter online. $7500 First Prize for whomever has most votes by Aug 31, 2006. All you need is a webcam and a microphone. Oh, and some decent material...lol

Check out this link:

http://www.bix.com/entry/349

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If you're in the area (18th Sept'):

bobs — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 10:07:14 GMT

Sybil to return to Fawlty Towers

Fawlty Towers star Prunella Scales is to star at the reopening of the Torquay hotel which inspired the legendary series.
Scales, who played the long-suffering Sybil, is set to arrive in a replica of the Austin 1100 famously thrashed with a branch by her screen husband Basil.

The event on 18 September is to mark a refurbishment of the Hotel Gleneagles.

It will be the first time Scales has visited the hotel - which is a local landmark because of Fawlty Towers.

Hotel co-owner Brian Shone, said: "We want to make her arrival as memorable as possible and what better way than to have her arrive in the back of a red Austin 1100."

Basil's thrashing of his recalcitrant 1100 in the Gourmet Night episode once topped a poll of memorable motoring moments, beating the Italian Job's car chase.

Show creator John Cleese based the character of Basil Fawlty on Donald Sinclair, a former owner of the Hotel Gleneagles.

Eric Idle's suitcase

Cleese, who stayed at the hotel with the Monty Python team in 1971, described Mr Sinclair as "the most wonderfully rude man I have ever met".

Mr Sinclair, who died in 1981, is said to have thrown Eric Idle's suitcase out of the window "in case it contained a bomb" and complained about Terry Gilliam's table manners.

The actual hotel seen at the start and end of the series was the Woodburn Grange Country Club in Buckinghamshire, but that burned down in 1991.

The Gleneagles has become a popular tourist destination.

Mr Shone, said: "We get about eight or 10 coaches a day stopping outside.

"Some people just want to walk about inside.

"It is the spiritual home of Fawlty Towers."

Mr Shone keeps Fawlty Towers memorabilia inside the foyer of the hotel which, with its new boutique hotel look, is otherwise very different from the hotel in the series.

Fawlty Towers has proved to be one of the most enduring sitcoms in TV history.

Despite only running for 12 episodes, it regularly tops polls of favourite TV shows.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/4776013.stm

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British comedy wot I made (being both British and a Comedian....)

markdaycomedy — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 07:20:14 GMT

In which I get hot and bothered about over-use of e-mail smileys...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVOFmu2ZIqI

And devise a new method for keeping beer cold in warm weather (which is, I know, not very British....)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNQ_P1hwQ40

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Peep show

Brian — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 14:29:42 GMT

Has the surperb Peepshow arrived in America yet. I highly recommend it.

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Safe Farting-Toot-Tone--Lifesaving New Product (OK, its a joke video)

Sat, 27 May 2006 02:15:19 GMT

This new technology prevents those embarrassing moments where your insides just have to get out. Toot-Tone is sweeping the globe and will be the next Kleenex of its product generation. Just stick it up your butt and go your merry way!

Warning, it may still stink but they're working on that too!

http://falsepretender.blogspot.com

More really funny shit on there now!

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Laura Bush First Job--Dildo Commercal--Funny As Hell

Tue, 23 May 2006 23:20:29 GMT

Look at this-I nearly passed out because I couldn't breathe. Sprite came out my nose!

falsepretender.blogspot.com/2006....html
Many other funny videos and twisted stories on the main page:
falsepretender.blogspot.com

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Absolutely Fabulous - Pet Shop Boys

Thu, 06 Apr 2006 00:22:22 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch_fullscreen?video_id=8PC3W88fUCc&l=220&s=73CA12C4D0553791:A2D2A680D86F608F&fs=1&title=Absolutely%20Fabulous%20-%20Pet%20Shop%20Boys

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Blackadder Nob and Nobility (full episode)

Thu, 06 Apr 2006 00:30:46 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch_fullscreen?video_id=9Sk8erd-PuM&l=1785&s=73CA12C4D0553791:A2D2A680D86F608F&fs=1&title=Blackadder%20-%20Nob%20and%20Nobility%20(full%20episode)

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Ab Fab on Oxygen

Sagewomon — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 19:22:24 GMT

The Oxygen network is running Ab Fab every weekday morning starting at 7:20am. How Ab Fab is that, sweetie darlings?

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Linda Smith, 1958-2006

alias-sid-rumpo — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 14:48:28 GMT

Linda Smith died yesterday.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/news/2006/03/01/29985.shtml

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4760038.stm

http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,,1720514,00.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,1720290,00.html

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Absolute Power

Unsilent — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 23:16:17 GMT

Anyone else checked this one out yet? It's got Stephen Fry as a public relations tycoon and it's not laugh-out-loud funny but it's really sharp. I just saw one in which he spends an unfortunate weekend in the country, trying to woo a rich client who turns out to be, quite literally, a closet Nazi. Pretty wild.

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The IT Crowd

robotboy — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 13:29:55 GMT

check out this new bbc comedy if you haven't already. funny stuff! I think you can download if you live in the UK free, or there is a torrent file around. (link via boingboing.net posting.)
http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/I/itcrowd/

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Book about Sixties British Comedies.

Unsilent — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 21:44:56 GMT

It's called "A Big Silly Grin" by someone named, I think, Humphrey Carpenter? Featuring David Frost on the cover, it explains the rise of things like Dudley Moore and Peter Cook's stuff, as well as what led to the eventual birth of Monty Python. Got it for a steal at a bookstore. Anybody else read it?

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pod cast

Lorenzo-g — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 17:14:31 GMT

http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,14173,1652720,00.html

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The Goodies Return:

bobs — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 14:31:01 GMT

BBC2 2100-2230 tonight!

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I'll take "Things on my local Public Television Station, " Alex.

ukeapocalypse — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 19:44:25 GMT

I just was flipping through the next several weeks' offerings and found a two hour documentary about the making of "Fawlty Towers" and that they were showing "Reginald Perrin" again.
Neat!

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Favorite older British Comedy?

Cassie — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 16:55:47 GMT

I'm new to this tribe and noticed that it's become a sort of ghost town. I'd love to strike up a discussion of your favorite older British Comedy.

Mine has got to be Keeping Up Appearances although I'm also a fan of One Foot In The Grave and Are You Being Served?.

How about you?

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Ali G in Trouble

Lorenzo-g — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 02:38:29 GMT

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/kazakhstan_borat_dc

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Ronnie Barker dies at the age of 76.

Tue, 04 Oct 2005 12:36:18 GMT

Thanks for everything you did, Ronnie. A true comedy legend!

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New Lemur Named For Cleese

Unsilent — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 21:40:00 GMT

Lemur Species Named After John Cleese

ZURICH, Switzerland - Most people know him as the Minister for Silly Walks on "Monty Python" or as Q in James Bond films. But John Cleese will also go down in history for another reason: lemurs.

Researchers from the University of Zurich have named a newly discovered species of lemur — one of the most primitive and endangered primates in the world — after the British comedian in honor of his work with the animal.
The avahi cleesei, which weights less than two pounds and eats leaves, was discovered in Western Madagascar in 1990 by a team led by anthropologist Urs Thalmann and his colleague Thomas Geissman of Zurich University.

The name is a tribute to Cleese's promotion of the plight of lemurs in the movie "Fierce Creatures" and documentary "Operation Lemur with John Cleese," the university said in a statement. A lemur even appears next to Cleese on his Web site.

The lemur's long legs are the only physical attribute it shares with Cleese, Thalmann told New Scientist magazine. "Woolly lemurs can't really walk — but they do enjoy silly jumps," he said.

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max & paddy

light v dark — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 14:03:52 GMT

who likes max and paddy?

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BBC Radio Comedy

Hani — Mon, 26 Jan 2004 00:57:03 GMT

Anyone a fan of vintage radio comedies?
A few years ago I stumbled upon "The Goon Show" and have been hooked on BBC Radio comedy ever since.

I also reccomend:
Round the Horne
Beyond Our Ken
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again

ISIRTA, by the way, really seems like the seed that grew into monty python... any opinions? Either way, it's great stuff!

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Swinging

russell-lucid — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 21:36:57 GMT

Wow, I've seen clips but I could not believe how good this was! Channel 5 as well who would have thought?! I imagine the US won't get this but its as good as Little Britain in my book.

Example of sketch we see a seance in night vision camera from above. The Psychic calls out a name or two, "Madge?" one fella says yes that was my mum, then she goes through the usual stuff, how she proud of him etc. Then she says "shes always with you and she was with you today in the toilets with that man. He was quite a contortionist wasn't he? She says that you need to work on your gag reflex! Talk to aunty silvia she can help you with this. Does this make any sense?"

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Men Behaving Badly

tridge — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 03:34:13 GMT

This show rocks. Anyone else a fan?

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Tis Was

BarrieMoore — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 19:30:27 GMT

Does anyone here remember this Saturday morning "kids" show? Chris Tarrant was the host and Lenny Henry was everywhere. They had a studio full off kids, and it was live. They used to let the kids in on the antics and they had a custard cage (pre-cursor to sliming). This show ran in the late 70's on London Weekend, we used to watch it and howl even though we had no kids, it was just the funniest show on TV at the time. Anyway does anyone know if tehre are DVD's or even videos of it available?

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GET UP STAND UP

marvindublin — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 03:57:58 GMT

Has anyone here seen this show? Can you get it on dvd. I saw it 3 times when I was in London. To me it was kinda like "In Living Color" but with alot of content that was way more naughty and funny that would never be put on American tv. LUVS IT!!!

Even though it's not comedy and even though almost everytime I watch the "Eastenders" I think it's kinda boring my friend loves it and I watch it anyway. It can be kinda interesting as well.

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Mind Your Language

MickD — Fri, 16 Sep 2005 01:43:42 GMT

Anyone ever catch this funny production?

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A little chuckle

Rocky — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 05:45:13 GMT

A little chuckle ...

A couple drove down a country road for several miles, not saying a word. An earlier discussion had led to an argument and neither of them wanted to concede their position. As they passed a barnyard of mules, jack asses, and pigs, the husband asked sarcastically, "Relatives of yours?"

"Yep," the wife replied, "in-laws."

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Fawlty Towers

Mon, 26 Sep 2005 18:45:41 GMT

Does anyone rememember the hotel sign joke? At the beginning of every new episode, someone had rearranged the letters to 'Fawlty Towers'. One time it read 'Fatty Owls', another time 'Flowery Twats', and so on. Does anyone recall any more of the variations?

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Father Ted Tribe

Thu, 22 Sep 2005 16:25:38 GMT

Sorry for the doubley-posting for all you BBC America tribe members.

I just started a tribe for Father Ted fans...consider paying a visit! Or even joining!

Go on go on go on...

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Extras

Lorenzo-g — Thu, 14 Jul 2005 04:29:01 GMT

http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,14173,1528218,00.html

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Ricky Gervais to write Simpsons episode

RAB — Thu, 04 Aug 2005 21:03:28 GMT

http://www.tvsquad.com/2005/08/04/gervais-to-write-simpsons-episode/

"Ricky Gervais, who played boss David Brent on the smash BBC sitcom The Office will pen an entire episode of The Simpsons. In the episode, Gervais will play his character from The Office who swaps wives with Homer for a reality show. Matt Groening was such a fan of The Office he asked Gervais to write the episode."

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New python stuff on DVD

Brian — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 16:41:54 GMT

"Do not adjust your set" and " the 1948 show" have just been released on dvd folks...these are, of course, the precursors to python and star all the original cast members..It'll be fun to see those guys when they were 24 or so..

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Blackout

RichBatsford — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 23:02:14 GMT

I was wondering if anyone saw this show? It was a part of the Comedy Lab series on Channel 4 and starred a stand up comic and actor called Reginald D Hunter.

cheers

Rich

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Doctor in the House and High Life eps

Enrika — Sat, 23 Jul 2005 05:08:16 GMT

Does anyone know of a source for either Doctor in the House or High Life (with Alan Cumming) episodes? Amazon has a small set of the first season of DitH (six, I think), but that's it. And I can't find High Life anywhere at all. Any leads?

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Time To Turn The Clock Back

Lorenzo-g — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 20:53:58 GMT

The Goodies

http://www.goodiesruleok.com/download/clips/fairypuffmanad.mpg

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ultimate in bad taste? "Heil Honey, I'm Home"

D. Lister — Thu, 21 Apr 2005 01:14:38 GMT

Has anyone here seen this rare britcom one-off? Adolf Hitler married to Eva Braun, with Jewish neighbors, living in the suburbs? I think? I saw a 5 minute clip of it, and it was unbelievable. Wish I had the chance to see the whole thing. The bit I saw wasn't funny, it was just plain astonishing & bad. I'd love to know more about who made this bizarre turkey.

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Coupling

mish — Tue, 04 May 2004 15:05:11 GMT

Does anyone know if they have made a new series, or if I missed one - hint for last episode I watched at end of the series - "Spiderman is pregnant"

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The Aristocrats

RichBatsford — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 11:12:31 GMT

Hi everyone

hopefully this in on topic for this tribe. its about an American film, but its very, very funny, and does feature a few British acts including Eric Idle and Eddie Izzard.

The movie was made by a stand up comic called Paul Provenza, with the help of his friend Penn Jillette (of Penn and Teller fame) and features over 100 of the best comics you could name, telling an amazing joke.

Ive been lucky enough to see the movie already, and hand on heart can say it made cry laughing.

Ive started a tribe to help promote the movie and pass on news - its called The Aristocrats - and Id love it if some of you came to join.

meanwhile, happy laughing ;-)

Rich

meanwhile,

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Harry Enfield

mel-o-nee — Sat, 09 Jul 2005 16:32:08 GMT

Has anyone else heard of this guy? I first saw his show years ago, late at night, and had no idea what it was (it was called "Harry Enfield and Chums"). Very, very funny. If anyone else knows anything about Enfield, please share!

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New Bonzo Dog band tribe

queerlysweet — Sun, 10 Jul 2005 21:34:55 GMT

Get your pink drainpipes on and let's all flog Neil!!

tribes.tribe.net/gingergeezerlives

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Chef! @ Live 8

Wed, 06 Jul 2005 21:24:41 GMT

The star from Chef! (I don't know his name) intruduced Sting at Live 8. I just watch watching Sting's set from AOL's new on demand site ( http://music.channel.aol.com/live_8_concert/highlights ). Thought I'd share...

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British Radio Comedy

alias-sid-rumpo — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 18:00:33 GMT

I've just discovered this tribe, and I can't help noticing that there's no mention of British radio comedy. Does any of this ever get broadcast in the USA? If not, you're missing some really good stuff.

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Little Britain

juliahw — Sun, 23 Jan 2005 05:07:43 GMT

Anyone seen this? Bought the DVD of season 1 as a sneaky gift for a friend while back in the UK for xmas as I knew we would end up watching it together. Really funny.
*Yeah I know*

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Blue Peter

Tue, 20 Apr 2004 22:30:30 GMT

What is Blue Peter? I just read on BBC News Online that Caron Keating died (she used to be a BP presenter), but it says NOTHING about what the show is! Is it some kind of kids' adventure/journalism/activity show? Help!

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My Lovely Horse

Lorenzo-g — Sat, 18 Jun 2005 14:36:08 GMT

http://www.fathertedonline.ukf.net/soundsamples/horse.mp3

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Its All Scientific, At The End Of The Day

Lorenzo-g — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 03:27:21 GMT

http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,14173,1500811,00.html

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uk yanks tribe

aidanmann — Thu, 19 May 2005 19:24:55 GMT

http://ukyankee.tribe.net/

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John Cooper Clark

Lorenzo-g — Mon, 16 May 2005 06:14:32 GMT

http://www.cyberspike.com/clarke/mp3s/jccvh1-iwts.mp3

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Dave Allen, 1936-2005

alias-sid-rumpo — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 14:16:58 GMT

The BBC have just announced that Dave Allen has died.

I'm not sure how well-known he was outside the UK and Ireland, but he was on of the best stand-up (or, in his case, sit-down with a glass of whiskey and a fag) comedians that I've ever seen. Back in the sixties and seventies he was also one of the most controversial comedians on British television.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1521135,00.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/4340197.stm

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Peep Show

Fri, 15 Apr 2005 21:46:39 GMT

I just "discovered" this gem earlier this week at my local video store (thankfully, I have a region-free DVD player). Has anyone else seen and enjoyed this? I am currently cable-less, but I do see that BBC America has it listed on their website as a show that is not currently running - just not sure if it means that they've already run it or that they intend to. Oddly enough, Amazon.com.uk does show that they have Region 1 (USA/Canada) versions of this DVD available, which are shipped from the US/Canada, but it is nowhere to be found on the US Amazon site. In any case, I highly recommend this series and I am eagerly looking forward to seeing season 2 (and beyond - I read that season 3 will start airing in the UK sometime this fall). For anyone that is interested in reading more info on the show: http://www.bbcamerica.com/genre/comedy_games/peep_show/peep_show_about.jsp

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League of Gentlemen, season 3 or 4?

juliahw — Tue, 15 Feb 2005 00:13:42 GMT

Can't remember which season this is that I just started watching (the one where the really fat guy gets a nun's arm surgically attached).... it's much darker and disturbing than the first couple series' were.. not sure if I like it as much. The sets are all dark and dirty and the characters are super nasty looking! The show has really changed. Not as funny in my opinion.

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