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OFF THE TELLY: Comedy

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PAPER VIEW
John Phillips on the US version of The Office
Of all the things I saw on my TV over Christmas, what do you think I found the most heart-warming? The billionth showing of Del falling over in a wine bar? The trillionth of Eric Morecambe's artistic differences with Andre Previn? No, it was when Steve Carell's face popped up in a trailer stating Paramount Comedy was to start showing NBC's version of The Office ...
 
 

THANKS FOR DROPPING BY
TJ Worthington looks back at Girls on Top

"PRETTY, PRETTY, PRETTY, PRETTY, PRETTY GOOD"
Ian Jones salutes Curb Your Enthusiasm

THERE'S NOBODY HERE BUT US CHICKENS
TJ Worthington on Nightingales

THAN THE UNIVERSE
TJ Worthington on Out of the Trees

SCHOOL'S OUT!
TJ Worthington looks back at Hardwicke House

"FOOL IF YOU THINK IT'S OVER"
Graham Kibble-White on the struggle to bring a neglected comedy classic to DVD

"I DON'T KNOW HOW I KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE!"
TJ Worthington on Phil Cool

"I HOPE THE LAWYERS ARE GETTING ALL THIS!"
The Have I Got News For You Story by Matthew Rudd
Part One: "The Creosote You Can Trust"
Part Two: "Sperm of the Devil"
Part Three: "Well, Daddy's Dead"

THE SIMPSONS
A collection of articles by Steve Williams and Ian Jones examining The Simpsons

TAKING THE PEACE
TJ Worthington on Hippies

JOHNNY ROTTEN?
Chris Diamond on Fairly Secret Army

"YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING ..."
Chris Diamond on Hi-De-Hi!

"FAMILIES AT WAR"
Chris Diamond on Never The Twain

KEEP YOUR SUNNY SIDE UP!
Chris Diamond on Clarence

FUNNY BUSINESS
Jack Kibble-White on the British sitcom

IN A STYLE OF MY CHOOSING ...
Matthew Rudd on Whose Line is it Anyway?

I WASN'T EVEN SUPPOSED TO BE ON THIS NETWORK
Stuart Ian Burns on Clerks: The Animated Series

GOOD PIN-UP MATERIAL
TJ Worthington on Xerxes

"GEE SARGE!"
Chris Diamond on The Phil Silvers Show

EXCUSE ME, I FEEL A PRAYER COMING ON ...
Chris Diamond on Scotch and Wry

"WHO'D NOTICE ANOTHER MADMAN AROUND HERE?"
Ian Jones and Jack Kibble-White on the final episode of Blackadder Goes Forth

FIST OF FUN
Ian Jones on The 1993 British Comedy Awards

BLAH BLAH BLAH
Ian Jones on The Comic Strip Presents ...

SHUT UP, ANDRE!
Steve Williams on The Show

BAKED BEANS AND BOY SCOUTS
Jack Kibble-White on the history of Comic Relief
Part One
Part Two

"ARE THEY GONNA LEAVE THE 'NANAS ON IT?"
Steve Williams on the music of Comic Relief

A CELEBRATION OF MEDIOCRITY
Steve Williams on the works of Lee and Herring

BADDIEL AND SKINNER UNPLANNED
Graham Kibble-White, Jack Kibble-White and Jane Redfern on Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned

HEY, HEY WE'RE THE JUNKIES
Chris Hughes on The Junkies

FILTHY RICH
Jack Kibble-White on Ben Elton

OH CHRIST, I'VE LEFT THE IRON ON
Ian Jones on A Bit of Fry and Laurie

FACT ME 'TIL I FART
Robin Carmody on The Day Today

MARK THOMAS SUCKS THE TIP OF CORPORATE TELEVISION
Jane Redfern on Mark Thomas