Not all drag queens are created alike. RuPaul’s Drag Race was in danger of becoming a little bit safe, until she (legendary queen RuPaul Charles) and the producers (World Of Wonder) sent it to the UK. No judgment, but to me, it felt like our American sisters on their shows were more about looks, glamourContinue reading “Why Series 4 (2022) of Drag Race UK Is My Favourite”
Tag Archives: Cult TV
Overlooked Classics: Monkey Dust
Monkey Dust could be the darkest animation ever shown on TV. Forget cats called Fritz, Cartman and co or even Quagmire on the vastly overrated Family Guy, this was brutal. Created by the truly warped minds of Harry Thompson and Shaun Pye, characters such as the Meat Safe Murderer, Pretentious Hipsters and Paedophile Finder GeneralContinue reading “Overlooked Classics: Monkey Dust”
My Favourite Comedy Sketch…Ever
In December 1976, Queen were scheduled to appear on an early evening TV show, Tonight With Bill Grundy. But they couldn’t make it, so instead Sex Pistols were invited, along with their pals, The Bromley Contingent. This included a young Siouxsie Sioux. Grundy, already a little drunk and not au fait with the zero fucks givenContinue reading “My Favourite Comedy Sketch…Ever”
The Joy of Black Books
The real anti -Friends With its Tom Waits style theme tune, Surrealist lunacy and cast of three who were like a late nineties, UK based version of Jules et Jim, Black Books remains one of my favourite TV shows of all time. Written by Dylan Moran alongside Graham Linehan, it was cut from a differentContinue reading “The Joy of Black Books”
That Time MES Played A Christlike Vision…
Ideal, written by Graham Duff, was an odd little sitcom. It focused on Moz, a drug dealer in Manchester, played by comedian Johnny Vegas. A lifelong Fall fan, Duff got lead vocalist and legendary curmudgeon Mark E Smith to appear in a vision as an unlikely Christ like figure, muttering expletives as only be could,Continue reading “That Time MES Played A Christlike Vision…”
Everybody Loves A Double Act: The Trip
We all have our favourite comedy double acts: Vic and Bob, French and Saunders, Laurel and Hardy, Trump and Pence..The list goes on. But one I return to time and time again is Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon in Michael Winterbottom ‘s The Trip. It’s perfect autumnal fare: the pair play exaggerated versions of themselves,Continue reading “Everybody Loves A Double Act: The Trip”
Overlooked Classics: How Do You Want Me?
When is a sitcom not a sitcom? When it’s a comedy drama. How Do You Want Me? (1998-9) written by Simon Nye, is a sad, droll slice of life programme that seems to have been forgotten about, in spite of the wonderful cast and writing. Dylan Moran is Ian, an Irish comic who’s left LondonContinue reading “Overlooked Classics: How Do You Want Me?”
“The Idiots Are Winning”: Part Three
What did Nathan Barley ever do for us? Well, he anticipated apps; Dapper Laughs, cloutrage, posho influencers, hipsters, and trending. He was making random, faux-artistic and pointless #content before pretty much anyone at the time…at least, on TV. His cruel viral pranks on poor timid Pingu (Ben Whishaw) arrived at the time of ‘happy slapping”Continue reading ““The Idiots Are Winning”: Part Three”
” The Idiots Are Winning “: Part Two
Watching Nathan Barley again, there’s an episode (episode 5: Vice) where Barley reveals his true colours. He’s a scumbag, like Tate, Mizzy, or any manosphere jerk -off. This is the dark side of Nathan, and one of the darkest sitcom episodes ever made. Is it even a sitcom? Probably more of a satire, really, andContinue reading “” The Idiots Are Winning “: Part Two”
” The Idiots Are Winning “
Created by two British comedy heroes, Chris Morris and Charlie Brooker, Nathan Barley seemed to tap into a truth about how big tech would become, the rise of meme culture, and the lowering of attention spans. It came out in the mid-noughties, but was so prescient about internet trends, years before Tik Tok, Threads andContinue reading “” The Idiots Are Winning “”
