Grazza Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 My all-time favourite comedy character, Alan Partridge, has finally returned. I began to realise how brilliant he was in 1994 with Knowing Me, Knowing You, specifically when Joe Beasley (John Thompson) appeared onstage with "Cheeky Monkey". I was laughing round the supermarket the next day! Then, in 1997, Steve Coogan & co turned it into a sitcom, I'm Alan Partridge, which was even better. The scene with "The Mentalist" made me laugh so much I fell off my bed, and it also added a new word to the dictionary. Series 2 aired in 2002 and was just as funny, especially when he became friends with Dan ("Dan! Dan!") and recreated The Spy Who Loved Me. Now, after seven years, he is back, with 12-minute sketches for Fosters. Despite the anticipation, I found myself easily laughing out loud. It's well worth a watch if you like character. (Sorry, I can't embed it.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucrpgmJxx0E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 SHeer brilliance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 oh my lord that's excruciating viewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 (edited) When does it start or is a youtube program or am I missing something please help. very good though! EDIT: helps if I read the WHOLE of the first post. Edited November 7, 2010 by James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 yeah heard about these sooooooooooooooooo glad they got done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_prOdigy Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 "If you're watching the internet from a third world country, perhaps you're unfamiliar with bikes" Iannucci still has it. Must be annoying when the vast majority of people refer to Partridge as "Steve Coogan's character". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan-likes-trees Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Need to get on this. In related news, anyone watched the first The Trip? Coogan and Brydon. Good watch. EDIT: Watching now. Classic. Is that Tim Key I see too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grazza Posted November 7, 2010 Author Share Posted November 7, 2010 Need to get on this. In related news, anyone watched the first The Trip? Coogan and Brydon. Good watch. Yeah, some lovely lines in that, although I'm pretty sure they'd be even funnier if they were delivered by Alan Partridge! "I want to be in films. Good films." "I was abused by priests. Not sexually, they just used to punch me." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Peeps Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Thanks for posting this, probably would have missed it otherwise. As good as ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Need to get on this. In related news, anyone watched the first The Trip? Coogan and Brydon. Good watch. EDIT: Watching now. Classic. Is that Tim Key I see too? yes and its brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grazza Posted November 12, 2010 Author Share Posted November 12, 2010 Episode 2 is up. Well worth watching if you liked the first one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbiSJE6Dw_k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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