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Nano Num-Nums No.9

Posted on Nov 12, 2014 by TanGental

With Ben Elton on Saturday Night Live, were Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry. They were brilliant as Jeeves and Wooster but here’s a couple of clips from their sketch show. Australian Soap and Slightly Mad

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Nano Num-Nums No.8

Posted on Nov 11, 2014 by TanGental

With Harry Enfield on Friday Night Live was Ben Elton. He was the classic angry young man, more writer than performer. He wrote the Young Ones and a large number of the Blackadder series. This is one from Blackadder Goes … Continue reading →

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Nano Num-NUms No.7

Posted on Nov 10, 2014 by TanGental

Harry Enfield first came to fame on Friday Night Live with Loadsofmoney and Buggerallmoney. They were satirical takes on the money obsessives who populated the city in the 1980s and whining Geordie plasterer who lived on everyone else.  Here’s his single. … Continue reading →

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Nano Num-Nums No. 6

Posted on Nov 10, 2014 by TanGental

So after Ronnie Barker it’s Ronnie Corbett. Generally I don’t think him particularly funny but his follow up to Four Candles, My Blackberry Isn’t Working is a Gem. He is here with Harry Enfield who follows tomorrow. Or today as … Continue reading →

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Nano Num-Nums No. 5

Posted on Nov 8, 2014 by TanGental

David Jason co starred with Ronnie Barker in open all hours. Barker spent years on the two Ronnies and there were many great sketches. He made a  silent film Futtock’s End that is so of its time it is cheesy … Continue reading →

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Nano Num-Nums No. 4

Posted on Nov 7, 2014 by TanGental

Yesterday it was a young David Jason, who as a young man appeared on Do Not Adjust Your Set. He made a name for himself as Ronnie Barker’s hapless assistant Granville in Open All Hours. However he is rightly adored … Continue reading →

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Nano Num-Nums No.3

Posted on Nov 6, 2014 by TanGental

Nano is going well for me and thus far the Num-Nums appear to be going down a treat. Nano Num-Num  day 3 sees another British comedy experience. Yesterday it was the Bonzos, who appeared on Do Not Adjust Your Set, a … Continue reading →

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The Ultimate Nano Fear

Posted on Nov 5, 2014 by TanGental
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Nano Num-Nums no 2

Posted on Nov 5, 2014 by TanGental

Yesterday I posted on the Rutles and mentioned the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and the Neil Innes link. In the 60s I met the Bonzos on Do not Adjust Your Set, a comedy with Michael Palin, Eric Idle and Terry Jones, … Continue reading →

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Nano num-nums

Posted on Nov 4, 2014 by TanGental

Three blogging friends have screamed at me in that silent but deadly way that happens in blog comments ‘NNNNOOoooooo!!!!!’ to me posting extracts of Harry Spittle’s new story, fearing spoilers for book one which they still have to read. And maybe … Continue reading →

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