All British Comedy Explained

We’ve just released a Patreon bonus episode on the launch of SNL UK and this is a short extract from the start of that conversation.In this opening section, we go back to 1975 and the origins of Satur...

22 Mar 16min

All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun, by Tom Salinsky2.3: Absolutely Fabulous. Released 19 March 2026.Jennifer Saunders’s wild hedonistic comedy series hit television screens like a tid...

19 Mar 51min

All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun, by Tom Salinsky2.2: The Good Life. Released 5 March 2026.In many ways the quintessential domestic BBC sitcom from the 1970s, but there’s a richness...

5 Mar 54min

All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun, by Tom Salinsky2.1: Fawlty Towers. Released 19 February 2026.Still casting an enormously long shadow over the British sitcom landscape, John Cleese...

19 Feb 1h 8min

All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun, by Tom SalinskyEpisode 9: Season One ExplainedFor our next set of shows, we’ll be looking at some classic SITCOMS all of which became firm favourit...

5 Feb 39min

All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun and Tom SalinskyPippa Evans explains I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue. Released 29 January 2026.Pippa Evans is also known as country singer Loretta Maine,...

29 Jan 48min

All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun, by Tom Salinsky1.8: I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue. Released 22 January 2026.After writing and rehearsing actual sketches started to look like too much...

22 Jan 48min

All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun and Tom SalinskyAndrew Gillman explains The Day Today. Released 15 January 2026.Andrew Gillman’s comedy CV is hugely extensive, from early work with...

15 Jan 1h