Britcom Goes To The Movies

S02 E05 - Kevin & Perry Go Large (w/ Ben Clark)

As the Venga Boys once said, "We're going to Ibiza"... unfortunately the BritCom goes to the Movies budget didn't stretch as far as actually going to the Balearics, but via the magic of podcasting, we can transport you there by discussing Kevin and Perry Go Large.
 
Ben Clark joins Guy and Rob for this episode. The writer, director, and comedian is also one-third of Pappys and had, up until this moment, never seen the movie. Luckily he's still talking to us!
 
We talk about the origins of Kevin the teenager from Kevin the annoying little brother in Harry Enfield's Television Programme to Superstar DJ with sidekick Perry, played by the inimitable Kathy Burke. Kevin became the benchmark by which all millennial teenage boys were (rightly or wrongly) compared.
 
But as big a cultural phenomenon as Kevin and Perry were (along with many other of Enfield and Burke's characters) how did that translate to the big screen? How kind has the last quarter of a century been to the movie and of course, its memorable soundtrack packed with dance anthems. Join Rob, Guy, and Ben to find out.
 
Kevin the annoying little brother
https://youtu.be/WIhtPCyEDCY?si=t0Hox3WsE86aif-I
 
Kevin becomes a teenager
https://youtu.be/dLuEY6jN6gY?si=F-1K44boOCE1JTA3
 
Kevin washes the family car
https://youtu.be/-qUP3yHEpRw?si=TrEMvywKMm1EtJWd
 
Perry returns from Manchester
https://youtu.be/ZDKF8KkD7rE?si=RQS0wn9ypYPp4DCJ
 
Kevin the teenager Pillsbury Toaster Pockets
https://youtu.be/EuNTG1sOovU?si=Bf-dnR0gIO_onEGD
 
Ben Clark in Badults
https://youtu.be/R7w6y6snkzo?si=u8rY5f-BCmEHzKzm
 
Smashie and Nicey End of an Era
https://youtu.be/UP67GQoII5M?si=kDdkcNC-59ohvn53
 
Wobbly Randy Old Ladies
https://youtu.be/vPrI8rIcFSk?si=7CHDCGmk-W780lH6
 
Fast Show - Newlyweds
https://youtu.be/LXxgxXiqZZw?si=kM-b6r3m2VEDuSYI
 
Kevin and Perry Go Large Trailer
https://youtu.be/nENwy9GRyF0?si=aTI3i1P3n9rq4lkD
 
Precious Bratz presents Kevin and Perry - Big Girl
https://youtu.be/iEk-bUC1sGs?si=wo7dT__R3NdZIDdo
 
Fragma - Toca's Miracle
https://youtu.be/zlDn4_sMUtg?si=xvql3LC73XHwa_8G
 
Kevin and Perry Go Large - Turd in the sea
https://youtu.be/_nETL4r2mrc?si=bvgZgsj_4ma5Eqxg

S02 E04 - Drop Dead Fred (w/ Charlotte White)

Four episodes deep into our difficult second series, and to make it a little easier, we’ve enlisted the help of an expert. It’s fair to say Rob and Guy had probably never really considered the impact of the world of Psychotherapy, early 90s favourite Drop Dead Fred had...but it did! In a big way and to help us get to grips with that we enlisted Psychotherapist Charlotte White to talk not only about the significance of imaginary friends but also the roles of women and girls in cinema and abusive relationships.Don’t worry, this is a comedy...or Is it? This film tests both aspects of the criteria of our podcast in that it is arguably neither British nor comedy! But how can you have British Cinema without Working Title and how can you say a film starring Rik Mayall is not a comedy? As our source material, we go back to the beginning of TV for Rik and talk about The Young Ones, a seminal piece of British comedy history. It changed the British Sitcom forever (while maintaining a laughter track) influencing the entire generation of comedians that came after it, not to mention its admiration across the pond, becoming the first non-musical show to be broadcast on MTV. But was it any good and has it held up over time? Find out what we think about The Young Ones and Drop Dead Fred in episode 4.
 
Our list continues to grow. We’ve already had a new number one in this series, could there be another? The quiz is hotting up this series, with Rob leveling the scores at 7-7 in episode three, with Charlotte writing the questions this time, who could take the lead after four episodes?Young Ones – Opening TitlesTHE YOUNG ONES - Intro (youtube.com)The Young Ones – BambiThe Young Ones Bambi (youtube.com)Rik Mayall – Legend of Zelda Advert Link’s Awakening Nintendo Gameboy Zelda Link's Awakening TV advert - 1993 - Rik Mayall (youtube.com)Rik Mayall in Man Downrik mayall man down romantic story (youtube.com)Drop Dead Fred Trailer🎥 DROP DEAD FRED (1991) | Trailer | Full HD | 1080p (youtube.com)Drop Dead Fred – Dog PooDrop Dead Fred - Got Some Dog Poo (youtube.com)

S02 E03 - All My Friends Hate Me (2021)

Episode three of series two sees us tackle our most recent film. The Covid-delayed darkly comic and borderline (if not out and out) psychological horror, All My Friends Hate Me by the Toms (Stourton and Palmer). Here’s a movie that tackles alienation, anxiety, and (like most good British comedies) the class system.
 
Rob and Guy discuss all those topics, plus the university experience, the leg-up in the industry that is public schools, and of course Sandstorm by Darude. That’s not to mention our (kind of) source material, the cringe-core sitcom Siblings, starring Stourton and Charlotte Richie.
 
The quiz scores are starting to take shape as well. Can Rob claw back his two-point deficit, or will Guy pull even further ahead?
 
Siblings Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4hW0OAD0ps
 
Totally Tom - People’s Houses 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG3jvfd_ZDQ
 
High Renaissance Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJY73GgkvWg
 
Cardinal Burns Episode 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7caUGv6yY8k
 
All My Friends Hate Me - Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcLusCip1Gs
 
All my friends hate me - Norman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odbe6AcFHKc

S02 E02 - Sightseers (w/ Jessica Regan)

Episode 2 of Series 2 sees another crossover with the Best Pick Podcast as another of its hosts Jessica Regan (our second guest after Tom Salinsky) joins to talk about the 2012 darkest of dark comedies Sightseers. Jess provided unparalleled insight into director Ben Wheatley’s process, starring as she did in his 2009 sketch show The Wrong Door.
We take a closer look at The Wrong Door, a show in which dinosaurs are dates, Pirates hijack commuter trains and Matt Berry puts John Virgo’s trick shots in the shade, as well as a deep dive into Wheatley’s third feature-length film, which became the first big screen starring roles for comedy collaborators Steve Oram and Alice Lowe.
It helped to have a voice of Irish sanity to help assess a movie that so precisely captures a slice of English eccentricity, repressed anger and downright insanity! We also take a look at the use of double, double pop covers for needle drops and a supporting cast of some of the British movie industry’s very best bit players.
How would Guy and Rob get on with Jess’ questions on the Oram and Lowe and could we have a new contender for the top spot? Find out in episode two.The Wrong Door Episode one - The Wrong Door S01E01 The World's Most Annoying Creature (youtube.com)
The Wrong Door – Train Pirates starring Jessica Regan 2008 The Wrong Door. The Train Pirates! (youtube.com)
Alice Lowe and Steve Oram interviewed by Alan Partridge - EM 10004 Video NA RunEscape GunShot TsktpkV15 Nor Q F NA EN PC A bluedemo (youtube.com)A Dark Song Trailer A Dark Song - Official Trailer I HD I IFC Midnight (youtube.com)Sightseers Trailer Sightseers trailer (youtube.com)Sightseers – Report that to the National Trust - SIGHTSEERS - National Trust - Film Clip (youtube.com)

S02 E01 - Porridge (1979)

We're back for our difficult second series. Guy and Rob carefully curated a list of films that span eight decades and showcase all manner of British comedy....or we just picked some random films from the long list. I forget now.
Series two begins with a classic sitcom spin-off. The seventh favourite British sitcom of all time (as recorded in 2004 in a BBC light entertainment list show, so legally binding) the Ronnie Barker vehicle Porridge!
Lots to get through for our intrepid hosts, including pondering the likely career trajectory of Richard Beckinsale (had he not been taken from us so early), the likelihood of being able to stand a 12 month stretch of Norman Stanley Fletcher's wise cracks without lamping him and the continued quest to ascertain exactly what makes the comedy transfer from small to big screen, such a difficult process.
Our master league table continues from series one, but the quiz scores are reset with Rob having narrowly taken victory in series one. So nerks and nerkettes, enjoy Porridge!
Porridge Intro https://youtu.be/nvmYfcQB5HY?si=FOcKacUB1h08h0_E
Porridge Medical Scene https://youtu.be/VEsxfpK_8L0?si=_SctuVtow7vzyks2
Porridge Movie Trailer https://youtu.be/XVaZJEEXUh0?si=KNnpqzUd8oRsNoBp
Two Ronnies - Mastermind https://youtu.be/QRhyc56aVb0?si=ZlWUwn9i_9_bBFpN
Not the Nine O Clock News - The Two Ninnies https://youtu.be/IbC3Fdv5wKU?si=Wed25oMahFl1T_qm

Special: Britain's Best Sitcom

It's not quite time for the second series of Britcom Goes to the Movies yet, but in the meantime, we've prepared a top ten British sitcoms special.In 2004 Jonathan Ross hosted Britain's Best Sitcom on the BBC. Audiences were polled on their favourite British sitcom. A top 50 list was compiled, episode one rattled through numbers 50-11 at a dismissive pace and then audiences were polled once again on the top ten.This time, each sitcom from the top ten had it's own celebrity advocate who would try to persuade you to vote for their favourite. Ranging from Carol Vorderman to David Dickinson. So like a French Presidential run-off (but with few fascists), voters were asked to choose again from a smaller sample.Rob and Guy discuss this poll, the accompanying show, and then after, run down their top 10 British sitcoms. Who (if at all) do you agree with? Get in touch and tell us!Britain's Best Sitcom - Blackadder with John Sargeanthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwgFjrfXqYcBritain's Best Sitcom - Yes Minister with Armando Ianuccihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBtKm9HuFs4Britain's Best Sitcom - Fawlty Towers with Jack Deehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1MOdntdKa8 
Britain's Best Sitcom Top 50 sitcoms listhttps://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/top/Keeping Up Appearances: 30 years of Laughshttps://www.channel5.com/show/keeping-up-appearances-30-years-of-laughs

S01 E11 - Love Actually *Christmas Special* (w/ Monica Sagar)

The main series may be over, but we’ve one more festive treat. Guy and Rob joined by actor Monica Sagar to discuss the divisive Christmas classic on its 20th birthday, Love Actually. We also get stuck into the Vicar of Dibley Christmas special, which is perhaps the most tonally similar to Love Actually of all of Richard Curtis’ TV work.A movie that’s been reappraised by both its cheerleaders and detractors over the course of the past two decades, Love Actually has also caused Richard Curtis himself to address things he would rather have changed with his time again. With a multitude of plots, some classic rom-com, some a bit more esoteric, and some just downright weird and difficult to defend, our panel try their best to revisit with an open mind to see where it will place in the final league rankings of series one of Britcom Goes to the Movies.We will also crown the series one winner of the Britcom Goes to the Movies quiz. After episode 10, Guy led for the first time in the series, but who would come out on top?Vicar of Dibley Christmas Trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTon56Kb3P0
Vicar of Dibley Christmas Special – Sprout-offhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ck4qRdfGCURed Nose Day Actually Trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9vGoj449s4Love Actually Trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9Z3_ifFheQLove Actually – Dancing Prime Ministerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcgxBHBsl-4Love Actually – To me you are perfecthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7u6bMBlCXwLynden David Hall – Sexy Cinderellahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqmsWk2gO3oMartine McCutcheon – This is my Momenthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG16jv-itYw 

S01 E10 - The Rebel (1961)

We've reached the magical tenth installment and what better way to round off the regular series than by following our newest film so far, with our oldest.
The Rebel from 1961 is the earliest example we've found yet of transporting a character (Tony Hancock) out of his usual environment of 23 Railway Cuttings, East Cheam into new foreign and exotic climes. A blueprint for many, many BritCom adaptations to come. As Guy and Rob discuss, this is not the only thing for which Hancock, Ray Galton, and Alan Simpson set the blueprint.
Join us as we talk all things Hancock up to The Rebel, including his beginnings in panto and variety and his most celebrated work, Hancock's Half Hour.
Hancock's Half Hour - Poetry Society https://youtu.be/lMVmxDwjaJc?si=pL_Li6O65louxjCf
Hancock's Half Hour - How to Win Money and Influence People https://youtu.be/Kcxb4c3jyns?si=JEfoqBQSFy-o2Th2
The Rebel - Trailer https://youtu.be/3V-AXTHnsUY?si=ySeD16-_Gzc3-mE_
The Rebel - Existentialism https://youtu.be/IhXfhYbq92E?si=5TspSXhhkNp9EXfh
The Simpsons - The Bloodening https://youtu.be/pAJPf-I7PkM?si=BKH1nmCEedx3WX6z

S01 E09 - People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan (w/ Daisy Edwards)

Hold tight man like Guy and Rob as Britcom Crew are joined by galdem Daisy Edwards from the W-Rated Possee. That’s right, episode nine is all about People Just Do Nothing and it’s movie spin-off Big in Japan. It was great to have Daisy (a self confessed PJDN fan) to talk about a film she knew she liked as opposed to some of the dross she usually gets served in her W-Rated podcast.
 
There’s plenty of UK garage chat as Guy looks on in bewilderment with Rob and Daisy chatting about their all-time favourite garage tracks. At Britcom Goes to the Movies we’ve had a mixed bag of direct sitcom spin-offs. Could People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan, tickle our funny bones as much as or more than the Inbetweeners Movie, or will it be a straight-up Man About The House style disappointment? Tune in to find out.
 
Wasteman TV – People Just Do Nothing first webisode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G65UwuxPOOI
 
People Just Do Nothing – First Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up0dG-2mUf8
 
Chabuddy G’s best bits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obHVXrqogr8
 
UK Garage Horseracing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq99acy8xdE
 
Azzido Da Bass – Dooms Night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cYwggM2UGk
 
DJ Deekline – I Don’t Smoke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu7Hyk14s0g
 
Marcus Brigstocke in Barking – I Don’t smoke the reefer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eWQFV9ulV8
 
Oxide and Neutrino – Bound 4 da Reload
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ-27rdwJPs
 
The Streets – Dry Your Eyes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyHr-4SeILI
 
People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan – Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy6cAyHXrE4

S01 E08 - Nuns on the Run (1990)

Produced by an ex-Beatle, starring an ex-Python, written and directed by an ex-Yes Minister writer. What's not to like about Nuns on the Run? Guy and Rob look to answer that question in episode 8 of Britcom Goes to the Movies.
As well as Nuns on the Run, we delve deeply into Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister and shallowly into the Swiss cheesy electro band Yello. There's plenty about Handmade films and what they did for the British movie industry.
Now we get close to the end of the series, the battle for quiz scores is hotting up, with very little to separate the two hosts. This one gets a bit shouty!
Yes Minister - Who reads the papers?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGscoaUWW2M
Yes Minister - The Best of Sir Humphrey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WupyKCfB_E
Nuns on the Run - Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNkv_-zMElY
Nuns on the Run - Car Chase https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feQ3Xnn8WlY
Yello - The Race https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4QbJRAWvRU
Beyonce - He Still Loves Me (Directed by Jonathan Lynn)