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Ideology Bites – How Obama vs Romney is actually Martin Sheen vs Jimmy Stewart
Contrary to popular belief, this years’s US Presidential Election is not between President Obama and Mitt Romney. No, it is actually between Jimmy Stewart and Martin Sheen. Here’s why. Its Obama vs Romney. Should you choose, your next month could … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Politics, TV
Tagged Armando Iannucci, Mr Smith Goes to Washington, Primary Colours, The Ides of March, The West Wing, Veep
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The Thick of It, The West Wing and that “hopey, changey thing” – Omnigenius #3
Pop Lifer is celebrating The Day Today gang’s fearsome stranglehold on most that is good in British comedy. Part 1 began where it almost all began with “The Day Today”. Part 2 delved into the strange, fascinating world of Alan … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Politics, TV
Tagged Armando Iannucci, Malcolm Tucker, Peter Mannion, Rebecca Front, Roger Allam, The Thick of It
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Knowing Alan, Knowing Us – Omnigenius, on “I’m Alan Partridge”
Pop Lifer is celebrating The Day Today gang’s fearsome stranglehold on most that is good in British comedy. Part 1 began where it almost all began with “The Day Today”. Part 2 takes up when the graphics finally stopped. Chris … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, TV
Tagged Alan Partridge, Armando Iannucci, Arthur Matthews, Chris Morris, David Quantick, Graham Linehan, Sally Phillips, Steve Coogan
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You’ve lost the news – Omnigenius #1, The Day Today
As we said in the last blog, it’s hard to be clever and funny at the same time but The Day Today is very clever and very, very funny. Clever in that it perfectly captures the self-importance of the media; … Continue reading
Omnigenius – A series celebrating The Day Today gang’s influence 1994 –
Of all the arts, comedy may be the trickiest and most complex. But it should never look that way. The business of laughter usually involves huge amounts of work developing an idea or a situation, as well as the invention … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, TV
Tagged Armando Iannucci, Arthur Matthews, Chris Morris, David Quantick, Graham Linehan, On the Hour, Rebecca Front, Steve Coogan, The Day Today
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