Tag Archives: Arthur Matthews

Knowing Alan, Knowing Us – Omnigenius, on “I’m Alan Partridge”

Posted on September 7, 2012 by PopLifer

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 →

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You’ve lost the news – Omnigenius #1, The Day Today

Posted on September 3, 2012 by PopLifer

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 →

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Omnigenius – A series celebrating The Day Today gang’s influence 1994 –

Posted on September 1, 2012 by PopLifer

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 →

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