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in SeriesThe Kids in the Hall Season 6 Is Still Kids in the Hall, But They’re Older Now
After 27 years, The Kids in the Hall has finally returned for Season 6. That’s what I’ve decided to call it by the way. I suppose you could call it a reboot if you like, or The Kids in the Hall (2022) Season 1, but that’s just terribly clunky looking and I don’t care for […] More
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The Gallows Humour of British Sketch Show Jam
A man holds up a corner shop with a gun lodged in his stomach, a six-year-old girl hired to cut up a body, and the world’s worst, strangest doctor are all common, unadulterated features in the venomous, astonishing realm of Chris Morris’ Jam (2000). It’s every bit cruel as it is comedic. It practically cannot […] More
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Behind The Bastards At SF Sketchfest: A Bagel Tossin’ Review
This story doesn’t begin with a live recording of a podcast like it should. Instead, it begins in a 1993 Toyota pickup truck, attempting to climb its way through the Sierra Mountains. What should have been a four-hour drive from Reno to San Francisco turned in to an eight-hour snowy trek through the mountains. It […] More
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Monty Python at 50: Greatest Hits and Dead Parrots
October 5th 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Monty Python troupe’s collective debut, with the first episode of the television show Monty Python’s Flying Circus airing on BBC1 at 11pm on October 5th 1969. There was little fanfare and the Radio Times entry at the time suggests little anticipation or excitement. But from such […] More
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Monty Python’s Absurdist Comedy Paved the Way For Mr Show
When Monty Python’s Flying Circus premiered in the UK on October 5, 1969, no one knew what to expect. Pitched simply as a comedy show with some sketches, it was clear immediately that it was so much more than that. Inspired by the British radio program The Goon Show (1951–1960), the Python troupe sought to […] More
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Knife, black midi, Mueller, and More!
Welcome to What’s the Buzz, where members of our staff provide you with recommendations on a weekly basis. This week’s entries come from: Brien Allen, Don Shanahan, Bryan O’Donnell, John Bernardy, Hawk Ripjaw, and Andy Hageman. Bryan: The new London-based experimental rock band black midi released their debut album, Schlagenheim, on June 21, and I […] More
