Which show was it that had clips from Victor Lewis-Smith? And Dick Spanner? Drawn a blank with Google.
Think it was Network 7. Victor Lewis-Smith went on to have his own show, TV Offal.
That sounds about right, yes! I had "Channel..." something in my head.
The Mary Whitehouse Experience. In particular the History Today sketches which they later span off into a series all of their own.
See that unloved comic genius?
The one with the foppish hair and dead end career? I am a aware of such an individual.
That’s you that is. That’s your LinkedIn CV page. Rob Newman: that’s your name.
That was a superb show and yet I've never found even a trace of it on YouTube to show the boys (who are old enough now to appreciate some of it). I can find wall to wall "Man from Auntie" but no MWE.
There was a friend of mine at school who had a more than passing resemblance to Hugh Dennis as the milky milky man in his winter coat.
Gilbert the Alien’s residency on Get Fresh.
A painfully bland and boring Saturday morning kids TV show that was made watchable by the anarchic spirit of a snotty-nosed alien.
Gilbert also had his own weekday evening show - a bizzare chain of conciousness surreal sketch show full of obscure cultural references about 50s football players and Englebert Humperdink and trying to sell 19th century paintings to Dieter Meier. It was the kind of humour you'd get on channel 4 after the pubs shut but it was on kids ITV at about 3.45 - I had to run home from 6th Form to catch it
He had short stint with a late night chat show too with guests like Cynthia Payne and Lee Bowery
Thomas the tank engine with its dark subtext.
Jam has to be the darkest comedy series ever made. The sketch where 2 parents sit in their living room discussing where their daughter disappeared in an offhand manner
Was Jam the series where they had the sketch about a bloke not wanting to jump off the top of a 13 story tower block in case he changed his mind on the way down so threw him self out of a 1st floor window 13 times instead?
Was it The Word where her off of L7 got her growler out
With Terry Christian back announcing "a snatch of L7 there". Genius!
Celebrity Deathmatch, claymation with gore!
Anything with Julia Davis in - Jam, Big Train
So many good memories. Worryingly it only seems like a few years ago but is probably knocking on for 25 years ago!
Nobody mentioned Ali Gee, yet?
Some of these performers did go on to bigger and better things, didn’t they.
“So would you give Margaret Thatcher a pearl necklace?”
I always liked Alexia sayle.
"Who's that fat b@@@@@d?"
He's still at it and it's rather funny (IMHO) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b083vq05
The Word has left a real impression. Google the segment, 'I'll do anything to be on TV'
Packet of three was good. It help launch both Jenny Eclair and Frank Skinner.
I remember first watching the Vic Reeves Big Night Out and being equally confused and entertained. Bonkers stuff.
Loved Game On, strangely even after they changed the actor of one of the main characters.
Red Dwarf will always be a favourite, but that's an obvious one.
Blackadder again was class.
Bottom Live was amazing, Lennie Henry live very different and er Jenny Powell.
Nobody mentioned Ali Gee, yet?
Some of these performers did go on to bigger and better things, didn’t they.
“So would you give Margaret Thatcher a pearl necklace?”
That was Daisy Donovan as the 'Angel of Delight' nterviewing Denis Healy. The 11 O'Clock show launched loads of careers - Ali G, Ricky Gervais, Jimmy Carr, MacKenzie Crook. Donnovan was actually the production company's receptionist before they put her on screen.
Never heard of the Jam, isn't YouTube fantastic. Just watched the first scene of the first episode and it was both unsettling and funny. The title sequence was like something from a horror film. I'm definitely going to keep watching it 😬
Never heard of the Jam, isn’t YouTube fantastic.
It started out as 'Blue Jam' late night (well early in the morning) on Radio One
Could have sworn it was Ali Gee that did that!
Tbh, I was shitfaced for most of the 90’s
Big Breakfast / TFI Friday were pretty edgy for the time they were on. I think everyone remembers the Shaun Rider incidents on TFI. So funny that Chris Evans ended up on Radio 2.
Channel 4 had the weirdest / craziest stuff on late at night. Does anyone remember TV Offal, or that Max Headroom show? There'd always be a manga, kung fu, or Godzilla film straight after that went on until 3 or 4 in the morning.
If you think Jam was weird, they did a version called "Jaaaaam" which was a remixed and distorted version, only played very late at night.
I'd never heard of Jam so I googled it. It's a Chris Morris outing. Because of course it is.
... christ that was dark.
Vids..
Got a light steph?
Jam was the work of unhinged minds.
Loved the Iannucci/Morris stuff, not only TV, Radio 1 used to have some good comedy on in the week a lot back then. I remember Lee and Herring being on there, Blue Jam, John Shuttleworth.
Late 90s channel 4 had some excellent programming on on a Friday too, Vids, Bits and the magnificent The Trip, if anyone remembers that?
I also discovered the Johnathan Meades programmes on BBC that are absolutely gems.
History Today is on YouTube. Not much else of the MWE is.
Yep Red Dwarf was a massive part of my growing up and outlook on life.
You lot must all have gone to bed early on a Friday night, because after The Word and Eurotrash, which were both superb, you know what came on?
BANZAI!
How I used to howl at Mr Shakey Hands Man.
Late night telly when we got back from the pub mainly involved watching the James Whale show which was just set up for him to be generally rude or obnoxious to his guests and every single show one of his phone in callers would manage to call him a **** before he could cut them off with his button thingy.... Followed by the hit man and her where absolute tools in white Ralph Lauren shirts would dance around the prettiest girl to terrible 90s house music but it was again watchable for Michaela Strachan who was very cute and Pete Waterman who was the biggest tool in the club trying to be cool and funny. After about 1am things got desperate and the TV pretty much went off air but we would still persevere and watch central job finder or cefax until the morning...amazing what amused us when we were 20 and stoned.
No Limits with Jenny Powell.
On no wait, that was the 80's.
What a thread for memories, although I'd never heard of Jam before either. Will have a watch later tonight.
Hitman and her was a staple after a night out, which was weird as it was essentially shit.
Who also used to wake up to Trans World Sport as well?
@thisisnotapoon
Yep posted a video before. Its such a random program...
Who also used to wake up to Trans World Sport as well?
They're was some good stuff on that, and I mostly hated watching sport.
That's reminded me of Kabaddi on a Sunday morning on Channel 4.
fantastic thread, so many memories that i need to look up on youtube.
just brought to mind one where i cant think who the presenter was, someone who went to on be a radio DJ was it? twas a heavy metal show, something along the lines of the Friday Metal Show or somethings and one of the presenters was a skinny metal head with glasses called Crusher or something equally inapt. always used to play Slayer and celtic frost etc....
but its the blonde lass im trying to place. mary anne hobbs? 'something' nightingale? (not anne)
There's three series of blue jam out there.
I still have Jam on DVD. On the back it says
Extras included in this package
One crashing airliner, eight tons of geese and a 50ft plutonium bum.
Those were the days…
Passengers.
I remember watching kabadi for the first time and it taking me really quite a long time to realise it doesn’t involve a ball
around the same fine C4 televised the International Inuit Indian Olympics
Chris Morris had a radio show before Blue Jam, I kept a cassette of some of it, I'll have to Youtube it. There was a bit where him and "Peter" stole a baby from outside a supermarket and took it back to the studio. Strapped balloons to it and spoons for wings... made "Big spoon baby balloon"! So bizarre.
Me and my came in pissed from a club one night and put the telly on. We're both convinced we saw this.. but can find no evidence of it anywhere... so does anyone on here have any recollection of: "At Home With Depeche Mode"?? A bit like Vic & Bob's Slade sketch, but... well, I can't remember much else about it tbh!
Hitman and Her got quite good when they started going to the rave / hardcore clubs.
I used to have such a crush on Michaela Strachan. I vaguely remember one episode (maybe the Hacienda one?) where her jaw was all over the place, so she obviously knew how to get into the spirit of things.
Late 90s channel 4 had some excellent programming on on a Friday too, Vids, Bits and the magnificent The Trip, if anyone remembers that?
I certainly remember Bits. Emily "Bouff" Booth... /sigh
I've met her incidentally, she's still hot AF. I have a photo somewhere.
just brought to mind one where i cant think who the presenter was, someone who went to on be a radio DJ was it? twas a heavy metal show, something along the lines of the Friday Metal Show or something and one of the presenters was a skinny metal head with glasses called Crusher or something equally inapt. always used to play Slayer and celtic frost etc….
but its the blonde lass im trying to place. mary anne hobbs? ‘something’ nightingale? (not anne)
That was mentioned earlier, Raw Power. It was formerly the Power Hour IIRC. Krusher is still with us, he's a mate of someone on STW's dad IIRC. As I remember it the main presenter was Phil Alexander, with Krusher having a segment in the middle of it.
The blonde lass was named Ann Kirk I believe.
Wow, I'd fogotten about Rapido. Loved that.
Bits:
I have a photo somewhere.
Found it. Bouff:
Trust me. I know what I'm doing.
That was mentioned earlier, Raw Power. It was formerly the Power Hour IIRC. Krusher is still with us, he’s a mate of someone on STW’s dad IIRC. As I remember it the main presenter was Phil Alexander, with Krusher having a segment in the middle of it.
The blonde lass was named Ann Kirk I believe.
oooh this isnt the one i remember. dont recognise him at all, nor her name.
im thinking of something else so i need to go a-googling.
