2.1 Fawlty Towers Explained

All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun, by Tom Salinsky 3.4: The Thick of It. Released 22 October 2026. Armando Iannucci and an amazing team of writers and actors, plot, swear, improvise and panic their way through government in this sweaty sitcom which updates Yes Minister for the Blair years. Essential viewing. We’ll be watching the first ever episode and then we’ll meet Nicola Murray in series three episode two. Next time we’ll focus on the House of Commons as the centre of power and meet Alan B’Stard aka The New Statesman. We’ll watch series one episode six “Three Line Whipping”, and then series three episode five “Natural Selection”. Here’s a long list of social media systems where you can find the podcast and us. The podcast https://patreon.com/BritishComedyPod https://www.youtube.com/@AllBritishComedyExplained/join https://substack.com/@allbritishcomedy Mailing list: http://eepurl.com/jnPC56 [email protected] https://allbritishcomedy.com https://www.instagram.com/britishcomedypod https://www.tiktok.com/@britishcomedypod https://bsky.app/profile/allbritishcomedy.bsky.social https://www.threads.com/@britishcomedypod https://www.facebook.com/groups/allbritishcomedy Abigoliah Schamaun https://abigoliah.com https://www.youtube.com/Abigoliah https://www.instagram.com/abigoliah https://www.tiktok.com/@abigoliah Tom Salinsky https://thegangofthree.co.uk https://tomsalinsky.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/tomsalinsky https://www.instagram.com/tomsalinsky https://www.tiktok.com/@tomsalinsky1972 https://bsky.app/profile/tomsalinsky.bsky.social https://www.threads.com/@tomsalinsky All British Comedy Explained is produced by The Spontaneity Shop. If you enjoy this podcast, why not check out The Guilty Feminist with Deborah Frances-White, Tom’s other podcast Best Pick all about movies, or Abigoliah’s other podcast Neurodivergent Moments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun, by Tom Salinsky 3.3: Not the Nine O’Clock News. Released 8 October 2026. An even earlier example of alternative comedy than The Young Ones, this took the moribund sketch comedy form and infused radical new life into it as well as kickstarting at least half a dozen comedy careers. We’re going to watch series three episode three and the final episode, series four episode six. Next time we’ll be watching Armando Iannucci’s blackly gripping The Thick Of It. We’ll start with the very first episode and then we’ll swap Hugh Abbot for Nicola Murray and pick up with series three episode two. Here’s a long list of social media systems where you can find the podcast and us. The podcast https://patreon.com/BritishComedyPod https://www.youtube.com/@AllBritishComedyExplained/join https://substack.com/@allbritishcomedy Mailing list: http://eepurl.com/jnPC56 [email protected] https://allbritishcomedy.com https://www.instagram.com/britishcomedypod https://www.tiktok.com/@britishcomedypod https://bsky.app/profile/allbritishcomedy.bsky.social https://www.threads.com/@britishcomedypod https://www.facebook.com/groups/allbritishcomedy Abigoliah Schamaun https://abigoliah.com https://www.youtube.com/Abigoliah https://www.instagram.com/abigoliah https://www.tiktok.com/@abigoliah Tom Salinsky https://thegangofthree.co.uk https://tomsalinsky.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/tomsalinsky https://www.instagram.com/tomsalinsky https://www.tiktok.com/@tomsalinsky1972 https://bsky.app/profile/tomsalinsky.bsky.social https://www.threads.com/@tomsalinsky All British Comedy Explained is produced by The Spontaneity Shop. If you enjoy this podcast, why not check out The Guilty Feminist with Deborah Frances-White, Tom’s other podcast Best Pick all about movies, or Abigoliah’s other podcast Neurodivergent Moments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every month, our Patreon supporters at the £5 tier or above get a bonus episode and this month Abigoliah explains The Smothers Brothers to Tom. Enjoy the first 10 or so minutes and if you enjoy what you hear, why not consider becoming a member?

All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun, by Tom Salinsky 3.2: That Was the Week That Was. Released 17 September 2026. The granddaddy of television satire, this landmark show only ran for two series, but it utterly changed the face of television comedy, on both sides of the Atlantic. Most episodes have similar virtues and issues, but we’ve gone for series 1, episode 9. Next time we’ll look at the show that started it all, by which I mean this podcast, Not the Nine O’Clock News. After much deliberation, we’ve settled on series 3 episode 3 and series 4 episode 6. Thanks to the Independent Podcast Awards for the nomination. https://independentpodcastawards.com/IPA26/en/page/our-2026-shortlist Here’s a long list of social media systems where you can find the podcast and us. The podcast https://patreon.com/BritishComedyPod https://www.youtube.com/@AllBritishComedyExplained/join https://substack.com/@allbritishcomedy Mailing list: http://eepurl.com/jnPC56 [email protected] https://allbritishcomedy.com https://www.instagram.com/britishcomedypod https://www.tiktok.com/@britishcomedypod https://bsky.app/profile/allbritishcomedy.bsky.social https://www.threads.com/@britishcomedypod https://www.facebook.com/groups/allbritishcomedy Abigoliah Schamaun https://abigoliah.com https://www.youtube.com/Abigoliah https://www.instagram.com/abigoliah https://www.tiktok.com/@abigoliah Tom Salinsky https://thegangofthree.co.uk https://tomsalinsky.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/tomsalinsky https://www.instagram.com/tomsalinsky https://www.tiktok.com/@tomsalinsky1972 https://bsky.app/profile/tomsalinsky.bsky.social https://www.threads.com/@tomsalinsky All British Comedy Explained is produced by The Spontaneity Shop. If you enjoy this podcast, why not check out The Guilty Feminist with Deborah Frances-White, Tom’s other podcast Best Pick all about movies, or Abigoliah’s other podcast Neurodivergent Moments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun, by Tom Salinsky Steve Nallon Explains Spitting Image. Released 17 September 2026. Finding someone who could do the voice of Margaret Thatcher was key to the success of Spitting Image. Did they recruit Faith Brown? Ask Jessica Martin? See if Jan Ravens could pull it off? No, Steve Nallon recommended himself and it was an inspired booking. He tells us about learning to be a puppeteer, his interest in time travel and much, much more. Next time we’ll go right back to the beginning at watch series 1, episode 9 of That Was the Week That Was. Here’s a long list of social media systems where you can find the podcast and us. The podcast https://patreon.com/BritishComedyPod https://www.youtube.com/@AllBritishComedyExplained/join https://substack.com/@allbritishcomedy Mailing list: http://eepurl.com/jnPC56 [email protected] https://allbritishcomedy.com https://www.instagram.com/britishcomedypod https://www.tiktok.com/@britishcomedypod https://bsky.app/profile/allbritishcomedy.bsky.social https://www.threads.com/@britishcomedypod https://www.facebook.com/groups/allbritishcomedy Abigoliah Schamaun https://abigoliah.com https://www.youtube.com/Abigoliah https://www.instagram.com/abigoliah https://www.tiktok.com/@abigoliah Tom Salinsky https://thegangofthree.co.uk https://tomsalinsky.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/tomsalinsky https://www.instagram.com/tomsalinsky https://www.tiktok.com/@tomsalinsky1972 https://bsky.app/profile/tomsalinsky.bsky.social https://www.threads.com/@tomsalinsky All British Comedy Explained is produced by The Spontaneity Shop. If you enjoy this podcast, why not check out The Guilty Feminist with Deborah Frances-White, Tom’s other podcast Best Pick all about movies, or Abigoliah’s other podcast Neurodivergent Moments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.