All British Comedy Explained

Abigoliah Schamaun and Tom Salinsky
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Tom Salinsky explains all of British television comedy to Abigoliah Schamaun, one show at a time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 2.1 Fawlty Towers Explained

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    2.1 Fawlty Towers Explained

    All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun, by Tom Salinsky 2.1: Fawlty Towers. Released 19 February 2026. Still casting an enormously long shadow over the British sitcom landscape, John Cleese and Connie Booth’s even dozen of frenetic farces have been delighting audiences since their first transmission in the late 1970s. We watched “The Hotel Inspectors” from the first series and “The Kipper and the Corpse” from the second series. If you want to watch them, episodes pop up on iPlayer from time to time, as well as on YouTube. Next time we will be watching evergreen classic The Good Life. We’ve chosen the second episode of the first series, “Say Little Hen” and the fifth episode of the third series, “The Wind-Break War”. Here’s a long list of social media systems where you can find the podcast and us. The podcast JOIN OUR PATREON https://patreon.com/BritishComedyPodhttps://substack.com/@allbritishcomedyMailing list: http://eepurl.com/jnPC56allbritishcomedy@gmail.comhttps://allbritishcomedy.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@AllBritishComedyExplainedhttps://www.instagram.com/britishcomedypodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@britishcomedypodhttps://bsky.app/profile/allbritishcomedy.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@britishcomedypodhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/allbritishcomedyAbigoliah Schamaun https://abigoliah.comhttps://www.youtube.com/Abigoliahhttps://www.instagram.com/abigoliahhttps://www.tiktok.com/@abigoliahTom Salinsky https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/in-the-print-8y4shttps://tomsalinsky.co.ukhttps://www.facebook.com/tomsalinskyhttps://www.instagram.com/tomsalinskyhttps://www.tiktok.com/@tomsalinsky1972https://bsky.app/profile/tomsalinsky.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@tomsalinskyAll 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.

    1 h 8 min
  2. 1.9 Season One Explained

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    1.9 Season One Explained

    All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun, by Tom Salinsky Episode 9: Season One Explained For our next set of shows, we’ll be looking at some classic SITCOMS all of which became firm favourites with the public. 1.     Fawlty Towers. Still the yardstick by which other sitcoms are measured. 2.     The Good Life. By far the best of the “French windows” genre. 3.     Absolutely Fabulous. Ripped through the world of fashion and PR like a hurricane and gifted us indelible comedy characters. 4.     The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin. The Good Life’s weirder, darker suburban cousin, anchored by the majestic Leonard Rossiter. 5.     Hancock’s Half Hour. The root of the sitcom family tree, as vital to the form as The Goons was to surreal sketch comedy. 6.     The Vicar of Dibley. What’s Saunders without French? And this shows that a sitcom all the family can enjoy doesn’t have to be toothless or timid. 7.     Yes (Prime) Minister. Urbane and sharply satirical, but it never forgets to be breathtakingly funny. 8.     Dad’s Army. Everybody’s favourite, and the start of the ensemble sitcom. That’s our plan for the next eight episodes. We do hope you can join us. We’ll start with Fawlty Towers from which we’ll watch the fourth episode of the first series “The Hotel Inspectors”, and the fourth episode of the second series “The Kipper and the Corpse”. Here’s a long list of social media systems where you can find the podcast and us. The podcast ·      allbritishcomedy@gmail.com ·      https://allbritishcomedy.com ·      https://www.youtube.com/@AllBritishComedyExplained ·      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://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.

    40 min
  3. Pippa Evans Explains I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue

    29 JANV.

    Pippa Evans Explains I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue

    All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun and Tom Salinsky Pippa Evans explains I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue. Released 29 January 2026. Pippa Evans is also known as country singer Loretta Maine, she’s a mainstay of Showstopper The Improvised Musical and a frequent guest of The Comedy Store Players. She’s also made 26 appearances on I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue, and is now one of the series regulars. Pippa’s recommendation for us to watch is Desmond’s.Her charity of choice is Holy Corner Community Playgroup https://holycorner.org/Next time we’ll be wrapping up our coverage of Season One and looking forward to Season Two. Here’s a long list of social media systems where you can find the podcast and us. The podcast ·      https://substack.com/@allbritishcomedy ·      Mailing list: http://eepurl.com/jnPC56 ·      allbritishcomedy@gmail.com ·      https://allbritishcomedy.com ·      https://www.youtube.com/@AllBritishComedyExplained ·      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://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.

    49 min
  4. 1.8 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue Explained

    22 JANV.

    1.8 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue Explained

    All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun, by Tom Salinsky 1.8: I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue. Released 22 January 2026. After writing and rehearsing actual sketches started to look like too much work for too little pay (this is radio after all), Graeme Garden wondered if there was some way of keeping the I’m Sorry I’ll Read That Again team together but just having them be silly for half an hour. Luckily for him, and us, there was. Various episodes of I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue can be found all over the Internet, with recent editions usually up on BBC Sounds. We’re listening to one early episode before producer Jon Naismith shook it up (series 6, episode 6), one episode post Willy Rushton but now visiting big regional theatres (series 42, episode 2) and one from last year (series 83, episode 1). Next time we’ll be wrapping up our coverage of Landmarks and looking forward to Season Two. Here’s a long list of social media systems where you can find the podcast and us. The podcast https://substack.com/@allbritishcomedyMailing list: http://eepurl.com/jnPC56allbritishcomedy@gmail.comhttps://allbritishcomedy.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@AllBritishComedyExplainedhttps://www.instagram.com/britishcomedypodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@britishcomedypodhttps://bsky.app/profile/allbritishcomedy.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@britishcomedypodhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/allbritishcomedyAbigoliah Schamaun https://abigoliah.comhttps://www.youtube.com/Abigoliahhttps://www.instagram.com/abigoliahhttps://www.tiktok.com/@abigoliahTom Salinsky https://tomsalinsky.co.ukhttps://www.facebook.com/tomsalinskyhttps://www.instagram.com/tomsalinskyhttps://www.tiktok.com/@tomsalinsky1972https://bsky.app/profile/tomsalinsky.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@tomsalinskyAll 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.

    48 min
  5. Andrew Gillman Explains The Day Today

    15 JANV.

    Andrew Gillman Explains The Day Today

    All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun and Tom Salinsky Andrew Gillman explains The Day Today. Released 15 January 2026. Andrew Gillman’s comedy CV is hugely extensive, from early work with Ruby Wax to That Peter Kay Thing and countless others, but possibly the highlight is The Day Today which asked an awful lot of him, all of which he was able to deliver. Andrew’s recommendation for us to watch is Michael Palin and Terry Jones’s anthology series Ripping Yarns. Next time we’ll be listening to selected episodes from various eras of I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue. The most recent series and a few from the archives are on BBC Sounds. Here’s a long list of social media systems where you can find the podcast and us. The podcast https://substack.com/@allbritishcomedyMailing list: http://eepurl.com/jnPC56allbritishcomedy@gmail.comhttps://allbritishcomedy.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@AllBritishComedyExplainedhttps://www.instagram.com/britishcomedypodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@britishcomedypodhttps://bsky.app/profile/allbritishcomedy.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@britishcomedypodhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/allbritishcomedyAbigoliah Schamaun https://abigoliah.comhttps://www.youtube.com/Abigoliahhttps://www.instagram.com/abigoliahhttps://www.tiktok.com/@abigoliahTom Salinsky https://tomsalinsky.co.ukhttps://www.facebook.com/tomsalinskyhttps://www.instagram.com/tomsalinskyhttps://www.tiktok.com/@tomsalinsky1972https://bsky.app/profile/tomsalinsky.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@tomsalinskyAll 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.

    1 h 1 min
  6. 1.7 The Day Today Explained

    8 JANV.

    1.7 The Day Today Explained

    All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun, by Tom Salinsky 1.7: The Day Today. Released 8 January 2026. A big tradition in British comedy used to be that of shows getting an early experimental (and inexpensive) radio outing before being let loose on a bigger (more expensive) television stage. After twelve episodes of bizarre news spoof On The Hour had been transmitted on BBC Radio 4, a television version seemed inevitable. There were only six episodes of The Day Today but from them flowed award winning plays, more sketch comedy, defining modern political satire, questions in the House of Commons about made up drugs, and of course Alan Partridge. Next time we’ll be listening to the incredibly long-running “antidote to panel games” I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue. Various episodes are floating around the Internet, sometimes even on BBC Sounds. We’re going to be listening to series six episode six, series 42 episode two and – if Abigoliah can stand it – series 83, episode two. Here’s a long list of social media systems where you can find the podcast and us. The podcast https://substack.com/@allbritishcomedyMailing list: http://eepurl.com/jnPC56allbritishcomedy@gmail.comhttps://allbritishcomedy.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@AllBritishComedyExplainedhttps://www.instagram.com/britishcomedypodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@britishcomedypodhttps://bsky.app/profile/allbritishcomedy.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@britishcomedypodhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/allbritishcomedyAbigoliah Schamaun https://abigoliah.comhttps://www.youtube.com/Abigoliahhttps://www.instagram.com/abigoliahhttps://www.tiktok.com/@abigoliahTom Salinsky https://tomsalinsky.co.ukhttps://www.facebook.com/tomsalinskyhttps://www.instagram.com/tomsalinskyhttps://www.tiktok.com/@tomsalinsky1972https://bsky.app/profile/tomsalinsky.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@tomsalinskyAll 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.

    43 min
  7. Emma Manton Explains The Office

    1 JANV.

    Emma Manton Explains The Office

    All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun and Tom Salinsky 1.6.5: Emma Manton explains The Office. Released 1 January 2026. One of a number of people who filled out the world of Wernham Hogg, Emma Manton has used her earlier experience making an iconic television show as a springboard to an incredible career which has encompassed music, theatre, puppetry, circus and we can only assume firewalking and basejumping are just around the corner. Emma’s recommendation for us to watch is The Royle Family.Emma’s charity of choice is Phone Credit for Refugees. https://www.pc4r.orgNext time we’ll be watching The Day Today which is not currently streaming but many episodes and dozens of clips can be found on YouTube. There are only six episodes and we’re going to watch the third and the sixth. Here’s a long list of social media systems where you can find the podcast and us. The podcast https://substack.com/@allbritishcomedyMailing list: http://eepurl.com/jnPC56allbritishcomedy@gmail.comhttps://allbritishcomedy.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@AllBritishComedyExplainedhttps://www.instagram.com/britishcomedypodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@britishcomedypodhttps://bsky.app/profile/allbritishcomedy.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@britishcomedypodhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/allbritishcomedyAbigoliah Schamaun https://abigoliah.comhttps://www.youtube.com/Abigoliahhttps://www.instagram.com/abigoliahhttps://www.tiktok.com/@abigoliahTom Salinsky https://tomsalinsky.co.ukhttps://www.facebook.com/tomsalinskyhttps://www.instagram.com/tomsalinskyhttps://www.tiktok.com/@tomsalinsky1972https://bsky.app/profile/tomsalinsky.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@tomsalinskyAll 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.

    46 min
  8. The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show Explained

    25/12/2025

    The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show Explained

    All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun, by Tom Salinsky Christmas Specials. Released 25 December 2025. What is Christmas without Eric and Ernie? Of course we’re watching the 1971 Morecambe and Wise Christmas special which includes Shirley Bassey singing Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, Ernie’s Robin Hood play starring Glenda Jackson and most famously of all, Andre Previn conducting Grieg’s Piano Concerto. Next time we’ll be watching The Day Today which is not currently streaming but many episodes and dozens of clips can be found on YouTube. There are only six episodes and we’re going to watch the third and the sixth. Here’s a long list of social media systems where you can find the podcast and us. The podcast https://substack.com/@allbritishcomedyMailing list: http://eepurl.com/jnPC56allbritishcomedy@gmail.comhttps://allbritishcomedy.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@AllBritishComedyExplainedhttps://www.instagram.com/britishcomedypodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@britishcomedypodhttps://bsky.app/profile/allbritishcomedy.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@britishcomedypodhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/allbritishcomedyAbigoliah Schamaun https://abigoliah.comhttps://www.youtube.com/Abigoliahhttps://www.instagram.com/abigoliahhttps://www.tiktok.com/@abigoliahTom Salinsky https://tomsalinsky.co.ukhttps://www.facebook.com/tomsalinskyhttps://www.instagram.com/tomsalinskyhttps://www.tiktok.com/@tomsalinsky1972https://bsky.app/profile/tomsalinsky.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@tomsalinskyAll 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.

    42 min
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Tom Salinsky explains all of British television comedy to Abigoliah Schamaun, one show at a time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Création
    Abigoliah Schamaun and Tom Salinsky
  • Années d’activité
    2025 - 2026
  • Épisodes
    19
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    Contenu explicite
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