Talking Bottom

Our Lamb & Flag pub menu tea towel was a hit with Dick Head... At least we think he said hit 😉 We have a few available to buy. If you'd like one, drop us a DM for cost (+ postage). No, we can't stick it on the slate! Thanks to @scr33nag3r for the design. Faaaantastiiic work!

Whats that? DICK HEAD HIMSELF narrates the audiobook version of Talking Bottom: A Guide to The Cult Sitcom? This calls for some pints in half-pint glasses! audible.co.uk/pd/Talking-Bot…

“English summertime, gets you right there doesn’t it? Have you ever seen such glorious sunshine?” “Close the curtains.” Hope you’re enjoying your Sunday fishfinger and have called the local Vicar a steaming great twat!

I wonder if anyone called that number?!

@TrentHawkin Unrumble!

@talkingbottom in one episode... yeah youtube.com/watch?v=5-iZT3…

One of the best jokes in the whole show. So simple yet brilliant.

@IrkthePurists That’s a def a line used in one of the Bill and Ted films when they are trying to distract someone but it’s not one I recall Rik Mayall ever doing.

Comedy scholars, I have a memory of a Rill Mayall character trying to distract someone by pointing to the sky and shouting ‘Look up there, it’s the Goodyear blimp!’ What show was it?

It was THE book of the 80’s! Ben, Lise and Rik treated over 800,000 lucky readers with a book that was both hilarious and a worthy follow-on to The Young Ones. This weeks podcast ep is all about Bachelor Boys: The Young Ones book! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tal…

Talking Bottom t-shirts are availble in white or black (if you want them stained then you’ll have to soil them yourself). We’ve got various sizes - DM if you want one. Obviously for just cash, no sweets. And the only haggling we’ll do is upwards.

Apart from The Office and Steptoe/Sandford and Son, UK comedies don’t have a great record of being remade in the U.S. - and The Young Ones remake “Oh No, Not Them” definitely lands in the “failed” category. Our review here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tal…

“It’s as if someone hit their head when explaining an episode of The Young Ones.” - Mat. “I cannot recommend anyone watches this.” - Ange. “Proper dogshit.” - Paul. Hear more of our thoughts on The Young Ones’ U.S. pilot episode “Oh No, Not Them” here! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tal…

@IANdrewDiceClay Have not seen this before… love it!

@rickymakescrap I know, it’s just our bit of fun.

@talkingbottom "Rorschach from Watchmen" 😆 - Jackie Earle Haley is well known outside of that.

Did you know there was an attempt to remake The Young Ones in the USA, with a pilot episode titled “Oh No, Not Them” shot in 1989, starring Nigel Planer as Neil, Rorschach from Watchmen, and various others? We watched it and it’s… well, find out here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tal…

@ShakeMySprouts You could get a slap up grill for that!

@talkingbottom Neil wants £10 for us to watch it? He'll no doubt want my copy of Girly World as well if he knew I had it.

@capt_grenville Very. It’s like someone fed a load of elements of what makes The Young Ones unique into Chat GPT and asked it to write them an episode in a US sitcom format.

@talkingbottom How bad was it?

Finally, Dick’s coming in your ears! The audiobook Talking Bottom: A Guide to the Cult Sitcom is OUT NOW, read by Bottom’s friendly pub landlord himself, Lee Cornes! Listen to it while doing heavy housework or having a wangle! audible.co.uk/pd/Talking-Bot…

@IANdrewDiceClay Ah thank you! She was lovely and so generous with her time - could have chatted more for hours.

@talkingbottom Could have genuinely listened to Lise Mayer talk about about 5 hours. She is so engaging. You guys did a wonderful job with it, too.

@talkingbottom did you ever see Dave The Cardboard box from Carrott's Lib? They're quite funny, even though Carrott seems to despise them.

Thank you Jamie! It’s better than War and Peace - and that book didnt have Dick Head reading it!

The Guardian @guardian gave “Rik Mayall: Magnificent B’Stard” four stars - and you know they have good taste because they made Talking Bottom “podcast of the week” once. Our thoughts on the new Rik doc and his immense legacy, here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tal…