https://www.spreaker.com/show/talking-bottom11mafekingparade@gmail.com]]>enSociety & CultureCopyright Paul Tanterhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6f7dade8bb9c3f5e79a16d3a18cb156d.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/talking-bottomThu, 11 May 2023 23:20:11 +0000Paul TanterPaul Tanterfeeds@spreaker.comThe Bottom podcast - three foxy stoats discuss and appreciate the world's greatest sitcom, courtesy of Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson, over an Esther Rantzen cocktail and pickled onion sandwich. From Paul Tanter, Mat Brooks and Angela Johnson. Find...11mafekingparade@gmail.com]]>yesepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10677959/peter-richardson-interview-the-comic-strtalkingbottom.podbean.com/08840f20-6eb4-3d9e-ab8a-0dc0074e41feThu, 11 May 2023 23:05:00 +0000Paul TanterOur guest for this very special episode is a titan of entertainment and one of the key figures in the rise of alternative comedy in the UK. He's an actor, director, writer and comedian who created The Comic Strip and is the man behind The Comic Strip...3515clean56fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10677959/helen-lederer-interview-it-s-lady-natashhttps://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>talkingbottom.podbean.com/87200381-81ef-33c1-befb-f9104780a3e1Fri, 03 Dec 2021 00:01:00 +0000Paul TanterThis weeks guest is the First Lady of Bottom. She's a comedian, author and actor who was part of the Comedy Store scene and whose credits include The Young Ones, Absolutely Fabulous, Saturday Live, Girls on Top, One Foot in the Grave, Naked Video and...https://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>5275clean55fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10677959/mark-searby-interviewhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Rik-Mayall-Comedy-Mark-Searby/dp/0995793123 The book "Talking Bottom: A guide to the cult sitcom" can be found to order at: https://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>talkingbottom.podbean.com/4f1e6eb3-d7bb-3bec-985e-e77d8c24a176Fri, 26 Nov 2021 00:01:00 +0000Paul TanterThis weeks guest quite literally wrote the book on Rik Mayall. He's a journalist, writer, film critic and broadcaster who's worked for Heat, Entertainment Focus, New Empress Film Magazine, Screenjabber and BBC Suffolk. He's the author of biography...https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rik-Mayall-Comedy-Mark-Searby/dp/0995793123 The book "Talking Bottom: A guide to the cult sitcom" can be found to order at: https://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>5480clean54fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10677959/grenville-horner-interviewhttps://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>talkingbottom.podbean.com/dce042b6-fc71-350d-8051-81269a26a47cFri, 19 Nov 2021 01:30:23 +0000Paul TanterImagine being able to literally create the world that Richie and Eddie inhabit. This week's guest has done just that, working as a Production Designer on series 3 of Bottom, plus on The League of Gentlemen, French and Saunders, Spiceworld, Episodes,...https://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>2128clean53fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10677959/jessica-mann-interviewhttps://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>talkingbottom.podbean.com/3af6c5ff-eb62-382c-879a-78b3a0abb600Fri, 12 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000Paul TanterMany of us grew up watching Rik and Ade's work. For many of us it was George's Marvellous Medicine and Bottom, for others The Dangerous Brothers and The Young Ones. But this week's guest got to grow up - for the duration of filming anyway - whilst...https://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>1211clean52fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10677959/jon-plowman-interviewhttps://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>talkingbottom.podbean.com/3b45642b-2df7-30b6-9c8b-28294c89e2feThu, 04 Nov 2021 23:00:00 +0000Paul TanterMatt Lucas calls him "the Godfather of TV comedy" and he's certainly got one of the most impressive CV's in the industry. Since joining the BBC in 1980, he's been instrumental in producing the very best of British sketch comedy including A Bit of Fry...https://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>3526clean51fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10677959/lisa-maxwell-interview-it-s-lily-linnekehttps://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>talkingbottom.podbean.com/e868655f-443e-3f26-b2d6-e4b7eca053f7Thu, 28 Oct 2021 23:05:00 +0000Paul TanterWe've inputted the data for this weeks guest and while her character in Bottom is a bit raggy round the edges, in real life she's an absolute cracker. She's a stage, screen and comedy veteren who's appeared in The Dark Crystal, In Deep, The Bill, The...https://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>4275clean50fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10677959/the-favouriteshttps://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>talkingbottom.podbean.com/1b90d7cd-7e24-33f1-ad17-2a779384068fThu, 28 Oct 2021 23:00:00 +0000Paul TanterTo round off this special 30th anniversary series, we take a look at the moments that make the show special to you. Using the 100% scientific method of asking people on social media, we delve into the fans favourite series, episodes, lines, moments...https://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>2441clean49fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10677959/mark-young-interviewhttps://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>talkingbottom.podbean.com/dd04c6f3-8be6-3f87-b3bc-b816eeb69845Thu, 21 Oct 2021 23:10:00 +0000Paul TanterTo accompany our episode on Waiting for Godot, we chat with Mark Young, a photographer who, in 1991 photographed Rik Mayall, Ade Edmonsdon and Christopher Ryan during their run of the show at the Queen's theatre, London. The conversation took place...https://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>1132clean47fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10677959/roger-sloman-interviewhttps://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>talkingbottom.podbean.com/4297d6b6-608e-3b3e-8259-129dc7cb26d9Thu, 21 Oct 2021 23:05:00 +0000Paul Tanter"Ello Boys!" Talking Bottom's guest this week is a veteran of stage and screen, recognisable from The Young Ones, Kevin Turvey, Blackadder, Cracker, Nuts in May, Eastenders and Inside Number 9. To us he will always be Hammermith's own Rachman, fuming...https://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>2191clean48fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10677959/s4e6-waiting-for-godot-the-human-conditihttps://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>talkingbottom.podbean.com/7c3daca6-801c-31b0-a345-4b3356708ae8Thu, 21 Oct 2021 23:00:00 +0000Paul TanterWanky analysis alert! Ok, actually Bottom has had numerous comparisons to Waiting for Godot over the years. Rik and Ade performed the play at uni and then more famously starred in a 1991 run in the West End at the same time Bottom debuted on TV. So,...https://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>3919clean46fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10677959/kevin-mcnally-interview-it-s-mr-sexhttps://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>talkingbottom.podbean.com/fb0a8950-496e-3e27-b31d-47168b6df85dThu, 14 Oct 2021 23:05:00 +0000Paul Tanter"Very droll sir, I've never heard that one before." One of the UK's busiest and best character actors sits down with Talking Bottom. This gent has not only embodied Tony Hancock and Captain Mainwaring but also starred in all of the Pirates of the...https://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>3064clean44fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10677959/s4e5-base-needshttps://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>talkingbottom.podbean.com/1f8a74f3-ce6e-3de0-a1f2-b32f849f5167Thu, 14 Oct 2021 23:03:00 +0000Paul TanterRichie and Eddie's end goal in life is the gratification of their base needs and carnal desires. What they want more than anything is a slap up grill, a lock in at the Lamb and Flag and shaggy shaggy shag with acres and acres of ladies... Paul, Mat...https://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>4clean45fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10677959/robert-llewellyn-interviewhttps://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>talkingbottom.podbean.com/6fcffbc8-5290-3e5f-97fa-c5c27b6fb928Thu, 07 Oct 2021 23:05:00 +0000Paul Tanter"I took Harrison's Point single handed." Talking Bottom chats with The Falkland's most famous veteran. He's a comedian, actor, writer, presenter, champion of green energy, Red Dwarf's series 4000 mechanoid Kryten and most importantly; Mr N. Stiles,...https://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>5509clean43fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10677959/s4e4-a-dark-and-gross-universehttps://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>talkingbottom.podbean.com/21892760-b6d5-31eb-934b-4c57af250a95Thu, 07 Oct 2021 23:00:00 +0000Paul TanterRichie and Eddie's Hammersmith is a unique world not only in comedy, but all of fiction. Where else are dogs served up in kebabs, amputees prosthetic legs stolen and the annual riot sees both the police and the local schoolkids participate? Mat, Paul...https://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>3292clean42fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10677959/lee-cornes-interview-it-s-dick-headhttps://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>talkingbottom.podbean.com/deac3548-3fe0-336d-ac91-40ca617b609eThu, 30 Sep 2021 23:05:00 +0000Paul TanterWhat - and I'll repeat that - what a guest we have this week!  "No, don't laugh." Well, actually do, because this gent was a lynchpin in the alternative comedy and scene and has appeared in more of our favourite comedies than he's served Pernods in...https://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>5066clean41fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10677959/s4e3-the-costumeshttps://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>talkingbottom.podbean.com/1c0e4d12-c2ee-3b85-8404-af7f5c0880dbThu, 30 Sep 2021 23:00:00 +0000Paul TanterThe costumes of Bottom are such an important part of the show's identity. All fans recognise Eddie's hat and glasses and Richie's voluminous pants and belt pulled up too high. Plus of course... Halloween. Angela, Paul and Mat talk about costume making...https://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>3018clean40fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10677959/paul-jackson-interview-part-1https://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>talkingbottom.podbean.com/c72d97e2-eeae-3cc5-852b-a63813396910Thu, 23 Sep 2021 23:05:00 +0000Paul TanterTalking Bottom is thrilled to be joined by legend of British comedy, Paul Jackson. He brought alternative comedy to the masses and was the man who got The Young Ones on TV (which he also directed), changing the face of sitcoms forever. Amongst working...https://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>3955clean37fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10677959/paul-jackson-interview-part-2https://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>talkingbottom.podbean.com/9a2db893-f74c-30c6-b09f-f1705e2ba026Thu, 23 Sep 2021 23:05:00 +0000Paul TanterTalking Bottom's interview with TV titan Paul Jackson continues as he discusses making Filthy, Rich and Catflap, seeing Rik and Ade in Waiting for Godot, slapstick, working with writers, special effects in sitcoms, producing TV in the US and...https://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>3601clean38fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10677959/s4e2-class-and-povertyhttps://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>talkingbottom.podbean.com/133ccd65-690d-3c76-b1df-c3a9457e6b71Thu, 23 Sep 2021 23:00:00 +0000Paul TanterThree media twats pontificate on class in sitcoms and the importance of it and poverty in Bottom. Paul, Mat and Angela talk about the classifications of class, sitcoms and sketches where class plays an important part. They cover Richie and Eddie's...https://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>4347clean39fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10677959/mark-lambert-interview-it-s-the-gas-manhttps://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>talkingbottom.podbean.com/94c7c49d-3d95-3079-8c7c-fa8b3ccceac4Thu, 16 Sep 2021 23:10:00 +0000Paul TanterHELLO MR GAS MAN! Talking Bottom prepares the steaming cold tea for a very special guest. Olivier award nominated veteren of stage and screen, Mark Lambert brings his frying pan and joins us for a chat. He tells all about his career, early days at Uni...https://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>3457clean35fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10677959/s4e1-physical-comedyhttps://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>talkingbottom.podbean.com/5f047af8-dccb-3aad-9d10-977a5ddc7baeThu, 16 Sep 2021 23:05:00 +0000Paul Tanter30 years ago today Bottom expolded onto British TV! To celebrate three decades of the world's best sitcom we are looking at some of the themes that make the show what it is. That's right, we're over-analysing it to fuck! First up is physical comedy....https://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>5986clean36fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10677959/bottom-live-5-2003-weapon-grade-y-frontshttps://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>talkingbottom.podbean.com/1bb07968-3b29-3d37-8729-c860a1c2537aThu, 09 Sep 2021 23:05:00 +0000Paul TanterIn the final live show, Eddie's locked himself away in the toilet and Richie finds he's been inventing gadgets. The pair embark on an adventure through time and space on-board Eddie's time machine "The Turdis" which is a toilet cubicle. Angela, Paul...https://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>3797clean34fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10677959/bottom-live-4-2001-an-arse-oddityhttps://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>talkingbottom.podbean.com/01a62bc7-2df2-3df8-ad52-e7e95cc27930Fri, 03 Sep 2021 01:52:39 +0000Paul TanterRichie and Eddie are back and still on the desert island. Searching for a means to escape, their desire to reach the theatre bar blurs the lines between fiction and reality as things get very meta and everything builds to a musical finale. Paul, Mat...https://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>3452clean33fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10677959/100-inside-a-y-e-a-r-week-talking-bottomhttps://unbound.com/books/bottom/

Right, we're off down the Maserati showroom.]]>talkingbottom.podbean.com/3f4e8193-7262-329d-a780-944a52321e03Mon, 05 Jul 2021 03:18:49 +0000Paul TanterOh God, oh God... this is real. In less time than it takes to read up to chapter one, sentence three in War and Peace, we have hit the funding target! Thank you to everyone who has backed the book and get to soddery everyone who hasn't. It's not too...https://unbound.com/books/bottom/

Right, we're off down the Maserati showroom.]]>245cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10677959/talking-bottom-book-update-75-funded-spltalkingbottom.podbean.com/4be22712-acbf-34aa-8755-a7d6546d9ecaSat, 03 Jul 2021 06:30:00 +0000Paul TanterAt this rate it's going to be longer than War and Peace and with more pics than The Joy of Sex! Thank you to everyone who's resisted the temptation to take their cash to Dr O'Grady's Personal Organ Enhancement Clinic and instead backed the book....179yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10677959/talking-bottom-book-50-funded-wait-until
Ta muchly to all you top Bottom fans getting us this far. If you're after a gift for the comedy fan in your life, check out what's available with the book here: https://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>talkingbottom.podbean.com/b400f7f5-f0dd-3726-b05e-66c55ec19f81Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:59:29 +0000Paul TanterAnd on the second day, the Lord said "let the book reach fifty ruddy percent funding already!" And then He backed the top tier that guaranteed Him a SIGNED first edition paperback of "Talking Bottom: A guide to the cult sitcom", a Lamb and Flag pub...
Ta muchly to all you top Bottom fans getting us this far. If you're after a gift for the comedy fan in your life, check out what's available with the book here: https://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>208yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10677959/talking-bottom-book-update-25-funded-alrhttps://unbound.com/books/bottom/dashboard to find out more about the book, how to support it and what else is available.

Right, we'd better pull our fingers out and get writing "Talking Bottom: A guide to the cult sitcom".]]>talkingbottom.podbean.com/cb86e975-8fc3-33f0-a0b3-276369705345Tue, 29 Jun 2021 02:43:43 +0000Paul TanterWe didn't think we'd be posting this after ONE DAY! Thank you so much to everyone who has backed the book already on Unbound and started snapping up the exta goodies available. You've got us to 25% funded already, which is a fantastic start and we're...https://unbound.com/books/bottom/dashboard to find out more about the book, how to support it and what else is available.

Right, we'd better pull our fingers out and get writing "Talking Bottom: A guide to the cult sitcom".]]>144yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10677959/talking-bottom-the-book-a-guide-to-the-c





First, though, we're crowdfunding via the publisher Unbound to make it a reality. Details at link below - pledge if you can and you'll get your name in the book and a nice bit of Talking Bottom objet d'arte in return if you choose some merch AND there's a chance to grab yourself an invite to a Hammersmith pub crawl (with all the lads on the Ark Royal) when we launch the book! Thanks for reading / pledging your support if you can. Please share to spread the word. https://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>talkingbottom.podbean.com/3d51254d-3a67-3b5b-b5b2-d891b4d7bdacMon, 28 Jun 2021 10:09:04 +0000Paul TanterAll right Dickens, get on with it! We're proud to announce that we've been commissioned to write a book about Rik and Ade's best ever sitcom - Bottom. It'll be a chance for us to expand on what we've learned during our podcast in order to create the...





First, though, we're crowdfunding via the publisher Unbound to make it a reality. Details at link below - pledge if you can and you'll get your name in the book and a nice bit of Talking Bottom objet d'arte in return if you choose some merch AND there's a chance to grab yourself an invite to a Hammersmith pub crawl (with all the lads on the Ark Royal) when we launch the book! Thanks for reading / pledging your support if you can. Please share to spread the word. https://unbound.com/books/bottom/]]>1312yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10677959/guest-house-paradisoMat, Paul and Angela dribble on about the Bottom universe, BBC rights, cinema viewings, fake vomit, filming stunts in reverse, saucy nymphs and happy endings. Plus a look at the original publicity materials released by the film distributor at the time, and of course the Talking Bottom quiz!
The Guest House Paradiso behind the scenes vid we talk about can be watched here: https://youtu.be/FOLpIBO-b0o]]>talkingbottom.podbean.com/058fc583-8a73-573b-a735-169a159e2d1aThu, 21 May 2020 23:05:00 +0000Paul TanterRik and Ade finally bring Bottom to the big screen, playing Richard "Richie" Thwaite (pronounced Twat) and Edward "Eddie" Elizabeth Ndingombaba (in other words it's Richard Richard and Eddie Hitler), who run the Guest House Paradiso - the worst hotel...Mat, Paul and Angela dribble on about the Bottom universe, BBC rights, cinema viewings, fake vomit, filming stunts in reverse, saucy nymphs and happy endings. Plus a look at the original publicity materials released by the film distributor at the time, and of course the Talking Bottom quiz!
The Guest House Paradiso behind the scenes vid we talk about can be watched here: https://youtu.be/FOLpIBO-b0o]]>4964yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10677959/bottom-live-3-hooligans-islandAngela, Paul and Mat discuss the fourth series of Bottom that never happened, Rik and Ade's set design, scripted fluffs, the squits, love albatrosses, wank biscuits, stage violence, Angus Deayton's autocue and 90's TV references. Plus some fiendishly difficult questions with the Talking Bottom Quiz!]]>talkingbottom.podbean.com/f33df8d7-d3e9-53e6-9177-ed8c50f2444aThu, 14 May 2020 23:05:00 +0000Paul TanterRichie and Eddie have been on a desert island for three years, following an ecstasy binge and a turn on a cruise liner as "The Great Arsehole and Norman", a job procured for them by theatrical impresario Sir "Pervy" Leslie McBlowjob. Now Eddie's on...Angela, Paul and Mat discuss the fourth series of Bottom that never happened, Rik and Ade's set design, scripted fluffs, the squits, love albatrosses, wank biscuits, stage violence, Angus Deayton's autocue and 90's TV references. Plus some fiendishly difficult questions with the Talking Bottom Quiz!]]>4731yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10677959/bottom-live-the-big-number-2-tourPaul, Mat and Angela ramble about Anne and Nick, great watch gags, pretend fluffs, the Queen's lavatory, being blocked by the Samaritans, Charles Aznavour, puns, gas, the play Cell Mates and Her Maj's Vag. Plus an absolute routing in the Talking Bottom Quiz!]]>talkingbottom.podbean.com/b6e1354e-7be5-5ef8-b470-b34059ae9b85Thu, 07 May 2020 23:05:00 +0000Paul Tanter"Have a wank!" Bottom tours the UK once more, filming Rik and Ade's performances at the Apollo Theatre Oxford. This time Richie and Eddie are planning on meeting the Queen when her procession traverses Mafeking Parade. But a combination of getting...Paul, Mat and Angela ramble about Anne and Nick, great watch gags, pretend fluffs, the Queen's lavatory, being blocked by the Samaritans, Charles Aznavour, puns, gas, the play Cell Mates and Her Maj's Vag. Plus an absolute routing in the Talking Bottom Quiz!]]>4833yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10677959/series-3-round-upMat, Paul and Angela talk about what they've discovered about the show, Jiffy condoms, humourous riots, Mafeking, people's reaction to the podcast and the passion many have for the final series.
We're back with a shorter series from next week while the world hunkers down.]]>talkingbottom.podbean.com/f270f789-42e9-53d8-a3cc-4ba4b17172e8Fri, 01 May 2020 02:49:12 +0000Paul TanterOk we're actually back really this time, look I haven't got my fingers crossed or anything. Talking Bottom returns with the season 3 round up! Mat, Paul and Angela talk about what they've discovered about the show, Jiffy condoms, humourous riots,...Mat, Paul and Angela talk about what they've discovered about the show, Jiffy condoms, humourous riots, Mafeking, people's reaction to the podcast and the passion many have for the final series.
We're back with a shorter series from next week while the world hunkers down.]]>1402yesfull