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Serious About Comedy

BBC 7 comedy discussion panel show hosted by Robin Ince
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A collection of episodes from Serious About Comedy, the BBC 7 British comedy discussion panel show, hosted by Robin Ince. Each episode involves reviews of new TV, radio, DVD, and (occasional) book releases, with three guest reviewers from the world of British comedy. The show ran for five series, between 2005 and 2007, with most installments archived in this collection.

  1. S1E1 - The Ape That Got Lucky, How to Start Your Own Country, Terry & June (Bruce Dessau, Stewart Lee, Sue Perkins) (11.2Mb)
  2. S1E4 - The Green, Green Grass, Still Game (Andrew Collins, Stephanie Merritt, Joel Morris) (25.6Mb)
  3. S1E6 - Tittybangbang, It Ain't Half Hot Mum, Old Harry's Game (Bruce Dessau, Natalie Haynes, Richard Herring) (25.6Mb)
  4. S1E7 - Dead Ringers, Bremner, Bird & Fortune, Curb Your Enthusiasm (Hils Barker, Mitch Benn, Dominic Maxwell) (25.6Mb)
  5. S1E8 - Spoons, Early Doors, Miles Jupp's Real World (Julian Hall, Joel Morris, Mark Watson) (25.6Mb)
  6. S1E9 - Love Soup, League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse, Paperback Hell (Steve Bennett, Alun Cochrane, Chris Neill) (25.6Mb)
  7. S1E10 - Blessed, The Consultants, The Complete Talking Heads (Stephen Armstrong, Andrew Collins, Natalie Haynes) (25.6Mb)
  8. S1E11 - Stewart Lee Stand-Up Comedian, Genius, The Thick of It (Justin Edwards, Dominic Maxwell, not Jon Holmes) (25.6Mb)
  9. S1E12 - Extras, The Daily Show, Serious About Comedy (Alun Cochrane, Laurence Howarth, Roger Jenkins, Stephanie Merritt) (25.6Mb)
  10. S2E1 - The IT Crowd, The Aristocrats, Chain Reaction (Natalie Haynes, Dominic Maxwell, Sue Perkins) (25.6Mb)
  11. S2E2 - The Art of Harold Lloyd, Nebulous, Stupid (Steve Bennett, Phil Kay, Howard Read) (25.6Mb)
  12. S2E3 - The Powder Room, Snuff Box, The Mitchell & Webb Situation (Dick Fiddy, Stephanie Merritt, James Rawlings) (25.7Mb)
  13. S2E4 - The Burkiss Way, May Contain Nuts, My Family (Neil Edmond, Julian Hall, Natalie Haynes) (25.6Mb)
  14. S2E5 - Ideal, King of the Hill, Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show (Stephen Armstrong, Hils Barker, Kevin Day) (25.6Mb)
  15. S2E6 - Maid Marian & Her Merry Men, Ayres on the Air, Thin Ice (Bruce Dessau, Janey Godley, Bruce Morton) (25.6Mb)
  16. S2E7 - John Shuttleworth's Open Mind, Everybody Hates Chris, Nightingales (Richard Herring, Jon Holmes, Dominic Maxwell) (25.6Mb)
  17. S2E8 - Green Wing, A Bit of Fry & Laurie, Political Animal (Dick Fiddy, Natalie Haynes, Chris Neill) (25.6Mb)
  18. S2E9 - Rob Newman's History of Oil, The Office US, The Lee Mack Show (Stephen Armstrong, Laurence Howarth, Sue Perkins) (25.6Mb)
  19. S2E10 - Bill Hicks, My Name is Earl, Graham Chapman (Bruce Dessau, Joel Morris, Ged Parsons) (25.6Mb)
  20. S2E11 - No Commitments, Suburban Shootout, American Dad (Dominic Cavendish, Stewart Lee, Dan Tetsell) (25.5Mb)
  21. S3E1 - Hamish & Dougal You'll Have Had Your Tea, Little Miss Jocelyn (Kate Copstick, Boothby Graffoe, Karen Dunbar) (25.6Mb)
  22. S3E2 - The 15-Minute Musical, Jammin' (Stephen Armstrong, Natalie Haynes, Danny Robins) (25.6Mb)
  23. S3E3 - GrownUps, Respectable, Not Today Thank You (Laurence Howarth, Stephanie Merritt, Chris Neill) (25.6Mb)
  24. S3E5 - Confetti, The News Quiz , Star Stories (Steve Punt, Dominic Maxwell, Orianne Messina) (25.6Mb)
  25. S3E6 - Denis Leary Live, World of Karl Pilkington, Pirates In An Adventure w Communists (Dick Fiddy, Josie Long, Ben Moor) (25.6Mb)
  26. S3E7 - Undone, The Phil Silvers Show, Ren & Stimpy (Julian Hall, Natalie Haynes, Ewan MacIntosh) (25.6Mb)
  27. S3E8 - Not Going Out, The Hollow Men (Marissa Burgess, Toby Foster, Roger Monkhouse) (25.6Mb)
  28. S3E9 - Lead Balloon, Erik the Viking (Dan Evans, Stephanie Merritt, Sue Perkins) (25.6Mb)
  29. S3E10 - LiveGirls Present Dogtown, Man to Man w Dean Learner, Bo in the USA (Andrew Collins, Dominic Maxwell, Henry Naylor) (25.6Mb)
  30. S3E11 - The Manchester Comedy Festival, The Party Line, Fear Stress & Anger - Marissa Burgess, Toby Hadoke,& Mick Miller (25.6Mb)
  31. S3E12 - The Catherine Tate Show, The Scanner, Police Squad (Dominic Cavendish, Sarah Kendall, Mark Watson) (25.6Mb)
  32. S4E1 - 15 Storeys High, Balls of Steel, Mark Watson Radio 4 (Lucy Porter, Andrew Marshall, Kevin Day) (25.6Mb)
  33. S4E2 - Waiting for God, The Lawrence Sweeney Mix, Saturday Night Live (Stephanie Merritt, Danny Robins, Andrew Collins) (25.6Mb)
  34. S4E3 - Borat, The Charlotte Church Show, Tight Spot (Stephen Merchant, Jason Byrne, William Cook) (25.6Mb)
  35. S4E4 - Masters of Comedy, Witty and Twisted, Kombat Opera (Kate Copstick, Neil Edmond, Steve Furst) (25.6Mb)
  36. S4E5 - Idiocracy, Red Nose Day, Shelley (Simon Munnery, David Reed, Tommy Shepherd) (25.6Mb)
  37. S4E6 - The Goodies, Rush Hour, The Arts and How They Was Done (Stewart Lee, Chris Neill, Dominic Maxwell) (25.6Mb)
  38. S4E7 - Extras, Louis Theroux The Most Hated Family in America, Mark Thomas - Sue Perkins, Dominic Cavendish, and Scott Capurro (25.6Mb)
  39. S4E8 - Victoria Wood, All Bar Luke, Best of Pete and Dud (Julian Hall, Orianne Messina, Justin Edwards) (25.6Mb)
  40. S4E9 - Ruddy Hell It's Harry & Paul, Saturday Live, Get a Grip (Gillian Reynolds, Stewart Lee, Paul Sinha) (25.6Mb)
  41. S4E10 - Peep Show, Arrested Development, Look Away Now (William Cook, Laurence Howarth, Janey Godley) (25.6Mb)
  42. S4E11 - Monty Python's Flying Circus, Another Case of Milton Jones, On the Blog (Kevin Day, Stephanie Merritt, Rob Deering) (25.6Mb)
  43. S4E12 - Annually Retentive, Cheers, Frasier, Fabulous (Danielle Ward, Neil Edmond, Andrew Marshall) (25.6Mb)
  44. S5E1 - The IT Crowd, Saxondale (Sarah Kendall, Marcus Brigstocke, Stephen Armstrong) (25.6Mb)
  45. S5E2 - Outnumbered, Bleak Expectations, The Best of French & Saunders (Steve Hall, Natalie Haynes, Dominic Maxwell) (25.6Mb)
  46. S5E3 - The Bearded Ladies, The Howerd Confessions, It's Mike Yarwood (Stephanie Merritt, Steve Punt, Joel Morris) (25.6Mb)
  47. S5E4 - Drop Dead Gorgeous, Self Storage, The Richard Lester Collection (Carrie Quinlan, Dick Fiddy, Andrew Marshall) (25.6Mb)
  48. S5E5 - Vent, Flight of the Conchords, Best of Kids in the Hall (Danny Robins, Sue Perkins, Chris Campling) (25.6Mb)
  49. S5E6 - It's Adam & Shelley, Robin's Nest, This is Your Life Radio 4 (John Bishop, Sarah Millican, Marissa Burgess) (25.6Mb)
  50. S5E7 - Sean's Show, Genius, The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle (Toby Hadoke, Janice Connolly, Alfie Joey) (25.6Mb)
  51. S5E8 - The Peter Serafinowicz Show, Fonejacker, Out to Lunch (Gillian Reynolds, Dan Maeir, Kevin Day) (25.6Mb)
  52. S5E9 - Family Guy, Katy Brand's Big Ass Show, Hazelbeach (Josie Long, Neil Edmond, Stephanie Merritt) (25.6Mb)
  53. S5E10 - Rob Newman History of World Backwards, Doug Stanhope Comedy Lab, Father Ted (James Bachman, Rob Deering, Julian Hall) (25.6Mb)
  54. S5E11 - Armstrong & Miller, The Omid Djalili Show, The Fast Show (Chris Neill, Sue Perkins, Andrew Marshall) (25.6Mb)
  55. S5E12 - Angelo's, The Mighty Boosh, Vic Reeves' House Arrest (Ed Byrne, Sarah Kendall, Dick Fiddy) (25.6Mb)

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