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All British Comedy Explained

by Abigoliah Schamaun and Tom Salinsky

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3.4 The Thick Of It Explained

October 22, 2026 · 53 min

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…
3.3 Not the Nine O'Clock News Explained

October 8, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min

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…
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September 30, 2026 · 13 min

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…
3.2 That Was The Week That Was Explained

September 24, 2026 · 57 min

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…
Steve Nallon Explains Spitting Image

September 17, 2026 · 1 hr 21 min

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…

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3.1 Spitting Image Explained

September 10, 2026 · 59 min

All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun, by Tom Salinsky 3.1: Spitting Image. Released 10 September 2026. Our look at satire kicks off with the rubbery antics of Fluck and Law. We’ll look at a fairly early episode which…
Ask Us Anything

August 13, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun, by Tom Salinsky AMA. Released 13 August 2026. For the last of our summer break episodes, we take questions from you, our loyal listeners. We’ll be back soon with our episode on The Fast…
The Comedy Bureau Explained

July 30, 2026 · 1 hr 23 min

All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun, by Tom Salinsky The Comedy Bureau Explained – part two of one We’ve joined forces with our good friends at The Comedy Bureau to investigate the origins of the sitcom with stand-up…
I Love Lucy Explained

July 16, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

All British Comedy Explained… with Abigoliah Schamaun and Tom Salinsky I Love Lucy. Released 16 July 2026. Season Three is coming soon but in the meantime, Abigoliah is going to flip the script and talk Tom through the intricacies of a…
Jackass Explained

July 2, 2026 · 55 min

All British Comedy Explained… with Abigoliah Schamaun, Tom Salinsky and special guest Tom Watts Jackass. Released 2 July 2026. While we wait for Season Three to cook, here’s the first of an occasional series in which Abigoliah will explain…
Carry On Cleo Explained (Best Pick crossover)

June 25, 2026 · 1 hr 29 min

All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun, by Tom Salinsky Carry On Cleo. Released 25 June 2026. In a special crossover episode while we take a summer break from the regular pod, Abigoliah and Tom welcome the hosts of Tom’s other…
Season Two Explained

June 11, 2026 · 41 min

All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun, by Tom Salinsky 2.9: Season 2 reviewed. Released 11 June 2026. Our second season consisted of eight classic BBC sitcoms. Next time, we’re going to finally include some ITV and Channel 4…

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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.