Alan's Radio Play | Alan Partridge's Mid Morning Matters | Baby Cow

[@-dave3577]

"He got caught having a bubble bath with a boy in the 90's... so his confidence has taken a bit of a knock." LOL

[@danielworrall1433]

"His rates have gone through the floor"

[@albertmccready478]

@@danielworrall1433 Every cloud has a silver lining

[@gedofgont1006]

@@albertmccready478 And Alan always finds it!😸

[@sarahholland2600]

That was a dig at Johnathon King. 😁

[@DarkAutumn3D]

I love how you can hear him saying "remarkable!" over and over in the background the emulate a crowd of people 😂

[@tommytoofar]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who spotted that 😂😂😂

[@123rfd1]

My favourite part of the whole sketch. Utter genius 😂

[@teckelteckels2730]

Remarkable!

[@Jackdaw5]

Yes he doesn't quite understand that a background murmur should be just that.

[@beijingbond]

The detail in this is remarkable, remarkable.

[@DrTune]

"My groin burns for you...." This is really a masterpiece.

[@Wolfington]

One of the best Partridge scenarios ever. The MMM stuff is some of the best. I don't understand people who moan that he's not as good as 90s Partridge

[@54spatula]

You’re bang on! It’s really cleverly done. Loved 90’s partridge, but this more than equals

[@borismuller86]

This Time just goes to show for good MMM really was.

[@G4mer_D4d]

Just found this guy. True talent. Wish I knew what yall talking about. Can't wait to find out

[@ColinIngus1]

@@G4mer_D4d O man you have some catching up to do. It goes right back to the early 90's with On the hour and The day today. Enjoy a marathon binge session.

[@seanlawman1518]

“I discarded my underpants Ages ago” 😂

[@geoffclements269]

I can't believe they used the Smash advert from the 70's for the robot laughter.

[@jafwilding]

I like that you can hear the beginning of the jingle at the end, as if Alan failed to edit it out.

[@Mcmotherfuckingrory]

@@jafwilding That is absolutely genius.

[@hmq9052]

This is precisely the sort of rubbish play we'd all write if we only had an afternoon to do it. And that's why we love AP

[@powerbite92]

I know a few people who get to write plays for Radio 4, and most people think theyre utter drivel. "Play in an Afternoon" Radio 4 would probably love it to be fair.

[@alexico909]

Are you mad? This is pure genius!

[@DrTune]

"Britain's cows have started lying down in different directions, causing rural panic".. OMG where does this genius spring from...

[@AndrewDixonMusic]

The way Alan looks at Simon when the play starts is just genius.

[@kennygrant5531]

All hopeful like a little boy - the nuance is world class

[@ignoblesurfer6281]

The little nod when he says "... quite badly!" like he's expecting Simon to turn around and not appreciatively.

[@simonlloyd7557]

MMM is the best Partridge series Coogan has ever done...The layering of jokes, the acting...everything...just perfection.

[@symmachus898]

Agreed. Favourite AP format by a shire mile.

[@rain_down_]

Agree - I think I've watched every format / show of Partridge and MMM is consistently the best. As you say, the acting, writing, jokes etc are absolutely brilliant. Quite like the fact that it's less well know than a lot of the other shows - it's a real hidden gem.

[@Emma-R]

Yeah, not to mention the brilliance of Sidekick Simon.

[@owencampbell8799]

The way coogan looks at key is priceless at the start. He’s like a child looking for approval

[@Berticus7]

"heave herself round the course" hahahaha

[@Inferencer]

if you listen closely you can hear him say "remarkable" like 50 times in the background of the radio show, i expect its supposed to be background conversation

[@_wormlet]

Partridge is actually getting better as time goes on

[@timmg3139]

That is actually the funniest thing I’ve ever seen. Pissing myself

[@josemaria8177]

William Shakespeare has been real quiet ever since this extraordinary play dropped

[@762mm7]

There's levels to the game and Billy is only too aware of this

[@ThomasCorfield]

But that's becuase he's dead. He's been dead for ages.

[@deancooper9000]

@@ThomasCorfield Blaaahahahahahaha

[@ots1634]

he died 100s of years ago?

[@ThomasCorfield]

@@ots1634 DEFINATELY before last Thursday.

[@pabloqtoo]

"My garlic beauty" Tim Key hangs on for dear life as Coogan covers up the traffic report.

[@joemiller9445]

I think it’s ‘Gallic’

[@tonemc6047]

Hawkins laugh as it goes into the smash advert ,genius

[@DrTune]

Oh goodness yes, had not noticed - he stole the Smash advert (a wonderful cultural reference in itself) to get the robot voice, and then didn't trim it properly. Damn. It's a bit of a masterpiece this clip

[@davidodwyer6673]

That radio play is amazing. I really hope it gets a second series.

[@B6kmd]

Lovely stuff you might say

[@tommytoofar]

Give him another series you swine....

[@SuperCholdi]

There is to be no second series.

[@ColinIngus1]

@@SuperCholdi WhoOoOoOo do you think you are...

[@ianallansmith5094]

@@tommytoofar Yeah give 'im another series yer SHIT.

[@PSUK]

At the end of the Steven Hawking part, where robots are laughing you can just hear the start of the Smash commercial. Remarkable.

[@willsuttie3683]

Remarkable!

[@thesprawl2361]

The fact that he tried to time the moment when the play restarted with his own live dialogue, and failed very slightly, is genius. It's like that round from I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue.

[@JohanHerrenberg]

Pick Up Song!

[@duncanthomson7894]

Let me just slip these socks off... "...lip these socks off..." That and Stephen Hawking's robotic laugh get me each and every time 😆

[@iorekby]

The bit that finished me was when he reads the listener feedback to the play and a guy called John has texted in to say "I'm sure it was good at the idea stage..." 😂😂😂

[@bingefeller]

I like how Alan auditions actors for the role of Professor Hannigan (sharp as a tack) and gave it to himself.

[@jonboy8951]

One of the greatest partridge moments, the for mash get smash soundbite kills me

[@miguelurdaci7884]

To the comments to see if anybody else had spotted that. "They peel them with the stealing knives, and then they smash them all to bits"

[@misteral1083]

Same!

[@michaelmcgovern7139]

@@miguelurdaci7884 steely (damn voice to text)

[@blazepond5518]

remarkable! one of my favourite AP moments

[@butterflymoon6368]

- "Last time I checked my lanyard" - "sharp as a tack"

[@stuartmarley6326]

how Tim Key keeps a straight face through all this is beyond me

[@atb89]

This just in: You can do more than one take.

[@mattwarrington1]

Tim breaks when Alan says "partridge playhouse presents" about 5 seconds into this video

[@WeaselKing1000]

Remarkable! Remarkable! Remarkable!

[@Frank-om4fc]

This bloke is a comedic genius...

[@humann5682]

I thought I was going to die from laughter when I first watched this. Truly peerless comedy.

[@kevinbrennan7733]

"I'm going to kiss you, so you better open your mouth. Very wiiiiide".... Imagine having the balls to say this. Hannigan was a G

[@Millennial_Mike]

This scene is pure genius! That Stephen Hawking voice is amazing.

[@daverage4729]

Sound just like one of the robots from the old 'Smash' ads when he starts laughing. Lol!

[@clevertrevor7360]

Coogan actually does a brilliant Hawking impression.

[@michaelwilson4114]

@@daverage4729 I think it actually is--you can hear the "For Mash, get Smash" tagline just starting to kick in immediately following the laugh.

[@squirrelhughes43]

0:03 does sidekick Simon break character here? Seems like a genuine laugh lol

[@ellie-tk4jy]

My favourite thing is how professors hawking sounds like Kraftwerk.

[@Aidandur]

.....or a Dalek 😂

[@DavidSmith-bi9yd]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DavidSmith-bi9yd]

I keep revisiting your comment, can't stop laughing at it so so funny(the kraftwerk bit)🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@brownayy]

Probably my favourite partridge bit. Watched it so many times

[@jafwilding]

I like how he wrote really sexual content, then becomes aware how odd it is when the boss woman comes in.

[@clevertrevor7360]

Yeah, and he reverts to Partridge when he says ' take your top off '

[@nagualdesign]

I want to hear the whole play now.

[@WillowJordan1979]

It devolved into him advertising Rover again, and he was told to stop it so he dubbed over it. "I've never felt this.." Neutral! .."about a car before." Too bad it's not in the video.

[@AlienInsect]

Remarkable!! Remarkable! . . . . . . . . . . . . Remarkable!!!!

[@gomey70]

'my groin burns for you' lmao

[@misteral1083]

That fade out of "For Mash Get Smash"!!! In common with so many others, I have to say that this is probably the best incarnation of AP.

[@isbestlizard]

I love how cows laying down in different directions is the stimulus for the panic o.o

[@jupitorious7925]

One of the greatest stories ever

[@dantaylor333]

Excellent! many thanks for your genius guy's. So many great comedy memories

[@ritch8088]

'Remarkable' !!

[@tobleramone]

1:57 Smash robots, lol.

[@rickgoblok1625]

coogan really shows his chops here - the acting is kinda masterclass stuff

[@Netlife-001]

The Golden Age .. lol !!

[@jamesley3743]

"Bubble bath with a boy"....haha....I nearly soiled my self!!

[@paulrouhan7288]

In the 90s.

[@synthesizerpatel7405]

And that made *ME* laugh!

[@TheEagleofSteel]

I had Kenco coming out of my nostrils!

[@andrewmaccallum2367]

Remarkable!!

[@futilityroom]

"For mash..." Brilliant.

[@louthegiantcookie]

Simon's horrified expression when Stephen Hawking shows up in the play kills me.

[@ellie-tk4jy]

"I don't understand this. I'm going over there"

[@thelonesoldier]

I think it's "I don't have to stand for this".

[@smallbluemachine]

@@thelonesoldier I thought it was what ellie said, but yours is an actual turn of phrase, so you win.

[@futilityroom]

It should be made into a radio play. Love it.

[@bingefeller]

"remarkable!"

[@day0walker]

"remarkable!"

[@123rfd1]

Remarkable!

[@centralshaft801]

Simon's understated reaction throughout is just right 👍🏾

[@paulrouhan7288]

"I discarded my underpants ages ago" Hannigan

[@cytone101]

The elastic had perished

[@johnharvey2850]

I'm stoned. This is just what I needed. Bless you, Mr Partridge.

[@FaisalSheikh82]

That was Hannigan not me...again Hannigan, not me.

[@Chinaboatman]

I think a Partridge special that was just Alan dreaming one of his dramas would be great. Just done as a one-off special, actually shot as if it had been produced.

[@jondingwall5941]

Reminds me of the time Michael Caine made a God awful movie in Stella street

[@ENigma-um8zw]

*That’s Hannigan, sharp as a tack*

[@davidrichards9126]

these uploads are always the highlight of the week.

[@mackaybrown4847]

Remarkable

[@MrPicklerwoof]

"My groin buuurns for you.."

[@ScottLAnderson92]

"take your top off"

[@JohanHerrenberg]

Total brilliance.

[@sampearson2102]

Lovely stuff.

[@Doctor180185]

Oh damn they didn't do the land rover bit 'He happens to drive a land rover .... end of' 😆

[@allisonday893]

I’m binging on AP lately. Not a bad one yet. They just get better 😂

[@DrTune]

There is no significant repetition either; just a seemingly infinite well of marvelous ideas

[@allisonday893]

@@DrTune absolutely agree!

[@SebNutter]

Background party chatter on loop. 'Remarkable!'. For Mash get Smash!

[@artomarto679]

Bloody brilliant

[@Lessons4Life]

I met side kick Simon. Great guy

[@halcyonanon]

“Remarkable!”

[@dukeofpreston3228]

😂😂 for ma.....😂😂 Genius

[@peteryeates8184]

I'de like to see a bit more content from Partridge Playhouse

[@nigelcarren]

This is Bloody Brilliant Bawdy Broadcasting!

[@matthewstone1362]

Did anyone else hear a snippet of "for mash get smash"?

[@atb89]

"Remarkable!"

[@MrPicklerwoof]

I want to know the cause of the cows lying down and how Hannigan solved the puzzle.

[@simonharris7223]

BBC logo on this, I wonder if mid morning matters will come to iPlayer?

[@davidb6681]

Speechless

[@jamesr141]

"You'll notice I shook your hand... quite badly."

[@burbercat3558]

love the cut at 1:57 where you just catch the smash robots "for smash get smash".

[@fissionchips8840]

"for mash get smash" 🤣

[@peteryeates8184]

Some of my favourite work from Partridge... Range Rover

[@julescapper4231]

Think they're low key knocking the radio 4 afternoon plays , some of them are not actually far off this

[@darrdarr1oo]

Simons smirk at partridge playhouse presents 😂😂

[@whathappenedtoclaudio]

1:35 "and in the end I got the part' look at his face after that!!!!!!

[@chrisburton8079]

Having a bubble bath with a boy in the 90s was scorned upon ! Utter madness

[@squirrelhughes43]

3:29 'Take yer top off'... 🤣

[@clevertrevor7360]

Reverts to Partridge.

[@measth]

Absolute class 😂😂😂

[@greatwhiteshark9192]

Yep.. Thats yer travel!! 😂😂

[@cartmanofsp]

NICE ONE HAWKS!

[@butterflymoon6368]

This is what I hear whenever I accidentally listen a radio play (which I don't)

[@annehebert510]

1:50 "Nice one Hawks"

[@razzt4227]

Too good la

[@jafwilding]

Of course, the bit about thinking that the traffic report was real is probably based on The War of the Worlds hysteria.

[@symmachus898]

MMM is my fave AP format by a shire mile.

[@humann5682]

"I discarded my underpants agggeeees ago"

[@highdownmartin]

Alan must be under enormous stress, theA417 doesn’t go within a hundred miles of Norwich. That’s what having a female producer can do to you.

[@zapkvr0101]

What is "mile"?