Alan's Sad Stories | Alan Partridge's Mid Morning Matters | Baby Cow

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[@andrewnorth4857]

"Shit," she writes, because Gareth died.

[@josemaria8177]

I love that Quality Street tin in the corner. I can just picture Alan munching on some quality street after eating the biggest bowl of Alpen you've ever seen

[@jamie_rides]

Massive it was.

[@phoebewashington2709]

Well he's had to lay off the Toblerone after that barefoot drive to Aberdeen.

[@eoinreilly3925]

@@jamie_rides lovely stuff 😂

[@bingefeller]

I imagine his favourite is the toffee penny.

[@bockerwright4132]

@@bingefeller Nah he'd fist them into a discarded coffee beaker and pop it in the canal.

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

I don't dislike any incarnation of Alan. But him in a radio studio with a microphone, a sidekick and guests is all you need really to make the best IMHO

[@personalsigh]

I'm not sure if I don't not dislike this comment

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

@@personalsighlovely stuff 😂

[@dperson9212]

I think Mid Morning Matters is his finest work

[@StealthyLiving]

This iteration was my first introduction to Alan. Everything else was a sullen shadow of the brilliance of this character.

[@teckelteckels2730]

Abso-bloody-lutely!

[@aspergianheteroclite3014]

Love this scene. I love how observant Steve Coogan is. He never takes any of his material for granted. Everything is so meticulously planned and acted out.

[@AlanAttack]

What a beautiful story.

[@ddtk85]

This music always plays in mind when people start telling me sad stories. Ffs

[@ellie-tk4jy]

That talc for my bum and testes quote is often on my mind and I never knew which Alan episode it came from. I wish I could unhear it but it's lodged in my brain.

[@daverage4729]

"Gbh or attempted murder...I can't remember which..." lmao!

[@doodlebug2003]

It's the subtle little embedded remarks like this, that you can easily miss, but it's so well written, it really benefits from repeated viewing. Loved all of Mid morning matters for this reason.

[@boosh90]

The sly dig at Orbital Digital. Masterful.

[@snakeobias]

and his realisation of it with the mini fist clench!

[@williamkelly2463]

the smirk too hahaha

[@MrObiwan1]

I love the way he reacts when he’s said something random :)

[@garethainsworth7]

..it's actually lighter than aluminium! Yours Sincerely, Deirdre

[@paulrouhan7288]

'sincerely' with a small 's.' One can guess which way you vote in a General Election.

[@quirkypurple]

Apex Twin and Alan Partridge.

[@ticklish1991]

P.S. Unfortunately I can't remember what our favourite song was.

[@glapots]

Haha 🤣 "'Shit' she writes"

[@stephenhall2980]

Alan can identify with the story of chocolate addiction what with him being a recovering toblarone addict himself.

[@fahadjamal8687]

“A choc problem”

[@MrObiwan1]

Timing is everything and this is perfect :)

[@krell2130]

All these years, I never knew that preceding the classic, "lovely stuff," was the slightly less iconic, "testes and bum."

[@bhoops13]

Love it when Alan goes improv

[@BoiledOctopus]

Please - never stop making these Steve. Absolute genius!

[@chrisoffer3074]

What an amazingly true and sad story

[@paulmartin3682]

This guy never ever fails to make me laugh.

[@NoName-eo2mv]

It was then everything changed.. again

[@Frank-om4fc]

This guy is a comedy genius...Great phrasing...

[@jonathanforster8537]

i love this music

[@Plachotny1]

“But it was then that everything changed… again”

[@kaneda010]

I wonder if Deidre got her replacement carbon fibre spine on the NHS, or went private?

[@rob484]

I could and do listen to him all day.

[@woodstocknun]

I saw Alan trying to replace a flat tire on a sidewalk in Drayton in 2012. Speaking of sad stories...

[@obscurazone]

More moving than anything I ever heard Bates recount.

[@nickchambers3935]

I love how at first he’s panicking about having to think of something then he starts to get really into it

[@CorporalFriendlyShark]

More moving than anything I’ve ever seen on Children in Need or Comic Relief 😢

[@AshtonArcher]

Back on form with these new mid morning matters!

[@TrueFilter]

From 2010

[@MrTim207]

Mmmm lovely stuff!

[@advantagemarine7305]

What watch is Alan wearing here? I love the details, the car mag with a lotus on the front cover, all pure partridge

[@edwardsp1916]

Could be a Grand Seiko?

[@advantagemarine7305]

@@edwardsp1916 that would make sense, he's made a bit of money over the years and he wants quality, the Japanese Rolex!

[@boorhaave5880]

Mmm lovely stuff

[@kendalbint]

Having some kitchen roll to hand: 10 on 10.

[@krell2130]

Using, "on" in place of, "out of" is 10/10!

[@Spooky_32]

@@krell2130 first class

[@SarahSmith-nr2wj]

This is so random it took me aback and had to watch it twice.

[@goodlife6145]

He's like a sort of Anglian Simon Bates with soup. Which is fine.

[@bingefeller]

"testes and bum"

[@paulrouhan7288]

Mmmmm lovely stuff.

[@TheJohnCooperShow]

mmm lovely stuff! genius

[@LizzieMc]

Sheer brilliance 🇬🇧

[@sambaxter3304]

This tea tastes of chicken...!? Oh... hang on, ... I've just been eating some chicken. lmao

[@symmachus898]

I once tuned in to Orbital Digital. Never make that mistake again.

[@neonemptiness8152]

Alun is a brilliantly hopeless human being 😂

[@K1RTB]

„I was totally crushed.“ Foreshadowing.

[@gtukiole]

Genius

[@mattpendell1369]

Imagine Deidre listening to this, wondering what the hell is going on

[@JunGlisTiCxxHeRo]

Mmmm loverly stuff

[@kmag7122]

the music 😳

[@DJFREDHEAD2010]

neither of us could of predicted..SHIT..shit

[@_SomeRandomYoutuber_]

3:12 the Quality Street tin is gone and that bowl of chocolates suddenly has more in it

[@HotTakeHQ]

Please 😂 someone 😂why ‘eyes like a cow??”😂 0:40

[@richardwallace2458]

3.08 the box of quality street....DISAPPEARS!

[@Jorrocks1703]

A little talc on my testes and bum, lovely stuff!

[@fargus3486]

I'm here for the music

[@JLGGaming]

What is the background song called?!

[@mrneutral8423]

'Shit..... shit she writes... because.... Gareth.... died...'

[@thomaswillans4085]

Simon Bates Our Tune class

[@chrisbfreelance]

Alan caught out at the end mis pronouncing Wisbech.

[@arveyilleszender5809]

Noticed that too.

[@MishMash22]

Not his words. That’s how Shaken Stevens pronounces it 👍

[@jazpls]

so funny!

[@murrayp4]

MMM was Peak Partridge

[@neilcarrollMeganJamieForever]

3:36 😂😂😂😂😂

[@travisbickle2004]

I love that Deidre visits her husband in prison but can’t remember if he’s in there for GBH or attempted murder for shattering her spine. Ahhh what a sad story.

[@rayhunt3244]

That was textbook !

[@GerryScullion]

I know a guy called, Gareth. He loves Quality Street too. Coincidence? I've just sent him this.

[@ronvlaarsvar6867]

Have you shared a chocolaty kiss him?

[@sallyward3652]

Its a theme, so funny, it speaks of his (characters) lack of courage to try anything truly rockstar!

[@cameronmagusic4260]

Where do I find this stock music?

[@JLGGaming]

What is that background song called?!

[@statueroblox]

Anyone else notice the Quality Street disappearing at 3:12?

[@captain_the_puggy8486]

And not a Toblerone in sight

[@elmangosta9926]

I reckon this is how Simon Bates used to do Our Song.

[@HighlandMike325]

Every other word was "i guess..." as in he was filling in the gaps

[@lfcwilli]

Underrated comment, but it’s early days. Plus no offence but Mike Denton is such a partridge name unless I’m missing the joke

[@HighlandMike325]

@@lfcwilli I have never knowingly, or unknowingly owned a Lexus. Now if you don't mind i'm listeninging to all the Abba albums in chronological order. I'm on "Greatest Hits" at the moment (my favourite). Simon Bates Our Song his use of "I guess" to cover the made up bits was legendary! Viz once did a brilliant photo-story strip lampooning it

[@lfcwilli]

@@HighlandMike325 I understood the joke in the comment above yours, as stated no offence

[@HighlandMike325]

@@lfcwilli 😆😆 it's all good fun

[@keepgoing1973]

Totally unprepared haha

[@maryoleary5044]

Alan, are you making this up as you go along?

[@dereksteele291]

the background music is perfectly unctuous and dirgey

[@csb7376]

Alan could have drawn on his own Toblerone addiction to add specitic details.

[@allisonday893]

Keep your faxes coming in…😂

[@jtotherox]

What was he doing on the bloody roof?

[@dantaylor333]

you are my favourite comedian Steve. Closely followed By Ricky Gervais. But thank you for all the humour

[@I_Am_The_Paulrus]

"But I married his twin brother... because he had a twin brother"

[@mygoditsfullofstars9148]

Here is a Californian taxi going round in circles on a sliproad roundabout and is asked by his dispatcher where are you going? It`s `Nowhere Man,` by the Beatles.

[@mattiemclean9882]

is this new?

[@BarnsleyMatchdayDrinkers]

Get the app working again

[@daviddimbleby6725]

This story reminds me of the strained 'moral conundrum' stories that Simon mayo and his annoying 2 sidekicks used to do 5-7pm slot radio2 , now Sarah Cox (not as bad ) , agony lol

[@seanlawman1518]

He’d Ballooned to 20 stone ( or there abouts )

[@fergal630]

Hi

[@lolgrant]

I think their song was Shattered by The Rolling Stones.

[@tonemc6047]

Or something by hot chocolate

[@paulrouhan7288]

Toblerone is a far worse addiction.

[@belcher2484]

Is that an ABBA song in the background?

[@paulstarr6481]

The Carpenters

[@barbara5051]

Hahahahaha

[@gonkymoukeeper]

GBH or attempted murder, I forget which

[@nealmceneaney3771]

Blooooooned.

[@threethrushes]

Needless to say, I had the last laugh.

[@TheConscientiousView]

“Don’t be blue, Peter!”

[@QuadMochaMatti]

That's a funny story.

[@ben1210]

Oh, is that how we're pronouncing Wisbech now? The cons are laughing at you Alan.

[@AndrewMcCaffertyXerxes]

I was going to make the same point. Maybe Cambridgeshire is outside AP's remit so it's carte blanche on pronunciation ?

[@Johnstone72]

@@AndrewMcCaffertyXerxes A la carte blanche

[@TallulahLaGhash]

@@AndrewMcCaffertyXerxes nah, as a Norfolk girl myself, everyone knows how to pronounce slightly obscure East Anglian place names

[@faceofleather]

@@Johnstone72 God that’s good!

[@tonysmall3863]

Ahh, that’s why he wearing shorts.

[@JoelSomerfield]

3:28 STOP GETTING WISBECH WRONG!

[@WeaselKing1000]

Wait, Wisbech is pronounced 'Wisbeck'? I always thought it was 'Wisbeach'.

[@HighlandMike325]

Think locals are more likely to say "Wis-bidge" ?

[@WeaselKing1000]

@@HighlandMike325 Hmmm. Closer to 'Wisbeach' than 'Wisbeck', anyway.

[@HighlandMike325]

@@WeaselKing1000 It was always Wisbeach to me 👌

[@edwinsmith-jones6205]

Some of the older residents of the town still pronounce it Wisbeck.

[@Dat-yi4iz]

Love partridge never not funny genius

[@philipriding]

Should have fed him beef burgers, to make him float better, then he span through the air and landed on his wheels.

[@gary.h.turner]

Wisbeck? Did he mean Wisbech?

[@morgsta54]

His weight had ballooned to twenty stone, or there abouts.

[@Wintis_Swizzle]

Please help me out and tell me if the background music is a variation of an actual song. It sounds so familiar but I’ve given up trying to remember. Think it may be a female pop singer or girl band. So frustrating! Great skit though 👍

[@AmaPupiI]

Some older comments have said it's a variation on The Carpenters, and on listening to some of their songs, the music seems pretty close to their "Superstar".

[@Wintis_Swizzle]

@@AmaPupiI GOT IT!!! It’s Beyoncé and the riff from the verses of Deja Vu. This has been bugging me since forever. Thanks for your input all the same. You are a true flower 🌸

[@AmaPupiI]

Thank you...

[@JT-ec5be]

That sounds like music from Donkey Kong Country

[@chrisbfreelance]

It does indeed.

[@TravelChimp]

😂😂😆😆😂😂😆😆