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

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[@-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. 😁

[@DrTune]

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

[@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.

[@seanlawman1518]

“I discarded my underpants Ages ago” 😂

[@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.

[@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...

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@_wormlet]

Partridge is actually getting better as time goes on

[@timmg3139]

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

[@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.

[@AlienInsect]

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

[@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

[@PSUK]

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

[@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..." 😂😂😂

[@willsuttie3683]

Remarkable!

[@blazepond5518]

remarkable! one of my favourite AP moments

[@pabloqtoo]

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

[@joemiller9445]

I think it’s ‘Gallic’

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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)

[@bingefeller]

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

[@humann5682]

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

[@butterflymoon6368]

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

[@WeaselKing1000]

Remarkable! Remarkable! Remarkable!

[@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 '

[@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

[@Frank-om4fc]

This bloke is a comedic genius...

[@zeroireland]

Remarkable!

[@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)🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@squirrelhughes43]

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

[@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.

[@gomey70]

'my groin burns for you' lmao

[@futilityroom]

"For mash..." Brilliant.

[@isbestlizard]

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

[@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.

[@Netlife-001]

The Golden Age .. lol !!

[@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.

[@tobleramone]

1:57 Smash robots, lol.

[@louthegiantcookie]

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

[@andrewmaccallum2367]

Remarkable!!

[@dantaylor333]

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

[@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!

[@jupitorious7925]

One of the greatest stories ever

[@ritch8088]

'Remarkable' !!

[@dukeofpreston3228]

😂😂 for ma.....😂😂 Genius

[@johnharvey2850]

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

[@ENigma-um8zw]

*That’s Hannigan, sharp as a tack*

[@centralshaft801]

Simon's understated reaction throughout is just right 👍🏾

[@paulrouhan7288]

"I discarded my underpants ages ago" Hannigan

[@cytone101]

The elastic had perished

[@absurdbird3556]

Remarkable!

[@futilityroom]

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

[@bingefeller]

"remarkable!"

[@day0walker]

"remarkable!"

[@123rfd1]

Remarkable!

[@rickgoblok1625]

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

[@jamesr141]

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

[@davidrichards9126]

these uploads are always the highlight of the week.

[@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

[@FaisalSheikh82]

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

[@Doctor180185]

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

[@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.

[@mackaybrown4847]

Remarkable

[@JohanHerrenberg]

Total brilliance.

[@MrPicklerwoof]

"My groin buuurns for you.."

[@SebNutter]

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

[@ScottLAnderson92]

"take your top off"

[@sampearson2102]

Lovely stuff.

[@humann5682]

"I discarded my underpants agggeeees ago"

[@halcyonanon]

“Remarkable!”

[@artomarto679]

Bloody brilliant

[@matthewstone1362]

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

[@Lessons4Life]

I met side kick Simon. Great guy

[@annehebert510]

1:50 "Nice one Hawks"

[@atb89]

"Remarkable!"

[@peteryeates8184]

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

[@WillowJordan1979]

"I'm going to kiss you, so you better open your mouth very widely".. Alan the romantic.

[@fissionchips8840]

"for mash get smash" 🤣

[@measth]

Absolute class 😂😂😂

[@chrisburton8079]

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

[@MrPicklerwoof]

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

[@nigelcarren]

This is Bloody Brilliant Bawdy Broadcasting!

[@darrdarr1oo]

Simons smirk at partridge playhouse presents 😂😂

[@squirrelhughes43]

3:29 'Take yer top off'... 🤣

[@clevertrevor7360]

Reverts to Partridge.

[@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!

[@cartmanofsp]

NICE ONE HAWKS!

[@E4RLIES]

1:56 For Mash Get Smash robot laughs 😆😆🤖🤖🤖

[@jafwilding]

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

[@davidb6681]

Speechless

[@simonharris7223]

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

[@greatwhiteshark9192]

Yep.. Thats yer travel!! 😂😂

[@whathappenedtoclaudio]

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

[@julescapper4231]

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

[@tb7667]

In a word …. ambivalent, I've never felt so …… neutral about a car.

[@peteryeates8184]

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