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The Bottom podcast - three foxy stoats discuss and appreciate the world’s greatest sitcom, courtesy of Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson, over an Esther Rantzen cocktail and pickled onion sandwich. From Paul Tanter, Mat Brooks and Angela Pearson.
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Paul Jackson Happy Families Q&A (opens the original)
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We jump back to the Rik Mayall Comedy Festival for a special bonus episode - the Q&A session with Paul Jackson after our screening of Rik's episode of Happy Families. Mat, Paul and Ange joined Paul Jackson at the St Andrews Hotel, Droitwich, for this special screening of the Ben Elton-written sitcom that Paul J produced after The Young Ones and featured a wealth of cameos from the stars of alternative comedy. Check out our socials and our linktree for the audiobook, previous episodes, the book "
Paul Jackson - Live at The Rik Mayall Comedy Festival (opens the original)
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Talking Bottom gets back on stage at the Norbury Theatre, Droitwich - joined by legendary producer and director Paul Jackson at The Rik Mayall Comedy Festival 2026 for a brilliant interview and selection of his favourite clips. FULL VIDEO VERSION HERE: https://youtu.be/anxCoVg07WE Paul, Ange and Mat chat for over an hour with the Godfather of alternative comedy, the man who got The Young Ones, Bottom and Red Dwarf made and on TV, the man who gave Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson their big TV break a
Rik Mayall Comedy Festival round up (opens the original)
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What a festival! In advance of our EPIC on-stage interview with legendary Young Ones, Red Dwarf and Bottom producer/director Paul Jackson at the Rik Mayall Comedy Festival dropping next week, including the video (yes, we've got a video!) version too, we run through what we got up to at the fest, where Talking Bottom hosted not one, not two, not four but three events! Ange, Mat and Paul chat about their interview with Paul on stage in front of a sell-out crowd at the Norbury Theatre in Rik's home
Cliff Richard and The Young Ones - Comic Relief 1986 (opens the original)
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Hey, kids. It's doesn't matter what you are - Punks, Skins, Rastas, Mods, Rockers, Keith Chegwin even. Everybody everywhere; stop snogging and listen to me... this week it's all about the best charity single ever - the teaming up of The Young Ones and Rick's idol Cliff Richard to release their version of Living Doll and their performance of it on stage at Utterly Utterly Live! Ange, Paul and Mat chat the history of Comic Relief, charity singles, Cliff being a good sport, discovering the single f
The Bachelor Boys: The Young Ones book (opens the original)
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What do you do when you've ended your show after two series, leaving people in no doubt it's finished by killing off the characters, but the public is hungry for more and you've got a ton of brilliant unused gags? Release a book, of course! But fear not, this isn't a crap spin-off cash-in, it's authored by the writers of the show and is incredibly funny. It's Bachelor Boys: The Young Ones Book! Mat, Ange and Paul discuss TV spin-off books, the success of the show and the book, the public appetit
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