It's been 18 years since Alan Partridge first mooted the notion of Youth Hostelling with Chris Eubank - and as of last week, the project is a dream no longer.
Eubank's team-up with Hostelworld is, of course, a deliberate tip of the hat to Steve Coogan's comic creation - but too often the telly schedules are plagued with examples of #AccidentalPartridge.
Behold, 12 shows that sound like they sprang straight from Alan's fertile mind - this little lot are on a par with Inner City Sumo or Arm Wrestling with Chas 'n' Dave.
1. Flockstars
Celebrity shepherding - Lesley Joseph goes from Birds to sheep and Fazer from N-Dubz lends livestock some street cred.
No-one makes a pun on Amanda Lamb's name, though. Missed opportunity.
2. Gordon Behind Bars
"Cooking in prison" was a format that Alan Partridge actually pitched to Tony Hayers, but it took foul-mouthed foodie Gordon Ramsay to make it a reality.
Eubank's team-up with Hostelworld is, of course, a deliberate tip of the hat to Steve Coogan's comic creation - but too often the telly schedules are plagued with examples of #AccidentalPartridge.
Behold, 12 shows that sound like they sprang straight from Alan's fertile mind - this little lot are on a par with Inner City Sumo or Arm Wrestling with Chas 'n' Dave.
1. Flockstars
Celebrity shepherding - Lesley Joseph goes from Birds to sheep and Fazer from N-Dubz lends livestock some street cred.
No-one makes a pun on Amanda Lamb's name, though. Missed opportunity.
2. Gordon Behind Bars
"Cooking in prison" was a format that Alan Partridge actually pitched to Tony Hayers, but it took foul-mouthed foodie Gordon Ramsay to make it a reality.
- 8/24/2015
- Digital Spy
Rather than replacing the comedy clip show, the explosion of homemade videos on sites like YouTube has given the genre a whole new lease of life.
Following Totally Viral, Rude Tube and Robert's Web comes Seann Walsh World, which intercuts web footage with Walsh's stand-up and some connected sketches.
Ahead of the launch of the show this week on Comedy Central, Digital Spy spoke to Seann all about it.
How did you get involved in the show?
"Comedy Central wanted to do a show that had internet clips, and that sounded fun to me if we could do stand-up and sketches off the clips - use the clips to branch off. We were able, so I was really happy with that."
How involved are you in actually choosing the clips ?
"Fortunately I have a nice team that will go through loads and loads of clips and then we'll eventually go through them.
Following Totally Viral, Rude Tube and Robert's Web comes Seann Walsh World, which intercuts web footage with Walsh's stand-up and some connected sketches.
Ahead of the launch of the show this week on Comedy Central, Digital Spy spoke to Seann all about it.
How did you get involved in the show?
"Comedy Central wanted to do a show that had internet clips, and that sounded fun to me if we could do stand-up and sketches off the clips - use the clips to branch off. We were able, so I was really happy with that."
How involved are you in actually choosing the clips ?
"Fortunately I have a nice team that will go through loads and loads of clips and then we'll eventually go through them.
- 7/13/2013
- Digital Spy
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