The Doctor and the Rani face the new Omega The dust has settled, The Reality War has been fought, the Fifteenth Doctor has regenerated, a face from the past has returned and it’s a goodnight from t…| thatcomedyfan.wordpress.com
Here’s the big conundrum: What is Doctor Who? Who is it made for? And what should it be? These are the fundamental questions that are almost impossible to answer, and in many ways, they are the foundations of the sci-fi phenomenon’s success. Nobody can pin point, or truly define what works about Doctor Who. Why […]| The Comedy Blog
You may have heard of the expanded Doctor Who audio universe, but you might also have thought, where do I begin? There are just so many stories and most of these rely on knowledge of previous audio…| The Comedy Blog
When discussing Hancock’s Half Hour, one question often gets overlooked: How was Tony Hancock introduced to the nation? What happened in the first TV episode of Hancock’s Half Hour? The British pub…| The Comedy Blog
It can sometimes be hard to know where to begin when faced with Big Finish’s gigantic world of expanded Doctor Who media. As it is, if you’re a Seventh Doctor fan, you’d struggle to find better tha…| The Comedy Blog
There has always been something profoundly tragic about the Doctor’s bond with his companion. It starts with all the charm, awe, magic and wonder you’d expect. We meet our unsuspecting hero, watch them take their first steps into the TARDIS to be greeted by a person who is magical in every respect, yet the joy […]| The Comedy Blog
Some things are just uniquely suited to a culture, a time and a place. The question is, does anybody really want to watch a poorly rehashed version of a British comedy? Admittedly, there have been …| The Comedy Blog
Almost every sitcom has, at one stage or another, attempted parody. The odd line here, the odd pop culture reference there. However, these sitcom episodes took the idea one step further, and create…| The Comedy Blog
Twitter’s Number 1 Blackadder fan group – Best of Blackadder asked its 30K+ followers: What are your top 5 episodes of Blackadder in ascending order? Fans sent their lists in and the votes we…| The Comedy Blog
Shortly after the broadcast of the first series of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy in 1978 (42 years ago to be exact) it had almost immediately become apparent that the series was not just an …| The Comedy Blog