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Adam and Joe on spoofing ‘Christopher No-Laughs’ with a toys’ Odyssey – and Patrick Stewart’s haunted house
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Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish returned for a night on stage as packed with pop-culture pisstakes as the show that made them a 90s TV cult. Here’s what we learned ‘Warning: The Adam and Joe Show is a high-density programme.” In the late 90s, that was your Friday-night cue to press r
Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish returned for a night on stage as packed with pop-culture pisstakes as the show that made them a 90s TV cult. Here’s what we learned ‘Warning: The Adam and Joe Show is a high-density programme.” In the late 90s, that was your Friday-night cue to press record on the video player for Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish’s pop-culture potpourri of sketches, pranks and lovingly crafted, lo-fi movie parodies featuring figurines and cuddly toys. Thirty years after its debut, the duo – now both 57 – recreated their old den in the improbable environs of the Royal Albert Hall for a three-hour anniversary show as packed as the rapid-fire series.
Here’s a select few things we learned from an evening of clips, chat and ridiculously catchy songs … Continue reading...
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