AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT

Right. Enough misery. We're going to be filming some Patreon-only stuff this week, and are planning a video to be an antidote to the weekend's grim monologue.

So... to start... during last week's BIffo's Brain/Writer's Club Zoom, Sanja and I were taken aback that nobody had heard of some of our favourite funny people and videos, so I'm going to share a bunch of them with you here.

I dare say a few of you will know of these - particularly the one above - but they might all go some way to lightening your mood. The less you know about most of them the better, so I won't ramble on too much...

ALAN TUTORIAL

Start here with this first episode - they're only short - and then just keep watching. It's incredible.

https://youtu.be/haLhzoYSyfw?si=ry39fc97PJ1GRawg

THE SCULPTOR'S CLAYGROUND

From the creator of Alan Tutorial... we're actually seeing him live next month, and I've no idea what to expect.

https://youtu.be/453wgsWT5Ao?si=ftMxa2X5a9Z-XuXX

PEACH CLUB

Definitely one of my favourite things ever, and there's a whole series of these (search for them). This is by a guy called Chris Hayward. He has another character that I'll link to below that hardly anybody knows about.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMgoZs2iWuw

RELAX WITH DR GILES PODAN

The voice alone makes me laugh. Giles Podan has become another series by Chris Hayward - do a search - but it's these early audio-only ones that I love the best.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWCoCNTX5mQ

HORNO'S MAGIC ITEM HOLE

The channel Wizards With Guns I find a bit hit and miss, but these QVC/Dungeons & Dragons parodies are the best thing they do.

https://youtu.be/Q-nxRfIDD5I?si=BZ16OgNeU6CL82Mo

PROFESSOR WHISKERS

I can't believe there's anybody who hasn't heard of Aunty Donna. There's a lot I could've shared, but I've picked my favourite song of theirs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0kqCOyXNcQ

DON'T GET IN THE KILN

Oh, have another Aunty Donna, just because Broden wasn't in the previous one, and he's my favourite.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2onuBxhafg&list=PLEzN-y0ZMgpseP0fCpX_rsOOz9jaKQpZD&index=2

GHOST TOUR - I THINK YOU SHOULD LEAVE

I Think You Should Leave is probably my favourite non-online comedy of the last few years. It's hardly obscure, but if you haven't seen it (it's on Netflix) you should.

https://youtu.be/DAN0OCagHzQ?si=bmMUQ-54SLT6Qhpq

DECKER - EPISODE 1

I hope everyone on here knows about On Cinema At The Cinema. It's one of the greatest comedy series of all time - an ongoing saga of the co-dependent relationship between an idiot narcissist and a man who is obsessed with VHS tapes... all framed as a film review show. The On Cinema universe is sprawling, and pure genius.... but probably my favourite era of it is when they made a spin-off series called Decker, purely as a vanity project for Tim Heidecker's character. I don't know if it works without the context of the parent show, but still... here's the first ep.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA-EqQhF_9o&list=PLPoR-ekjwUXfUtih8ntwrlx6smHPpe2ej

I'm sure there are others I've forgotten, but for now... this is enough for you to be getting on with!