The Comedy Bureau Explained

All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun, by Tom Salinsky

The Comedy Bureau Explained – part two of one

We’ve joined forces with our good friends at The Comedy Bureau to investigate the origins of the sitcom with stand-up comedian Laura Lexx and reader in comedy performance Oliver Double. We look at how this artform developed on both sides of the Atlantic and revisit both Hancock’s Half Hour and I Love Lucy. This is part two of our conversation. For part one, check out The Comedy Bureau’s feed.

https://www.lauralexx.co.uk/shows/the-comedy-bureau
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https://www.instagram.com/oliver.double

Next time we will be answering your questions in our AMA episode, and then it’s our very exciting episode on The Fast Show so that Abigoliah can discover who Paul Whitehouse is before we interview him at our special live show at King’s Place on Saturday 12 September.

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All British Comedy Explained is produced by The Spontaneity Shop. If you enjoy this podcast, why not check out The Guilty Feminist with Deborah Frances-White, Tom’s other podcast Best Pick all about movies, or Abigoliah’s other podcast Neurodivergent Moments.

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Episoder(39)

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24 Sep 56min

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17 Sep 1h 21min

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10 Sep 58min

Ask Us Anything

All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun, by Tom SalinskyAMA. Released 13 August 2026.For the last of our summer break episodes, we take questions from you, our loyal listeners. We’ll be ba...

13 Aug 1h 10min

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All British Comedy Explained… with Abigoliah Schamaun and Tom SalinskyI Love Lucy. Released 16 July 2026.Season Three is coming soon but in the meantime, Abigoliah is going to flip the script and talk...

16 Jul 1h 11min

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All British Comedy Explained… with Abigoliah Schamaun, Tom Salinsky and special guest Tom WattsJackass. Released 2 July 2026.While we wait for Season Three to cook, here’s the first of an occasional s...

2 Jul 55min

Carry On Cleo Explained (Best Pick crossover)

All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun, by Tom SalinskyCarry On Cleo. Released 25 June 2026.In a special crossover episode while we take a summer break from the regular pod, Abigoliah and...

25 Jun 1h 29min