简介：Amazon.co.ukReview Ah-Ha!In1995Norwich'smostfamoussonAlanPartridgemadethetransitionfromradiotoTVwithKnowingMe,KnowingYou,achat-showsowhollymisunderstoodthatoneclever-clogTVcriticdescribeditas"moribund".Bywayofrebuttal,justconsiderAlan'sparadeoffantasticguests,includingahypnotistwhopersuadesAlanthathe'sanowl;aUSpopdivawithwhomAlansharesamemorableAbbaduetthathappenstobeinallthewrongkeysforhim;raunchymaledance-actHotPants;CirquedesClowns,whoseextremeviolenceupsetsAlan;and,mostexcitingofall,RogerMoore(viamobilephonefromatrafficjamontheChiswickroundabout). SteveCoogan'screationfellonhardtimeslater--aschronicledinthemagnificentI'mAlanPartridgeSeries1andSeries2--butherehe'srevellinginhisprime-timeexposurewithnothoughtofbecoming"clinicallysad"orgorgingonTobleronebars.Co-writersArmandoIannucciandPatrickMarberlovinglyrecreateeverythingthat'sfakeandcontrivedaboutthewholechat-showgenre:theshamelessplugging,therecalcitrantcelebs,thenoveltyactsand,mostofall,theinsufferablysmughostoblivioustohisowntediousness.Coogan'sregularguestsareablyplayedbysomefacesfamiliarfromTheDayToday:RebeccaFront,DoonMacKichan,DavidSchneiderandPatrickMarberhimself.OthergamegueststarsareJohnThomson(asanavalofficeralsocalledAlanPartridge)andMinnieDriver(asatranssexualagonyaunt),notforgettingSteveBrownasdisconcertinglygaymusicdirectorGlenPonder. Thehigh-watermarkofAlan'scareerarrivedwithhisChristmasspecialKnowingMe,KnowingYuleinwhichhisownlivingroomwaslovinglyrecreatedatTelevisionCentre.Unfortunately,anddespitethepresenceofMickHucknall,thenewChiefCommissioningEditorofBBCTV,TonyHayers,isdeeplyunimpressedwiththeshowandgetspunchedinthefacebyAlan,who,itturnsout,ishandywithaturkey.Onthatbombshell,Alan'scareertookadownwardturn.…