Smack the Pony Cast
One of the new wave British comedies – the late night (and much lamented in its passing) Smack the Pony – is an abiding favourite of mine.
It’s a BBC 4 sketch comedy production that ran between 1999 and 2003.
The title is the female equivalent of spanking the monkey.
The writers and actors include Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan, Sarah Alexander and Sally Phillips and the role of the hapless male is usually taken by Julian Rhind -Tutt or Darren Boyd. These are wicked, wicked comedians; The humour is a crazy mix of rude, crude and dryly sophisticated humour. A well-timed raise of the eyebrow or a non-sequitur – so often has me in stitches.
My favourite sketches include the dating agency videos, female competitiveness, the oblivious woman and the pisstakes on music videos that always end the shows.
If huge – and I mean really huge naked breasts offend you, avoid this video clip.
They say the things that make one laugh say quite a lot about a person. Hmmmm.
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