Madeleine Brettingham
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I have a spare ticket to this for tomorrow at 6 if you are my bsky friend and in London and would like to come with me?
I have a work-in-progress at Top Secret Comedy Club in 3 weeks.
Come :)
thetopsecretcomedyclub.co.uk/events-listi...
Come :)
thetopsecretcomedyclub.co.uk/events-listi...
November 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I have a spare ticket to this for tomorrow at 6 if you are my bsky friend and in London and would like to come with me?
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Madeleine Brettingham win Beat the Frog World Series 2025: www.comedy.co.uk/live/news/85...
Madeleine Brettingham win Beat the Frog World Series 2025 - British Comedy Guide
Madeleine Brettingham has won the new act competition at Manchester's Frog and Bucket comedy club.
www.comedy.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Madeleine Brettingham win Beat the Frog World Series 2025: www.comedy.co.uk/live/news/85...
I have a work-in-progress at Top Secret Comedy Club in 3 weeks.
Come :)
thetopsecretcomedyclub.co.uk/events-listi...
Come :)
thetopsecretcomedyclub.co.uk/events-listi...
October 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
I have a work-in-progress at Top Secret Comedy Club in 3 weeks.
Come :)
thetopsecretcomedyclub.co.uk/events-listi...
Come :)
thetopsecretcomedyclub.co.uk/events-listi...
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Your opening hit home. I can just remember the 70s in real time, but my strongest experience of them was while being an 80s teen, because we were surrounded by its shows, movies, decor, second hand books, whatever. Somehow, it often appealed to me more than new culture. More "This is how it be.'
October 4, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Your opening hit home. I can just remember the 70s in real time, but my strongest experience of them was while being an 80s teen, because we were surrounded by its shows, movies, decor, second hand books, whatever. Somehow, it often appealed to me more than new culture. More "This is how it be.'
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Encountering the strange mixture of sadness and riotous absurdity at the heart of this show at the age of 15 changed my life.
This is a wonderful and nuanced assessment, almost fifty years later.
This is a wonderful and nuanced assessment, almost fifty years later.
"The wallpaper was busier maybe, the world was browner, but essentially it was the same world, where telephones were answered with a string of digits and time flowed begrudgingly forwards like gravy."
I wrote about my favourite sitcom of all time.
madeleinebrettingham.substack.com/p/that-is-wh...
I wrote about my favourite sitcom of all time.
madeleinebrettingham.substack.com/p/that-is-wh...
October 4, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Encountering the strange mixture of sadness and riotous absurdity at the heart of this show at the age of 15 changed my life.
This is a wonderful and nuanced assessment, almost fifty years later.
This is a wonderful and nuanced assessment, almost fifty years later.
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Yes. It’s the sadness at the heart of the absurdity trap that gets me. What a great piece.
"The wallpaper was busier maybe, the world was browner, but essentially it was the same world, where telephones were answered with a string of digits and time flowed begrudgingly forwards like gravy."
I wrote about my favourite sitcom of all time.
madeleinebrettingham.substack.com/p/that-is-wh...
I wrote about my favourite sitcom of all time.
madeleinebrettingham.substack.com/p/that-is-wh...
October 3, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Yes. It’s the sadness at the heart of the absurdity trap that gets me. What a great piece.
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People who live in London: I’ll be doing a work-in-progress at Top Secret Comedy Club on 10th November.
It’ll be utterly unlike this essay in every way.
thetopsecretcomedyclub.co.uk/events-listi...
It’ll be utterly unlike this essay in every way.
thetopsecretcomedyclub.co.uk/events-listi...
Madeleine Brettingham: Work In Progress - Top Secret Comedy Club
Madeleine Brettingham is a writer-turned-performer who’s quickly become one to watch on the stand-up circuit, scooping a string of competition wins including winning the prestigious So You Think You’r...
thetopsecretcomedyclub.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 10:55 AM
People who live in London: I’ll be doing a work-in-progress at Top Secret Comedy Club on 10th November.
It’ll be utterly unlike this essay in every way.
thetopsecretcomedyclub.co.uk/events-listi...
It’ll be utterly unlike this essay in every way.
thetopsecretcomedyclub.co.uk/events-listi...
I agree and think it’s partly because it’s an example of someone joining him in the absurdity just for a moment - and those are the only moments of genuine happiness in the show.
I have to say (now I'm thinking about it), as much as I love the whole show, I do think that the end of series 1 -
"Martin, I've completely forgotten about Reggie."
"Good, good...
...Good."
- is absolutely perfect.
"Martin, I've completely forgotten about Reggie."
"Good, good...
...Good."
- is absolutely perfect.
October 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I agree and think it’s partly because it’s an example of someone joining him in the absurdity just for a moment - and those are the only moments of genuine happiness in the show.
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I have to say (now I'm thinking about it), as much as I love the whole show, I do think that the end of series 1 -
"Martin, I've completely forgotten about Reggie."
"Good, good...
...Good."
- is absolutely perfect.
"Martin, I've completely forgotten about Reggie."
"Good, good...
...Good."
- is absolutely perfect.
October 2, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I have to say (now I'm thinking about it), as much as I love the whole show, I do think that the end of series 1 -
"Martin, I've completely forgotten about Reggie."
"Good, good...
...Good."
- is absolutely perfect.
"Martin, I've completely forgotten about Reggie."
"Good, good...
...Good."
- is absolutely perfect.
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I love the strange sadness of Reggie Perrin and this is genuinely the best thing I have ever read about it. If anything, it's made me appreciate the show even more.
"The wallpaper was busier maybe, the world was browner, but essentially it was the same world, where telephones were answered with a string of digits and time flowed begrudgingly forwards like gravy."
I wrote about my favourite sitcom of all time.
madeleinebrettingham.substack.com/p/that-is-wh...
I wrote about my favourite sitcom of all time.
madeleinebrettingham.substack.com/p/that-is-wh...
October 2, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I love the strange sadness of Reggie Perrin and this is genuinely the best thing I have ever read about it. If anything, it's made me appreciate the show even more.
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This is a superb look at a series I thought I'd heard everything about, from all conceivable angles.
"The wallpaper was busier maybe, the world was browner, but essentially it was the same world, where telephones were answered with a string of digits and time flowed begrudgingly forwards like gravy."
I wrote about my favourite sitcom of all time.
madeleinebrettingham.substack.com/p/that-is-wh...
I wrote about my favourite sitcom of all time.
madeleinebrettingham.substack.com/p/that-is-wh...
October 2, 2025 at 11:45 AM
This is a superb look at a series I thought I'd heard everything about, from all conceivable angles.
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Brilliant.
"The wallpaper was busier maybe, the world was browner, but essentially it was the same world, where telephones were answered with a string of digits and time flowed begrudgingly forwards like gravy."
I wrote about my favourite sitcom of all time.
madeleinebrettingham.substack.com/p/that-is-wh...
I wrote about my favourite sitcom of all time.
madeleinebrettingham.substack.com/p/that-is-wh...
October 2, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Brilliant.
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Brilliant piece about a very unique sitcom.
"The wallpaper was busier maybe, the world was browner, but essentially it was the same world, where telephones were answered with a string of digits and time flowed begrudgingly forwards like gravy."
I wrote about my favourite sitcom of all time.
madeleinebrettingham.substack.com/p/that-is-wh...
I wrote about my favourite sitcom of all time.
madeleinebrettingham.substack.com/p/that-is-wh...
October 2, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Brilliant piece about a very unique sitcom.
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Haha yes!
The interesting thing about it is it combines novelistic plot development with (and this is of course more typical of sitcoms) almost complete lack of character development.
Love the Homer quote.
The interesting thing about it is it combines novelistic plot development with (and this is of course more typical of sitcoms) almost complete lack of character development.
Love the Homer quote.
October 2, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Haha yes!
The interesting thing about it is it combines novelistic plot development with (and this is of course more typical of sitcoms) almost complete lack of character development.
Love the Homer quote.
The interesting thing about it is it combines novelistic plot development with (and this is of course more typical of sitcoms) almost complete lack of character development.
Love the Homer quote.
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Thoroughly enjoyed this. Lovely stuff :)
"The wallpaper was busier maybe, the world was browner, but essentially it was the same world, where telephones were answered with a string of digits and time flowed begrudgingly forwards like gravy."
I wrote about my favourite sitcom of all time.
madeleinebrettingham.substack.com/p/that-is-wh...
I wrote about my favourite sitcom of all time.
madeleinebrettingham.substack.com/p/that-is-wh...
October 2, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Thoroughly enjoyed this. Lovely stuff :)
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This is so good.
"The wallpaper was busier maybe, the world was browner, but essentially it was the same world, where telephones were answered with a string of digits and time flowed begrudgingly forwards like gravy."
I wrote about my favourite sitcom of all time.
madeleinebrettingham.substack.com/p/that-is-wh...
I wrote about my favourite sitcom of all time.
madeleinebrettingham.substack.com/p/that-is-wh...
October 2, 2025 at 9:33 AM
This is so good.
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Such a fantastic series too
Also I enjoyed this moment of parallel thought
Also I enjoyed this moment of parallel thought
October 2, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Such a fantastic series too
Also I enjoyed this moment of parallel thought
Also I enjoyed this moment of parallel thought
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If you remember Reggie Perrin, this is definitely worth your time. Excellent piece.
"The wallpaper was busier maybe, the world was browner, but essentially it was the same world, where telephones were answered with a string of digits and time flowed begrudgingly forwards like gravy."
I wrote about my favourite sitcom of all time.
madeleinebrettingham.substack.com/p/that-is-wh...
I wrote about my favourite sitcom of all time.
madeleinebrettingham.substack.com/p/that-is-wh...
October 2, 2025 at 9:04 AM
If you remember Reggie Perrin, this is definitely worth your time. Excellent piece.
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Highly recommended.
"The wallpaper was busier maybe, the world was browner, but essentially it was the same world, where telephones were answered with a string of digits and time flowed begrudgingly forwards like gravy."
I wrote about my favourite sitcom of all time.
madeleinebrettingham.substack.com/p/that-is-wh...
I wrote about my favourite sitcom of all time.
madeleinebrettingham.substack.com/p/that-is-wh...
October 2, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Highly recommended.
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This is fucking GREAT.
"The wallpaper was busier maybe, the world was browner, but essentially it was the same world, where telephones were answered with a string of digits and time flowed begrudgingly forwards like gravy."
I wrote about my favourite sitcom of all time.
madeleinebrettingham.substack.com/p/that-is-wh...
I wrote about my favourite sitcom of all time.
madeleinebrettingham.substack.com/p/that-is-wh...
October 2, 2025 at 8:20 AM
This is fucking GREAT.
"The wallpaper was busier maybe, the world was browner, but essentially it was the same world, where telephones were answered with a string of digits and time flowed begrudgingly forwards like gravy."
I wrote about my favourite sitcom of all time.
madeleinebrettingham.substack.com/p/that-is-wh...
I wrote about my favourite sitcom of all time.
madeleinebrettingham.substack.com/p/that-is-wh...
October 2, 2025 at 8:06 AM
"The wallpaper was busier maybe, the world was browner, but essentially it was the same world, where telephones were answered with a string of digits and time flowed begrudgingly forwards like gravy."
I wrote about my favourite sitcom of all time.
madeleinebrettingham.substack.com/p/that-is-wh...
I wrote about my favourite sitcom of all time.
madeleinebrettingham.substack.com/p/that-is-wh...
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Funny Women final 2025
Funny Women final 2025
Review of the celebration of female comedy talent
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September 28, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Funny Women final 2025
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Funny Women Awards 2025 winners announced: www.comedy.co.uk/news/8498/fu...
Funny Women Awards 2025 winners announced - British Comedy Guide
Nicola Mantalios, Rosalie Minnitt, Ana Basu, Jessica Toomey and Helena Moody were the winners at the 2025 Funny Women Awards.
www.comedy.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Funny Women Awards 2025 winners announced: www.comedy.co.uk/news/8498/fu...
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It's the Final Countdown to the Funny Women Finals, we're talking to @littlemaddles about becoming a Finalist.
You can read the full Q&A on our website now!
#FunnyWomen #FunnyWomenAwards2025 #Finalists #QandA #Thisiswhatafunnywomanlookslike
You can read the full Q&A on our website now!
#FunnyWomen #FunnyWomenAwards2025 #Finalists #QandA #Thisiswhatafunnywomanlookslike
MEET 2025 STAGE AWARD FINALIST: MADELEINE BRETTINGHAM
Madeleine is a writer-turned-performer who has recently scooped a string of competition wins including the prestigious So You Think You’re Funny 2025. She’s been praised for her “distinctive worldview” (Chortle), “tight and gag-packed” writing (Bruce Dessau), and a “knack for blending offbeat observations with pacey, unexpected punchlines” (The List). She lives in London.
magazine.funnywomen.com
September 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
It's the Final Countdown to the Funny Women Finals, we're talking to @littlemaddles about becoming a Finalist.
You can read the full Q&A on our website now!
#FunnyWomen #FunnyWomenAwards2025 #Finalists #QandA #Thisiswhatafunnywomanlookslike
You can read the full Q&A on our website now!
#FunnyWomen #FunnyWomenAwards2025 #Finalists #QandA #Thisiswhatafunnywomanlookslike