Spank The Monkey
@spanktm.bsky.social
Australopithecine specialising in arts and entertainment reviews. Longer-form babbling available at https://spank-the-monkey.co.uk.
I've seen Deathsport, and it's just the right degree of shit to work here.
In 1978, David Carradine starred in a Roger Corman produced post-apocalyptic feature from the director of Caddy Shack II. In 2026, it will be one of the four films covered in The RiffTrax Experiments! It's time for Deathsport!
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February 9, 2026 at 9:38 PM
I've seen Deathsport, and it's just the right degree of shit to work here.
Post a banger that isn't in English youtu.be/4_eEgJhsBMo
February 9, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Post a banger that isn't in English youtu.be/4_eEgJhsBMo
He can't even spell 'a penis'.
it’s genuinely reassuring to me that this is the most miserable and paranoid person in the entire world
February 5, 2026 at 3:19 PM
He can't even spell 'a penis'.
I went to school with Mani from The Stone Roses, and once after PE we accidentally went home wearing each other's trousers.
One of my academic colleagues looks a bit like Bob Mortimer. One time near our labs I saw him walking towards me and I warmly said Hey Kevin. It was Bob Mortimer.
Please share your very low impact celebrity encounters here.
Please share your very low impact celebrity encounters here.
Fun low level anecdote: I once sat near Peter Mandelson in a theatre but I had a name blank and said rather too loudly ‘ooh look it’s Michael Portillo!’
He was visibly unamused.
He was visibly unamused.
February 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM
I went to school with Mani from The Stone Roses, and once after PE we accidentally went home wearing each other's trousers.
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I use they/them pronouns because I identify as a GIANT RADIOACTIVE ANT and if this was any sort of country that would work on stage but it won't so it goes here.
February 5, 2026 at 12:29 PM
I use they/them pronouns because I identify as a GIANT RADIOACTIVE ANT and if this was any sort of country that would work on stage but it won't so it goes here.
I Went Out With A Hippy And Now I Love Everyone Except For Her (Frenzal Rhomb) youtu.be/xHgbRaQ2DyU
February 4, 2026 at 1:28 PM
I Went Out With A Hippy And Now I Love Everyone Except For Her (Frenzal Rhomb) youtu.be/xHgbRaQ2DyU
First-of-the-month post ahoy, and this month's Simian Substitute Site is the most obvious new movie you can imagine. spank-the-monkey.co.uk/2026/02/01/s...
Simian Substitute Site for February 2026: Primate
MONTH END PROCESSING FOR JANUARY 2026 Books: Back in 2016, when we visited Oslo for the first time, we needed some advice on where to find bars that weren’t owned by BrewDog. The Belated Birt…
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February 1, 2026 at 6:35 PM
First-of-the-month post ahoy, and this month's Simian Substitute Site is the most obvious new movie you can imagine. spank-the-monkey.co.uk/2026/02/01/s...
Like the saying goes, it's not a Champagne Christmas unless you spend it in the Champagne region of France. spank-the-monkey.co.uk/2026/01/31/o...
Otherwise It’s Just Sparkling Festivities
Previously: in Living For The Weekend: A 2026 Diary By The BBG, we looked back at the project that The Belated Birthday Girl and I undertook in 2025, which was to visit twelve wineries or vineyards…
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January 31, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Like the saying goes, it's not a Champagne Christmas unless you spend it in the Champagne region of France. spank-the-monkey.co.uk/2026/01/31/o...
Can't we just enjoy 'all four corners of the globe'?
I'm not saying this is AI generated but if it isn't Daniel has some kind of severe brain injury and so do the site's editors.
January 30, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Can't we just enjoy 'all four corners of the globe'?
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I have sciatica, so I have to periodically stand up to stretch my muscles. It's not always an expression of my personal beliefs.
January 28, 2026 at 5:50 AM
I have sciatica, so I have to periodically stand up to stretch my muscles. It's not always an expression of my personal beliefs.
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Love Solid JJs work this had me howling sound up for full effect
January 26, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Love Solid JJs work this had me howling sound up for full effect
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100 years since John Logie Baird stole his first picanic basket.
January 26, 2026 at 9:13 PM
100 years since John Logie Baird stole his first picanic basket.
Morning to all the Brits up early for the sumo. Just in case the Atamifuji match happens before 7.30, can I point you in the direction of m.twitch.tv/midnightsumo ?
MidnightSumo - Twitch
LIVE Sumo w/ Commentary | FINAL DAY of the January Grand Sumo tourney in Tokyo, Japan! | Replays all day and a live hangout Sunday night!
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January 25, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Morning to all the Brits up early for the sumo. Just in case the Atamifuji match happens before 7.30, can I point you in the direction of m.twitch.tv/midnightsumo ?
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For Jim Moir/Vic Reeves' birthday, a reminder it's thirty years this year since this advert.
January 24, 2026 at 10:01 AM
For Jim Moir/Vic Reeves' birthday, a reminder it's thirty years this year since this advert.
dude, just use the mute button
January 23, 2026 at 8:11 AM
dude, just use the mute button
Coming soon to actual UK telly! (Maybe testing the water for a British edition?) www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Three - Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont-Spelling Bee Australia, Series 1, Episode 1
Four comedians compete in a comedy spelling bee hosted by Guy Montgomery and Aaron Chen.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Coming soon to actual UK telly! (Maybe testing the water for a British edition?) www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife And Her Lover With Big Naturals
Improve a movie title by adding "With Big Naturals"
January 21, 2026 at 11:13 PM
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife And Her Lover With Big Naturals
Nobody ever asks for it, but here's a 66 hour playlist of my favourite songs since 1982. spank-the-monkey.co.uk/2026/01/21/p...
Picks Of The Year 1982 – 2025: The Video Playlists
[Updated 21/01/2026 to include the playlist for 2025.] At least one of the links below tells you the full story, so I won’t go through it all again. But in brief: since 1982, I’ve been …
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January 21, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Nobody ever asks for it, but here's a 66 hour playlist of my favourite songs since 1982. spank-the-monkey.co.uk/2026/01/21/p...
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Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
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Out-take from "Doctor Who: The Awakening" part 2 (1984).
#DoctorWho
#DoctorWho
January 20, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Out-take from "Doctor Who: The Awakening" part 2 (1984).
#DoctorWho
#DoctorWho
I'm in the audience of this somewhere. Watch it, it's educational, funny and loud. #SitDownLars
January 19, 2026 at 9:59 PM
I'm in the audience of this somewhere. Watch it, it's educational, funny and loud. #SitDownLars
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Tech Billionaire Forced to Rename Humongous Yacht After Realizing It Spelled Something Horrible Backwards:
https://futurism.com/future-society/larry-ellison-yacht-name
(In other news, Larry Ellison: evil, stupid, or both?)
https://futurism.com/future-society/larry-ellison-yacht-name
(In other news, Larry Ellison: evil, stupid, or both?)
Tech Billionaire Forced to Rename Humongous Yacht After Realizing It Spelled Something Horrible Backwards
Oracle founder Larry Ellison named his 191-foot superyacht "Izanami," only to change his mind after finding out what it spelled backwards.
futurism.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Tech Billionaire Forced to Rename Humongous Yacht After Realizing It Spelled Something Horrible Backwards:
https://futurism.com/future-society/larry-ellison-yacht-name
(In other news, Larry Ellison: evil, stupid, or both?)
https://futurism.com/future-society/larry-ellison-yacht-name
(In other news, Larry Ellison: evil, stupid, or both?)
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January 15, 2026 at 9:42 PM