Talking Bottom
@talkingbottom.bsky.social
The Bottom Podcast - discussing the greatest sitcom from Rik Mayall & Ade Edmondson. From @paultanter Mat Brooks & Angela Pearson - the book TALKING BOTTOM: A GUIDE TO THE CULT SITCOM out 3rd July 2025 https://amzn.eu/d/fVnjXEk
Also we have a new podcast ep out today - but this one has the option of SEEING it too as it’s our live show we did on stage at the Edinburgh Fringe with Dick Head himself, Mr Lee Cornes! youtu.be/caPVWUtYRD8?...
Talking Bottom Live at the Edinburgh Fringe with special guest Lee Cornes!
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November 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Also we have a new podcast ep out today - but this one has the option of SEEING it too as it’s our live show we did on stage at the Edinburgh Fringe with Dick Head himself, Mr Lee Cornes! youtu.be/caPVWUtYRD8?...
Bloody hell Eddie! We’re in the Mirror and the Star too! And isn’t funny that you only read this sort of thing in a British newspaper? The 2nd edition of the book is out now, by the way! amzn.eu/d/egDhCa8
November 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Bloody hell Eddie! We’re in the Mirror and the Star too! And isn’t funny that you only read this sort of thing in a British newspaper? The 2nd edition of the book is out now, by the way! amzn.eu/d/egDhCa8
“British journalism, Eddie; best in the world.” Check out our double page spread in today’s @express.co.uk ! We kept our jugs in though, got our biros out and penned a piece in appreciation of Bottom. Don’t be like Mr 55p, get your copy now! Or just follow the link: www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2133...
November 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
“British journalism, Eddie; best in the world.” Check out our double page spread in today’s @express.co.uk ! We kept our jugs in though, got our biros out and penned a piece in appreciation of Bottom. Don’t be like Mr 55p, get your copy now! Or just follow the link: www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2133...
Lamb and Flag landlord Dick Head has a practical suggestion for how to use your copy of Talking Bottom: A Guide to The Cult Sitcom. Just be warned you’ll get through all the chapters on the Live shows and Bottom’s influences if you’ve got a runny botty.
November 8, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Lamb and Flag landlord Dick Head has a practical suggestion for how to use your copy of Talking Bottom: A Guide to The Cult Sitcom. Just be warned you’ll get through all the chapters on the Live shows and Bottom’s influences if you’ve got a runny botty.
Tiny Eddie and “I” took the book
five doors along to Dr O’Grady’s Personal Organ Enhancement Clinic and we are VERY excited to reveal that our girth has definitely thickened for the 2nd edition. “Before” and “after” for reference. wiltonsquarebooks.com/products/tal...
five doors along to Dr O’Grady’s Personal Organ Enhancement Clinic and we are VERY excited to reveal that our girth has definitely thickened for the 2nd edition. “Before” and “after” for reference. wiltonsquarebooks.com/products/tal...
November 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Tiny Eddie and “I” took the book
five doors along to Dr O’Grady’s Personal Organ Enhancement Clinic and we are VERY excited to reveal that our girth has definitely thickened for the 2nd edition. “Before” and “after” for reference. wiltonsquarebooks.com/products/tal...
five doors along to Dr O’Grady’s Personal Organ Enhancement Clinic and we are VERY excited to reveal that our girth has definitely thickened for the 2nd edition. “Before” and “after” for reference. wiltonsquarebooks.com/products/tal...
Blumming bloody hell the book is back in stock so we’ve got more bumper Bottom bundles available! 1 x book, 2 x Lamb and Flag tea towels and 2 x book marks for £50 including postage to a UK address. The value of these things is sky rocketing! (Ps: art prints for £10 too!)
November 7, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Blumming bloody hell the book is back in stock so we’ve got more bumper Bottom bundles available! 1 x book, 2 x Lamb and Flag tea towels and 2 x book marks for £50 including postage to a UK address. The value of these things is sky rocketing! (Ps: art prints for £10 too!)
As the director of Bottom and Red Dwarf (plus many other great comedies), Ed Bye had a huge hand in shaping our funny bones. The man who wrangled Rik and Ade really knows his comedy & he very kindly wrote the foreword for the book - which is re-published today! wiltonsquarebooks.com/products/tal...
November 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
As the director of Bottom and Red Dwarf (plus many other great comedies), Ed Bye had a huge hand in shaping our funny bones. The man who wrangled Rik and Ade really knows his comedy & he very kindly wrote the foreword for the book - which is re-published today! wiltonsquarebooks.com/products/tal...
Out now! A much better read than War and Peace!
Here it is: from the creators of the @talkingbottom.bsky.social podcast, the ultimate guide to the outrageous and unforgettable sitcom. It’s been a long time coming but it’s out today! wiltonsquarebooks.com/products/tal...
November 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Out now! A much better read than War and Peace!
NEW PODCAST EPISODE OUT NOW! With the re-publication of “Talking Bottom: A Guide to The Cult Sitcom out today, we chat about the book rising like a phoenix from the flames of sprouts Mexicane, plus our Edinburgh Fringe interview with Lee Cornes that drops next week!
November 6, 2025 at 10:11 AM
NEW PODCAST EPISODE OUT NOW! With the re-publication of “Talking Bottom: A Guide to The Cult Sitcom out today, we chat about the book rising like a phoenix from the flames of sprouts Mexicane, plus our Edinburgh Fringe interview with Lee Cornes that drops next week!
What kind of SANDWICHES does the Lamb and Flag do? Check out the cocktails too! Our pub menu tea towels and Richie & Eddie art prints are available - drop us a DM or email at 11mafekingparade@gmail.com - don’t leave the pressies until Christmas Eve!
November 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
What kind of SANDWICHES does the Lamb and Flag do? Check out the cocktails too! Our pub menu tea towels and Richie & Eddie art prints are available - drop us a DM or email at 11mafekingparade@gmail.com - don’t leave the pressies until Christmas Eve!
It’s out on Thursday! Rising like a phoenix from the flames of sprouts Mexicane!
This week we publish the paperback edition of @talkingbottom.bsky.social, a homage to the Rik Mayall / Adrian Edmondson sitcom. It’s written by @paultanter.bsky.social, Mat Brooks and Angela Pearson, founders of the podcast of the same name. The full story from @chortle.bsky.social is below ⤵️
November 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
It’s out on Thursday! Rising like a phoenix from the flames of sprouts Mexicane!
Time to start stocking up for Christmas.
November 2, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Time to start stocking up for Christmas.
For all the people asking who I just made up, we DO have some A4 Richie and Eddie art prints AND Lamb and Flag pub menu tea towels availble - DM us if you’re interested and don’t want to leave your Christmas shopping to an Amazon binge on Xmas eve!
November 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
For all the people asking who I just made up, we DO have some A4 Richie and Eddie art prints AND Lamb and Flag pub menu tea towels availble - DM us if you’re interested and don’t want to leave your Christmas shopping to an Amazon binge on Xmas eve!
Bottom’s halloween episode “Terror” is undoubtedly a classic, but check out what Sean Lock thought of the performances of the three small devils.
October 31, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Bottom’s halloween episode “Terror” is undoubtedly a classic, but check out what Sean Lock thought of the performances of the three small devils.
SHARE YOUR HALLOWEEN COSTUME PICS. Are you dressing up tonight as a talking Halloween banana? Did you get through a bumper pack of tights last year as a devil who fouled themself? Let’s see!
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 AM
SHARE YOUR HALLOWEEN COSTUME PICS. Are you dressing up tonight as a talking Halloween banana? Did you get through a bumper pack of tights last year as a devil who fouled themself? Let’s see!
It’s here. It’s ARRIVED! Remember; just cash, no sweets.
October 31, 2025 at 8:36 AM
It’s here. It’s ARRIVED! Remember; just cash, no sweets.
Love this!
October 31, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Love this!
We now have some rather snazzy Richie and Eddie artworks available along with the Lamb and Flag tea towels - the art prints are A4 size and £10 each. The tea towels are £20 each or two for £30. P&P to a UK address is £3. Hang them in the toilet. “It took me 15 minutes to paint that!”
October 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
We now have some rather snazzy Richie and Eddie artworks available along with the Lamb and Flag tea towels - the art prints are A4 size and £10 each. The tea towels are £20 each or two for £30. P&P to a UK address is £3. Hang them in the toilet. “It took me 15 minutes to paint that!”
The conflicting reviews are in! Thank you Mystic_x and Richard Richard (whoever you are). amzn.eu/d/iBiMnhg
October 28, 2025 at 9:43 AM
The conflicting reviews are in! Thank you Mystic_x and Richard Richard (whoever you are). amzn.eu/d/iBiMnhg
IT’S BACK! Like a Phoenix from the flames of Sprouts Mexicane, TALKING BOTTOM: A GUIDE TO THE CULT SITCOM is back in print on November 6th and available NOW on Kindle. Jot it on the Christmas list above the empty miniature bottle of Malibu! linktr.ee/talkingbottom
October 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
IT’S BACK! Like a Phoenix from the flames of Sprouts Mexicane, TALKING BOTTOM: A GUIDE TO THE CULT SITCOM is back in print on November 6th and available NOW on Kindle. Jot it on the Christmas list above the empty miniature bottle of Malibu! linktr.ee/talkingbottom
Every tea towel order gets a free bookmark too - you’ll never lose your place in War and Peace again! DM us for details. Chivvy chivvy chivvy!
October 25, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Every tea towel order gets a free bookmark too - you’ll never lose your place in War and Peace again! DM us for details. Chivvy chivvy chivvy!
You like the Talking Bottom podcast? Their early work was a little too far from the mic and echoey for my taste. But when series 2 came out in 2019, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole podcast has a clear, crisp sound, and a new
October 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
You like the Talking Bottom podcast? Their early work was a little too far from the mic and echoey for my taste. But when series 2 came out in 2019, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole podcast has a clear, crisp sound, and a new
Our Lamb and Flag pub menu tea towel features all Richie and Eddie’s fave foods (all grown, found or foraged), plus a drink selection that may well leave you blind. All at bargain 90’s prices - and it’s approved by Dick Head himself! DM us if you’re after a Christmas pressie for your grate mates.
October 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Our Lamb and Flag pub menu tea towel features all Richie and Eddie’s fave foods (all grown, found or foraged), plus a drink selection that may well leave you blind. All at bargain 90’s prices - and it’s approved by Dick Head himself! DM us if you’re after a Christmas pressie for your grate mates.
Ruddy marvellous book news…! Talking Bottom: A Guide to The Cult Sitcom is BACK! linktr.ee/talkingbottom
October 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Ruddy marvellous book news…! Talking Bottom: A Guide to The Cult Sitcom is BACK! linktr.ee/talkingbottom
For some reason I think Rik signed this after Ade.
October 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
For some reason I think Rik signed this after Ade.