The Bottom Podcast - discussing the greatest sitcom from Rik Mayall & Ade Edmondson. From @paultanter @MatBrooks @pearson_ange - NEW AUDIOBOOK IS OUT NOW!

Hammersmith, London
Joined February 2018
Our Lamb & Flag pub menu tea towel was a hit with Dick Head... At least we think he said hit 😉 We have a few available to buy. If you'd like one, drop us a DM for cost (+ postage). No, we can't stick it on the slate! Thanks to @scr33nag3r for the design. Faaaantastiiic work!
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(Trumpet noises) It’s here! It’s arrived! Our Talking Bottom 2027 calendars sent our letterbox flapping and are now on-hand as prizes for our upcoming competitions! They’ll mainly be won in the run-up to Christmas but we’ll be doing a special Halloween-based competition next
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week where a lucky winner will be able wrap their sticky hands around one early!
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34 years ago, Bottom: Parade aired on BBC2 and gifted us Bottom’s biggest-ever guest cast list in one of its best episodes. We met Chief Inspector Grobellaar, Mrs Potato, Veronica (who isn’t a Page 3 girl, but if she wanted to - she could be), podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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Tight-Mouthed Larry, Harry the B*stard (Ted), Mr N Stiles the one-legged Falklands veteran, the return of Dick Head and even Britain’s most famous impressionist voicing Sad Ken’s horse race! It’s the ep where we hear about Richie’s epic military career and podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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our podcast on it can be listened to here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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It’s not even Halloween yet so obviously time to start thinking about Christmas pressies. Let us help you unload your bulging sack this December 25th with our Bumper Bottom Bundle of two tea towels, signed copy of “Talking Bottom: A Guide to the Cult Sitcom” and two bookmarks.
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Or just get a pair of tea towels. Or one. Or a book. Or a miniature (empty) bottle of Malibu! DM us and we can have them with you in a jiffy (don’t be so foul!), leaving you one less thing to worry about as you start marinading the vodka margarine with hair spray.
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Everything is improved with the Bottom theme tune. Here, Jagger and Bowie get the Bum Notes treatment.
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Doctor Who, come on out of the corner. I have fixed it! There’s no need to cancel now. Introducing… Rik Mayall as The Doctor we always wanted.
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Remember when physical media did special box sets like this “Scratch ‘N’ Sniff collection of the first three Bottom Live shows? Now I want some fried chicken! Not from Amal’s - his Alsatian got run over last week.
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34 years ago tonight, the phrase “A wazzo pair of jugs” was introduced to the world, as were the epic jugs themselves. Series 2 of Bottom kicked off with “Digger,” giving us Lily Linekar, Lady Natasha and the return of Richie and Eddie, minus one kidney but with bowls
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of caviar / fish poo. Our podcast on the ep can be listened to here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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"Been, er, 'studying' it quite a lot have you? While you're alone in the house?" 35 years ago tonight, Bottom: Contest first aired. It was the first episode of Bottom ever filmed (as the pilot), but broadcast as the third episode. Our podcast ep on it can be listened to…
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Tonight we’ll be breaking out the Pernod, Ouzo, marmalade and salt and raising an Esther Rantzen cocktail in the great lady’s memory. “And on tonight’s show: an interesting mis-print which spells “p*nis!”
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Bottom: Gas exploded on to BBC2 35 years tonight so here’s our podcast episode on that BRILLIANT ep where Richie and Eddie managed to nearly kill and eat a Gas Man, blow up Mr Rottweiler’s kitchen and get a saucy glimpse of a raunchy love handle. iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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