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CIPC #494: The Carol Burnett show 29-03-1975

Posted on September 8, 2026September 8, 2026

There have been many, many sketch comedy shows throughout the years, but there have been precious few of them on this blog. Today we add…

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CIPC #493: Dance for ever cover

Posted on September 1, 2026September 1, 2026

Every year, there are a few momentous events that make their way in the historical canon. For 1977, these include the worst aviation disaster ever,…

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CIPC #492: The Thursday murder club

Posted on August 26, 2026August 26, 2026

As actors become older, it becomes harder for them to find roles in mainstream movies. So if you’re shooting a film that is set in…

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CIPC #491: Nancy Drew No.2, Stay tuned for danger

Posted on August 18, 2026August 18, 2026

Ah shit, here we go again. I’ve found yet another long-running multimedia detective franchise that I’d never heard of but that’s massively popular: Nancy Drew.…

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CIPC #490: The Perry Bible Fellowship, Endgame

Posted on August 12, 2026August 12, 2026

The Perry Bible Fellowship is one of the granddaddies of web comics. It’s not quite Sluggy Freelance, which by now has about a billion issues,…

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CIPC #489: Benson S1 E18, Checkmate

Posted on August 4, 2026July 28, 2026

Benson is a well-regarded but otherwise unremarkable American sitcom. It focuses on the antics of the titular character in his role as the state’s governor’s…

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CIPC #488: Babar S6 E3, Land of games

Posted on July 28, 2026July 28, 2026

Babar, king of Celesteville and elephant to boot, started in a series of French children’s books all the way back in the early thirties, originally…

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CIPC #487: Hot hot heat, Middle of nowhere

Posted on July 21, 2026

Given the recent weather in Western Europe, now seems the perfect time to spotlight the Canadian indie rock band Hot hot heat.1 From what I’ve…

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CIPC #486: InterCity ad

Posted on July 14, 2026July 15, 2026

It may be hard to imagine nowadays, but there was a time that British trains were reputable.1 So when British rail launched an advertisement depicting…

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CIPC #485: Pat a Mat S1 E8, Světlo

Posted on July 7, 2026July 6, 2026

With a title like Pat a Mat, of course there must be a chess scene in this series! Yet that’s apparently a bit of a…

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