Embrasse le poney

Original title: Smack the Pony

TV Series
1999–2017
TV-14
24m

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Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan, and Sally Phillips in Embrasse le poney (1999)

Three female comics perform sketches dealing with a wide variety of topics, from irritating flatmates to workplace issues to people who pretend to be ill to get free things or special treatm... Read allThree female comics perform sketches dealing with a wide variety of topics, from irritating flatmates to workplace issues to people who pretend to be ill to get free things or special treatment.Three female comics perform sketches dealing with a wide variety of topics, from irritating flatmates to workplace issues to people who pretend to be ill to get free things or special treatment.

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7.7/10

2.4K

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Nominated for 3 BAFTA Awards
- 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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Fiona Allen

Various Characters

• 1999–2017

Doon Mackichan

Various Characters

• 1999–2017

Sally Phillips

Various Characters

• 1999–2017

Sarah Alexander

Various Characters

• 1999–2003

Darren Boyd

Various Characters

• 1999–2003

Cavan Clerkin

Various Characters

• 1999–2003

Adam Croasdell

Various Characters

• 2002

James Lance

• 1999–2002

Amanda Holden

Various Characters

• 1999

Tamzin Griffin

• 1999

Anthony Barclay

• 2002

Miranda Hart

Various Characters

• 2002

Michael Wildman

• 1999

Julian Sims

• 1999

Kevin Eldon

Various Characters

• 2002–2003

Huw Chadbourn

Agent…

• 2000

Scott Baker

• 2002

Marcus Hutton

• 1999

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anita-18

Very Funny

Short sketches, very silly and bizarre - a little like Kids in the Hall. I love the "video interviews" for the Dating Service. It's sometimes difficult to understand because of the quick- and soft-spoken dialogue. It's becoming my favorite show.

digi_rg_23

Very Funny

This is a hilarious show. I watched it while on vacation in Europe and it reminded me of old Saturday Night Lives (when it was extremely good). Smack the Pony seems to have more story. It is one of the funniest shows I have seen.

Suzie True

Clever, seemingly big-budget - shot on film

I like the shot-on-film look, especially for many of their sketches which are "realistic." They seem to shoot in a variety of locations, and the actors are quite versatile. Also note that this is not "British humor", which I don't always get. I just caught this on Bravo (9/29/00).

gmstam

"Big Train" with Girls

If you've ever marveled at Big Train's unique form of sketch comedy you'll love this, the main cast are all female, Doon from Knowing Me Knowing You and Day Today and the chambermaid Sophie from I'm Alan Partridge amongst others. Like early French and Saunders but very in your face and really funny. Since I'm Alan Partridge in 1997, the most innovative and funny Brit comedies have all been sketch-based like Big Train, Goodness Gracious me and now Smack the Pony

10peter-340-324380

even better than

I am a HUGE Monty Python fan. The best of British Humor, evidently. But to be honest: I laughed even harder and more consistently at the entire Smack The Pony series. Why isn't this as popular and legendary? This, the full series, deserves your undivided attention!

If everybody had the guts to put his/hers own behaviour in perspective, like these ladies do, the world would definitely be a better place!

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Trivia
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is a big fan of the show, and subsequently offered Sally Phillips a recurring guest part as the Finnish Prime Minister on Veep (2012).

Goofs
The Bass Player living with a Flautist and a Ballerina says she lives with "Three Artists" when in fact she lives with two.

Quotes
Various Characters: ["Run around" song] Thinking is for wankers; we're born, we dance, we die!

Alternate versions
In Germany, this show has an entirely different title sequence. Furthermore, the theme tune has been replaced with "I Don't Want a Lover" by Texas.