From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Here’s me and Tim Heidecker completing a trilogy of silly calls. If you heard Sandblasted and We Share a Brain, well this one is even more juvenile. I mean, really juvenile. Anyway, we had lots of fun… Don’t know why my grandfather voice was the same as my Margaret Thatcher one, but ho hum…

Pardon Me? It’s Esmé!

by Robert Popper on January 30, 2010 · 14 comments

Yes, you all remember the incredible Maxine Swaby with her classic, Pardon Me. Frankly, how could you forget? Well, since I posted the video last week, I’ve had many people filming themselves singing the song while watching Maxine sing, which has been hilarious. So, now, let me introduce our youngest Maxine Swaby wannabee: Esmé… Thanks [...]

Speaking English: Lesson One

by Robert Popper on January 24, 2010 · 21 comments

There’s so much great stuff here: the silences, the clip-clopping of shoes and best of all, mispellinks… And is it just me, or does the whole thing sort of feel like a long lead up to a porn scene?

Pardon Me?

by Robert Popper on January 20, 2010 · 152 comments

I am so excited. I mean, really, really excited. I’ve been looking for this video for years and have only just found it. I guarantee you will have NEVER seen a video as brilliant (awful) as this. And you will NEVER get this tune out of your head. EVER. Ladies and gentlemen, I present Maxine [...]

OK, I know I have posted this guy before. Yes, I am slightly obsessed with him. But watch how he tries to explain how a fax machine – his line of business – works. And just can’t. The timing in this clip is so perfect: listen out for when the machine turns itself on. Also, [...]

Me and Tim do another call: ‘Sandblasted’

by Robert Popper on January 18, 2010 · 11 comments

OK, the other day I posted a silly phone call I made with the very silly Tim Heidecker (‘We Share a Brain‘). Well, here’s another one we did that night. I should warn you that this call might be a bit crap, but for some reason it makes me laugh. Maybe it’s the sheer weirdness [...]

More Russian Beatleness

by Robert Popper on January 18, 2010 · 3 comments

You may remember me posting this gem from the Soviet Union. Well now here’s another one…. Nice one @discoelectro .

We Share A Brain

by Robert Popper on January 16, 2010 · 14 comments

I’ve just come back from LA, where I saw a lot of my buddy, Tim Heidecker of the amazing Tim and Eric. We’ve always talked of making silly phone calls together, and the other night we had a go. So, are you ready for maximum infantilism…? If you missed my US Robin Cooper podcasts, here’s [...]

Sorry, what are you talking about?

by Robert Popper on January 14, 2010 · 6 comments

And what are those weird bits of paper with holes in? Can anyone ‘enlighten’ me…?

Star Wars – French style

by Robert Popper on January 13, 2010 · 11 comments

Zut alors… Merci @discoelectro. La force est avec toi.