MONKEY TENNIS - The Alan Partridge Fan Podcast

We're rerunning the fun and turning the clock back 10 years this week, as we revisit the first ever episode of Monkey Tennis, in which we tackle I'm Alan Partridge Series 1, Episode 1... Worth the entry fee alone for a new intro from 2026's very own Tom Stabb. Come for the disappointing audio quality, stay for the lack of in-depth research. Needless to say things did get better. LIVE SHOW: We retu...

As we continue to celebrate 10 Years of Monkey Tennis with some special episodes, today we're think-abouting which celebrity you'd spend a bank holiday with and what would you do? We've taken a look back through the feedback archives to create a Mega Bank Holiday Compilation for your listening pleasure, bringing together all the fantastic bank holiday pastimes and middling-celeb combinations you'v...

Join us for a special 'Ask Us Anything' victory lap as we celebrate a decade of Monkey Tennis with behind the scenes intel, a special live announcement and answers to your many questions, from 'What should Partridge do next?' to 'Has your career gone off the rails a bit?' LIVE SHOW NEWS: We will make our return to the Prince Charles Cinema on Thursday 19 November. Get your tickets here: https://pr...

In this series finale, your favourite wetwipe industry plants give their verdict on Alan's mental health voyage. We also cover your feedback, whether you're a genuine Partridge insider or just a man called 'bonk'. To help support the show you can leave us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, tell a friend about us, share an episode, or buy us a bottle of Sunny D over at ko-fi.com/monkeyt...

Alan returns (again) to the BBC and gets obsessed with substations as we review the final episode of How Are You. Also featured: The death of Darryl, the plane crash that never was, and - or course - The Lynnterview. To help support the show you can leave us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, tell a friend about us, share an episode, or buy us a cup of Kenco over at ko-fi.com/monkeyten...

We try our very best to carpe the diem this week, as we discuss the rifts in Alan's relationship, between Lynn and the law, and in the APU itself. Plus: Lynn's analogue Tinder, Alan finally tries stand-up, and we spot a return to sitcom territory. Join us: Make your life extraordinary! To help support the show you can leave us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, tell a friend about us,...

Alan's up a hill and we're down a rabbit hole this week as we play Top Tor or No Score and Batman: Returns. Infidelity, germaphobes and Peartree Cartography also come under the spotlight, and we ask: Is Jamie Demetriou wasted? How easy is shepherding? And how often have you just happened upon a choir in a cave? To help support the show you can leave us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify...

Where else would you get Fat Bottomed Girls, train risotto and robot middlemen? We also cover joke repetition, emasculated Alan and 'world firsts' as we hit Alan's midway point (ahem). To help support the show you can leave us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, tell a friend about us, share an episode, or buy us a packet of Toffos over at ko-fi.com/monkeytennis Follow us and get in tou...

Abandon your principles, strap on a jetpack (sorry, jetsuit) and join us as we discuss fake books, Alan's driving school and a rrrrather posh sports day. To help support the show you can leave us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, tell a friend about us, share an episode, or buy us a big marker pen over at ko-fi.com/monkeytennis Follow us and get in touch... Twitter | Instagram | Faceb...

We're back to cover Alan's latest docuseries, taking in egg obsessions, Holly Willoughby, corporate claims, Rupert the Bear, and dodgy showreels along the way. When you don't subscribe to the pod, we feel like you're not really taking us seriously... To help support the show you can leave us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, tell a friend about us, share an episode, or buy us a pint o...

We enter our mind palaces as we conclude our Big Beacon coverage, debating whether it's Alan's 'Parklife' or his 'Be Here Now'. Also covered: Bread's theme tune, Seldom's patriotism and Clarkson's farm. Plus, Lynn gets the full name treatment, we play 'Sequels in Sequence' and someone we won't name gets a Paddy Mc-kicking. To help support the show you can leave us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts...

Listen, Love! We deep dive on Seldom and Jennie this week, while also giving Happy Ferguson a nibble. Plus: Oasthouse origins, Avatar unravelled, and we play a quiz you can't (every which way but) lose. To help support the show you can leave us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, tell a friend about us, share an episode, or buy us a hand fan over at ko-fi.com/monkeytennis Follow us and...

Jennie-bashing and speculation on Coogan's PR policy loom large this week. Speaking from personal experience, we also cover scuppered book deals, the faff involved in entering Broadcasting House, and our own 'faecal Dresden'. And that's before we lose it over A Turkey's Journey. And then Greg Dyke's texts. And then Alan's DIY skills. Could listening make this the Greatest Day of your life? To help...

Sh*thousery meets lighthousery this week as we talk passive aggressive emails, Weinstein's eggs, and do deep dives on scampi fries. We ask 'How well has Partridge aged?' and 'Is Alan's "cancer' the worst thing he's ever done?'. We hope the episode makes you weak at the knees (and not leak at the wees). To help support the show you can leave us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, tell a...

ITV gets kicked, Chiles gets evaluated and 'chav' gets revisited this week. We also tread carefully through Alan's big sex scene and peek into Lynn's therapy sessions, before Keys and Gray enter the fray. Will it be chips? To help support the show you can leave us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, tell a friend about us, share an episode, or buy us a Toblerone over at ko-fi.com/monkey...

Alan's 50 grand rebrand, Lynn's bigotry and Adam's egg matrix all come under scrutiny this week. Also discussed: Bash Street Kids, bunny ears, and Benfield: Attorney at Law. We're SURE that the way we MITCHUM the LYNX between Scissored Isle and Big Beacon will NIVEA be bested. Bonus content fun: Nick's Mega Friends Themed Playlist To help support the show you can leave us a 5-star rating on Apple...

In todays episode you join us at Esther McVey's BBQ: we're discussing how Alan's famous pals are chosen, the identity of "Lady A", bad regional telly, and asking what similes are (meta)phor... To help support the show you can leave us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, tell a friend about us, share an episode, or buy us a big marker pen over at ko-fi.com/monkeytennis Follow us and get...

From the lofty highs of poetry to the greasy lows of fatbergs, join us for a scout about the opening chapters of Big Beacon. We wave goodbye to Seldom, enjoy an HR ambush and question Alan's product placement and corporate work. To help support the show you can leave us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, tell a friend about us, share an episode, or buy us a pint of bitter over at ko-fi...

From Kaplinsky to Oddie and Stewart to Strangelove, we're covering the big names as we tackle your feedback (and invoices) in today's episode. PLUS: Alan's neighbours, guilty pleasure sitcoms, and we invite AI to steal your jobs. Our Big Beacon deep-dive begins next week! To help support the show you can leave us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, tell a friend about us, share an episo...

We're back and eager to discuss new Partridge, driving bans, and of course, your feedback. Whether you have thoughts on Oasthouse, are asking "How much Michael is too much Michael", or you’re simply a Farmer horrified by Sting and Shaggy collaborating and want your concerns heard, we’re here to offer an APU POV. Our analysis of Big Beacon is coming soon... To help support the show you can leave us...

We try not to get distracted by sandwiches as we talk central packing, funeral catering and, yes, the return of our old Geordie friend in the series finale. PLUS: We discuss playing with audience expectations, the clash of old and new Partridge, and where this series of Oasthouse sits in the APU. To help support the show you can leave us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, tell a friend...

This week we combine Alan's potato-themed blockbuster, a big Shrek, Tony Robinson, and an actual Geordie, whilst discussing bad graveside behaviour and Algarve camping, creating an episode that will tumble around your head like trainers in a washing machine and is not - repeat not - a bag of bits. To help support the show you can leave us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, tell a frien...

We're on high alert for Michael sightings this week as we talk ASMR, bad dads, the strumpet supervisor, and weaponised grandkids. Plus: We make a shellfish stretch, Alan takes on India, and we investigate hairy fish. To help support the show you can leave us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, tell a friend about us, share an episode, or buy us a pint of bitter, big marker pen, whatever...

Alan's back in the commentary box this week as we put on our Heavy Thinking Hats and talk nude sleeping, Wogan's wake, coke, groupies, and Falkland penguins. Questions posed: Is Alan a hater? Does commentary work without imagery? Is Alan working his way through the 'phobias? All the haters, see you later, mash your brain like a bag of potaters. To help support the show you can leave us a 5-star ra...

We discuss abused Alan, Lynn's lethargy, medicinal McDonalds and political Partridge this week as Michael is teased and Katrina's displeased. Plus: How dogs vote, yellow sticker strategy and we ask, have the writers hit their fan service phase? To help support the show you can leave us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, tell a friend about us, share an episode, or buy us a Flavia over...