Smack the Pony
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United Kingdom · 1999-2002
3 seasons · Completed
30m
Creator Victoria Pile
Starring Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan, Sally Phillips, Sarah Alexander
Genre Comedy
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Smack the Pony is a British sketch comedy show Among the show's regular themes were unsuccessful relationships, competition in the workplace and latent lesbianism, but sketches would also dip into the surreal; such as two women jumping from their car as they neared a parking space, and brushing in front of the path of their car to help it move further forward, as in curling. Two regular strands involved a series of different women making dating agency videos about their general likes and dislikes, and a musical parody that would close the show.
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