Feminism was in Smack The Pony’s blueprint but that was far from its selling point, nor did it have to be painstakingly pointed out. It worked so well, perhaps, because it pushed back against a backdrop of the male gaze which had long since dominated comedy. Produced by Victoria Pile, who later created Green Wing, the show was a breath of fresh air for early noughties viewers, encapsulating the 90s woman and redrawing her, one massive merkin at a time. The show ran for three series after first airing in 1999 and starred three comedians, then relatively unknown – Doon Mackichan, Sally Phillips and Fiona Allen. If you didn’t watch Smack The Pony the first time round (or even if you did) you’re in for a treat. Now, with impeccable timing, it’s back, for re-run of the first series – and it’s just as gloriously stupid as it ever was. It was immediately as absurd and irreverent as its name, and a show that not only revelled in the ridiculousness of femininity (and all the perceptions of it) but made it compulsively, consistently funny. Just over two decades ago, Smack The Pony premiered on Channel 4.
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