“The IT Crowd.”
CORRECT. The scene, involving Berry's character Douglas Reynholm, appears in the series 2 episode 'Smoke and Mirrors'.
“I met Matt Berry in what used to be the Ace Hotel London Shoreditch, and he was surprised at my knowledge of British comedy! Gavin & Stacey also referenced us, which was funny.”
Now, after a ten year hiatus, The Ordinary Boys are back with a new single 'Peer Pressure'.
“It was purposefully like: 'Let's write an Ordinary Boys song in 2026 and see what it would sound like'. It's heading towards an album, which we've already recorded half of. Lyrically, I'm curious how far I can push it in imagining what The Ordinary Boys' 'Over the Counter Culture' would sound like in 2026. We were a political band with social commentary. Now we have the manosphere, the alt-right pipeline, billionaires, AI – the world is a much richer place with things to be pissed off about. For humanity, that's bad news, but for The Ordinary Boys, it's good because it means we can write lots of songs!”
Bonus questions! For an extra half-point: Mr Blobby features in the video to The Ordinary Boys/Olly Murs festive 2025 single 'Christmas Starts Tonight'. How many weeks did Mr Blobby's self-titled 1993 novelty single spend at Number One in the UK charts?
“He was the Italian brain rot of the '90s, so five?”
WRONG. Three.
“Next time he releases a single, he has to do better! The guy inside the Blobby suit is a big Ordinary Boys fan and brought his Blobby-guitar and we jammed afterwards. They say never meet your heroes, but in that instance, it worked out perfectly!”
The verdict: 6/10
“If that was a Rotten Tomatoes score, I don't think I would go and see the movie!”
The Ordinary Boys' new single 'Peer Pressure' is out now. For full band tour dates, see here.
