History Series / KnowingMeKnowingYouWithAlanPartridge

** In-universe; although most of the lyrics aren't played, Alan's choice of "Knowing Me, Knowing You" by Music/{{ABBA}} is questionable, since the lyrics depict a relationship that's falling apart and "this time we're through!" Of course, given Alan's interactions with most of his guests, [[{{Irony}} on another level this is perfectly appropriate.]]

-->'''Lawrence Knowles:''' Believe me, Alan, I obtained some photos that were frankly unpublishable.
-->'''Alan:''' And are they in the book?
-->'''Lawrence Knowles:''' Yes, they are.

-->'''Alan Partridge:''' "Are you ''entirely'' motivated by hatred?"
-->'''Forbes [=McAllister=]:''' "Yes I am actually. That's quite a perceptive question."
-->'''Alan Partridge:''' "Thank you."
-->'''Forbes [=McAllister=]:''' "I hate you."

** Lord Morgan of Glossop and Forbes [=McAllister=]. [[spoiler: Both also die live on air.]]

* TemptingFate: While his firing is later found to be legally unenforceable in another episode, considering that Alan was already on edge due to learning that he had been deliberately excluded from Glenn's party with the other guests (on top of the numerous other typical humiliations he'd faced that episode), Glenn was clearly playing with fire when he got a bit cocky and decided to make a joke at the expense of Alan and his "Sports Casual" clothes.

* TemptingFate: While his firing is later found to be legally unenforceable in another episode, considering that Alan was already on edge due to learning that he had been excluded from Glenn's party with the other guests (on top of the numerous other typical humiliations he'd faced that episode), Glenn was clearly playing with fire when he got a bit cocky and decided to make a joke at the expense of Alan and his "Sports Casual" clothes.

* TemptingFate: While his firing is later found to be legally unenforceable in another episode, considering that Alan was already on edge due to learning that he had been excluded from Glenn's party with the other guests (on top of the numerous other typical humiliations he'd faced that episode), Glenn was clearly playing with fire when he decided to make a joke at the expense of Alan and his "Sports Casual" clothes.

* BritishBrevity: possibly only one season was ever planned, but at any rate they knew that the subsequent Christmas special would be the last episode, and made this a central part of the comedy.

A [[StealthParody spoof chatshow]] starring Creator/SteveCoogan as Alan Partridge (formerly the hopeless sports commentator on ''Series/TheDayToday''), the pathologically smug, hopelessly neurotic, and completely incompetent titular chatshow host. The format was the standard light-entertainment variety show. Alan would emerge to a bellow of "Ah-HAAAA!" (reflecting the Music/{{ABBA}} song "Knowing Me Knowing You" that was the show's theme) and would introduce and interview guests, music acts and variety performances.

** Alan is extremely upset to discover that Danielle, the ''Playboy'' advice columnist he's interviewing, [[EasySexChange used to be Daniel]]. It's made doubly embarrassing for Alan as it exposes that he [[CriticalResearchFailure hasn't actually bothered to read the autobiography that Danielle is on the show to discuss]]. She gives him a TakeThatKiss before departing.

* IntoxicationEnsues: Happens to Alan in one episode of the radio series after he unthinkingly swallows a tablet offered to him by one of his guests.

[[StealthParody Spoof chatshow]] starring Creator/SteveCoogan as Alan Partridge (formerly the hopeless sports commentator on ''Series/TheDayToday''), the pathologically smug, hopelessly neurotic and completely incompetent titular chatshow host. The format was the standard light-entertainment variety show. Alan would emerge to a bellow of "Ah-HAAAA!" (reflecting the Music/{{ABBA}} song "Knowing Me Knowing You" that was the show's theme) and would introduce and interview guests, music acts and variety performances.

However, the show was a savage and razor sharp mockery of the clichés, shortcomings and failings of the poorer chat-shows on television, perfectly lampooning the egocentric and smarmy hosts, bored and inappropriate guests, shallow and inane questions, and the overload of kitsch and cheesy set-pieces that abounded. And in the centre was Alan, utterly egocentric, convinced that he was the master of ceremonies but hopelessly out of his depth, completely lacking in charm, talent or sense of professionalism, and always completely losing what little control of his guests and employees he had managed to scrape together by the end of the episode ("... and on that bombshell...").

Guests would openly insult him, acts that he claimed were excellent (but had most likely never even seen) bombed hopelessly, and strange variety performances were the order of the day. One such performance was the live re-creation of the 1936 British Women's Olympic Hurdle team victory by the elderly surviving members of that team in an 'Olympic Stadium' that was little bigger than a child's sandpit.

** Alan is extremely upset to discover that Danielle, the ''Playboy'' advice columnist he's interviewing, [[{{Transgender}} used to be Daniel]]. It's made doubly embarrassing for Alan as it exposes that he [[CriticalResearchFailure hasn't actually bothered to read the autobiography that Danielle is on the show to discuss]]. She gives him a TakeThatKiss before departing.

* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: Downplayed, as it's not the whole episode nor do the events introduce completely new characters. However, the "Christmas in Norwich with Alan Partridge" sequence in the middle of "Knowing Me Knowing Yule" is notably different in style and tone from most of ''Knowing Me Knowing You'', focuses more on Alan's personal life than previous cut-away segments have done, and contains several hints of his dismal and miserable home life; it can almost be viewed as a short proof-of-concept for ''Series/ImAlanPartridge'', which would premiere a few years later. The sequence when he's Christmas shopping in Dixons and gets hung up on the "smooth action" of a CD player's disc drive opening in particularly could slot into the later show quite comfortably.

!!''Knowing me, Alan Partridge. Knowing you, the tropers. Ah-ha? Ah-ha.'':

** By the final episode, the main theme song is ''rewritten'' to squeeze in "With Alan Partridge" after ''every'' "Knowing Me, Knowing You".

** Alan is extremely upset to discover that Danielle, the ''Playboy'' advice columnist he's interviewing, [[{{Transgender}} used to be Daniel]]. She gives him a TakeThatKiss before departing.

* MisaimedFandom: In-universe; although most of the lyrics aren't played, Alan's choice of "Knowing Me, Knowing You" by Music/{{ABBA}} is questionable, since the lyrics depict a relationship that's falling apart and "this time we're through!" Of course, given Alan's interactions with most of his guests, [[FridgeBrilliance on another level this is perfectly appropriate.]]

* VebalBackspace: When Alan accuses Roger Moore of being a hotel towel thief, his guest reveals that Moore was her godfather, forcing Alan to awkwardly declare, "he's a lovely man."

* AnnoyingLaugh: Liz Heron in the Christmas special.

Based on a radio show of the same name, the TV series reusing many of the jokes and characters. The radio series aired on BBC Radio 4 1992-93; the television series aired on BBC 2 1995-96. See ''Series/ImAlanPartridge'' for what happened to Alan next, and ''Literature/IPartridgeWeNeedToTalkAboutAlan'' for "Alan's" views on what happened.

* {{Hypocrite}}: When speaking to the agony aunt, Alan claims that his [[IHaveThisFriend "friend"]] never strayed from his wife, but later, under hypnosis, he tries to take an imaginary Ursula Andress to a hotel where the staff know him and are "very discreet."

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The most obvious one is probably Yvonne Boyd who parodies Vivienne Westwood, also Forbes [=McAllister=] is Michael Winner (he even mentions him as a rival) Keith Hunt seems partly based on Chris Evans, Lawrence Knowles is Max Clifford and in the radio series; Shirley Dee is Barbara Windsor, Sally Hoff is Liza Minelli and Conrad Knight's voice is basically a Creator/RogerMoore impression.

* ProductPlacement: This was mocked by Alan's constant, feeble attempts at placing 'subtle' placements for sub-standard products throughout his show. As his show (both real-life and fictional) was broadcast on the BBC, which being a public broadcaster has strict guidelines about that kind of thing, this often got him into a lot of trouble in the show. It was a key plot point in the Christmas Special, as he vainly attempted to plug Rover cars under the watchful eye of his boss.