History Series / KnowingMeKnowingYouWithAlanPartridge

* TheGhost: Roger Moore in the first episode of the TV series. Alan keeps expecting Roger to show up for the entire episode, and valiantly attempts to host a segment called "An Audience with Roger Moore", despite Roger's absence.
** Reportedly Moore was told off by a friend for not turning up for his appearance.

* InvisibleCelebrityGuest: In the first episode of the TV series, Alan promised an appearance by Roger Moore - who, of course, didn't show up. This had repercussions, as Alan angrily insulted him on air the next week's show (calling him a "towel thief")... and the week after ''that'', following a (fictional) injunction by Moore's lawyers, was forced to apologise on air.

* DiggingYourselfDeeper

** Pay attention to the size of Alan's signature on the "Knowing Me, Knowing You" sign as each episode passes.

** Alan re-using the same set-up and punchline for his jokes: he "confesses" to taking part in an act of extreme violence, then admits it was part of a harmless game such as ''TabletopGame/{{Clue}}'' or ''Franchise/MortalKombat''.

** Each episode has a "New, regular segment" that inevitably fails miserably and is never seen again. The lone exception of "Knowing You, Another Alan Partridge", which struggles after the first week and has to resort to someone who cannot speak English, and later, a dead person.

* EnemyMine: Alan and his house band, led by Glenn Ponder. At the end of one episode, Alan fires Glenn live on the air for not inviting him to a staff party which he had invited everyone else (included that week's guests) to. The next week, Alan reveals that Glenn filed a court injunction preventing his dismissal... and then goes on to do his weekly "light banter with the band" segment with a man who does not want to play along.

** Alan re-using the same set-up and punchline for his jokes: he "confesses" to taking part in an act of extreme violence, then admits it was part of a harmless game such as ''TabletopGame/Clue'' or ''Franchise/MortalKombat''.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: In-universe, a major contributing factor to the failure of ''Knowing Me, Knowing You'' was due to it being scheduled against the ten o'clock news.

** ''Alan'' claims the show failed because it was up against the ten o'clock news. Given Alan's deficiencies as a host and levels of self-delusion, the in-universe show would have failed at any time slot.

** Alan mimes attacking the audience with a different weapon each week, with the level of mimed violence increasing with each episode. And the name of Glenn Ponder's house band always changes.
** Each episode has a "New, regular segment" that inevitably fails miserably and is never seen again.

Based on a radio show of the same name, the TV series reusing many of the jokes and characters. See ''Series/ImAlanPartridge'' for what happened to Alan next, and ''Literature/IPartridgeWeNeedToTalkAboutAlan'' for "Alan's" views on what happened.

** Reportedly Moore was told off by a friend for not turning up for his appearence.

* FailureIsTheOnlyOption

* HeroicBSOD: The calamitous events of ''Knowing Me, Knowing Yule'' end with Alan staggering directionless across the set [[ItMakesSenseInContext with a frozen chicken stuck on his hand]] staring blankly into space while Mick Hucknell sings "Ding Dong Merrily on High".

* StylisticSuck

Based on a radio show of the same name, the TV series reusing many of the jokes and characters. See ''Series/ImAlanPartridge'' for what happened to Alan next, and ''Literature/IPartridgeWeNeedToTalkAboutAlan'' for "Alan"'s views on what happened.

Based on a radio show of the same name, the TV series reusing many of the jokes and characters.

!!''Troping Me, Troping You with Alan Partridge'':

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

* 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 Roger Moore impression.

[[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 ABBA song "Knowing Me Knowing You" that was the show's theme) and would introduce and interview guests, music acts and variety performances.

!!Provides examples of:

* MisaimedFandom: In-universe; although most of the lyrics aren't played, Alan's choice of "Knowing Me, Knowing You" by {{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.]]

* ByNoIMeanYes: When interviewing the author of a salacious book about the BritishRoyalFamily:

* StealingFromTheHotel: Alan accuses RogerMoore of being a towel thief, until Moore's lawyers force him to apologise on air.

[[StealthParody Chatshow spoof]] 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 ABBA song "Knowing Me Knowing You" that was the show's theme) and would introduce and interview guests, music acts and variety performances.

[[StealthParody Fake 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 ABBA song "Knowing Me Knowing You" that was the show's theme) and would introduce and interview guests, music acts and variety performances.

** ''Alan'' claims the show was screwed by the network; given Alan's levels of self-delusion, it's more likely that the in-universe show failed because it was terrible.