The Nick Abbot Habit
In the age of the 24 hour-a-day multiple news-gasms, let The Nick Abbot Habit be your guide. It's fast and funny and sometimes furious. All opinions are correct, apart from those that aren't. Plus Nick's favourite calls from his cult weekend talk show. Guaranteed no baking or dancing. The Nick Abbot Habit is a Global Production.
Episodes
Doris Bronson strikes back
In this episode, Meat was past his use-by date, Bat Girl came to town and the catastrophic clown show continued.
What's prime about him?
In these clips, it was early 2022 people were trying to put out a big dog and the police said they weren't interested in investigating crimes that had happened in the past.
Dogged
In these clips, the police told us we were to ignore crimes that happened in the past, Mr Blobby was in hiding and there was a plan to save a big dog
What's he good for?
In these clips, it was a month before Vlad the Insaner launched his Special Operation, Mr. Blobby was being himself, and I predicted our next two PM’s
Pwaargh!
In these clips, there was a celebrity sighting, we were looking forward to our freedom and there was an identity fail.
Bored Blobby
In these clips, we were having a heatwave, Mr Blobby made an appointment and we heard where Pink Floyd got their ideas from.
Call me Mr. Fied
In these clips, a person suggested an improvement to Formula 1, we went looking for indigenous chickens and we heard Tetchy Fagash's greatest hit.
Swedish nuts
In these clips, there was a silly Olympics story, a national anthem revelation and a man called after a good dinner
Wobble how?
In these clips, a man in Uxbridge was unsatisfied with his MP, a huge celestial event took place, and the biggest show on Earth was about to begin
The Wobbly Moon
In these clips, we were still being run by Mr Blobby, zombies were among us and we heard of some cinema criminals.The Nick Abbot Habit is a Global Production
A smash and grab raid
In these clips from five years ago, someone said something controversial about a flag, I had an incident in South Africa and there was an international football tournament going on. The Nick Abbot Habit is a Global Production
Wet and bleuchy
In these clips from five years ago, there was a lovely tale about monkeys in South Africa and Super Sajman Jav executed a power stance
An animalistic roar
In these clips, the Euro2020 competition was being played in 2021, because of The Invisible Menace, England had won a game and a lady confessed she was mobile-free. The Nick Abbot Habit is a Global Production.
The glorious sound of a ticket machine
In these clips following on from last time, we were talking about the wonderful sounds of old public transport, there was a big meeting in Cornwall and England had just played Ukraine.
A lot of underwear under there.
In these clips from five years ago, there was a huge sporting event on the horizon, I was almost brought down by a biscuit and there was a big conflab in Cornwall.Nick Abbot Habit is a Global Production
The whacky waving inflatable tube man
In these clips from 2021, there was a surprisingly similar weather to ours now, the Village Idiot was getting some stick and so were footballers, and a picture of the Queen was placed somewhere strange.The Nick Abbot Habit is a Global Production.
Turning the clock back
In these clips from 2021, there was talk of getting engaged (not that type) and from 2019 of a prince in an inappropriate pace (not that Prince)
New Balls please!
In these clips from five years ago, the tennis and the football were on, a cat foretold the future and there was a prediction about a certain Manchester mayor.
A machine ate my homework
In these clips from during Wimbledon and the World Cup in 2021, S'Kier said something silly, some royals were deployed to Scotland and we were shocked at the price of a pint, which wouldn’t seem shocking now.
Cutting a rocker's hair
In these clips running on from last time, we talk drumming, there was bad news about chips and a man found he couldn't go on holiday.
Mr Blobby is chocolate pudding
In these clips from 2021, it was a race between a virus, a volcano and a tsunami, there was a lot of flagging going on and some cat-nabbing.
Picking up a rock star
In these clips there was so much weather that it was inside, we were talking about acceptable sexual positions (yes, we were), and a rock star gave valuable advice.
The Fun Plane
In these clips from five years ago, Mr Blobby had a spit-chat, there was a lot of trolling going on and much smirkingThe Nick Abbot habit is a Global Production
The man who knows everything
In this episode, we were concerned about the climate, we heard of an anomaly from 1976 and there was stress on the railways
Not much COP
In this episode, that follows on from last time, we get a dog training lesson, there was a failed attraction in Marble Arch and a man took a lot of plane rides.
Explaining tennis
In these clips that follow on from the last episode, the build-up to an important game was underway, a water company got corrected a bit and a man got a custom shirt
Is it coming home?
In these clips from 2021, 'twas the night before a football game, there was a history whitewash underway and we heard a suggestion for a PM substitute
Minimising the kissing
In these clips from Summer 2021, there was a story about chickens and we were wondering what would happen if everyone put the kettle on simultaneously during half-time.
Football this, football that
In these clips from 2021, we had a big game coming up, we were about to be let out and Jacob Smugg became a rapper
Getting football done
In these follow-up clips from last time, it was the eve of the Euro 2020 final, we heard of a hero in space and a Danish couple had an English experience
We're going to win!
It was Spring 2021 and Mr Blobby was in power, we were getting jabbed and there was a big football match to play.
The "B Arc"
In these clips from 2021, Mr Blobby was doing his best, footballers were being booed, and I made a prediction that hasn't come true...yet.
The roadmap to normal
It was Spring 2021 and we were about to be let outside, I invented a food item and Mr Blobby took a holiday
A royal eye test
In these clips from 2019, a royal personage had a scrape, another one wore a controversial hat and I got a right ear full.
Go faster!
In these clips from five years ago, we were in the middle of the Invisible Menace and an important football match was played in an odd place, and we found where Donald Trump got his bleach idea from.
Deciding to be amused
In these clips, we were in the middle of the Invisible Menace, the government had no apparent strategy and Donald Trump had just lost an election.
The price of a pint (Part 2)
In this weeks clips, we were bored of redecorations, appalled by a sandwich and we found out why beer costs so much.
The price of a pint
In these clips from five years ago, Matt Hancock tried crying, I wondered who was going to replace Bodger Johnson and I couldn't believe the cost of a round.
The vacuum of integrity
In these clips, i had spotted a spaghetti reference in space, Bodger enjoyed a home glow-up and his fiance was incandescent.
Boris's Banana Boots
In these clips, an inventor told us he was doing us a favour, we were looking for a huge and tremendous trade deal and there was a whole lotta beeping going on.
No shame!
In these clips, we heard about a big dog, a man looked at the sun, and a brainiac left with a box.
The nomadic caveman look.
In this episode of clips from five years ago, we got the view from horseback, I rediscovered a particular writing instrument and we had a big weather development.
Haven't we been good?
In this episode, we were allowed out after a long lockdown, there was an encounter with a lot of guns, and one man shared his unbelievably expensive addictions.
The Curious Furious.
In this episode of clips from five years ago, Prince Phillip had just died, people were shopping and protesting, but only one of those was OK, and Twitter showed itself to be an enemy.
Twitter goes down
In this episode, there was some flag waving, a woman found a scary pastry, and we had an alarming outage.
The Space Hippy, Part 2
In this episode, there was a gnome shortage, we found a curious poll, and we were told what British people want.
The Space Hippy, Part 1
In these clips from Spring 2021, there was a lot of scamming about, we were allowed a haircut after months in lockdown, and there was a mystery surrounding a professor off the telly.
The Grabby Stick of Justice
It was April 2021, and we had been let out for a day during lockdown and had behaved very poorly, there was a furious call from a certain Brian from Stockton-on-Tees, and we got some very bad news about hair.
The penny-farthing delivery service
In these clips from Spring 2021, Mr Blobby was embarrassing us on the world stage, a man was filling in his census, and a lot of people left a lot of rubbish on a rare day out.
His Imperial Hotness
In these clips from 2021, we were trying to understand the rules, the lottery paid out £122m, and there was a pre-determined sexiest man contest.
The shameless clot
In these clips from 2021, a top Conservative had just released an uncomplimentary book about Mr Blobby and the other Tory toads, I give a lesson in maths, and we find out what you get for £5000.
Lego hair
In these clips from Spring 2021, Piers Morgan had just stormed off a TV set, we were comparing the hairstyles of the rich and shameless, and it was all getting a bit surreal
The Fat Particle
In these clips from 2021, people were buying into a nincompoop's act, we were talking about old names, and I had an encounter with the pink boat people.
Sniffing for newts
In these clips from four years ago, Fishi was trying to get us back in the office, a man went brain hunting and someone had a problem with ducks.
Edna, Ethel, Nora and Fred
In these clips from 2021, Tory MPs were carrying pints of milk with them, Mr Blobby had just spent £2.6m on a room and we were talking about how certain names weren't popular any more.
A Silly Fishi
In these clips from 2021, we were told that a corrupt organisation should take over a corrupt organisation, there's a weather forecast because sometimes hearing a weather forecast from another time is a bit like taking a holiday, and Fishi Sunak told us what was good for us.
Million, billion, trillion
In this week's clips from 2021, we were getting used to being in, we found where some of our money went and a caller had an idea on how to improve everything.
The plutocrats wallpaper
In these clips from 2021, we were freaked out by crowds, corrupt people were taking over corrupt institutions and a catastrophic clown show had become unaccountably popular.
The 18th happiest
In these clips from Spring 2021, Mr Blobby had his toys taken from him, there was a happiness deficit, things were getting back to normal after The Thing and we were engaged in patriot games.
A hug-free zone
In these clips from five years ago, we were NOT looking forward to Christmas, The Thing was still among us and The Tangerine Scream had just lost the election
Statues and sausages
In these clips from four years ago, we were talking about a very silly car, Bodger was making noises with his face about freedom and I go on an unhinged rant about the catastrophic clown show of a government
Being unhelpful
It was four years ago and a TV presenter had been mean about the size of Robert Jenrick's flag, Putin was acting nice and Donald Trump was not the President of the USA.
Special Outrage Edition
In these clips from Spring four years ago, I was on the hunt for a bird, people were living in a cave, flag wavers were obsessing about passports and we were looking forward to filling out our patriotic British census.
The Case of the Punched Waxwork
In these clips from almost 5 years ago, the usual suspects were flag hugging, Mr Blobby was the Dear Leader and there was an invasion of TV people.
The empty Ken Doll
In these clips from three years ago, Fishi Sunak was complaining about the press being mean to him, a nice lady had a nice idea to improve Downing Street and Bodger was on manoeuvrers.
The squirty cream 'do
In these clips from three years ago, a woman calls with a hedgehog tale, I wondered about an MPs hair-don't and we talked about comedy overseers.
Happy Days
In these clips from Spring 2022, the government said it was giving us money, fines were being doled out to the little people (not leprechauns) and Will Smith had a moment at the Oscars.
Vladimir Putin's odorant extracts
In these clips from Spring 2022, England were drawn against the USA in the World Cup, there was an update on promises made by those that who said everything would be better if we only did what they said and I had to dump a nice lady for builders' language
Vote Keith Richards
It was Spring 2022 and in these clips a man threatens to not vote, the Tories were celebrating getting fines for partying by having a party and a sheik broke the record for having the most 4x4s.
A Cavalcade of Clowns
It was Spring 2022 and we learned that Mr Blobby was having a party, Jacob Mee-Smugg was banging on about fish and I was transfixed by Michael Fabricant's "hair".
Worst. Present. Ever.
In these clips from early in 2022, I had a brilliant idea about where to put windmills, a lady had received her pet's ashes in the post.
The Cat in the Post
In these clips from three years ago, a man makes a plan for the end, those that remember Jonathan from Harrow will recognise John from Streatham and a woman receives a package in the post.
Not a real human PM
In these clips from 2022, I spoke to a nice lady about Arley Hall, Kate, (out of Wills and Wotsit) was sporting a sporty pair of shorts and I had a cosy chat with a fan of Vlad.
Waving and drowning
In these clips Wills and Wotsit were in the Caribbean, there was an indication as to which party makes you better off and Fishi Sunak went to a garage.
The Bat of Death
It was Spring 2022 and we were talking about the clocks changing, Fishi was squirming and a nice lady had a special sweatshirt made.
The Hum of Guard
In these clips from 2022 we were talking about Elon Musk, who we didn't know very well at the time, there was a first call from a lady who has since become a regular favourite and, following on from last week's episode, I had a call from a man who was furious with Fishi Sunak
How not to pay for a can
In these clips from 2022, the clocks were about to go forward, there was a chill in the air and Fishi Sunak was confused at the till.
The Dainty Twiglet
In these clips from 2022, Mr Blobby was in charge, the government was pretending to be cross at Russian oligarchs, the Tories were having a get-together and were trying to make us forget what they'd done.
The Curious Incident of the Smugg in the Nighttime
In these clips from three years ago, there was a suggestion that MPs didn't like, a woman tells of South Korean happiness levels and I had a dream about Jacob Rees-Mogg.
Jacob Rees-Mogg is dreamy
In this week's clips from 2022, Wills and Wotsit were on a badly judged Jamaican tour, an unlikely person was helping the poor, there was a heatwave in an unusual place and I had a dream about a certain monocled swizzle stick.
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