This is from "I'm Alan Partridge: Series 2". Steve Coogan at his best.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Partridge

This particular episode ends with one of my under appreciated sifts.

http://www.videosift.com/video/Alan-Partridge-Dante-Fireplaces

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Good commentary.

But not as good as this!

http://www.videosift.com/video/Alan-Partridges-World-Cup-94-Countdown

you need to know that Chris Morris, the guy that made it, is a fucking genius.

Also in this clip is an early Alan Partridge, the Steve Coogan character that got his own series.

And you also need to know that this show was made in 1994, it's way ahead of its time, predicting very accurately the farce that television news has become.

Check out Brass Eye and Blue Jam also.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Morris_%28satirist%29

of course, the fact that this clip only has 3 upvotes is yet another sign that the queue is fucked. This is a classic show, a landmark in British broadcasting history, the best satire ever in the universe, the sound and picture quality are ok, and there's no fucking lolcats. If this isn't Sift material then I really don't know what the fuck i am doing here.

Please permanently requeue.

Is he a collegue of Alan Partridge?

A mentalist is a mental/crazy/insane person. I think it became commonly used over here due to Alan Partridge - I've personally been slightly addicted to the use of it ever since.

Another sketch from this show: http://www.videosift.com/story.php?id=5102

btw, this is the bloke that's responsible for other great shows like The Day Today, Alan Partridge and The Thick Of It