The bits that relied on scripted gags were weak. The bits that relied on Cross or Arnett going mental were pretty funny.
Good to see Super Hans as the taxi driver too.
I think this is the first time I've ever realised what it was called. It's just been "the one with the people out of Arrested Development" in to me till now.
― Disco Stfu (Raw Patrick), Friday, 4 December 2009 13:20 (fourteen years ago) link
wld like to see cross do a sitcom as allen ginsberg
― Ward Fowler, Friday, 4 December 2009 13:23 (fourteen years ago) link
^^ that could definitely work. dorm-com, set at columbia in the late 1940s or whenever. neal cassidy is the kramer.
― history mayne, Friday, 4 December 2009 13:43 (fourteen years ago) link
Kristen Schaal walking out of the cafe. Presumably her bit was cut or something?
― the acquired taste that is howard wolowitz (Ned Trifle II), Friday, 4 December 2009 14:15 (fourteen years ago) link
My "friends" in the UK neglected to tell me about this. What channel was it on? need to find...
― Not the real Village People, Friday, 4 December 2009 21:49 (fourteen years ago) link
THIS WAS TOTAL PISH FFS GET SOME STANDARDS JAYSUS
― Pedro Paramore (jim), Saturday, 5 December 2009 04:41 (fourteen years ago) link
Kristen Schaal and her comedy partner Kurt Braunohler made a pilot for Channel 4 of their web series "Penelope Princess of Pets" around the same time as Cross was doing his. I'd wager he'll have a similar cameo on their show, if it ever gets aired (it hasn't been that I know of).
― Jouster, Sunday, 6 December 2009 01:19 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2009/dec/06/stewart-lee-comedy-interview
holy fuck the michael mcintyre idea sounds AWESOME and he should totally DO IT.
― a young thug's brutal coming of age (history mayne), Sunday, 6 December 2009 13:49 (fourteen years ago) link
No-one would actually go and see it though, would they? It is a way better idea in concept than it actually would ever be in execution.
(as is the counter idea of McIntyre bouncing around telling long-winded, perfectly-set-up jokes about Littlejohn and Hammond)
― ailsa, Sunday, 6 December 2009 14:18 (fourteen years ago) link
Also didn't she support him on tour? A tour I completely missed like the fool I am. Maybe we should have another thread about American comedians who make us Britishes laugh?
― the acquired taste that is howard wolowitz (Ned Trifle II), Sunday, 6 December 2009 16:16 (fourteen years ago) link
Maybe we should have a thread about British comedians who make Americans laugh?
A thread about Ricky Gervais, Benny Hill and "Monny" Python, in other words.
― DavidM, Sunday, 6 December 2009 16:38 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/comedy/2009/12/david-quantick-2009-british-comedy-awards.shtml
This year's Comedy Awards line-up. Are they using last year's list? Looks like it. Anyway, it's great... if you like Outnumbered, Michael McIntyre and little else.
― DavidM, Saturday, 12 December 2009 00:54 (fourteen years ago) link
Been watching Outnumbered for the first time tonight. Rather good, I think. Same writers as Drop the Dead Donkey, innit?
― Communi-Bear Silo State (chap), Saturday, 26 December 2009 01:14 (fourteen years ago) link
and yet it has comparatively few references to john major
― henri grenouille (Frogman Henry), Saturday, 26 December 2009 03:19 (fourteen years ago) link
so i have noticed that the comedy i have enjoyed most this yr is the thick of it, have i got news for you, you've been framed and tv burp.
iz comedy dead, yo?
― SORRY ASS IMPRESSIONS (a hoy hoy), Saturday, 26 December 2009 07:25 (fourteen years ago) link
looks like Serafinowicz has had a bust-up with Beeb bosses
I WILL NOT DO ANOTHER SERIES OF MY AWARD-WINNING SHOW FOR THE BBChalf a minute ago from TweetieReply RetweetI AM LEAVING THE BBC. (Please RT)11 minutes ago from Tweetie
how about a Butterfield show available exclusively thru itunes?
― mdskltr (blueski), Thursday, 7 January 2010 12:17 (fourteen years ago) link
(Is this just a Ross-themed joke?)
― Michael Jones, Thursday, 7 January 2010 12:25 (fourteen years ago) link
I hadn't expected another series of his shit show tbh.
― Disco Stfu (Raw Patrick), Thursday, 7 January 2010 13:06 (fourteen years ago) link
ed emeffing reardon is back back back in 45 min. good reason to be unemployed.
― jive bunny and the masterilxers (history mayne), Monday, 11 January 2010 10:42 (fourteen years ago) link
I know nothing of this Ed Reardon show but the Wikipedia entry made me laugh, so that's maybe a sign I've missed out on something good.
― Michael Jones, Monday, 11 January 2010 10:47 (fourteen years ago) link
it's a comedy about an unsuccessful and embittered freelancer -- i'm basically its ideal listener, but it's usually brilliant.
hope this series is up to par.
― jive bunny and the masterilxers (history mayne), Monday, 11 January 2010 10:50 (fourteen years ago) link
It's a big fortnight for new comedies - BBC2 Scotland has the first series of Limmy's Show starting tonight (apparently that's Sky Channel 990 or something? It'll be on iPlayer anyway), there's the godawful-looking The Persuasionists on BBC2 everywhere on Wednesday (Adam Buxton's losing streak on telly seems set to continue going by the advance billings), and then next week there's a new series of Rab C Nesbitt followed by Bellamy's People, the TV spin-off of Down the Line.
There may also be stuff on non-BBC2 channels, I can't remember.
― William Bloody Swygart, Monday, 11 January 2010 10:58 (fourteen years ago) link
it's a comedy about an unsuccessful and embittered freelancer
ha my oldest friend bought me this on cd as a birthday present but have not listened to it yet, i now understand why he chose it tho
― most notably, the bendable (stevie), Monday, 11 January 2010 11:21 (fourteen years ago) link
Benny Harvey RIP ;_;
― () |\| | |\/| () (onimo), Tuesday, 12 January 2010 10:19 (fourteen years ago) link
gonnae miss you, big man.
― Isambard Kingdom Buñuel (jim in glasgow), Tuesday, 12 January 2010 10:21 (fourteen years ago) link
there was an irish comedy sketch show last night on rte called 'your bad self'. does that count here?
― Not a reactionary git, just an idiot. (darraghmac), Tuesday, 12 January 2010 10:22 (fourteen years ago) link
no
― Isambard Kingdom Buñuel (jim in glasgow), Tuesday, 12 January 2010 10:23 (fourteen years ago) link
Benny Harvey is deid?
― James Mitchell, Tuesday, 12 January 2010 10:33 (fourteen years ago) link
Is there a way I could watch the RTE thing online? I remember their player being a bit unco-operative to non Irish persons, but I am kind of intrigued to see what the rest of their non-Apres Match comedy output is like (though everything I read about that Val Falvey TD thing suggested it was thoroughly awful)
― William Bloody Swygart, Tuesday, 12 January 2010 14:06 (fourteen years ago) link
oh fuck don't touch most of it. especially sitcom, irish sitcom doesn't even reach the high standards of 'the thin blue line' or the like.
i don't know of any way to catch it online, but i will be looking for streams of it myself and will let you know. it's almost like an irish 'fast show' done with nearly a fr ted twist, but with more colourful language, example-
politician asked on radio show about the economy- 'it's fucked'
asked to elaborate- 'so fucked it'd turn your shit white'
anyway, will post something when i find it, as i was more than pleasantly surprised
― Not a reactionary git, just an idiot. (darraghmac), Tuesday, 12 January 2010 14:11 (fourteen years ago) link
Bellamy's People, the TV spin-off of Down the Line.
Ooooooooooooooooh.
― Space Battle Rothko (Matt DC), Tuesday, 12 January 2010 14:13 (fourteen years ago) link
WBS try your chances with t his but no guarantees that it'll work in perfidious albion
http://www.rte.ie/tv/christmas/yourbadself_av.html
― Not a reactionary git, just an idiot. (darraghmac), Tuesday, 12 January 2010 14:16 (fourteen years ago) link
You seen Limmy's show yet Will? Any good? Pilot was funny but not sure if it's full series material
― MPx4A, Tuesday, 12 January 2010 14:19 (fourteen years ago) link
when when when is bellamy's people on pls?
― shart in a bag, light it on fire (stevie), Tuesday, 12 January 2010 14:25 (fourteen years ago) link
Bellamy's People kicks off on Thursday 21st January at 10pm, after Rab C Nesbitt: http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2010/wk3/thu.shtml
― William Bloody Swygart, Tuesday, 12 January 2010 14:35 (fourteen years ago) link
I haven't seen Limmy yet, didn't go up on iPlayer in time to catch it before bed, but before leaving this morning I did fast forward through it to catch the Falconhoof bit. Which looks like it will shape up very nicely.
― William Bloody Swygart, Tuesday, 12 January 2010 14:36 (fourteen years ago) link
cheers mr swygart!
― shart in a bag, light it on fire (stevie), Tuesday, 12 January 2010 16:20 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/user/YourBadSelf#p/u/6/skhGj1HloQs
― Not a reactionary git, just an idiot. (darraghmac), Tuesday, 12 January 2010 19:45 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/user/YourBadSelf#p/u/3/Bknh_10X1xY
― Not a reactionary git, just an idiot. (darraghmac), Tuesday, 12 January 2010 19:46 (fourteen years ago) link
Have now seen Limmy. This is going to be a good series. I can feel it. (couple of less-than-great bits, but that is the best use of Roy Orbison I have seen in ages)
― William Bloody Swygart, Tuesday, 12 January 2010 21:21 (fourteen years ago) link
The A-Ha metal fans was especially lol.
― Body Butter (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 12 January 2010 21:25 (fourteen years ago) link
Iain Lee putting in a stunning turn as the Poundland version of Ralf Little:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rsx2G3riJBc
― James Mitchell, Tuesday, 12 January 2010 21:41 (fourteen years ago) link
The Persautionists is one of the worst sitcoms ever made, from the Kaiser Chiefs cover theme tune (which manages to be worse than the original) to the really rea;lly lame rip off of The IT Crowd that constitutes the show. Switching it off right now.
― Disco Stfu (Raw Patrick), Wednesday, 13 January 2010 22:09 (fourteen years ago) link
Would like to see a terrible BBC sitcom version of The Wire, though, to go with their Mad Men cash-in.
― James Mitchell, Wednesday, 13 January 2010 22:20 (fourteen years ago) link
Limmy, jeez that was some slit yer wrists comedy right there. A-ha and Orbison and 12:34:56 brought the lols, everything else was ;_;
― CATBEAST 7777 (ledge), Wednesday, 13 January 2010 23:35 (fourteen years ago) link
Ed Reardon is great, although ping was brining the most LOLs this week.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Thursday, 14 January 2010 00:03 (fourteen years ago) link
xp. The party on the Finnieston Crane was one of the funniest things I've seen for ages.
― Isambard Kingdom Buñuel (jim in glasgow), Thursday, 14 January 2010 03:00 (fourteen years ago) link
Limmy was pretty bad, and I really liked the pilot. I laughed at the same things as ledge minus a-ha plus aeroplane-in-the-eye.
― NotEnough, Thursday, 14 January 2010 09:22 (fourteen years ago) link
The crane party was the most depressing one! Fuck! The despair in the dad's voice ;_;
Wait a minute, you're up at three, are you some kind of stoner...?
― CATBEAST 7777 (ledge), Thursday, 14 January 2010 09:35 (fourteen years ago) link
member when limmy ws funny
― cozwn, Thursday, 14 January 2010 09:39 (fourteen years ago) link