Rolling UK Comedy Thread - "Ricky Don't Lose Larry David's Number

ed emeffing reardon is back back back in 45 min. good reason to be unemployed.

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.

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.

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.

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

Benny Harvey RIP ;_;

gonnae miss you, big man.

there was an irish comedy sketch show last night on rte called 'your bad self'. does that count here?

no

Benny Harvey is deid?

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)

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

Bellamy's People, the TV spin-off of Down the Line.

Ooooooooooooooooh.

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

You seen Limmy's show yet Will? Any good? Pilot was funny but not sure if it's full series material

when when when is bellamy's people on pls?

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

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.

cheers mr swygart!

http://www.youtube.com/user/YourBadSelf#p/u/6/skhGj1HloQs

http://www.youtube.com/user/YourBadSelf#p/u/3/Bknh_10X1xY

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)

The A-Ha metal fans was especially lol.

Iain Lee putting in a stunning turn as the Poundland version of Ralf Little:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rsx2G3riJBc

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.

Would like to see a terrible BBC sitcom version of The Wire, though, to go with their Mad Men cash-in.

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 ;_;

Ed Reardon is great, although ping was brining the most LOLs this week.

xp. The party on the Finnieston Crane was one of the funniest things I've seen for ages.

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.

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...?

member when limmy ws funny

Something is wrong when ilx is slagging Limmy and SOTCAA is praising The Persuasionists.

I was at the taping of that persuasionists ep in the clip upthread btw. Don't even remember the Sydney Opera House joke. Sitcom taping = most soul and humour destroying experience ever.

trying and failing to find a torrent of marc wooton's two shows, 'my new best friend' and 'high spirits with shirley ghostman' ;_;

Wait a minute, you're up at three, are you some kind of stoner...?

no! i'm a shift worker. I think it was made funnier for me by the fact that i see the Finnieston Crane every time i go to work.

I liked "the bastard wouldnae gie us a straight answer" line at the end of that sketch. Not sure how much mileage is in the ex-junkie character or Mulvaney the japing office boss.

I like Limmy and I hope the show is a success. I think he's still finding his feet a wee bit and having to self-censor to an extent to remain BBC friendly.

i've never been particularly keen on the jacqueline mccafferty character but seems to be popular with friends of mine.

SOTCAA is praising The Persuasionists

refuse to belive this without any evidence. atm it just sounds like 'we didnt go to the moon'

The funniest UK comedy programme on right now is Sorry I've Got No Head.

a thousand pounds?

SOTCAA is praising The Persuasionists

refuse to belive this without any evidence. atm it just sounds like 'we didnt go to the moon'

― henri grenouille (Frogman Henry), Friday, January 15, 2010 1:00 AM (2 days ago) Bookmark

haha. i daren't watch the show, and i daren't read sotcaa.

The one off 'Pulling' made me laugh more and harder than any bbc tv show i can remember. I'd actually forgotten that you can laugh that much at a bbc show.
I never saw the series but i must.

Thought Bellamy's People was very funny!

Yeah I love Down The Line and wasn't sure how it would translate to the screen but it worked.

I was worried but it was good. I think it might get funnier as it goes on too.

I think the 'community leader' was my favourite segment.

Yeah I love Down The Line and wasn't sure how it would translate to the screen but it worked.

I want to feel huge relief but I'm still scared!

fear:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_&_Chips

Probably be as terrible as Only Fools and Horses ended up, which is a shame because I really like that James Buckley in the Inbetweeners.