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

Seeing Norm MacD tonight. Should be rad.

Thought the final Limmy was a bit weak but i lol'd at "chocolate choux" and the Dee Dee fakeout.

It was bit weak, but I agree with dog latin, the Dee Dee bus trip to Yorker sketch from a couple of weeks back was excellent. I like the unhurried nature of his sketches in general.

Anyone watching Burnistoun (s2)? It's still hit and miss but seemed to be more hits than misses and the hits made me actually lol.

feel burnistoun almost entirely pish

Did you watch it though?

WEE CHOCOLATE BANANA

watched yes

oh not the most recent one I see

LICKING JK ROWLING

could be hilarious for all I know but I bet it fucking isn't

I'm Licking JK Rowling song was hilarious. FOR REAL.

Also "wait in here with my dad and all my mad uncles", "I can't hear the movie because of all the squeaking" and the characters who ran the van...it's definitely an improvement on S1.

I watched a couple of episodes of Campus last night. It made me laugh out loud. I thought it was going to be greenwing at uni but the tone is different. It's like a peepshow, greenwing mesh. I'm waiting for the characters to gain a bit more depth before I decide if I am a fan. It did feel a bit cheesy and calculated at times, like "look at all these fabulous stereo types we've invented". Be interested to hear what other people think.

I tried, got nine minutes in. Will try again when I have the patience..

Managed 2 episodes. The sleazy English teacher is quite good, a bit like Guy the Anaesthetist in Green Wing. The other characters aren't rounded enough and too few of them. The episodes drag a bit.

I didn't enjoy the first one at all but stuck with it and tbh as the weeks have gone on I've actually grown to like the plot(s) to the point where the fact it isn't funny doesn't really matter.

I've watched one more and have decided that it's funny, but too aware of itself, which stops it from being really funny, if that makes sense?

Can't disagree, but the woman in the office who's now pretending to be lesbian and the accountant guy is keeping me watching.

Yeah, they are the best characters. Of I had lots of spare time, I'd probably be more into it. It's not comedy gold though is it?

No, it's not. I'm struggling to think of it as a comedy any more - although I laughed like a drain at "I'll just pretend it's a tit" this week, and the Canadian woman over the end credits.

I did laugh when the VC shouts at what is obviously normal people on a mega phone. Very cruel, but very funny.

http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2011/jul/20/trip-belated-masterpiece/

Just rejoice at that news and congratulate the BBC ... Rejoice.

Unfortunately this seems to be the new comedy filling its slot.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-14273434

Two Pints of Lager helped launch the careers of Ralph Little and Sheridan Smith

That'll be the same Ralph Little and Sheridan Smith who were in The Royle Family before TPoLaaPoC.

Yes, I wondered about that one

They do say "helped."

Also, is it not spelled Ralf?

As in the famous LP of trailblazing electronica, "Ralf and Sheridan"?

Just spotted there's going to be a second series of The Trip, set in Italy

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/steve_coogan_rob_brydon_set_to_travel_italy_with_michael_winterbottom_for_s/

Oh hell yes

Unexpected! Looking forward.

those lucky fuckers

ha ha awesome.

Prepare for Brydon doing lots of Pacino/Gofather references.

Pacino is definitely his worst impression.

You speak truth

One of the funny things was how Pacino was his go-to when it's so bad. Impressing the ladies at dinner comes to mind.

Maybe they'll bump into Peter Serafinowicz.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXneIjC01D0
"Ah, come and give your grandad a kiss..."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-14646532

every year it seems like this award is designed to deter people from going to stand up gigs.

p sure I heard that joke years ago, and the runner-up

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/54788000/jpg/_54788462_nick_helm_ivon.jpg

funny how Edinburgh award winners have changed over the years
http://www.comedycv.co.uk/philkay/2003-february-phil-kay.jpg

9) Andrew Lawrence: "I admire these phone hackers. I think they have a lot of patience. I can't even be bothered to check my OWN voicemails."

He can't even be bothered to check his OWN voicemails!!!

Those jokes all belong in one of those Armando Iannucci sketches where he flounders desperately making terrible stillborn quips to people who just look at him in embarrassment

comedy is the nexus of all that is stupid and depraved in uk bourgie culture

no goodness will come from it

I saw this guy Alex Love in Edinburgh and without damning him too much he was ok, engaging, a few good laughs but not quite the finished article. He has blog which is essential reading but is pretty grim in places, any lingering ideas I had that it's something I might want to try were put to bed after reading his experiences at the Fringe http://www.alexlove.co.uk (start from entry 338 and work forward).

http://chortle.co.uk/news/2011/09/06/13929/fast_show_to_return

Old favourites for Foster's. Even Caroline Aherne's involved.

I thought that new Channel 4 comedy, "Fresh Meat" (from Peep Show writers), was pretty funny. I ordinarily can't stand Jack Whitehall, but I laughed at a bunch of his gags. Inbetweeners guy exact same as on Inbetweeners. Scottish guy as token scumbag roommate was amusing. Anybody else see it?

Yeah, I agree with pretty much everything you say there