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

Just renewed for a second series and picked up by Amazon Prime in the States...

enjoying it a lot

Yeah, it's funny, which is always good in a comedy.

Nice that they've just taken a simple classic set-up then made up some good characters and written some good jokes.

She is actually talented, which unusual.

what's unusual?

I know I go on about Pulling, but that was excellent too

Catastrophe is GREAT GREAT GREAT heavy lollage

(xp) unusual for someone involved in UK/Irish comedy to have actual talent.

checked out Catastrophe thanks to this thread. Seriously great.

Maybe we need a separate thread for Catastrophe? It's really one of the best things on UK TV right now.

Maybe wait until someone has something interesting to say about it?

there was a particularly affecting moment right at the end of the last episode i saw *SPOILER* the one where they're worried about Downs syndrome. I won't spoil it too much, but it was extremely well done and made me nearly do a little cry.

Yeah, that was nice. I don't have anything particularly new or insightful to say about Catastrophe other than I wish I'd watched Pulling now.

Really enjoyed the last episode of Catastrophe. Consistently excellent writing throughout, I assume if I enjoyed this I should seek out Pulling ASAP?

long shot here but does anyone here have any of the collections of danny baker radio shows? few multi-gig torrents floating around but with zero seeders

There are lots on Soulseek though they are maybe not of the vintage you're looking for - mostly mid 2000s at this moment.

Pulling also starts with hen-do scenes which made me love it so guess that's kind of her forte. Also a couple of other touches which are in Catastrophe. It's like the younger obnoxious sibling vs Catastrophe's jadedness. Can't believe you all haven't seen it, get on it asap. There's a Christmas special which is a bit odd iirc but still good?

xpost thanks, hadn't thought of ssk!

Brian Pern is gigging...

http://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/1747/news-brian-pern-hits-road-real

Is there a Horrible Histories thread?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIIN_4dFP0E

First episode of Not Safe For Work was decent.

Not Safe For Work finished. Good show. Vacillates between near-slapstick comedy and dark drama, so the tone's a bit all over the place, but I liked it enough.

Thought it started quite well but fell flat. I really didn't care about any of the characters at the end, except maybe Jeffries? And I didn't really 'get' how Zawe Ashton was playing Katherine. There didn't really seem to be any stakes. I dunno why I watched it all, really. Maybe because it looked like my workplace.

i have been enjoying TaskMaster over on dave. yeah, it's 7 people on the brink of televisual overexposure acting like idiots but...

(dave also currently showing new-to-terrestrial-tv episodes of Parks and Rec and that Last Man On Earth thing, the first episode of which showed promise. also kristen schaal. neither of which are uk comedy i realise now. but i can't untype what i've already typed.)

xp it had its bum notes and yeah sometimes I felt like it lacked the necessary empathy/drive for me to care enough about all the characters, but something about it rang 'true' to me. this is a good take on it, comparing it to This Life and Peep Show http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2015/jun/30/channel-4-not-safe-for-work-drama-this-life-lost-generation

People Do Nothing went quite sharply downhill in its second series. In retrospect the first probably wasn't all that funny, it was just the novelty of seeing that world depicted with any kind of accuracy.

Steves is still classic though.

yeah, people do nothing went downhill after the pilot, really. so disappointing how much it lost what made it great

Guys, there's a BBC Scotland show called Mountain Goats that is a genuine contender for worst BBC sitcom of all time. Shows levels of sophistication that makes Miranda look like Stewart Lee. Seriously, you've got to iPlayer it.

The trailer alone was the worst thing I have seen on TV this year.

In episode one, the token daft woman says "sucked off" repeatedly for nearly five minutes while the rest of the cast fall bout and the laugh track goes into overdrive.

Oh Christ I think I had that on in the background last night while on my laptop and I had to turn it off which is saying something

I have managed to get through all four and it never rises above execrable.

I'll be charitable - in the third episode when she lies on the car bonnet talking about Gourmet Night it could possibly be an homage to Fawlty Towers, which by even associating with it would be the nearest it gets to comedy.

There's a Brentford Nylons parody in ep 4 ffs.

Please can you and Autumn Almanac liveblog it like with The Wright Way?

i have been enjoying TaskMaster over on dave. yeah, it's 7 people on the brink of televisual overexposure acting like idiots but...

Yeah, have been laughing myself silly at this, sad it's ended. It's also the first time I think I've ever really found Greg Davis funny. New series of Modern Life is Good-ish replacing it next week.

seeing Doon Mackichan reduced to appearing in this was depressing in a 'Jack Docherty in Badults' sort of way

I'd forgotten about Jack rocking a Guy Fieri look for a period in the 90s

http://v015o.popscreen.com/eHMzYWFvMTI=_o_hignfy-s12e08---jack-docherty-austin-mitchell.jpg

I liked Badults, and think it was misunderstood (at least in so far as I believe they know how dumb it all is)

mock the week had fun with the whole hog-knobbing thing. i guess it's an open goal and they've had a few days to read twitter and get the jokes ready.

Anyone else watching Boy Meets Girl? I had high hopes for it on first viewing, but it's now basically Gavin and Stacey with less jokes.

In Case You Missed It was 30 minutes of my life that i will never get back.

absolutely loving cradle to grave. only minor thing is kaye's ropey accent but he's great regardless

qi bloke was on the radio yesterday and is always an interesting listen.

it's just a pity that the tv show is now mostly dick jokes...

Bob Mortimer has had a triple heart bypass.

Catastrophe back last night and still bringing the goods.

and second series of Detectorists starts tomorrow. first season of this was probably my favourite thing on the telly at the time.

:((( hope he's okay. he was HILARIOUS on would i lie to you a few weeks back (ps that is pretty much my favourite UK comedy show at the moment) but he didn't look very well

WILTY often way funnier than it should be, yes.

i don't even know if its funnier than it should be - the format is strong, and the guests are often great.

I guess what I meant is that in these days of panel show over-saturation, it's surprising to come across one that's decent.

oh yes, definitely.