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

disappearing in Paris is a pretty extreme way of getting the SWP to stop sending you newspapers

Or "Town Called Malice", to give its proper title. (xp)

Redskins also had a song called "Kick Over The Statues", which a friend of mine misheard as "King Kong and the Statues".

That's the only other one I know. Title that is, no idea what it goes like. I'd hazard a guess it might be a bit like the Jam though.

I like that Redskins album quite a lot in all its shouty earnest 80s SWP-touting finery

The Ex (not to be confused with etc) described the LP "the historic compromise between the socialist international and london records"

lol it is 12 years since i last posted this info (except i got it wrong that time): The Redskins, Classic or Dud !

(why do i remember this nonsense: bcz it is a v funny* riff on the branding of the (quotes wikipedia for speed) "political alliance and accommodation between the Christian Democrats (DC) and the Italian Communist Party (PCI) in the 1970s")

*yes

adding, since this is the rolling uk comedy thread, that "neither washington nor moscow" is available on spotify

it is "angular"

I've seen Murray talk about the divide in his audience knows about him. He thinks people are overly presumptuous about what people take from his shows. I think he enjoys playing with people who don't understand the act and seeing the moment when some people realise.

I like some of his stuff but it is unsettling to see the way some of the audience responds. There's definitely a lot of people on youtube liking the Landlord's views.

Divide in what his audience knows about him.

Apparently he got some kippers angry at him after some interview and greeted the abuse he got for it on social media with a blanket spam "thanks for being a fan and joining this community! I'll keep you updated on my activities".

That being said once you do a doc series on your fave war movies you are leaning into it a little bit.

Detectorists appears to be on again from Monday, bbc2. Episode 1 of 6 and not marked as a repeat.

Series 1 apparently.

Yes, thanks.

Why could neither the guardian nor the freeview epg mention this?

they know you've been buying a daily coffee instead of quality journalism and they want revenge

(it was a print copy of the guardian fwiw)

Count Arthur Strong begins again on Friday too. He's very devisive though.

I'm pro the television programme, although I always disliked him on the radio. There, that's the news you need to know.

So I've just watched all of Peep Show from beginning to end. I'm confused and not sure whether I like it or hate it. What do ILX think of it?

I mean it's definitely sharply literate about 21st century Britain (well, London tbh) but on the other hand it seems to be pushing this proper cunty message which I can't quite decipher

whats on the other hand about that

not entirely certain what that 'but' is doing there

xpost with darragh!

Good shout.

I mean it totally skewers the Mark and Jez types of malformed people. It 'nails it'. Neither of them two are that exaggerated.

But then Mark gets mugged by/the house gets burgled by a character that's a 'feral youth' straight out of the papers.

I'm not sure it has a 'message', but it certainly presents an unremittingly cynical view of life, which is just the ticket if you're in the (bad) mood.

I think the "message" such as it exists is just a classic British sitcom one: characters brought down because of their inherent flaws and obliviousness towards same.

I've noticed quite a gender divide regarding Mitchell's character in that a lot of my female friends tend to react to his antics with "hahaha, why would he do that?" while a lot of my male friends, and myself, feel physically uncomfortable watching because we know exactly how the character gets to the ill-advised reasoning that makes him think things are a good idea, and feel very "there but for the grace of god" about it.

Isn't there a huge peep show thread?

Yes

What's This Country saying? Seen a clip or two which suggest it might be a bit above standard BBC 3 fodder.

I enjoyed it a lot, managed to rise above "let's laugh at rural people" which it could have fallen into.

Good enough, I'll watch it.

Actually, found the last episode Detectorists-level moving.

Speaking of which, this hasn't exactly been shouted from the rooftops.

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-03-31/mackenzie-crook-comedy-detectorists-is-returning-for-third-and-final-series

I also watched the first episode of Loaded, a C4 attempt at Silicon Valley with none of the writing chops and little of the writing skills. Stars Danny Out Of Doctor Who, Gerrard Out Of Peep Show, Him Out Of Uncle and Him Out Of Together (you know, the dreadful BBC romcom starring Him, Her Out Of Downton Abbey And Crazyhead and Her That Played 'Drunk Girl' In Fleabag). Missed ep 2 and no desire to catch up.

Great to watch old people vote for their own destruction. Its like a Thomas Bernhard novel come to life.

LOL wrong thread but its a great idea for a comedy

That threw me for a moment there.

Ever Decreasing Merkels.

Nothing to do with Tory social care policy but I can flesh out the details later.

The Darling Cunts of May.

outstanding

*applause*

Him out of Uncle is fucking loathsome. Here's hoping he isn't the next few years of UK comedy, despite Ch4 depressingly pushing him as such.

Can't stand him. I can't even watch when he's in Dictionary Corner on Cars down, the only time I ever really encounter him.

Catsdown, even. Stupid phone not recognising my made-up contractions.

Who are we talking about?

Edgy, i.e unfunny, comedian whose entire schtick is hoarsely shouting at people.

Name?

Nick Helm

He looks hilarious based on a cursory image search.

https://www.comedy.co.uk/images/library/fringe/2012/250x250/nick_helm.jpg

the first time i saw him i thought he was fabulous, then i discovered that hoarse shouting thing is all

he

does

bbc1 preannounced hignfy as "with frankie boyle and strong language", which seems redundant