Dave Allen was funny, died within the past five years, didn't have a massive fall-off in funniness towards the end of his career, plus there's something endearingly "old school" about his approach that's gonna suit guys like Djalili and Lee: stand-up with brief character sketches
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― Dom Passantino, Tuesday, 13 November 2007 11:51 (sixteen years ago) link
Plus Lee and Djalili are both "lightly political" comedians, like Allen.
― Dom Passantino, Tuesday, 13 November 2007 11:52 (sixteen years ago) link
Dave Allen was great! His comedy was gentler, slower, and yet more piercing and devastatingly-observed than most modern wannabes'.
― Just got offed, Tuesday, 13 November 2007 11:53 (sixteen years ago) link
I'd forgotten that Dave Allen used to do sketches. I only rember him sitting on that stool telling jokes (and drinking and smoking iirc).
― Ned Trifle II, Tuesday, 13 November 2007 11:53 (sixteen years ago) link
Pour one out... http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/content/images/2007/08/20/daveallen_2_396x222.jpg
― Ned Trifle II, Tuesday, 13 November 2007 11:54 (sixteen years ago) link
Allen became very rude towards the end or, perhaps, that material was always part of his stand-up and '90s TV allowed him to broadcast it. I just remember my parents (big fans in the '70s) being appalled by the explicit sex jokes; like a hero of theirs had revealed his true colours. I doubt my Dad had been so disappointed in anyone since Dave Hickson joined Liverpool in 1959.
― Michael Jones, Tuesday, 13 November 2007 12:48 (sixteen years ago) link
He used the f-word, I was shocked by that
― Tom D., Tuesday, 13 November 2007 12:52 (sixteen years ago) link
Yes, perhaps it was more the language. Poor old Mum just can't get past swearing; she nearly made my Dad turn off One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest when it was first shown on TV in about 1988 cos of the cussing. It became one of my Dad's favourite films!
Welcome to the Jonesy Nostalgia Thread.
― Michael Jones, Tuesday, 13 November 2007 12:56 (sixteen years ago) link
PUT YOUR HANDS UP FOR A THIRD SERIES OF TITTYBANGBANG, THEY LOVE NOT PRODUCING ONE SINGLE LAUGH EVER AND YET STILL BEING RECOMMISSIONED
― Dom Passantino, Friday, 16 November 2007 11:30 (sixteen years ago) link
Double thread attack on Tittybang!
― Tom D., Friday, 16 November 2007 11:31 (sixteen years ago) link
Some bits of Tittybang have actually made me snigger.
― Noodle Vague, Friday, 16 November 2007 11:33 (sixteen years ago) link
Also lol at weird "Megan's Law" looking dude who reviews TV in The Lite London Paper going "Some may say that Lead Balloon is "steals" from Curb Your Enthusiasm, but there's one difference: it's funnier"
― Dom Passantino, Friday, 16 November 2007 11:33 (sixteen years ago) link
-- Noodle Vague, Friday, 16 November 2007 11:33 (5 seconds ago) Bookmark Link
"Snigger" isn't an acceptable euphemism for "jack off"
It's almost as good as "Katy Brand's Big Ass Show"
― Tom D., Friday, 16 November 2007 11:34 (sixteen years ago) link
Hey I was surprised too but God knows most of C4s comedy output is worse.
― Noodle Vague, Friday, 16 November 2007 11:36 (sixteen years ago) link
Katy Brand's Big Ass Face, morelike amirite?
― Dom Passantino, Friday, 16 November 2007 11:40 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm assuming after Jan Ravens and Ronni Ancona female impressionists don't need to be either funny or actually sound like the people they're impersonating, and just have large breasts?
― Dom Passantino, Friday, 16 November 2007 11:41 (sixteen years ago) link
You forgot Karen Taylor
― Tom D., Friday, 16 November 2007 11:41 (sixteen years ago) link
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Works for me.
― Noodle Vague, Friday, 16 November 2007 11:42 (sixteen years ago) link
Tittybangbang: not as bad as Little Miss Jocelyn.
Should totally be its slogan.
― Dom Passantino, Friday, 16 November 2007 11:43 (sixteen years ago) link
Testicular cancer: not as bad as Little Miss Jocelyn.
Should totally be its slogan
― Tom D., Friday, 16 November 2007 11:44 (sixteen years ago) link
I feel like such a racist for hating Little Miss Jocelyn, but it really is fucking awful and was obviously commissioned so the BBC could go "See! We DO give black comedy a chance!"
Remember that comedy drama about the family with the dude who played Geoffrey in Fresh Prince of Bel-Air? That was OK. And I laughed at least twice after watching three episodes of The Nathan Caton Show, so, again, I'm not a racist.
― Dom Passantino, Friday, 16 November 2007 11:46 (sixteen years ago) link
well played.
― That one guy that hit it and quit it, Friday, 16 November 2007 11:49 (sixteen years ago) link
Bring back Robbie Gee.
― Dom Passantino, Friday, 16 November 2007 11:49 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.adrians.co.uk/acatalog/MICKY01CD2.jpg
― Tom D., Friday, 16 November 2007 11:49 (sixteen years ago) link
That record was funny.
― Noodle Vague, Friday, 16 November 2007 11:50 (sixteen years ago) link
POLL:
Curtis and Ishmael Collette Johnson Llewella Gideon Meera Syal Perry Benson Sanjeev Bhaskar Leo Chester Felix Dexter Robbie Gee Kulvinder Ghir Judith Jacob Rudi Lickwood Eddie Nestor Marcus Powell Junior Simpson Curtis Walker
― Dom Passantino, Friday, 16 November 2007 11:52 (sixteen years ago) link
his last film has a somewhat hopeful title and one solitary review on imdb. guess it was unreleased:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2007/03/12/dont_stop_dreaming_2007_review.shtml
― That one guy that hit it and quit it, Friday, 16 November 2007 11:52 (sixteen years ago) link
Oh, I wanna see that!
― Tom D., Friday, 16 November 2007 11:53 (sixteen years ago) link
Taz and Michelle Collins, together at last.
"Cowboy Song", that was OK.
― Dom Passantino, Friday, 16 November 2007 11:53 (sixteen years ago) link
Going to the taping for S. Lee's no-longer-cancelled pilot, will report back
-- That mong guy that's shit, Tuesday, 13 November 2007 11:19 (3 weeks ago) Bookmark Link
^^^how about some feedback on this?
― Dom Passantino, Thursday, 6 December 2007 10:51 (sixteen years ago) link
Assuming the taping was cancelled after he ate the cameras lol he's fat now
Hit and miss, I think it's supposed to be stand-up intercut with taped interviews. The stand-up bit largely consisted of him shouting abuse at the British public for thinking Del Boy falling through the bar is funny.
― That mong guy that's shit, Thursday, 6 December 2007 11:01 (sixteen years ago) link
It is funny though
― Tom D., Thursday, 6 December 2007 11:04 (sixteen years ago) link
Prefer the police inteview scene.
― Dom Passantino, Thursday, 6 December 2007 11:06 (sixteen years ago) link
Comedy gold... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtboTwW-Jao
― Ned Trifle II, Thursday, 6 December 2007 11:06 (sixteen years ago) link
Stewart Lee:
TS: Derek Trotter vs. Derek Bailey
― Tom D., Thursday, 6 December 2007 11:09 (sixteen years ago) link
Not the bit when DelBoy rips open a policewoman's jacket thinking she's a stripper then?
― Ned Trifle II, Thursday, 6 December 2007 11:10 (sixteen years ago) link
Man Stroke Woman is best UK comedy right now.
― blueski, Thursday, 6 December 2007 11:38 (sixteen years ago) link
Gulp
― Tom D., Thursday, 6 December 2007 11:41 (sixteen years ago) link
To pick up on Koogs' comment on Love Soup on the other thread. Yeah, I like this but they've lost Michael Landis as their leading man (got a better offer) and Renwick seems to been forced into a complete rethink on S2 - it's 12 x 30min rather than 6 x 60min. We've got S2 in at work but I haven't seen any of it yet.
― Michael Jones, Thursday, 6 December 2007 12:27 (sixteen years ago) link
Shut it. These are OFFICIALLY the best in British comedy right now:
http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2007/12/05/6116/british_comedy_awards%3A_the_results
Gavin & Stacey, Simon Amstell and David Michell were big winners at the 18th annual British Comedy Awards last night.
Gavin & Stacey won best new scripted comedy, while its stars, and co-creators, Ruth Jones and James Cordon won best new actress and actor accordingly.
Amstell won best entertainment personality, while Never Mind The Buzzcocks was named best comedy entertainment show. He thanked 'Mark Lamarr for leaving. I've done really well out of that depression.
Mitchell won best comedy actor, while Peep Show won the big prize of the night, best TV comedy.
As expected, host Jonathan Ross cracked plenty of jokes at the expense of ITV, which decided not to air the show live following inconsistencies in the 2005 phone-in vote.
― Frogman Henry, Thursday, 6 December 2007 12:31 (sixteen years ago) link
The full list of winners at the British Comedy Awards 2007:
Best Television Comedy Actor David Mitchell - Peep Show
Best Television Comedy Actress Liz Smith - The Royle Family: The Queen of Sheba
Best Comedy Entertainment Personality Simon Amstell - Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Best TV Comedy Peep Show
Best Comedy Entertainment Programme Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Best International Comedy Show Curb Your Enthusiasm
Best Male Comedy Newcomer James Corden - Gavin & Stacey
Best Female Comedy Newcomer Ruth Jones - Gavin & Stacey
Best New British Television Comedy Gavin & Stacey
Best Live Stand-Up Alan Carr
Best Comedy Film The Simpsons Movie
The Writers' Guild Ronnie Barker Award Simon Pegg
Lifetime Achievement Award Stephen Fry
― blueski, Thursday, 6 December 2007 12:34 (sixteen years ago) link
yes that's better.
― Frogman Henry, Thursday, 6 December 2007 12:34 (sixteen years ago) link
not sure i ever saw the end of G&S. lol at the fact that the mates both won comedy newcomer but neither gavin nor stacey did.
> Michael Landes
thought i'd seen him in something more recently but his imdb page doesn't show anything. CSI bit parts and Ghost Whisperer but not sure that counts as 'better offer' 8)
best line in Love Soup: 'it's not rocket salad'.
other current fav: Big Train repeats on Dave Tv. mark heap as emperor ming in hosital after slipping on mat. pegg as blue skinned underling visitor.
― koogs, Thursday, 6 December 2007 13:00 (sixteen years ago) link
with julia davis as his nice sister
― blueski, Thursday, 6 December 2007 13:14 (sixteen years ago) link
Lead Balloon ultimately sucks because Dee's character is actually too unpleasant, manipulative and miserable whereas Larry David was mindful to present himself as in the right and the victim enough of the time to remain likeable. Also he made jokes.
― blueski, Thursday, 6 December 2007 13:50 (sixteen years ago) link
I don't understand how Ruth Jones can win Best Comedy Newcomer. She was in Human Remains 7 years ago!
― nate woolls, Thursday, 6 December 2007 16:37 (sixteen years ago) link
HIGNFY has been good lately. Charlie Brooker did well the other week and Lauren Laverne was excellent last week - forgot how funny she could be.
― blueski, Thursday, 20 December 2007 14:53 (sixteen years ago) link
Russell Brand was shit tho
― Tom D., Thursday, 20 December 2007 14:54 (sixteen years ago) link