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Peter deserves it tho, the fucker.

― blueski, Friday, 23 February 2007 12:50 (seventeen years ago) link

i liked that thing on screen wipe too. looking fwd to hearing 90s comedian Stew Lee on 70s teen drama "you were mostly worried about being brainwashed by a thousand-year-old mystical cult or how to cope with being separated from your family while society collapsed back to a pre-industrial era"

― Alan, Friday, 23 February 2007 12:52 (seventeen years ago) link

I keep going back for more Man Stroke Woman even though I really only laugh once or twice per episode (each seem to contain about 50 sketches), because I find all of the leads so appealing. I like Nick Frost, and Nathan Barley Dude, and Blonde Lady, and Woman with Mysterious Possibly American Accent.

― Ben Boyerrr, Friday, 23 February 2007 17:43 (seventeen years ago) link

Man Stroke Woman: poorly written, well performed.

― chap, Friday, 23 February 2007 17:50 (seventeen years ago) link

Man Stroke Women is badly written, badly performed, badly everything. It may have been mildly amuding when I was twlve, but it really is a shockingly bad show.

I LOVED the animated thing in Screen Wipe tho

Check out David Firth's website, www.fat-pie.com All his cartoons are on there. The guys a certified genius - The Pulch is beautiful, and the Salad Fingers cartoons are sometimes cool, although not quite to my taste. And check out the Jerry Jackson cartoons (one of Firth's pseudynms, accessible from the main page) for some of the funniest short cartoons you will ever watch.

― The Wayward Johnny B, Friday, 23 February 2007 20:40 (seventeen years ago) link

I like Firth's cartoons based on his dreams. Also, it's nice to see what they really can't/won't show on telly (i.e. the two Brooker commissions that have been canned so far).

The most striking thing about Dead Ringers is the enormous gulf between the amount of effort that goes into the costumes and make-up and the amount of effort that goes into the writing. It's a real feature of a lot of current BBC comedy - high-production values (Tittytittybang, Little Britain, etc) and dire scripts. The voice talent on DR is OK, I guess, though Cornwell never really sounds like anyone but himself.

― Michael Jones, Saturday, 24 February 2007 09:13 (seventeen years ago) link

But that's true of many impressionists' shows though Mike - Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona were plagued with the same thing - yeah yeah you sound very like Victoria Beckham/Mark Lawrenson/whoever, BUT YOU AREN'T FUNNY. AT ALL. (see also Only An Excuse up here, in fact all of Jonathan Watson's other ventures into doing other people)

― ailsa, Saturday, 24 February 2007 09:41 (seventeen years ago) link

God, I can't stand those animated bits on Screen Wipe. They always seem like padding to me.

I've never warmed to Family Guy either. I don't mind it, it's just a bit too puerile. It's like The Simpsons for Adam Sandler fans.

― DavidM, Saturday, 24 February 2007 10:49 (seventeen years ago) link

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― acrobat, Saturday, 24 February 2007 22:25 (seventeen years ago) link

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― acrobat, Saturday, 24 February 2007 22:28 (seventeen years ago) link

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― DavidM, Sunday, 25 February 2007 11:25 (seventeen years ago) link

Incidentally, if you really don't fancy a laugh, at all, then Radio 2 brings you:

PARSONS & NAYLOR'S PULL-OUT SECTIONS
Thursdays, 2200 - 2230
Rpt'd Saturdays at 1330
Five parts (15 Feb-15 Mar)

Andy Parsons and Henry Naylor's comedy sketch show is back for another series - bringing you inspired social and political satire.

Designed on the 43 separate sections that fall out of your newspaper on the way back from the shop, the show takes a topical look at news, culture, sport, finance, in fact, every aspect of life.

With music from Richie Webb, it's crammed with acutely observed sketches, character comedy and punchy stand-up - with attitude.

You know the Upper/Middle/Lower Class sketch from That Was The Week That Was? It's like that but about a decade more dated.

― William Bloody Swygart, Sunday, 25 February 2007 13:58 (seventeen years ago) link

Dom more or less OTM upthread about Family Guy and South Park, although his degree of liking for FG is a lot more elevated than mine. It's the sort of thing I don't (often) go out of my way to watch, but whenever I do I have a riproaringly good time with laughs aplenty. There's an episode on Youtube somewhere (the one involving Disneyland and Chris being employed by a creepy transvestite pensioner) which had me carousing around the floor with mirth.

South Park is, I'd say, at its best when empathy for the characters is combined with a powerful, general statement. Best episode I've seen recently: The one set at that ski resort in Aspen.

― unfished business, Sunday, 25 February 2007 14:08 (seventeen years ago) link

cooked and bombd reporting chris morris / islam project is go! the casting call;

CLOSING DATE:Sunday, 20 May 2007, 23:59
wt; chris morris project (Film)

a tv film about a bunch of pakastani lads living in britain now,its about what they do-for work for play,what they believe,how the relate to their parents,families,the culture around them,their sense of heritage,its being writen and directed by chris morris for channel 4.

Company:

pbj

Producer:

derrin schlesinger

Director:

chris morris

Casting Director:

Des Hamilton

Location:

london and poss north of england

Dates (Shooting, Rehearsal, etc.):

summer 07

Casting Details:

pls send cvs+photographs to des hamilton 104c camden st,nw1 0hy,thanks.

Role:

ahmed (Male)

Description:

british/pakastani,30,bright,intense,knowlegeable,not good with people,attended islamic law school in damascus for a year.

Agreements / Contracts / Fees:

tbc

Role:

omar (Male)

Description:

british pakastani,29,ahmeds brother,more streetwise though not a gangster,persuasive,capable of empathy,smart around people,all overlayed on a low self esteem.

Agreements / Contracts / Fees:

tbc

Role:

waj (Male)

Description:

british/pakastani,20,less bright but not totally dim,loyal follower of omar,big guy,strong works out,fearless.

Agreements / Contracts / Fees:

tbc

Role:

hass (Male)

Description:

british/pakastani,21,bright,more middle class poss public school,moralistic,funny,studying IT after doing good at school.

Agreements / Contracts / Fees:

tbc

Role:

azzam (Male)

Description:

british/pakastani,,22,college mate of hass,bright,articulate,provocative,loves the spotlight loves winding people up,sort of guy who'd protest against cartoons in a bomb belt,mouthy.

Agreements / Contracts / Fees:

tbc

Role:

crow uncle (Male)

Description:

british/pakastani,38,fairly bright,mad brooding,watches a lot of tv between odd jobs (nightwatchman etc),seems more of a hick than the others.

Agreements / Contracts / Fees:

tbc

Role:

crow uncles nephew (Male)

Description:

british/pakastani,17,insanely intense......bright,very very focused,blind to anything he's not focused on,small seething boffin.

Agreements / Contracts / Fees:

tbc

― acrobat, Thursday, 1 March 2007 13:56 (seventeen years ago) link

will they be seen hanging out at Viva Cake?

― blueski, Thursday, 1 March 2007 14:01 (seventeen years ago) link

sort of guy who'd protest against cartoons in a bomb belt

erk.
the whole thing fills me with dread but y know it might work, it might work...unless it's a fucking edgy jam sketch about lol terrorists. doesn't even say if it's a comedy.

― acrobat, Thursday, 1 March 2007 14:08 (seventeen years ago) link

I really enjoyed Never Mind the Buzzcocks last night. I chortled and chortled and chortled.

― PJ Miller, Thursday, 1 March 2007 17:09 (seventeen years ago) link

Chris Morris is exactly the kind of guy who I'd imagine would have his finger on the pulse of what young Muslim males are thinking *roll eyes emoticon*

Charlie Brooker's impression of Ray Winstone on the last Screenwipe ("root de doot, root de doot, apples and pears") is comedy line of the year so far.

― Dom Passantino, Thursday, 1 March 2007 17:28 (seventeen years ago) link

young muslim males was already nailed by monkey dust

― unfished business, Thursday, 1 March 2007 17:29 (seventeen years ago) link

abu gharib

― Frogman Henry, Thursday, 1 March 2007 17:34 (seventeen years ago) link

Robin Hood was really funny on it.

― PJ Miller, Thursday, 1 March 2007 17:59 (seventeen years ago) link

OMG at Chris Morris. He really has gone wrong recently, and I liked Nathan Barley

― The Wayward Johnny B, Thursday, 1 March 2007 18:26 (seventeen years ago) link

I think you're inferring a bit much from a casting call and a vague outline! Anyway, I'm not going to play this miserable game again - second-guessing the show for the 12 months prior to broadcast based on internet rumour and leaked bits of info. Mind you, if you want some nothingy fluff to promote idle speculation - I saw Fielding hand Morris a copy of John Lurie's "Fishing With John" on DVD in the street a few weeks ago. So expect that whole angling vibe.

I chuckled at Dead Ringers last night. I think it was the Waking The Dead skit. That was it.

― Michael Jones, Friday, 2 March 2007 11:53 (seventeen years ago) link

I feel almost ashamed to admit this, but I quite like Comedy Cuts - or whatever it is called - the sketch show on ITV2. Simon Munnery turned up on it the other day! If you disregard the terrible presenter, Comedy Shuffle has its moments, too.

― Stevie T, Friday, 2 March 2007 12:00 (seventeen years ago) link

I laughed at something, but I can't remember what.

I also laughed at some other programme which had Tony Blair pouring water on Gordon Brown's feet under the desk.

― PJ Miller, Friday, 2 March 2007 12:01 (seventeen years ago) link

something about Dead Ringers just turns me right off. Could it finally be this...mythical...'air of smugness' I've heard so much of here there and everywhere?

― blueski, Friday, 2 March 2007 12:07 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkYDxW30vS4

this is from a new comedy with Adam Buxton in it. Looks quite funny from this clip.

― the next grozart, Sunday, 11 March 2007 13:18 (seventeen years ago) link

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― blueski, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 13:34 (seventeen years ago) link

http://commercial-archive.com/136526.php

― blueski, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 13:34 (seventeen years ago) link

yeah that was good. the series seemed to get better over the four eps. perhaps it's an odd format, there's a danger it's just this guy saying stuff at you about stuff.

― That one guy that quit, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 13:36 (seventeen years ago) link

it pretty much is that but as long as it's lolsome then fine.

― blueski, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 13:38 (seventeen years ago) link

BIG TIMES ARF at the adam buxton clip there!

― Alan, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 13:38 (seventeen years ago) link

i just can't get past the 'it's on BBC Three' barrier :(

― blueski, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 13:50 (seventeen years ago) link

srsly. it's a live bowdlerisation of "Fuck Tha Police"

― Alan, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 13:52 (seventeen years ago) link

masterful bowdlerisorisering!

― CharlieNo4, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 14:52 (seventeen years ago) link

No talk regarding "Comic Relief" ?

Two sketches had the subtitle "I have a great deal of power now, I can get people to do my script!"

1) Ricky Gervaise gets Geldof, Bono, Oliver and some blokey he knows to send themselves up / pretend to sell-out their perspective that they are most known for. And Andii Peters.
2) Caroline Tate gets the Prime Minister into her sketch, and gets me for the first time to admire Tony Blair's performance!

Who wins? Who pwned?

Who do you think?

― Mark G, Monday, 19 March 2007 09:40 (seventeen years ago) link

I can't deny i roffled at Andi Peters.

― Frogman Henry, Monday, 19 March 2007 10:43 (seventeen years ago) link

do i look bothered? (didn't see any of it. wasn't there a highlights show though?)

can't find the Peep Show thread but ch4 are advertising series 4. and their 4-on-demand is showing series 1 and 2. plus myspace.

http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/P/peep_show/

― koogs, Monday, 19 March 2007 11:10 (seventeen years ago) link

I liked the Catherine Tate sketch with Daniel Craig, partly because instead of looking slightly bewildered and looking like he wished he wasn't there, Craig really seemed like he was making an effort to do it properly, which I thought was cute. I like him.

― accentmonkey, Monday, 19 March 2007 14:52 (seventeen years ago) link

There's a rumour in the Guardian today about a Brass Eye special on suicide bombers. Too good to be true?

― chap, Thursday, 22 March 2007 14:26 (seventeen years ago) link

too hyped to be funny, more likely

― blueski, Thursday, 22 March 2007 14:38 (seventeen years ago) link

...Monkey Dust got there first. And did it BEFORE 7/7, so nobody complained.

― unfished business, Thursday, 22 March 2007 14:39 (seventeen years ago) link

OK, I've just googled it and it just seems to be the drama thingy that was mentioned upthread, not a new Brass Eye at all.

― chap, Thursday, 22 March 2007 14:41 (seventeen years ago) link

The Blair sketch is on youtube.

― onimo, Thursday, 22 March 2007 14:48 (seventeen years ago) link

they should have spliced footage of kids getting there fucking legs blown off in iraq with that.
"aaaahhhh my leg"
"bovered!"
etc

― acrobat, Thursday, 22 March 2007 18:42 (seventeen years ago) link

one month passes...

PREMISE: UK comedy is a bit rubbish at the moment. 2nd tier stuff like peep show is the best around.
THEORY: comedy has become too centered around "performers" rather than "writers". lots of half decent comic actors coming through, no decent gag writers getting in.
COUNTER ARGUEMENT 1: it's the INDUSTRY dude! capatialism!
COUNTER ARGUEMENT 2: peep show is great, you is mad.

― acrobat, Tuesday, 1 May 2007 12:38 (sixteen years ago) link

holy shitters just seen the blair/tate thing. the man's got some balls. maybe he should be an actor. oh, wait...

― CharlieNo4, Tuesday, 1 May 2007 12:41 (sixteen years ago) link

People do seem to "get into" comedy writing these days because they can't get a job in international finance or whatever.

― Dom Passantino, Tuesday, 1 May 2007 12:42 (sixteen years ago) link

names?

― acrobat, Tuesday, 1 May 2007 12:45 (sixteen years ago) link

"Blunder" (2006)

Series Writing credits
Steven Burge (unknown episodes)
Simon Farnaby (unknown episodes)
Tom Meeten (unknown episodes)
David Mitchell (unknown episodes)
Rhys Thomas (unknown episodes)
Tony Way (unknown episodes)
Glynne Wiley (unknown episodes)

― Dom Passantino, Tuesday, 1 May 2007 12:46 (sixteen years ago) link

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