"why is your bottom so dirty" w Lou Sanders was my favourite podcast for awhile
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Friday, 5 July 2019 19:51 (four years ago) link
Catherine Bohart and Larry Dean are both very good comedians who don't come across as well on TV as they do in their standup. Will Adamsdale won the Perrier a few years ago (in fact, it was fifteen years ago, which is what "a few" looks like to my brain now). He does character comedy. If he's doing stuff again, it could be interesting, I guess. Obviously if it's terrible then on your own head be it.
― trishyb, Friday, 5 July 2019 21:21 (four years ago) link
seconding Larry Dean being very good.
Laura Davis is good, does long personal-story stuff. Millennial-young-woman and childhood-reminiscence material, in a style that you can see her carrying on into middle-aged TV success. Fern Brady I've only seen doing TV spots, but enjoyed those. N4t M3tcalfe I've not seen live, but have been on holiday with: he's funny in the back of a car BUT is not familiar with the theme to The Nanny for drunken singalong purposes, if that affects your decision.
― quelle sprocket damage (sic), Friday, 5 July 2019 22:20 (four years ago) link
Thirded on Larry Dean - seen him a few times over the years and he's always great. Fern Brady also very good.
― ailsa, Saturday, 6 July 2019 04:46 (four years ago) link
M3tcalfe also used to work at my local comics shop.
― Daniel_Rf, Saturday, 6 July 2019 11:38 (four years ago) link
And runs the Folk Horror movie club! Dunno if it's still active but I got to see Valerie & Her Week Of Wonders cause of that.
― Daniel_Rf, Saturday, 6 July 2019 11:39 (four years ago) link
was also co-host of j0s1e lOng's monthly show in camden. is/was doing a show on fubar radio with n1ck h3lm.
(why are we googleprooofing?)
― koogs, Saturday, 6 July 2019 11:45 (four years ago) link
Yeah I am encouraged that I'm encountering him more these days on a bill of something that I might (but probably won't) go to than giving me my order at Gosh Comics.
― Andrew Farrell, Saturday, 6 July 2019 14:23 (four years ago) link
s!c doesn't want him to find this thread and see him talking smack about his 90's theme songs knowledge
― Daniel_Rf, Saturday, 6 July 2019 17:53 (four years ago) link
Shit news
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48935431
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 10 July 2019 10:46 (four years ago) link
Even with the prospect of some decent zings I couldn't face watching the crystal maze given that Anne W was on it.
― koogs, Saturday, 13 July 2019 02:26 (four years ago) link
in other "it's comedy and it's on tv in the uk" news, the second series of Atlanta starts on bbc2 tonight.
> new Ultimate Worrier is bleeped
second episode was not beeped.
― koogs, Saturday, 13 July 2019 20:06 (four years ago) link
I've just put on this week's Crystal Maze and am horrified that Anne Widdecombe is on it. People should stop pretending that that hateful old bat is entertaining or interesting, and get her off of light entertainment shows forever.
(I am watching anyway in case the team go mad, put her in the spinny planets thing, and leave her there forever. Obviously that didn't happen, but I can dream)
― ailsa, Monday, 15 July 2019 18:51 (four years ago) link
Richard obviously wasn't overjoyed to have her on; when doing a shooting challenge he yelled at her "imagine it's someone who wants a living wage."
― chap, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 08:42 (four years ago) link
jennifer saunders and bill nighy are different ppl right i haven't been following
― phil neville jacket (darraghmac), Saturday, 20 July 2019 18:59 (four years ago) link
New taskmaster tonight.
Enjoyed Susan calman's Edinburgh chat show things, fringe benefits.
The Aisling Bea vehicle is ok.
Paul sinha's radio show also interesting - caught 5 minutes of the second one the other day and listened to them both this afternoon.
― koogs, Wednesday, 4 September 2019 17:54 (four years ago) link
Ooh, cheers for the reminder about Paul Sinha's show, really enjoyed the first one.
― ailsa, Wednesday, 4 September 2019 18:52 (four years ago) link
your periodical reminder that stath lets flats is the best british sitcom since...idk, i'm alan partridge or something
and that you all need to see it
― imago, Friday, 6 September 2019 23:38 (four years ago) link
whoa
― times ็่้บต (Autumn Almanac), Saturday, 7 September 2019 01:44 (four years ago) link
i might be biased as a greek cypriot londoner but no fuck it, that show has the best mangled english, best slapstick timing and best characters, you all owe it to yourselves to see it and frankly it astounds me that nobody else has mentioned it yet
― imago, Saturday, 7 September 2019 11:00 (four years ago) link
I enjoy it but am not nearly so gushing, sometimes the jokes don't land nearly as well as they should and tbh the Katia character makes the mangling feel like a bad joke at times. Dean's building hatred for Julian is a joy though.
Personal highlight of series 2 is the casual way the dad's homosexuality is just dropped in and not made a big thing (in either a positive or negative way).
― Elitist cheese photos (aldo), Saturday, 7 September 2019 12:24 (four years ago) link
the trailers for stath lets flats have always put me off.
currently watching the second python documentary of the night, which covers a lot of the same ground as the first python documentary of the night and wondering what the point is.
― koogs, Saturday, 7 September 2019 21:54 (four years ago) link
did anyone else watch the tez o'clock show? seems like it's been canned after 3 episodes, but I liked it
― ogmor, Monday, 9 September 2019 09:37 (four years ago) link
I've had a stinking cold the last few days and binged a good dozen episodes of Travel Man. Perfect.
― chap, Thursday, 19 September 2019 10:21 (four years ago) link
Fully expect there to be some anti Ayoade edgelords on here but ^ yep.
― The Pingularity (ledge), Thursday, 19 September 2019 10:28 (four years ago) link
^ Another thing that never grabbed me.
New taskmaster is a step up from series 8, luckily.
― koogs, Thursday, 19 September 2019 18:03 (four years ago) link
Hmm, taskmaster never grabbed me but two of the three episodes I've seen were from series 8.
― The Pingularity (ledge), Thursday, 19 September 2019 18:14 (four years ago) link
It's interesting that if you don't know Ayoade's cohost you learn both whether you think they're funny and also whether they're a good foil for Ayoade, and the two don't seem to be correlated AT ALL.
― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 19 September 2019 21:43 (four years ago) link
I've been skipping the ones co-starring people I actively dislike (David Baddiel, Lena Dunham, Jo Brand, Robert Webb, Nish Kumar, Rebel Wilson)
― chap, Friday, 20 September 2019 10:24 (four years ago) link
yeesh that is a fucking rogues' gallery
― imago, Friday, 20 September 2019 10:25 (four years ago) link
Fuck off, Nish is great.
― Andrew Farrell, Friday, 20 September 2019 10:40 (four years ago) link
he's the one I don't know tbf
― imago, Friday, 20 September 2019 10:42 (four years ago) link
quite enjoying 'Defending the Guilty' which has a 'Teachers' vibe complete with lots of Belle & Sebastian
― kinder, Friday, 20 September 2019 20:32 (four years ago) link
You lost me at Belle & Sebastian.
― chap, Saturday, 21 September 2019 12:44 (four years ago) link
otm
― Let them eat Pfifferlinge an Schneckensauce (Tom D.), Saturday, 21 September 2019 12:49 (four years ago) link
Nish is really good yeah.
― Daniel_Rf, Saturday, 21 September 2019 14:03 (four years ago) link
lol I anticipated that would be the next post.ok then er they have *checks ilm* wolf alice? they mentioned Taylor Swift iirc
― kinder, Saturday, 21 September 2019 16:37 (four years ago) link
To be honest my opinion of Nish Kumar is based on watching The Mash Report like twice and thinking it was a bit duff.
ok then er they have *checks ilm* wolf alice? they mentioned Taylor Swift iirc
no and no.
― chap, Monday, 23 September 2019 10:28 (four years ago) link
Oh yeah Mash Report was terrible. Really love his stand-up tho.
― Daniel_Rf, Monday, 23 September 2019 14:42 (four years ago) link
I only made it 3-4 minutes into Mo Gilligan's Netflix thing. I suppose calling Mum's "dickheads" over and over in the space of a few minutes is not for me.
― What a ridiculous clusterfuck of totally uncool jokers (jed_), Thursday, 3 October 2019 00:54 (four years ago) link
Motherland returns on Monday
― koogs, Saturday, 5 October 2019 16:23 (four years ago) link
And the tiny thing with Chris o'dowd as the husband going through therapy, State of the Union, was filmed in a local pub.
― koogs, Saturday, 5 October 2019 16:25 (four years ago) link
i really tried with motherland.
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 5 October 2019 19:26 (four years ago) link
It's not believable and it's a bit stressful to watch but it does have Diane Morgan in it.
― What a ridiculous clusterfuck of totally uncool jokers (jed_), Sunday, 13 October 2019 22:08 (four years ago) link
one of my greatest fears in life is turning into, or even appearing to turn into, Anna M-M's character. I can barely watch it.
― kinder, Monday, 14 October 2019 09:47 (four years ago) link
some good lines last night. noticed Barunka and holly walsh in the writing credits too. and two Linehans (for a previous series i think)
― koogs, Tuesday, 15 October 2019 16:29 (four years ago) link
Charity Shop Sue, anyone?
๐ธ When I said this fashion show was going to knock people out, I didn't think it would (quite literally) do that. ๐ต I want this video to remind you to NEVER give up making your DREAMS happen, regardless of what life throws at you!โจ๐https://t.co/C3rZORnwDk#fashionshow pic.twitter.com/GIaB1DJyzQ— Charity Shop Sue (@CharityShopSue) November 24, 2019
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Wednesday, 27 November 2019 23:46 (four years ago) link
Harry Hill has been good vfm recently. His stint on junior bake off doing dad jokes and the non-reaction of the kids, and his little compare bits on club night.
― koogs, Thursday, 28 November 2019 03:47 (four years ago) link
sam campbell:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4KZF_uZM2Q
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Monday, 16 December 2019 12:09 (four years ago) link
FPโd you for racism
― insecurity bear (sic), Monday, 16 December 2019 12:19 (four years ago) link