Helen Lewis and Armando Iannucci investigate which political buzzwords are strong and stable and which are a crock of covfefe.
There is not enough cringe in the world.
― a ZX spectrum is haunting Europe (Daniel_Rf), Wednesday, 22 January 2025 11:10 (three weeks ago) link
i guess they've stopped doing comedy
I watched two (2) new BBC comedies recently, and enjoyed them both. Season two of Alma's Not Normal was solid working-class, exaggerated, character comedy from Sophie Willan. And also Smoggie Queens on BBC Three, which maybe wasn't the most polished sitcom ever, but I got a kick out of, especially with my be-generous-to-the-young-up-and-comers head on.
― trishyb, Wednesday, 22 January 2025 11:25 (three weeks ago) link
https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/8204/most-watched-tv-comedies-2024/
nobody even mentioned Gavin and Stacey (i didn't watch it)
too much of the rest of that list is entertainment or chat show rather than comedy imo.
armando is good on that podcast, anecdotes for days with his stints on Veep etc. barely mentions being the Hammond Organ specialist or Gordon Burns in Inexplicable World.
― koogs, Wednesday, 22 January 2025 11:28 (three weeks ago) link
I rewatched all of Gavin and Stacey over the holidays and it's that rare beast of a comedy which didn't outstay its welcome and whose infrequent Christmas specials didn't feel hideously gratuitous.
― ailsa, Wednesday, 22 January 2025 12:13 (three weeks ago) link
i have finished all of the above and have been looking for something else.
tried the Tim Key but the comedy bickering is very much DO NOT WANT. will try one of the 30 minute episodes but i've a feeling they will be the same.
also tried That Mitchell and Web Sound (series 4) but had heard it before (maybe on the tv)
and also tried There's No Such Thing As A Fish but lasted about 5 minutes. too giggly, too much 'here's a fun fact...' (also bad sound quality)
oh, and much as i love isy and dara i think their new series might be garbage.
there's a new Nathalie Haynes Stands Up For The Classics in the works though, recording soon.
― koogs, Monday, 27 January 2025 17:36 (three weeks ago) link
(the Una Stubbs episode of Women Talking About Cars was lovely though, despite her not having driven since 79)
((entire thing made me wonder why we aren't still making Minis and Morris Minors, about half the guests had one or the other or both))
― koogs, Monday, 27 January 2025 17:41 (three weeks ago) link
It’s really bad.
― Ed, Monday, 27 January 2025 21:22 (three weeks ago) link
Cockfields on BBC2 tonight (series 2) which was originally a Gold show. the first series was on bbc2 last year sometime. remarkable for reminding me that bobby ball is still alive (the cast has big old names on it, but dianne morgan seems to not be involved in season 2)
similarly, The Outsiders is also back on bbc2 soon, previously a Dave show (now U&Dave)
― koogs, Wednesday, 29 January 2025 13:21 (two weeks ago) link
Unfortunately Bobby Ball is not still alive.
― Please play Lou Reed's irritating guitar sounds (Tom D.), Wednesday, 29 January 2025 13:23 (two weeks ago) link
(ah, i see, 3 episodes, 2019)
― koogs, Wednesday, 29 January 2025 13:42 (two weeks ago) link
(Bobby Ball has been replaced by Rab C Nesbit)
― koogs, Thursday, 30 January 2025 09:45 (two weeks ago) link
Not exactly like for like then.
― Please play Lou Reed's irritating guitar sounds (Tom D.), Thursday, 30 January 2025 09:56 (two weeks ago) link
same character name so I'm guessing he's a direct replacement, whereas the old girlfriend, Morgan, got described as such and traduced by the mother.
but, yeah, different accent, same casual sexism and passive aggression. it's like being home for Christmas.
― koogs, Friday, 31 January 2025 18:43 (two weeks ago) link