Guest Stoppit Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Anyone else see this? New program on BBC2; Mostly stand-up, with a few sketches. This week the topic was books. Just watched it, and it was nice to see a comedy program on the BBC that actually credited its audience with some intelligence. It was also good to see Stewart Lee on television again. By contrast, earlier today I watched Horne and Corden (BBC3 sketchshow) which was unremittingly shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaini Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 yeah, i watched and enjoyed this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Benedict Cumberbatch Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 - fall fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David R James Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 By contrast, earlier today I watched Horne and Corden (BBC3 sketchshow) which was unremittingly shite. There isnt that much you say about british comedy talent but there isnt that much talent, but those fucking twats are below talentless. The fat ones only answer to comedy is really poorly thought out gay innuendo, thats it, nothing else. And the other one, well he's just there to look ugly. I cant believe theyve got a film out. I cant understand their rise to fame at all :undecided: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest grinningcat Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 it was good, but really found him repeating himself on a lot of things I know it was part of the gag but hearing him say 'the rapping singers on the top of the pops' for the 50th time gave me a headache Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stoppit Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I quite liked the rapper bit, although it was obviously very repetitive. I liked the bit about the rappers sliding on the handrail, by the coin exchange.... Also, I will not be buying Chris Moyles' autobiography. Not even as a toilet book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stoppit Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 By contrast, earlier today I watched Horne and Corden (BBC3 sketchshow) which was unremittingly shite. There isnt that much you say about british comedy talent but there isnt that much talent, but those fucking twats are below talentless. The fat ones only answer to comedy is really poorly thought out gay innuendo, thats it, nothing else. And the other one, well he's just there to look ugly. I cant believe theyve got a film out. I cant understand their rise to fame at all :undecided: Agreed. I counted at least 3 sketches where the joke was basically that James Corden is fat. The writing was complete crap, and the whole thing was just embarassing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest inteeliguntdesign Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 *fondly remembers fist of fun* i hope this is on the iplayer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest inteeliguntdesign Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 also, just looking at that god awful poster for lesbian blar blar blar film informed me that those two were probably awful. the only decent comedy tv i know of is brooker's screenwipe and i have i got news for you -- and they are both off air at the moment :( saw stewart lee in a jazz cafe in london once. he was looking frightened and quite fat at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David R James Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 brooker's screenwipe Yeah thats really good Its like harry hills tv burp with swearing and wank jokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stoppit Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I love screenwipe. A couple of months ago I went to the BBC as an audience member to see a new program Brooker was filming, called 'You Have Been Watching'. It's a sort of discussion about television, with quiz elements. It was pretty funny, but I think it was just a pilot show, and I don't know if it'll be airing. It was filmed for channel 4, although they used the studios at the BBC anyway, you heard it here first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Just watched this, and 'twas real enjoyable so thanks for the heads up. My favourite section was the cut away (post the So Solid Crew segment) where he was in the clown car and some young kid turns up in a huge HUMV and the Grange Hill sausage kicks in. Horne and Corden however doesn't even deserve any words of opinion thrown towards it, it's a non-comedy. anyway, you heard it here first. Well I actually heard it on cookd and bombd first, but congrats on seeing it anyway. I'm looking forward to that and his Newswipe series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest grinningcat Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 'fist of fun' and 'this morning with richard not judy' are all over youtube if i remember. nice to see the same old faces still coming out 10 years later, kevin eldon, curious orange man etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Benedict Cumberbatch Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 someone let me know when its on yotube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 yotube (you know, by the corn exchange) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest inteeliguntdesign Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 i really didn't understand the corn exchange thing. i loved the bit when he turned to the camera and said 'yes i am disrespecting you'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I think it was meant to be in the style of the long winded ramblings of an elderly person trying to describe rap culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain C Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I thought this was mostly hilarious, I think at least one joke was nicked from Simon Munnery but that's OK, and the rappers bit was slightly over-long. But mostly, laugh out loud funny. He has got fat though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rufus Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Great to see himself back on TV - check out his stand up dvds / CDs as well. They're awesome. I hope this makes him more famous so we might get some more smart comedy on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stoppit Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 anyway, you heard it here first. Well I actually heard it on cookd and bombd first, but congrats on seeing it anyway. I'm looking forward to that and his Newswipe series. damn cookd and bombd, stealing my thunder. actually, my friend who organised the tickets posts on there, I think that's probably where he found out about it. Let's hope it actually makes it on to tv soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCM Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 just popped in to agree with anything bad anyone has to say about horne and fucking corden. most unfunny, talentless, wannabe simon pegg and nick frost, wastes of space I've ever seen. fuck horne and corden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dirty Protest Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Went to see Richard Herring a couple of weeks ago. Hes interesting and engaging, but just forgets to add punchlines. Worth going to, if you enjoy listening to middle aged neurotic men rambling. My friend and I have 'whos funnier Lee or Herring' arguements quite often. He says Herring. Hes wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I think at least one joke was nicked from Simon Munnery but that's OK s'OK he was credited at the end ("Two book jokes - Simon Munnery"), plus he was the guy in the Radio 4 sketch as one of the braying presenters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest melotronic Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 looking forward to seeing this and glad the reactions are ok - lee and herring's old stuff was truly great. horne and corden are absolutely awful though, wtf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain C Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I think at least one joke was nicked from Simon Munnery but that's OK s'OK he was credited at the end ("Two book jokes - Simon Munnery"), plus he was the guy in the Radio 4 sketch as one of the braying presenters. Ah, didn't notice him in the sketch - definitely recognised those jokes from Attention Scum though! I assumed Munners gave permission as they're mates... Plus it's not like anyone ever saw Attention Scum anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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