[UK] The Great British programme discussion: Piers Morgan Memorial Pier

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Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

Nikolai Fuckharin posted:

I'm hoping there's more shape shifting old ladies

I also hope that more programs cater to my weirdly specific fetishes

# ¿ Oct 30, 2010 14:50

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# ¿ Apr 19, 2024 12:31

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

goatface posted:

Surely having a holster round your ankle, but outside your trousers, is just a bit silly?

Sillier than calmly holding a cake with a lit stick of dynamite in it?

# ¿ Nov 20, 2010 14:27

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

Rapey Joe Stalin posted:

I think it is that his humour is so simple, and his voice so annoying. He tells jokes about noticing things that everyone notices. It's dull, and shallow. Also there is a perceptioon that he seems to have essentially popped straight into the limelight as a product more of his management than his talent.
Or perhaps I am being pretentious because I'm reading Stewart Lee's book.

Whatever the reason for the dislike, I think we can all agree that people who talk about their mandrawers are pricks.

to quote that Stewart Lee book "I'm reliably informed that Michael Mcintyre doesn't actually have a 'man drawer', and invented the concept in order to ridicule ordinary people, for whom he has nothing but haughty contempt."

# ¿ Jan 5, 2011 00:56

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

Kin posted:

Well this seems like bollocks. It appears that up here in scotland BBC2 is, at 10pm, showing "The World According to Robert Burns".

gently caress you BBC, we already know about Robert loving Burns, we need more Charlie Brooker.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7scMC7YSDQ

# ¿ Jan 25, 2011 22:44

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

Noreaus posted:

This is also why I think Dara O'brien is a twat. I fall out with a lot of comedy people like this.

What did Dara say?

# ¿ May 9, 2011 02:05

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

Rolled Cabbage posted:

Man to Man with Dean Learner.

Also you've probably watched it already, but The Thick of It is fantastic.

You're recommending Man to Man but not Darkplace? :confused:

The smoking room is the most similar thing to the office and is great, it also has Jez from peepshow in it. 15 stories high, the thick of it, league of gentlemen and Psychoville are all great as well.

Strawman fucked around with this message at 13:55 on Jun 2, 2011

# ¿ Jun 2, 2011 13:52

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

FelixMeOneMoreTime posted:

I'm marathoning The League Of Gentlemen now Psychoville is finished, haven't watched it for over 10 years. I think now I'm not 8, I can properly appreciate it. Legz Akimbo are scarily accurate, Geoff Tipps is brilliant, and I don't think I've seen any other show that can create a character as sympathetic as Les McQueen. It's a poo poo business

I hear the Christmas Special, third series and film are a massive departure from the first two series. Do you reckon they're worth a watch, or are they as poor as I hear they are?

The 3rd series and christmas special are pretty good, the film is pretty poor from what I remember.

# ¿ Jun 12, 2011 00:05

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

Lurchibles posted:

I wouldn't go as far as to say that... but it was really entertaining to watch. Seriously did people not like it? I haven't met anyone who didn't like it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpb1OXvNNMc

# ¿ Jun 19, 2011 21:56

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

goatface posted:

Boy, you all really must have enjoyed that programme about the inherent misogyny in modern society last night, what channel was it on?

All of them.

# ¿ Jul 5, 2011 18:18

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

Tsaedje posted:

I think it's more likely that his dad's an influential agent or otherwise works for the BBC, can't see any other reason he'd get commissioned in the first place.

Ah yes, the same reason we have to suffer being constantly reminded that Jack Whitehall exists.

# ¿ Sep 3, 2011 12:24

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

Cokeysmoke posted:

I didn't really find a general UK Music thread, and since he's an actor as well, does anyone know how Matt Berry is live? I might be able to see him this month and I was just wondering if its worth it or not.

Worth it just for 'one track lover'.

# ¿ Sep 6, 2011 21:49

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

Shelf Adventure posted:

Holy poo poo. According to Reece Sheersmith on Twitter, the League of Gentlemen are going to be doing some sketches for Horrible Histories.

Some kids are about to be scarred for life.

# ¿ Sep 9, 2011 18:23

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

A5H posted:

There was really no need for anyone to watch it because of this.

He's playing a smug posh arsehole though, so it works.

Al2001 posted:

You dudes re-appraising Nathan Barley as some modern comedy classic are way off the mark. Sorry if I bobbed in to say this a year ago, but it's true.

Only in the sense that they should have figured it out the first time they saw it.

# ¿ Sep 21, 2011 23:18

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

Taear posted:

"We'd like to apologise for Mr Clarkson who sometimes exaggerates his opinions for comic effect". Why not just not broadcast him ever again, thanks.

So does he want strikers to be maimed in front of their children or executed behind closed doors?

# ¿ Dec 1, 2011 20:19

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

Akuma posted:

Did you not see Fresh Meat? He was legitimately funny in that.

When he was playing an oblivious posh arsehole and saying lines other people wrote for him? Yes, he was.

# ¿ Dec 17, 2011 13:38

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

Akuma posted:

Oh sorry I didn't realise there weren't any awards for people acting out other people's writing it's a good thing you straightened that out for me that people aren't actually involved in comedy unless they write all the wordy words cheers.

People who claim to be actual comedians rather than just actors who appear in comedy are generally expected to think of funny things by themselves.

# ¿ Dec 17, 2011 20:58

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

Ben Soosneb posted:

I found moments of fielding quite funny. Not that much of it admittedly. But I quite enjoyed the ball, saucer, Pele thing.

The plus point is that hopefully this will leave Julian Barrett to appear in some awesome dark thing written by anybody. I like him.

I thought the bit with the lion was quite good, the rest of it was the bad parts of boosh without the redeeming features.

# ¿ Jan 28, 2012 00:06

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

Jessant posted:

He should have Rich Fulcher on set every time he films anything and just let him ruin every scene in whatever way he sees fit.

He should just pay for another series of snuff box.

# ¿ Jan 28, 2012 02:47

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

Why are we being called racist for portraying a race of people as thieving scum? It's political correctness gone mad.

# ¿ Feb 19, 2012 20:30

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

Mickolution posted:

Nice one. Looking forward to it, though those types of things are often a little self-indulgent.

I'm guessing you're not an AIOTM fan?

# ¿ Apr 18, 2012 15:12

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

Trin Tragula posted:

Because he didn't write many funny lines, and didn't deliver the lines he gave himself in a manner that was funny. Some of the other people in it managed to raise a chuckle, he didn't. Therefore, I believe him to be the least funny thing in the show. Not exactly rocket science.

You do realise he wrote the other actors lines as well, right?

# ¿ May 28, 2012 11:13

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

Tony Montana posted:

Yep, other terrible poo poo that people only watch here if they earn less than a set amount a year. I know that sounds to terribly arrogant, but it's just the truth.

Earlier Dragon's Den episodes are pretty amusing, I really like the American, Doug Richards. He's not so brash as to be an idiot and painful to listen to, but he does pull out some real American no-nonsense SHOW ME THE MONEY logic when the Brits fart around a bit trying to not offend quite so much.

Rachel Elnaugh, there is an interesting story. I can also think of few things more sexy that shutting her up by sticking my cock into her open, yapping mouth.

Well, now we know your views on women and the working class, whats to be done about the abbos?

# ¿ Jun 6, 2012 10:19

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

Tony Montana posted:

Nothing. They're loving it up well enough on their own.

Trashy soap operas are usually watched by not the brightest of people. Powerful women that also are attractive can be really sexy.

Anything else you guys need, just let me know.

What exactly are they loving up? Do you think being stupid and poor are the same thing? Do you think saying you want to ram your cock down someone's throat to shut them up is a compliment, or do you just want to degrade women anonymously on the internet?

# ¿ Jun 6, 2012 15:45

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

Tony Montana posted:

Jesus Christ, relax you dickhead. I said on Something Awful that I'd like to stick my cock down a woman�s throat. This isn't the loving Vatican website.

Degrade women on the Internet? No! What is the some of the most common content you'll find on the Internet?

Thanks for pointing out that porn exists on the internet, I suppose it makes you look like less of a prick for some reason? So what are aboriginals loving up exactly?

Strawman fucked around with this message at 16:11 on Jun 6, 2012

# ¿ Jun 6, 2012 16:07

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

Tony Montana posted:

I said nothing about abbos, it was a frankly obvious attempt to bait me into something I could be reported for.

You said they as a race of people were 'loving things up', you just declined the opportunity to say what these things were when you realised that your views might not be acceptable in a forum not entirely composed of white australians.

Strawman fucked around with this message at 10:07 on Jun 7, 2012

# ¿ Jun 7, 2012 10:04

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

Handsome Dead posted:

I always enjoy the British commentators trying to do an accent when pronouncing a foreign player's name. Based on what the bores on ITV were doing earlier, Russian sounds exactly like Japanese. And speaking of ITV, who decided that their Euro coverage should start with Peter and The Wolf every time?

Rosicky has been playing in England for about 5years and I haven't heard a commentator say his name right once yet. English commentators are poo poo and lazy.

# ¿ Jun 9, 2012 13:47

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

edit: gently caress

Strawman fucked around with this message at 03:19 on Jun 17, 2012

# ¿ Jun 17, 2012 03:12

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

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Strawman fucked around with this message at 03:21 on Jun 17, 2012

# ¿ Jun 17, 2012 03:16

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

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Strawman fucked around with this message at 03:22 on Jun 17, 2012

# ¿ Jun 17, 2012 03:16

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

SeanBeansShako posted:

I got no problem with honours being awarded to people that actually earn them.

The problem isn't that the people receiving the awards have done nothing to justify being in that position.

# ¿ Jun 17, 2012 03:17

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

Holy Doughnuts! posted:

He's just getting some cool letters, they aren't going to make him ride around Swindon town centre on a stallion kicking proles in the face.

But he is now allowed to, on the first Sunday of the month.

# ¿ Jun 17, 2012 04:04

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

henpod posted:

I really enjoyed the opening, as I was terrified that it would be awful.

I was getting annoyed at the queen though, she looked so loving grumpy the whole time, for the world to see. Smile! Wave! I know you are old as gently caress, and Andrew's viagra is running low but stop looking so pissed off .

You mean phillip, right? :staredog:

# ¿ Jul 30, 2012 15:00

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

Acrolos posted:

I've been trying to catch up on a number of British series' over the past few months, but I'm looking for some advice on what to search out next. Most of the recommendations that I've received are wacky sitcoms and Doctor Who, neither of which I've enjoyed too much. I have loved Misfits and Black Mirror, along with The Office, Spaced, etc.

Any suggestions on some news things to check out that fall in line with the dark humor of those shows? I'd also love to find some good horror/thriller series' if they exist.

Dead set is a zombie series by the creator of black mirror, you should definitely try that. Also, seconding brass eye, darkplace, nighty night, psychoville and LOG (probably in that order). Jam is probably the darkest comedy ever made, so you might want to try that too.

# ¿ Nov 7, 2012 10:32

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

justcola posted:

This reminds me of one of my favourite albums for mooching about to, Opium by Matt Berry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWoUrM_vTIM

Which I rather like. I am not a fan at all of comedy songs though the things Matt Berry does I enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipoVdL2g6PY

Yes mate.

You missed the best thing he's done

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXLZVnZ4-kI

# ¿ Mar 26, 2013 13:06

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

7seven7 posted:

Peter loving Capaldi is the new Doctor Who.

Is he going to play it English or Scottish?

# ¿ Aug 4, 2013 20:05

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

Pablo Bluth posted:

Fearne Cotton might be professional at doing her lines and what not, but I was even less able to take her seriously after Brooker's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-OatBpJq3E

I think you're being a bit harsh on Fearne Cotton, compared to Peaches Geldof, she looks like Louis Theroux.

# ¿ Sep 13, 2013 23:22

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

Rarity posted:

Misfits is still really good at telling crazy stories you'll never see anywhere else. The only problem is all the old cast dies so nobody cares about the show any more.

Rudy > Nathan. The rest of the new cast aren't bad, they're just not as good as the originals, I'm glad there's more, but I suspect this will be the last series.

# ¿ Oct 11, 2013 09:06

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

Mickolution posted:

Thought the latest Inside Number 9 was great. The bit where the Dad was holding the scissors had me in stitches.

Yeah, I thought it was the best one yet, but the ending didn't really make sense, since they could have just not filmed it and used the spares.

# ¿ Feb 27, 2014 17:49

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

Red Oktober posted:

That number 9 really was something else entirely.

so I guess a running theme through them all was that:

Someone isn't who they seem to be until the end:
The IT guy, the salesman, Gerri, the stage assistant, the schoolgirl. Although this falls down for Last Gasp.

Tamsin Grieg, with the post girl story

# ¿ Mar 14, 2014 09:58

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# ¿ Apr 19, 2024 12:31

Strawman: Feb 9, 2008; Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.

justcola posted:

surely the displeasure for davies happened post-creek success?

I don't trust Alan Davies as I had a dream I lived in London and watched him perform some stand-up and it was excessively violent and spiteful, like Artaud. Since then I have felt a sense of blackness in his QI personality and his destiny to be a version of Jonathan Creek, the latter being more interesting when he isn't solving mysteries. what does he do??

I had a dream he bit a tramp.

# ¿ Mar 15, 2014 02:52

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