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I'm not sure how much crossover there is between this thread and Radio 4, but their sketch comedy show Sketchorama just featured the first reunion of the Absolutely crew in over 20 years. They're the third act, starting at around 12 minutes in, if you want to skip over some earnest and moderately funny younger comedians: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01sjj11/Sketchorama_Series_2_Episode_4/ "Welcome to the annual Stoneybridge Council meeting, first one for twenty years, owing to... A Reason."
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Mickolution posted:I had the exact same experience when he was in Game of Thrones. And also Merlin, playing the same sort of guy.
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Jun 20, 2013 23:37
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One Swell Foop posted:I'm not sure how much crossover there is between this thread and Radio 4, but their sketch comedy show Sketchorama just featured the first reunion of the Absolutely crew in over 20 years. They're the third act, starting at around 12 minutes in, if you want to skip over some earnest and moderately funny younger comedians: Stoneybriiidge! Used to love my mum and dad's Absolutely videos when I was younger. Cheers, I usually don't bother with Sketchorama.
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Jun 21, 2013 12:59
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Absolutely is loving amazing, I would recommend it. Got the DVD box set a while ago, its amazing these guys were pioneers in the 90s redefinition of comedy. Don and George are a personal favorite.
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Jun 21, 2013 13:10
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I don't know anyone else who watched Absolutely, but it's great. Don and George are definitely the best. GET TO FALKIRK
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Jun 21, 2013 13:39
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thehustler posted:I work at UCLan in Preston, and we had Peter Salmon (runs BBC North, married to the actress Sarah Lancashire) come to talk to the Journalism students about how wonderful it'd be and why they should work there. The BBC had produced a video about the project, to be played to staff members from down South, to "introduce" the North of England. so wait if you live in london is anything north of Birmingham virtually a foreign country to them?  don't they get that its basically still England, its not even like wales or scotland where things are slightly a bit different. Its not like they are being told to work in the arse end of nowhere either.
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Jun 21, 2013 17:25
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South of the river or outside the M25? You might as well be on loving Mars mate.
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Jun 21, 2013 17:33
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Ponce de Le0n posted:so wait if you live in london is anything north of Birmingham virtually a foreign country to them? The problem is that Manchester is a shithole.
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Jun 21, 2013 17:38
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The award for best Pointless answer goes to: He was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas. Answer: JR. 
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Jun 21, 2013 18:07
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stickyfngrdboy posted:The award for best Pointless answer goes to:  that's brilliant. Though I'm sure that's exactly what the producers were hoping for with the phrasing of that question.
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Jun 21, 2013 18:33
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Also, wahey, another Mock the We Seriously, Milton Jones is consistently the funniest comedian whenever he's on the show, and he just sticks to wordplay; when are the rest gonna learn that you don't have to try to out-offend Frankie Boyle to be funny? 
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Jun 21, 2013 19:58
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TinTower posted:Also, wahey, another Mock the We Milton Jones is what we need more of in mainstream BBC comedy. I'd be happy to watch one of his routines with any member of my family. He is just genuinely a funny guy, and don't need to resort to just trying to be as offensive as possible. Let's be honest, Frankie Boyle has that market sewn up. Just try to be funny by being funny, guys.
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Jun 21, 2013 21:47
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Milton's Radio Show programs on the other hand. Lets say they are the radio equivalent of Miranda. Edit: And I disagree. Mock the Week should be that, mocking. Frankie Boyle set the standard high and made himself a household name with his humor, which was needed to mock the politicans and celebs that are the main stories. Milton has his place, but not on MtW imo. It's funnier to have C.S.M.C turn into 'Cameron Sucks Merkle's Cock' than Milton's 'Cameron Sees Magic Cows' monkey cheese blandness. happyhippy fucked around with this message at 22:08 on Jun 21, 2013 |
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Jun 21, 2013 22:00
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happyhippy posted:Milton's Radio Show programs on the other hand.
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Jun 21, 2013 22:37
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I like Milton Jones, but he should never be allowed near a panel show. At least Gary Delaney joined in with some off the cuff stuff rather than (very) occasionally coming out with a one-liner from his act that most closely fits the topic. Of course they're all guilty of this, but for that type of comedian, it really sticks out.
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Jun 21, 2013 22:37
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The show's called Mock the Week, not Mock the Trannies and Queers.
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Jun 21, 2013 22:43
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TinTower posted:The show's called Mock the Week, not Mock the Trannies and Queers. Exactly. People often defend transphobic etc. jokes as all being part of some kind of transgressive and offensive style of humor, but they fail to realize that all they're doing is reinforcing mainstream prejudices. Honestly, it's the opposite of transgressive; it's banal and old-fashioned in its hatefulness.
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Jun 21, 2013 22:47
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happyhippy posted:Milton's Radio Show programs on the other hand. I think the problem with Mock The Week (and Frankie Boyle) is that it doesn't just mock politicians and celebs, but it tends to be quite mean spirited to more marginalised groups. It's particularly nasty to disabled folk and those who aren't heteronormative. The panels are almost always made up of straight white cis men, with the occasional cis woman or ethnic minority thrown in.
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Jun 21, 2013 22:53
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FelixMeOneMoreTime posted:I think the problem with Mock The Week (and Frankie Boyle) is that it doesn't just mock politicians and celebs, but it tends to be quite mean spirited to more marginalised groups. It's particularly nasty to disabled folk and those who aren't heteronormative. The panels are almost always made up of straight white cis men, with the occasional cis woman or ethnic minority thrown in. I don't want to defend MtW for what it is, I have gently caress all to do with it, but I binged though the whole series since the start during the last two weeks on night shift at work, so most of its entirety is still in my mind. The show attacks everything, there are offensive Scottish jokes, Irish jokes, English jokes, Pope jokes, Priest jokes, Peado jokes, pretending to be paedo jokes, etc. Where's the outrage for those? To be honest I haven't seen tonight's show yet, so I don't know what the offending joke was or what context it was said in. But unless its on the lines of 'it's an abomination, shouldnt be allowed, we should stop this' type joke, suck it up and welcome to the normality of being a random topic for comedians. Of course I'll stand corrected if its the former.
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Jun 21, 2013 23:12
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SpaceGodzilla posted:Honestly, it's the opposite of transgressive. So it's cisgressive?  e: And it's not just us; even a former panellist hates the show now. The difference between the trans/gay jokes and Irish and Scottish jokes is that the latter are often done by the Irish or Scottish cast (see: any show with Ed Byrne on, where he and Dara play off Irish stereotypes). If you've seen any of Stephen K Amos's work, you'll know what I mean. His gay or black jokes are funny because he's a gay black man. If that came from Frankie Boyle, people would recognise how mean-spirited it is (not that Boyle would make them; he actually does know how to balance offensiveness with humour more than most of the MTW cadre). TinTower fucked around with this message at 23:24 on Jun 21, 2013 |
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Jun 21, 2013 23:17
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happyhippy posted:I don't want to defend MtW for what it is, I have gently caress all to do with it, but I binged though the whole series since the start during the last two weeks on night shift at work, so most of its entirety is still in my mind. The joke was along the lines of "I had a one night stand once, I apologised for not being able to have an erection. She said "It's fine, I used to have that problem too." Someone being transgender was a punchline, as if it is something totally hilarious to not be cissexual.
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Jun 21, 2013 23:38
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FelixMeOneMoreTime posted:The joke was along the lines of "I had a one night stand once, I apologised for not being able to have an erection. She said "It's fine, I used to have that problem too." Someone being transgender was a punchline, as if it is something totally hilarious to not be cissexual. That's tame as poo poo. The best one of those is from Hugh Dennis. "I have been saving up for a sex change. I don't care what my wife says, she is going to have it!"
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Jun 21, 2013 23:47
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FelixMeOneMoreTime posted:as if it is something totally hilarious to not be cissexual. The actual reason to be offended by that joke is that it's terrible.
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Jun 21, 2013 23:50
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How have none of you linked Lee's Mock the Weak routine yet. Jesus. Also Henning Wehn was on Would I Lie to You and he's apparently half-hammerhead shark.
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Jun 21, 2013 23:51
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Mr. Squishy posted:How have none of you linked Lee's Mock the Weak routine yet. Jesus. I can't seem to find it on YouTube, so... 
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Jun 22, 2013 00:10
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Mr. Squishy posted:How have none of you linked Lee's Mock the Weak routine yet. Jesus. For a show that's been going on for quite a while now, WILTY still surprises me with how much it makes me laugh out loud each week. Bob Mortimer last week and Wehn's story this week..... As soon as they got Rob Brydon in, they struck gold. And that's coming from someone who absolutely loving despises Lee Mack. Junkenstein fucked around with this message at 03:30 on Jun 22, 2013 |
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Jun 22, 2013 03:26
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Oh, you guys. You're going to love the new McDonald's advert. It's an old white man and a young black man exchanging happy glances as they both do the same thing with their fries. McDonald's brings us together, guys! McDonald's isn't just flogging junk food, they are tackling issues and healing divisions in our society 
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Jun 22, 2013 11:13
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I saw a car advert where it promised me that life would be cool, exciting and less lonely if I bought that car, but I'm pretty sure it'd be about the same. I also saw a toothpaste advert, and I'm pretty sure that was just an actor pretending to be a dentist.
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Jun 22, 2013 11:20
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Mr. Squishy posted:I saw a car advert where it promised me that life would be cool, exciting and less lonely if I bought that car, but I'm pretty sure it'd be about the same. I also saw a toothpaste advert, and I'm pretty sure that was just an actor pretending to be a dentist. But the super fun happy times relive your youth car and the clever science white coat boffin dentist aren't HEALING BROKEN BRITAIN like McDonald's is by tirelessly flogging us all that colon clogging gunk each and every day!
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Jun 22, 2013 12:11
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sex pervert posted:Oh, you guys. You're going to love the new McDonald's advert. It's an old white man and a young black man exchanging happy glances as they both do the same thing with their fries. McDonald's brings us together, guys! McDonald's isn't just flogging junk food, they are tackling issues and healing divisions in our society That advert is bullshit. First: christ it's poo poo, second: who puts them in the lid then eats them one at a time? You take three or four then dunk em in the little paper cup of ketchup. Mr. Squishy posted:I also saw a toothpaste advert, and I'm pretty sure that was just an actor pretending to be a dentist. Was (s)he at a Dutch angle?
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Jun 22, 2013 12:41
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You mean you actually eat McDonalds?
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Jun 22, 2013 13:31
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The right thing to do with McDonalds fries is dip them in a McFlurry.
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Jun 22, 2013 13:46
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Prism Mirror Lens posted:The right thing to do with McDonalds fries is dip them in a McFlurry. American sleeper agent spotted.
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Jun 22, 2013 14:03
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I am convinced that everyone just ignores advertisements and goes to do something or toy around with their phone except the people who commission them themselves, they have a shelf full of DVDs of what they convince as their greatest hits.
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Jun 22, 2013 15:12
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onoflalks posted:That advert is bullshit. First: christ it's poo poo, second: who puts them in the lid then eats them one at a time? You take three or four then dunk em in the little paper cup of ketchup. Rookie error mate BBQ sauce
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Rarity posted:Rookie error mate BBQ sauce I have one of each, BBQ is chip exclusive and the ketchup is general purpose
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Jun 22, 2013 21:13
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Rarity posted:Rookie error mate BBQ sauce You're all wrong. The only appropriate condiment for a skinny chip is garlic mayonnaise. This is what the inventors of the chip, the Belgians, eat them with. It is the dip of the gods. I'm watching original flavour Wallander on BBC 4 just now. So much more hosed up than the Kenneth Branagh version. The Swedes are weird. Bet they eat their chips with fermented cod sperm or something.
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Jun 22, 2013 21:13
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Mayo doesn't belong on chips.  Is Rolf Lassgård a good Wallander? Better than Krister Henricksson?
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Finally binged through Dates. Is that really how they think teenagers speak? That was painfully "quirky"
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onoflalks posted:Mayo doesn't belong on chips. He's decent, yeah. Lassgård has the look of the character more than Henricksson, fat, shambling, monumentally unhealthy and steeped in misery, but I think Henricksson gets across more of the internal thought processes of the character, his obsessive, complicated nature, his relationship with his family, that sort of thing. And of course, no matter what version you watch, you come away with an all-pervading sense of melancholia and the need to triple-lock your front door to guard against serial killers. I need to watch something happy and mindlessly fluffy now.
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