Miguel Sanchez Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Joe Lycett 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Probably done already but Matt Lucas. Talentless waste of space. Grrrrrrr.......... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 9 minutes ago, Florentine_Pogen said: Probably done already but Matt Lucas. Talentless waste of space. Grrrrrrr.......... Bob Mortimer rates him. I liked his pussywagon character in the comedy sketch show based in an airport. Cannae mind the title. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arabdownunder Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Probably done already but Matt Lucas. Talentless waste of space. Grrrrrrr.......... 99% of his "comedy" was racist nonsense. Little Britain was by far the worst thing on TV at the time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 9 hours ago, Empty It said: On 27/10/2021 at 13:56, Florentine_Pogen said: Probably done already but Matt Lucas. Talentless waste of space. Grrrrrrr.......... 99% of his "comedy" was racist nonsense. Little Britain was by far the worst thing on TV at the time. Not the only one. There was a period from the mid-90s onwards where repeated catchphrases replaced jokes as alleged comedy. The Fast Show was a prime example - characters saying the same thing over and over again was apparently funny. Little Britain the same. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btb Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 (edited) On 19/10/2021 at 13:23, KingRocketman II said: what was the last funny thing he was in? Dawn French. But that doesn't work as she is as about as funny as he is. Lenny Henry - sign of my age but I remember when he broke through on New Faces with a routine that was pretty similar to fellow winner Jim Davidson, I also remember when Billy Connolly was a Partick Thistle fan. Oh and was Dawn French ever funny? Edited October 28, 2021 by btb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 2 hours ago, scottsdad said: Not the only one. There was a period from the mid-90s onwards where repeated catchphrases replaced jokes as alleged comedy. The Fast Show was a prime example - characters saying the same thing over and over again was apparently funny. Little Britain the same. It's a trend that comes around every few decades. I remember John Cleese saying that the main thing the Pythons agreed on was that they didn't want to make the style of comedy that had been huge for most of their lives up 'til then - people wandering into scenes and repeating catchphrases over and over again. It seems like the old music hall shows were basically that and people's trousers falling down. The Fast Show even had the cheek to have an unfunny music hall character who repeated catchphrases constantly, like they knew it was shite and wanted to claim irony. Spoiler I did love The Fast Show, and probably still would if I saw it again, but I'd be buggered if I could explain why. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold Rover Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Interesting discussion. I thought I was the only one who didn't get The Fast Show. Even though I like Paul Whitehouse. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 3 hours ago, scottsdad said: Not the only one. There was a period from the mid-90s onwards where repeated catchphrases replaced jokes as alleged comedy. The Fast Show was a prime example - characters saying the same thing over and over again was apparently funny. Little Britain the same. What did I say Roy? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiffRaff Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 This pie, and not just because he starts every sentence with "so". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speckled tangerine Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 1 hour ago, BFTD said: The Fast Show even had the cheek to have an unfunny music hall character who repeated catchphrases constantly, like they knew it was shite and wanted to claim irony. Hide contents I did love The Fast Show, and probably still would if I saw it again, but I'd be buggered if I could explain why. That was Arthur Atkinson. I thought it was pretty funny. His music hall mate, Fred Halibut always creased me up with this....... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 46 minutes ago, speckled tangerine said: That was Arthur Atkinson. I thought it was pretty funny. His music hall mate, Fred Halibut always creased me up with this....... I meant unfunny as in, the joke was that he wasn't actually funny. He was probably one of the funnier characters as a result. The more I think about it, the less I understand why I liked/like that show so much! I wonder who was the first to start doing risque R&B numbers in an old-fashioned family-friendly manner? Big fan of Richard Cheese, but it's clearly an idea that's been kicking about for a long time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 On 27/10/2021 at 13:22, Miguel Sanchez said: Joe Lycett Cunts on everything and it's always a shite program. One of the mainstays of the 2015ish onward comedy game show no marks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 4 hours ago, TheScarf said: c***s on everything and it's always a shite program. One of the mainstays of the 2015ish onward comedy game show no marks. His teeth are too small. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Given the utter shambles Man Utd are, I ought to quite like this guy. But, just look at him -you take one look and instantly know he's a total walloper. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 ^^^Hairy throats are so yesterday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antlion Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 On 28/10/2021 at 15:40, scottsdad said: Not the only one. There was a period from the mid-90s onwards where repeated catchphrases replaced jokes as alleged comedy. The Fast Show was a prime example - characters saying the same thing over and over again was apparently funny. Little Britain the same. Wasn’t Keeping Up Appearances basically the same catchphrases and situations repeated ad nasueum every single fucking episode, now I think of it? Must have been the easiest writing gig in the world - one script existed with minor adjustments to everything around the same catchphrases and pratfalls. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Antlion said: Wasn’t Keeping Up Appearances basically the same catchphrases and situations repeated ad nasueum every single fucking episode, now I think of it? Must have been the easiest writing gig in the world - one script existed with minor adjustments to everything around the same catchphrases and pratfalls. Only in the standard sitcom manner; different plot each week, where the characters would have to repeat their catchphrases at some point ("mind the pedestrian, Richard!"). Same as any of them, really - 'Allo 'Allo, Only Fools & Horses, Are You Being Served?, etc etc. The plots got recycled between shows and tailored to the characters. The Fast Show was the same formula with the plot removed. Must have been incredibly easy to write, when you think about it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antlion Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 10 minutes ago, BFTD said: Only in the standard sitcom manner; different plot each week, where the characters would have to repeat their catchphrases at some point ("mind the pedestrian, Richard!"). Same as any of them, really - 'Allo 'Allo, Only Fools & Horses, Are You Being Served?, etc etc. The plots got recycled between shows and tailored to the characters. The Fast Show was the same formula with the plot removed. Must have been incredibly easy to write, when you think about it. If I remember correctly, KUA had about three plots it used on rotation: Patricia Routledge wants to do something (have the vicar for tea; sing; host a dinner party) but everyone hates her; she goes to visit the neighbour who breaks a cup; she goes to visit her family because the “daddy” escapes, and the dog frightens her. I’m fairly sure every episode fits into one of those outlines. But aye, the catchphrases would also be beaded along those basic strings. It boggles my mind why that show was so popular (maybe the cast being likeable helped elevate the sheer repetitiveness and tweeness?). Special mentions to One Foot in the Grave and Blackadder, which did have catchphrases but deliberately tried to be inventive with them. Blackadder would usually always use Baldrick’s “I have a cunning plan” to annihilate him, and Victor Meldrew became adept at varying his delivery so he’d rarely actually get the full “I don’t believe it” out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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