While having lunch in the Ivy, I spotted him at the table behind me, then spent ages trying to think of his name
five and a half weeks, it took me
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Mon 10 Jan 2011, 12:50,
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I had this problem when I saw him in the street and tried to tell the missus
"You know, the posh one"
"David Mitchell?"
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Mon 10 Jan 2011, 13:29,
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"David Mitchell?"
I was watching Channel 5 last night.
I'm not proud of the fact, but they had Charlie's Angels and the Long Kiss Goodnight on.
I swear to god at one point there was an entire commercial break voiced solely by Stephen Fry and Robert Webb.
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Mon 10 Jan 2011, 13:36,
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I swear to god at one point there was an entire commercial break voiced solely by Stephen Fry and Robert Webb.
Haha
Mitchell and Webb did something on that last series, something like "I don't have panel shows to fall back on like you do!"
Have you procreated yet?
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Mon 10 Jan 2011, 13:39,
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Have you procreated yet?
Well my part's done with - has been for some time now.
But no, littl'un is quite content where it is for the time being, and has expressed no urgent desire to meet the trials and tribulations of the world.
And on a morning like this, I can wholly empathise.
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Mon 10 Jan 2011, 13:40,
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And on a morning like this, I can wholly empathise.
haha
If it holds on until saturday it'll have the same birthday as my little girl, 1 year later.
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Mon 10 Jan 2011, 13:44,
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I know, I watched that episode last night
he had almost nothing to say until he decided just to make the klaxon go off in order to feel part of it...
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Mon 10 Jan 2011, 13:45,
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His 'call my bluff' spoof on that is one of the finest television comedy moments ever.
EDIT strangely not on Youtube...
Grog blossom. All I'm sayin'.
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Mon 10 Jan 2011, 13:47,
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EDIT strangely not on Youtube...
Grog blossom. All I'm sayin'.
Yeah I saw that.
Didn't really do much, then resorted to jumping in withe the *SIRENS SIRENS* answer for comic effect. Not the best I've seen from him - either had an off night or did something to offend the editor.
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Mon 10 Jan 2011, 13:46,
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She was trying to hard to be interesting and not hard enough to be amusing
which, to be fair, can be a bit of a problem on QI. See any episode with John Sessions on it...
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Mon 10 Jan 2011, 13:48,
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ronnie needs to leave the interesting and amusing alone
and concentrate on the sexy.
*rubs trousers*
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Mon 10 Jan 2011, 14:14,
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*rubs trousers*
Seen her doing Nigella Lawson?*
Yum!
*Doing an impression of her, not engaging in sexual conduct with her. Although any videos of the latter would be welcome
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Tue 11 Jan 2011, 21:15,
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*Doing an impression of her, not engaging in sexual conduct with her. Although any videos of the latter would be welcome
Long Kiss Goodnight is ace
Although I'm a little worried, as the second, "sexy" Geena Davis didn't do it for me this time, as I preferred the first one.
Does this mean I'm gay?
Anyway - back to fashionable hatred - who is it today again?
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Mon 10 Jan 2011, 13:41,
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Does this mean I'm gay?
Anyway - back to fashionable hatred - who is it today again?
I think we're still with whoever the OP suggested.
Although I'm always prepared to lapse back into my default Liam Gallagher setting.
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Mon 10 Jan 2011, 13:44,
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This is exactly what I thought of as soon as I read Cool as Fuck!
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Mon 10 Jan 2011, 14:52,
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he's bad, but ive seen worse.
I'm still reeling from that chubby brown video on links the other day.
edit: for anyone who missed it: b3ta.com/links/Chubby_Brown_Pussy_Meatballs
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Mon 10 Jan 2011, 12:49,
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edit: for anyone who missed it: b3ta.com/links/Chubby_Brown_Pussy_Meatballs
At least Chubby has the decency to stay off the telly
thank christ
EDIT: Also, Jim Davidson has given Come Fly With Me his personal Seal of Approval... hahahahaha
themediablog.typepad.com/the-media-blog/2011/01/come-fly-with-me-bbc-1006100110.html
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Mon 10 Jan 2011, 13:11,
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EDIT: Also, Jim Davidson has given Come Fly With Me his personal Seal of Approval... hahahahaha
themediablog.typepad.com/the-media-blog/2011/01/come-fly-with-me-bbc-1006100110.html
Yeah
I freely admit that it is just flagrant professional jealousy on my part
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Mon 10 Jan 2011, 13:28,
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^clicky
He'd be alright if his material recycling wasn't so obvious. I once saw him do the same joke on two separate programmes, aired the same evening. D'oh!
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Mon 10 Jan 2011, 12:57,
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that's just bad program full stop
All these panel shows fill up with lesser talents and they fill up the time by doing their staged bits.
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Mon 10 Jan 2011, 13:50,
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That
and he nicks material verbatim fron Stewart Lee at live gigs.
www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2009/sep/11/stewart-lee-jack-whitehall-comedians
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Mon 10 Jan 2011, 17:55,
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www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2009/sep/11/stewart-lee-jack-whitehall-comedians
hmm never heard of him
I googled his name and saw E4 associated with him, nuff said
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Mon 10 Jan 2011, 12:58,
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the thing is
if it wasn't for mainstream comedy, there would be no cutting edge comedy
horses for courses
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Mon 10 Jan 2011, 13:35,
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horses for courses
The one that got me was that Michael McIntyre was really annoyed by that (John Culshaw?) impression of him that was on telly recently.
Genuinely claimed not to be able to see any of himself, or any comedic value, in it.
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Mon 10 Jan 2011, 13:42,
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that didn't show him in a good light
surely the adage is, if someone does an impression of you , then you have 'made it'
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Mon 10 Jan 2011, 13:49,
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This is you blar blar blar
have you made it?
have you?
Really???
I must that show on tubes to have a look.
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Mon 10 Jan 2011, 13:52,
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have you?
Really???
I must that show on tubes to have a look.
If Jon Culshaw did an impression of me on prime time Saturday night TV
I'd feel a little honoured by it yes!
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Mon 10 Jan 2011, 13:56,
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It'd be pretty easy. All he'd have to do is lie in bed moaning about having a cold...
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Mon 10 Jan 2011, 13:57,
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The main stream doesn't have to be a stream of shite though.
I find it hard to see how far Whitehall has got without the help of daddy. Handy having an agent father. He has nothing.
And as for McIntyre. ergh god I can't stand him. Every word is a waste of stage time. I can see the stage craft, I can see the timing. Not a word said worth the effort of listening.
Man will you make use of that stage and say something.
Watched Chris Rock last time. He may say the bit over and over for each joke. 3 jokes an hour may not be a high count. But at least each one has some sub text.
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Mon 10 Jan 2011, 14:06,
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And as for McIntyre. ergh god I can't stand him. Every word is a waste of stage time. I can see the stage craft, I can see the timing. Not a word said worth the effort of listening.
Man will you make use of that stage and say something.
Watched Chris Rock last time. He may say the bit over and over for each joke. 3 jokes an hour may not be a high count. But at least each one has some sub text.
^this
There are very few people on TV that make me lunge for the remote to change the channel.
Michael McIntyre is one of them. I'm sure Donal MacIntyre would do a better job than he does. "The Undercover Comedian, Thursday at 10pm, on Five"
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Tue 11 Jan 2011, 21:22,
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Michael McIntyre is one of them. I'm sure Donal MacIntyre would do a better job than he does. "The Undercover Comedian, Thursday at 10pm, on Five"
Haha this is true
I find his brand of hyper-angry camp comedy quite annoying
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Mon 10 Jan 2011, 13:46,
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*Clicks I like this*
Because I really don't like him.
Handsome? Agreed. Beige in every other way. The posh voiced prick.
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Wed 12 Jan 2011, 0:24,
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Handsome? Agreed. Beige in every other way. The posh voiced prick.
You are way closer to the truth that you probably know
He is an actual manufactured comedian. He has his stuff written for him. Part of a new breed following the money.
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Wed 12 Jan 2011, 11:42,
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Oh I know mate
did my homework. Plus I'm a stand-up as well so it sticks in my craw a bit
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Wed 12 Jan 2011, 12:58,
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a NEW breed?
Nope.
Morecambe and Wise used to get Eddie Braben to write most of their stuff.
Bob Monkhouse started out writing gags for the likes of Arthur Askey, Jimmy Edwards, Ted Ray and Max Miller (all well in the black & white era) and also submitted stuff to Bob Hope.
It's probably a more recent development to write all your own material as a stand-up (in much the same way as few solo singers used to write their own songs before the 1960s, and many still don't).
it's still wank, but it's old wank
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Wed 12 Jan 2011, 15:38,
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Morecambe and Wise used to get Eddie Braben to write most of their stuff.
Bob Monkhouse started out writing gags for the likes of Arthur Askey, Jimmy Edwards, Ted Ray and Max Miller (all well in the black & white era) and also submitted stuff to Bob Hope.
It's probably a more recent development to write all your own material as a stand-up (in much the same way as few solo singers used to write their own songs before the 1960s, and many still don't).
it's still wank, but it's old wank
I'm not sure it's such a bad thing.
Like manufactured music, you sometimes get some great writers who use the performer as a puppet.
There must be lots of good writers who don't have the confidence to perform, and that sort of comedian is a good outlet for their work.
That said, I can't see how a stand up can take that much pride in delivering someone else's lines.
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Wed 12 Jan 2011, 15:48,
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There must be lots of good writers who don't have the confidence to perform, and that sort of comedian is a good outlet for their work.
That said, I can't see how a stand up can take that much pride in delivering someone else's lines.