Big Train

[Diamond]

the staring championships used to make me die laughing. I think the illustrator did a book of them.

 

[billy_bob]

Not sure why bumped, but as it happens mrs_bob and I rewatched both series on DVD not long ago.

I still think the staring competitions are among the cleverest comedy sketches on TV, ever. I know laughing at inane sports commentary was nothing new, but the commentating-on-literally-nothing takes it to a new level. And is it nothing, after all? The more you watch the more you begin to believe you've seen something happen.

 

[neonwilderness]

This clip was making me laugh for much of last night

I'd forgotten how absurd this was

 

[Orang Utan]

Not sure why bumped, but as it happens mrs_bob and I rewatched both series on DVD not long ago.

I still think the staring competitions are among the cleverest comedy sketches on TV, ever. I know laughing at inane sports commentary was nothing new, but the commentating-on-literally-nothing takes it to a new level. And is it nothing, after all? The more you watch the more you begin to believe you've seen something happen.

wasn't it a real sports commentator with phil cornwell off of stella street?
sure sounds professional

 

[jannerboyuk]

Barry Davies, apparently

 

[Orang Utan]

No idea!

 

[joustmaster]

This clip was making me laugh for much of last night

 

[Diamond]

wasn't it a real sports commentator with phil cornwell off of stella street?
sure sounds professional

Yep, Barry Davies.

Probably the most famous BBC commentator ever.

If you watched any sport of any type at any time from probably 1970 onwards on the BBC, there's a good chance that you would have been listening to Barry Davies.

That's what makes those sketches extra special - you know that he's been commentating on some of the most obscure and boring marginal Olympic sports for decades and he brings all of that contriving something out of nothing skill to bear here.

 

[billy_bob]

Yep, Barry Davies.

Probably the most famous BBC commentator ever.

If you watched any sport of any type at any time from probably 1970 onwards on the BBC, there's a good chance that you would have been listening to Barry Davies.

That's what makes those sketches extra special - you know that he's been commentating on some of the most obscure and boring marginal Olympic sports for decades and he brings all of that contriving something out of nothing skill to bear here.

Well, well.

I had thought it was just one of them doing a perfect imitation of him. I suppose it's him doing a perfect imitation of himself instead.

And fair play to him for taking it in such good humour. The boy done good, etc.

 

[Apathy]

his face pumped out steam 42 hours a day

42 hours a day eh?