Catherine Tate
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spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
oh bugger - is this repeated at all? curse my social life!
Lauren (am I tho?) pisses all over vicky pollard for observation - it is a gift sent to teachers to show us that someone understands what we're going through.
Vicky pollard is an observation of a certain type of girl - Lauren encapsulates the utter utter frustration you feel when trying to speak to someone like that - because the part of lauren's foil is written into the scene - Vicky pollard's foils are just there to set off her monologue.
are you the vicar of dibley though, miss?
OMG it's perfect.
Lauren (am I tho?) pisses all over vicky pollard for observation - it is a gift sent to teachers to show us that someone understands what we're going through.
Vicky pollard is an observation of a certain type of girl - Lauren encapsulates the utter utter frustration you feel when trying to speak to someone like that - because the part of lauren's foil is written into the scene - Vicky pollard's foils are just there to set off her monologue.
are you the vicar of dibley though, miss?
OMG it's perfect.
PacificOcean
Unhinged User
spanglechick said:
BBC2 Christmas Eve at 11:40pm.
monkeyhead
New Member
made me want to shout "say something funny!" at the TV
never laughed once.
never laughed once.
spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
bingo! Thanks.PacificOcean said:
As usual a bit patchy, but the good bits more than compensate for the bad bits. Lauren,Grannie and Bernie were class. The "dirty bastards!" couple look promising, although a bit derivative of one of Caroline Aherne's characters.
And any show that ends with a blast of Chas'n'Dave has to be doing something right.
All we need now is a Catherine Tate cameo in "Bad Girls"...
And any show that ends with a blast of Chas'n'Dave has to be doing something right.
All we need now is a Catherine Tate cameo in "Bad Girls"...
Kaka Tim
Half Arsed and Slapdash till I Die
Never seen it before - I think thers more to it than meets the first viewing, the characters are very well observed and have a lot more depth than those on most sketch shows - hence the sketches are longer. Mostly they get away with it through very good performances and cleverness of the writing - so most of it I found interesting, entertaining but not side splitting.
Until the granny - when she came in being super lovely old lady to all the otehr pensioners, taking her time with each one, knows them all by name - then sits down and comes out with 'They fucking stink don't they?' - I nearly pissed myself.
Needs more pace and wierd and twistedness but tis astute and convincing charcterisation and acting in exactly the way that little Britain isn't (fatbloke in frock +silly voice does not work of comedy genius make).
Until the granny - when she came in being super lovely old lady to all the otehr pensioners, taking her time with each one, knows them all by name - then sits down and comes out with 'They fucking stink don't they?' - I nearly pissed myself.
Needs more pace and wierd and twistedness but tis astute and convincing charcterisation and acting in exactly the way that little Britain isn't (fatbloke in frock +silly voice does not work of comedy genius make).
kyser_soze
Hawking's Angry Eyebrow
AM I BOVVERED!
In Bloom - it's worth noting that the 'Lauren' character was written before Vicky Pollard, and is and has always been a far better observed and nuanced character than VP.
'Are you dissing the baby Jesus?' (from last years')
In Bloom - it's worth noting that the 'Lauren' character was written before Vicky Pollard, and is and has always been a far better observed and nuanced character than VP.
'Are you dissing the baby Jesus?' (from last years')
She scares me shitless. I have the awful feeling she's been an invisible presence in my old office/local; taking notes.
spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
went to see my parents this lunchtime, and they had recorded it - hurrah! (they do a lot of that as the old dears tend to fall asleep in fronto of the tv after about 8.30...)
so i seen it...!
Rah!
I find it very hard to watch ( ), but tactless woman does it for me. (aswell as gran and lauren)
so i seen it...!
Rah!
I find it very hard to watch (
), but tactless woman does it for me. (aswell as gran and lauren)Wide Eyed Angel
Forgeddaboudit!
Does Jesus want you for a sunbeam?kyser_soze said:
I didn't know this was on, grrr! I shall attempt to see the repeat though
Damning with faint praise aren't you? It would be hard to be worse than LB.
Tate does obviously have some talent but she runs the risk of repetition by resorting to the recurring characters with catchphrases. The bald gay bloke isn't really funny at all and the granny seems like a Year 7 drama student's idea of being "controversial". However Lauren does have some mileage and I'd like to see her expanded into a mini series where we see her following actual stories. The funniest thing I saw on Tate was the one-off sketch of the seclusion home for ginger people. That was very well done but would fail horribly if it was reinacted in other skecthes with essentially the same joke.
spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
oh god yes, the one off elements are often excellent - the home for ginger people was brilliant, and i liked the drunk bride's speech, and the detective inspector plus baby sketches. I agree that there are characters that don't work for me at all - but lots of others which - while not being standout, i do really enjoy... for example, i really loved the "what am i like?" couple having kids in this episode. Twas funny and particularly sweet for some reason.stavros said:
That couple were quite good the first time, but their reappearence in subsequent episodes dampened any effect they had.
I've said this before a few times but for evidence of how non-repetition is the key to sketch comedy watch Monty Python (although I realise there is a certain Marmite-esque factor there).
I've said this before a few times but for evidence of how non-repetition is the key to sketch comedy watch Monty Python (although I realise there is a certain Marmite-esque factor there).
pk
drink flounce rinse repeat
Pisses on Little Britain.
Little Britain is catchphrase comedy wank with about as much depth to it as a slither of surgical obsidean.
Tate's characters are not only believeable, they don't rely on Tom Baker's voice over to try and draw out the humour when there plainly is none.
Top marks to her.
Little Britain is catchphrase comedy wank with about as much depth to it as a slither of surgical obsidean.
Tate's characters are not only believeable, they don't rely on Tom Baker's voice over to try and draw out the humour when there plainly is none.
Top marks to her.
Dead Cat Bounce
A member of the Waffle elite.
stavros said
Just calling it as I see it , on reflection maybe Catherine Tate edges Little Britain but both in my book rely on the same characters week in week out.
Give me Paul Merton series one any day.
"What's the matter Bert , Milkman run over your wife? No wonder you don't want that glass of milk, don't you worry , I'll drink it for you" *
* The prison camp sketch for those who've not seen it.
Just calling it as I see it , on reflection maybe Catherine Tate edges Little Britain but both in my book rely on the same characters week in week out.
Give me Paul Merton series one any day.
"What's the matter Bert , Milkman run over your wife? No wonder you don't want that glass of milk, don't you worry , I'll drink it for you" *
* The prison camp sketch for those who've not seen it.
Only girlies like Paul Merton.
The Bastard
The Bastard
Dead Cat Bounce
A member of the Waffle elite.
Eh?
Granted that his later stuff on HIGNFY wasn't up to much but previous to that...Anyway , Paul Merton : Yay / Nay should be another thread.
fractionMan
Custom Title
The granny reminds me of my mum.
PacificOcean
Unhinged User
jasoon said:thought id share an article which I agree whole heartedly with and to re affirm my other post
Rupert Smith
Wednesday December 21, 2005
The Guardian
Pretentious twat! (the review not you!)
Completely and utterly unfunny.
My reason? Because she doesn't make me laugh.
Do I understand her "humour"? I would say yes.
Do I think it is well observed? Maybe, but that does not automatically make it funny.
Are her characters more annoying than humorous? Yes, but that's my opinion, purely based on the fact that I find them more annoying than funny.
Is she overrated? Yes. Why? Because my opinion accounts for everything and I am always right.
Do I rate Little Britain over Tate? No, I prefer the more intellectually stimulating and jaw droppingly observed comedy of 'Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, Please.'
My reason? Because she doesn't make me laugh.
Do I understand her "humour"? I would say yes.
Do I think it is well observed? Maybe, but that does not automatically make it funny.
Are her characters more annoying than humorous? Yes, but that's my opinion, purely based on the fact that I find them more annoying than funny.
Is she overrated? Yes. Why? Because my opinion accounts for everything and I am always right.
Do I rate Little Britain over Tate? No, I prefer the more intellectually stimulating and jaw droppingly observed comedy of 'Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, Please.'
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
How is he pretentious?PacificOcean said:
You're not pretentious just because you don't like something - I'm in agreement with Rupert Smith, despite enjoying quite a bit of the Xmas show.
Not very funny, not very funny at all. I thought I'd give her another chance but I couldn't stick it very long.
I agree with what diond said.
Better than Little Britain - but then again everything is. And like Little Britain, it vexes me why a lot of people seem to like it. Different strokes, eh?
PacificOcean - I dont think that review is particularily pretentious.
I agree with what diond said.
Better than Little Britain - but then again everything is. And like Little Britain, it vexes me why a lot of people seem to like it. Different strokes, eh?
PacificOcean - I dont think that review is particularily pretentious.
I think perhaps their allure lies in viewer laziness. Neither requires sustained concentration because you pretty much know exactly what's going to happen and there's no element of thought needed to process the alleged jokes. The truly sad thing with LB is that the basic premise of it, spoofing the stereotypes of our fair isle, is quite a good idea but there's no substance or progression with any of it, and the sketches were hardly hilarious the first time you saw them, let alone the endless rehashes they've practiced.
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