greenfield
Former lurker
He's a cunt! 
HIGNFY... seriously shit.
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I'm really bored of all these shows. Buzzcocks, HIGNFY, QI, etc... etc...
They're just so dull. Like chat shows with the same guests, week in and week out, and they've been running for so long it's ridiculous.
Yet another reason to give up on scheduled TV altogether and just watch the occasional show on iplayer.
They're just so dull. Like chat shows with the same guests, week in and week out, and they've been running for so long it's ridiculous.
Yet another reason to give up on scheduled TV altogether and just watch the occasional show on iplayer.
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
How can people not love QI? I've never not loved an episode. Alan Davies even makes me laugh. I for one hope they go right up to Z. I've got all the books n' all 
clandestino
no llevar papel
How can people not love QI? I've never not loved an episode. Alan Davies even makes me laugh. I for one hope they go right up to Z. I've got all the books n' all
I won't watch anything with his annoying, smug face on it. If he was removed, I'd give it a chance.
I think Deaton's removal refreshed HIGNFY, and I still find Merton funny. Often it depends how good the host and guests are, so Merton and Hislop have something to work with. The ITN guy with Hislop was a waste of space, and Steel was fine, but little too dry, and Fearne Britton didn't work - but it's still the funniest thing on TV and can still be hilarious when it all comes together.
I'm also enjoying Amstell's Buzzcocks, as I think he's refreshed the format by changing it completely - turning it into more of a pop culture show that often ignores the quiz format completely. And having him and Stephen Fry on the same show was hilarious. But they need a decent replacement captain - Noel Fielding was pretty good. He should do it for a season. Or cgi another Phil Jupitus for the opposing team. That would be pretty bizarre/funny.
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
You mean Alan Davies? I suppose that's fair enough. Don't have a problem with him myself...
clandestino
no llevar papel
Yes - otherwise it looks like a good show.
clandestino
no llevar papel
Just for one episode, by the way, the cgi Phill
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
How can people not love QI? I've never not loved an episode. Alan Davies even makes me laugh. I for one hope they go right up to Z. I've got all the books n' all
I *heart* QI too.
Perhaps a strong interest in useless information and a love of Stephen Fry are prerequisites...
I agree on HIGNFY though....Fern fucking Brittain??
Meltingpot
Living in our pools we soon forget about the sea
Sean Hughes did something smart a while back when one of the Nolan sisters (Linda I think) appeared on the show in a group of similar looking women and the panellists were asked to guess which one she was. He repeated an old curse in Irish Gaelic (which he didn't reveal the translation of) and Linda immediately started giggling. None of the others understood it.
AndrewNumLock
Well-Known Member
Ha ha, yeah I love QI too, I fill those prerequisites!
I do like the Buzzcocks, but yeah it's missing Bill Bailey, and I also find Phil Jupitus annoying.
So is that it, is QI the best comedy on British TV atm?? I mean I like it, but that's depressing.
Stigmata
sexual tyrannosaurus
...not real urbans?
I agree btw. Except the bit about Buzzcocks, which is still great but highly dependent on which guests they can rope in.
I still think HIGNFY is funny, but it definitely depends on who is presenting and what guests are on. Anybody know what the ratings are for this new series? If it still pulls in the same number of viewers I doubt it's going anywhere, it's definitely an institution in it's own right now. I remember that it pulled in a million more viewers on average after Deayton left, a good thing really, I never liked him and the show is definitely better without him.
Talkie Toaster
New Member
This weeks is very poor. 
isvicthere?
a.k.a. floppybollocks
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
This weeks is very poor.
I guite enjoyed it.
YouSir
Retired from Urban
HIGNFY has been getting shitter and shitter for a while now, Merton's still not bad I suppose but Hislop's gone from being sharply funny when he's slagging people off to just being a slightly smug little tit. And for the most part the guests and guest hosts are worthless, either too dull or too easily overruled to do anything of note.
QI has always been just above average, Fry's great, of course, but Davies always gets on my nerves, he never stops talking, even when there are far funnier guests who could do a lot more with the time (Bill Bailey being the one that always seemed to suffer the most) the show still revolves around the running jokes of Davies being a bit thick. Meh.
Buzzcocks is often great but this season has seen a big slump I reckon, it is just turning into Amstell's own pop interview show where half of the guests are there as fodder for the pisstaking and the other half are there for some vague showbiz interest, rarely, if ever, are they just there to be funny. Even Jupitus looks embaressed to be there most of the time. And they need a permanent replacement for Bill Bailey, the captains should be able to build up a raport, changing it every week kills that. And Lamarr, whilst a dick at times, was still great, even if he did leave at the right time.
QI has always been just above average, Fry's great, of course, but Davies always gets on my nerves, he never stops talking, even when there are far funnier guests who could do a lot more with the time (Bill Bailey being the one that always seemed to suffer the most) the show still revolves around the running jokes of Davies being a bit thick. Meh.
Buzzcocks is often great but this season has seen a big slump I reckon, it is just turning into Amstell's own pop interview show where half of the guests are there as fodder for the pisstaking and the other half are there for some vague showbiz interest, rarely, if ever, are they just there to be funny. Even Jupitus looks embaressed to be there most of the time. And they need a permanent replacement for Bill Bailey, the captains should be able to build up a raport, changing it every week kills that. And Lamarr, whilst a dick at times, was still great, even if he did leave at the right time.
Talkie Toaster
New Member
Tonight's was excellent, but the Daily Show kicked it into touch. I was literally crying with laughter all the way through it.
spartacus mills
let's wee on each other
no love for Tom Baker last week?
thought he was fantastic on the extended show
The last two week's programmes have been top-notch.
Dhimmi
Half Man Half HobNob
You have two choices;
i) Stop watching it.
ii) Continue watching it, and complain about it.
If you go for the latter try the Daily Mail via [email protected]
scifisam
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Right, once it worked, it was really very funny indeed - didn't lose my smile at all. Watched last week's too, and Tom Baker seemed to either be adlibbing or thinking his own lines up most of the time, unlike most hosts.
Buzzcocks failed most of the time though. Amstell used to be good, but now just seems desperate and desperation is not funny. Well, not from him, anyway.
Buzzcocks failed most of the time though. Amstell used to be good, but now just seems desperate and desperation is not funny. Well, not from him, anyway.
T & P
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But if they had done that we would have never seen what must rate as one of the funniest episodes of anything ever broadcast anywhere in television history: the first time Boris sat in the host chair.
Clint Iguana
not an undercover cop
I think the debate about whether or not it is as good as it used to be is something of a red herring, it is still one of the best programmes on tv.
PacificOcean
Unhinged User
Considering it's been running for 16 years, the fact that it's still laugh out loud funny is impressive.
I couldn't stand Lemarr. He seemed to have just the one 'joke' about wanting to kill various pop stars. It was tiresome. Amstell is ace though.
As for the funniest thing on TV, did anyone see Lee Mack live last night on channel 4? I laughed so much my jeans came undone. The bit about cockneys... 'Time? I haven't got time for anything especially not you you cunt! (Click!)'
As for the funniest thing on TV, did anyone see Lee Mack live last night on channel 4? I laughed so much my jeans came undone. The bit about cockneys... 'Time? I haven't got time for anything especially not you you cunt! (Click!)'
I don't really rate Boris Johnson, he can't deliver a line for shit.
