Afterdark posted:Nightshift? the one at the petrol station? Yeah, I'm enjoying it. It is just something different. Makes you think too, you really don't think of Iceland much outside financial the occasional finanical crisis or Volano erruption.
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SeanBeansShako posted:Yeah, I'm enjoying it. It is just something different. Makes you think too, you really don't think of Iceland much outside financial the occasional finanical crisis or Volano erruption. And frozen reprocessed chicken products.
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Flatscan posted:And frozen reprocessed chicken products. I actually believe when people think of Iceland they will always think of it first as a frozen processed foods super market and not a small glacial Island populated by Norwegian and Gaelic peoples at the edge of the European continent.
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May 11, 2011 13:20
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Better then nothing I suppose. I think the BBC should buy the idea to the show, had all the services and offices what left? dont think we had a petrol station yet. Only saw two episodes before I switched over for a movie I was waiting for and honestly I wouldn't mind seeing more, The guy recovering from a stroke and being takled to the ground was just Office cringe worthy, hell the manager is a bit like David Brent but more of a gently caress up. I think it could work well.
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May 11, 2011 13:35
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The Manager that looks slightly like a Norwegian Lenin gives off some Alan Partridge-esqe vibes with the sterotypical stern Norwegian adult male thing at the same time. I keep wishing the tubby dude he bullies will get his own back at some point  .
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May 11, 2011 15:05
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Alan BStard posted:I'll never understand the sheer hatred people had for Boggins, I assume its some sort of massive joke, at least I hope it is :/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou4OAfugj4k Attack the Block is really good also, heard a little Adam in there.
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May 11, 2011 19:39
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I found the boggins voice INCREDIBLY grating. It hit some primordial spot in my brain that made me want to kill whatever was making it.
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May 11, 2011 20:04
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But he is so sweet.
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May 11, 2011 20:06
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Attack the Block is excellent. There was a teaser for the Inbetweeners movie before it as well. With Submarine its been a great year for British comedy films.
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goatface posted:I found the boggins voice INCREDIBLY grating. It hit some primordial spot in my brain that made me want to kill whatever was making it. Doesn't help if you listen to it through earphones. I have a hatred of any mouth-related noises, so Boggins was especially grating.
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May 11, 2011 21:10
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Reminder that Stewart Lee is on at 11:20pm tonight.
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May 11, 2011 22:41
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Lee is outstanding
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DaWolfey posted:Lee is outstanding
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This was the first episode I have seen, and while I like some of Lee's material (and admittedly I've not seen that much), I wasn't really feeling this. Besides the Tramadol Nights dig, "bring coke" and "that's just precipitation" I don't think I laughed at all.
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May 12, 2011 00:19
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It's not for you; don't watch it. You're probably under 40.
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May 12, 2011 02:01
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I bet he voted for Dellboy falling through the bar hatch too.
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wickles posted:It's not for you; don't watch it. Nah, he just likes jokes.
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I love how Stewart Lee fans tend to become blinded and overly worthy due to their own superior comedic tastes and opinions. I know that I instantly dismiss anyone who has ever clapped eyes on Avid Merrion as an insignificant prole. Think I might move on to looking down my nose at Adam and Joe, casting them off as prosaic, banal, time-sinks of no value. I missed Comedy Vehicle last night, went to see Attack the Block last night. It's very good. There were a gently caress-lot of 16-year old twats in the cinema, waggling their iPhones and talking about Pokemon or whatever. Last time I go at 7.30 on an Orange Wednesday. slotbadger fucked around with this message at 09:09 on May 13, 2011 |
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May 12, 2011 08:35
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well, I've certainly seen that now
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tbh there were some bits on the latest comedy vehicle which weren't fantastic but most of it was still golden, especially when the phone bit gets going
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slotbadger posted:I love how Stewart Lee fans tend to become blinded and overly worthy due to their own superior comedic tastes and opinions. I know that I instantly dismissing anyone who has ever clapped eyes on Avid Merrion as an insignificant prole. Think I might move on to looking down my nose at Adam and Joe, casting them off as prosaic, banal, time-sinks of no value. Well if you had seen it you'd know that wickles was just referencing a line from the show so you wouldn't have had to waste your time with that pointless first paragraph
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/may/11/channel-4-live-drug-taking posted:Channel 4 is planning to air live footage of people taking class A drugs and alcohol to show their effects on the body as part of a drive to "bring a sense of mischief" back to the broadcaster. It's like there is an office in C4 with whiteboard dedicated to brainstorming ideas to piss of the Mail. It must be a wonderful place.
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May 12, 2011 11:42
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Some dude just sitting there off his tits, explaining how loving awesome he feels while a guy in a white coat explains how it's knocking a week off his life.
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Bland posted:Well if you had seen it you'd know that wickles was just referencing a line from the show so you wouldn't have had to waste your time with that pointless first paragraph I agree, there seems to be a a sense of smug, self-superiority that Stewert Lee gives off, not unintentionally I would guess and it certainly seems to have rubbed off on his fans. I thought twice about posting my thoughts on the show because I couldn't be hosed with the inevitable 'hurrr, go watch Peter Kay, Del Boy, Michael McIntyre...' reponses. I got the impression that the material he did on last night's show would have been a lot funnier if you had actually been in the audience. The humour was meant to come from the excruciating repetition of the same material and that doesn't really come across very well when the audience are watching at a remove. It kinda takes the material out of its natural context a wee bit. Particularly it's hard to see how the section where he scrutinised his own act with an imaginary person on the phone could translate well on screen. He even acknowledged this himself during the performance. From what I seen last night I can tell he is a bit of a craftsman and is dedicated to his chosen art form, it was almost a kind of comedy minimalism. I can appreciate what he was doing. It's just that it wasn't that funny... Leyburn fucked around with this message at 12:34 on May 12, 2011 |
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May 12, 2011 12:32
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Is it possible to like Stewart Lee and Keith Lemon or do you have to choose? Because I like comedy vehicle and I like celebrity juice, what am I to do? Also how can I sign up for that channel 4 show, it seems like a good way to take drugs without all the shame, and you probably get a team of doctors feeding you morphine for the comedown afterwards. And all for science!
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Leyburn posted:I got the impression that the material he did on last night's show would have been a lot funnier if you had actually been in the audience. The humour was meant to come from the excruciating repetition of the same material and that doesn't really come across very well when the audience are watching at a remove. It kinda takes the material out of its natural context a wee bit.
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May 12, 2011 12:38
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With Stewart Lee I have a similar opinion, I like him and his work, he is an intelligent guy and I get what he is trying to do but I just don't find him very funny. Maybe I should go see him live...
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I think a lot of Stewart Lee's stuff is really good, but I'm not gonna pretend that I don't get frustrated by his "talking really slowly" thing. I'm not convinced that it adds the kind of profundity he thinks it does, as if his style of delivery is going to transform a comedy act into some kind of aesthetic experience. The material is great, but it's not that mind-blowing that I need 10 seconds of silence between each sentence to imbibe its complex meaning or whatever.
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90s Comedian is one of my favourite ever stand-up performances for the way the entire set is so carefully constructed, with like 10 different callbacks occurring at the end along with the amazing vomiting into the gaping anus of christ routine. 41st Best Standup is also excellent. After the first series of comedy vehicle I was kind of under the impression that his stuff must only work well in a fleshed-out 60 minute performance, but then I didn't really like If You Prefer A Milder Comedian either. I think I laughed about 3 times. Anyway if you're like me and aren't finding a lot of Lee's recent work funny then I urge you to check out some of his older material if you haven't already.
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Mr. Squishy posted:and they've been a duo ever since the birth of channel 4. Er? What?
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Huh, I was thinking of Channel 5, which they do a few bits about. I am not a clever man.
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Dicky B posted:90s Comedian is one of my favourite ever stand-up performances for the way the entire set is so carefully constructed, with like 10 different callbacks occurring at the end along with the amazing vomiting into the gaping anus of christ routine. 41st Best Standup is also excellent. Isn't 90's Comedian different to the Christ one? I thought 90s Comedian was the one with Bravehart and Ang Lee bits, which is a different show. Perhaps I've gotten the names mixed up.
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You're thinking of Stand-Up Comedian. Also a great show. 2005 - Stand-Up Comedian 2006 - 90s Comedian 2008 - 41st Best Stand-Up Ever!
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I'm not quite sure why someone wouldn't love "If You Prefer A Milder Comedian". The last 20 minutes when he gets incredibly angry, runs off shouting into the audience and then later reveals that the entire tirade is mostly because of a small grammatical error is pure gold. Then we get "Galway Girl". I wasn't expecting much after how hit and miss the first series of Comedy Vehicle was, but I was blown away by that. That said last nights episode was underwhelming, especially considering how amazing last weeks one was.
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BobbyHeenanTinyHat fucked around with this message at 19:30 on Aug 26, 2018 |
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May 12, 2011 15:18
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The wanking bastards at ITV have only gone and axed Taggart. STV are going to have to find a deal with some other foreign broadcaster to keep it going.
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Cerv posted:The wanking bastards at ITV have only gone and axed Taggart. Bring on the referendum 
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I laughed, several times. I don't mind the smugness and such as I see it as part of the character/him, joking about the smugness that he could be criticized for. It's like a self-aware feedback loop. Maybe. Someone posted this article the other day which I found gave me a better insight into his brain dome http://www.stewartlee.co.uk/press/writtenformoney/2011-04-00-financial_times-slow_comedy.htm Sometimes I wonder if I am laughing as I find it funny or if I am aware that I'm not laughing and want to seem in on the joke, even though I watch it alone. It's times like that I dislike the self-awareness as it takes me out of it a little when I start to question the concept behind stand-up comedy and the differences between live and televised comedy. But then, maybe that's what the pauses are for. justcola fucked around with this message at 17:31 on May 12, 2011 |
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Cerv posted:The wanking bastards at ITV have only gone and axed Taggart. This coming days after stv had to settle a contract dispute with itv over their constant opting out from the network instead of showing the bigger itv shows. Hmm...
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"thehustler" posted:This coming days after stv had to settle a contract dispute with itv over their constant opting out from the network instead of showing the bigger itv shows. Media Guardian posted:An STV spokesperson said: "STV is exploring a range of options for Taggart with number of broadcasters. We are committed to the brand and recognise the continuing popularity of this long-running series."
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