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Friday night panel show marathon makes me feel less lovely about not having a social life. HIGNFY, WILTY and QI is pretty awesome. e: Although this ventriloquist is desperately unfunny. sebzilla fucked around with this message at 22:07 on Oct 14, 2011 |
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Don't forget 8 out of 10 cats! Speaking of QI... Who is this puppet woman and why is she on?
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Oct 14, 2011 22:08
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Muppetjedi posted:Don't forget 8 out of 10 cats! Yeah seriously why is she on? I mean it'd be fine if they didn't keep going on about it but they are so it isn't.
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Oct 14, 2011 22:14
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She's been knocking around Radio 4, including Fry's very own English Delight. The only enjoyable thing about her act is the anticipation of it stopping.
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Oct 14, 2011 23:04
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Ventriloquism... on the radio?? 
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Oct 14, 2011 23:18
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sebzilla posted:Ventriloquism... on the radio?? It's a proud (and stupid) tradition. 
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Oct 14, 2011 23:27
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Did he actually bring the puppet? [edit]These are all attuned comedy craftsmen, it's so awkward to see them nicely nicely playing along, smiling and talking to the puppet like you talk to a little kid. I hate ventriloquists. Hoops fucked around with this message at 23:40 on Oct 14, 2011 |
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Oct 14, 2011 23:36
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If we're having a puppet quota on panel shows like the female comedian quota, I hope next week we see Zippy, Sooty and Gonzo on the panel show triad.
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Oct 15, 2011 00:03
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The puppet woman is annoying as hell but I lost it at Bill breaking his bell.
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Oct 15, 2011 00:15
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sebzilla posted:Ventriloquism... on the radio?? At least it's better than mime.
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Oct 15, 2011 00:35
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The rest of the panel just about saved that QI. It's testament to how loving poo poo ventriloquism is that everybody else just pissing around with their puppets was funnier. That woman was so bizzarre I wouldn't even call her unfunny. It was just unsettling and confusing, like someone had shat themselves and everyone was being paid not to draw attention to it.
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Oct 15, 2011 00:55
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Did anyone catch The Hunt for Tony Blair last night? It's on 4oD if not, worth a watch for sure. They totally nail the speech patterns, and self justification of Blair for a start. And Saunders as Thatcher is horrifying, in a wonderful way. 
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Oct 15, 2011 12:35
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Red Oktober posted:Did anyone catch The Hunt for Tony Blair last night? It's on 4oD if not, worth a watch for sure. Really looking forward to watching this tonight. Is it part of a series or a one-off?
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Oct 15, 2011 12:52
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Wormophile posted:Really looking forward to watching this tonight. Is it part of a series or a one-off? Comic Strip is usually one offs
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Oct 15, 2011 13:07
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poo. Just made my way through the back catalogue, was hoping for a couple more 
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Oct 15, 2011 13:11
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This might be vaguely out of the blue, but I just finished up the first season of Luther and well I'm a bit perplexed. Was it meant to be a parody of a cop drama? Or was this actually supposed to be taken straight? Because between the huge leaps in logic, the main character being an ultra violent stalker, and everything else being massively over the top....well it just really felt like it was meant to be a satire of what some cop shows had become rather than a legit police drama. Really, anyone that could elucidate on this it would be appreciated by me cause if the second season is anything like the first then I'll watch it merely for the fact it makes me giggle stupidly at half the poo poo that happens.
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Oct 15, 2011 15:28
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The thing about Luther is that it is an excellent programme in every regard except for the writing. The writing really sucks.
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Oct 15, 2011 15:31
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Rapey Joe Stalin posted:The thing about Luther is that it is an excellent programme in every regard except for the writing. The writing really sucks. (also apologies for all the spoiler text but I'm not sure if that's giving too much away of the first episode)
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Oct 15, 2011 15:48
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I'm not disagreeing with you, I think it's one of the oddest programmes I've ever seen in that there is so much quality on display, but it all sits on top of writing that would make ITV blush.
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Oct 15, 2011 16:06
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I love Bill Baily but it's weird to see a TV personality wear a Naruto shirt.
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Oct 15, 2011 17:17
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Niggurath posted:This might be vaguely out of the blue, but I just finished up the first season of Luther and well I'm a bit perplexed. Was it meant to be a parody of a cop drama? Or was this actually supposed to be taken straight? Because between the huge leaps in logic, the main character being an ultra violent stalker, and everything else being massively over the top....well it just really felt like it was meant to be a satire of what some cop shows had become rather than a legit police drama. Really, anyone that could elucidate on this it would be appreciated by me cause if the second season is anything like the first then I'll watch it merely for the fact it makes me giggle stupidly at half the poo poo that happens. 3 words. Well acted nonsense.
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Oct 15, 2011 17:37
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Was that Gaius Baltar in the Merlin preview for next week?
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Oct 15, 2011 21:05
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Gaius Baltar?!
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Oct 15, 2011 22:10
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No, Gaius Baltar!!
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Oct 15, 2011 22:57
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No more Mr. Nice Gaius!
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Oct 15, 2011 23:01
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AtomD posted:I love Bill Baily but it's weird to see a TV personality wear a Naruto shirt. He's also worn a Dragonball one. Maybe wardrobe just got him a bunch of UniQlo stuff. But yeah, bit weird.
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Oct 16, 2011 11:48
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Vain posted:Was that Gaius Baltar in the Merlin preview for next week? Well, I've got to start watching Merlin again 
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Oct 16, 2011 13:38
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Fun Fact: James Callis played Merlin in some American drama one-off for the SyFy channel. It was... ... not good.
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Oct 16, 2011 15:43
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Just watched QI and my god that ventriloquist was awful. If anyone else is still suffering from her here's some Arthur Worsley as a palate cleanser.
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Oct 16, 2011 22:31
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Sean Locke seemed really put out by that puppet.
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Oct 16, 2011 22:46
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The problem with a ventriloquist (or any kind of character, really) is that the vast majority of what they say and do is about them, which is a bit lame if you don't give a poo poo and want to hear funny people say funny things. I can't remember offhand anything she said that wasn't "I'm a puppet!" I imagine she was there because they already planned to talk about ventriloquism but god drat.
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Oct 16, 2011 22:53
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Some Strange Flea posted:The problem with a ventriloquist (or any kind of character, really) is that the vast majority of what they say and do is about them, which is a bit lame if you don't give a poo poo and want to hear funny people say funny things. I can't remember offhand anything she said that wasn't "I'm a puppet!" Let's hope they never talk about chavs.  "Awright Stephen? I'm Lee Nelson! You is well smart innit!"
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Oct 16, 2011 23:00
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It feels like every panel show ever was on this week.
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Oct 16, 2011 23:46
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Junkenstein posted:It feels like every panel show ever was on this week. And all needed the preface "and this was filmed before the resignation of Liam Fox."
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Oct 16, 2011 23:54
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Junkenstein posted:It feels like every panel show ever was on this week. Are they still making new episodes of A Question Of Sport?
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Oct 17, 2011 00:01
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loving hell Nina Conti died on her arse. I can't begin to fathom who thought it would be a good idea to have a dummy on QI.
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Oct 17, 2011 00:25
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besides Alan Davies you mean. Ohohoho.
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Oct 17, 2011 00:32
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Ddraig posted:loving hell Nina Conti died on her arse. I can't begin to fathom who thought it would be a good idea to have a dummy on QI. It COULD have been OK if it had been a different ventriloquist with a dummy/persona that was actually funny. Unfortunately, genuinely funny ventriloquists are rare as hens teeth.
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Oct 17, 2011 00:38
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The only funny ventriloquist I've ever seen was a 13 year old amateur singing a duet of Oliver's "Consider Yourself" with his puppet. Technically it's very impressive, but even then the joke doesn't get much more complex than "the puppet, it is singing"
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Same with funny impressionists. Some impressionists can sometimes manage some decent enough gags, or comedic situations, but with nowhere near the same consistency of level as a normal comedian. I'd rather see a pretty good comedian than a fantastically talented impressionist who can't make me laugh.
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