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Dockertae posted:Most of what I remember from actually watching the first episode is the audience clapping and cheering at literally every word said by the presenters The incident mentioned earlier where Laverne announces that a no-fly zone had gone up over Libya is the best example. Cue lots of clapping and cheering which gradually dies down into a confused 'hang on, is that actually good or bad?'.
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gwaaargh posted:This was the worst example, I think: the interview with Bob Crow. Well they applauded Mitchell saying something stupid but apart from that?
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dos4gw posted:It's just self-congratulatory bullshit for students and guardian readers who think that 'lol daily mail' and 'politicians are bad!' is incisive satire. Yep, sums it up better than I ever could. I wish there was a show with some serious satire and media analysis. I just don't feel that a couple of columists, a DJ and comedian who tells Jim Davidson-esque jokes are a good choice for the show.
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MrL_JaKiri posted:Well they applauded Mitchell saying something stupid but apart from that? Think he's talking about the boos at the star of the interview with the union boss.
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Feb 8, 2012 15:27
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Channel 4 just need to get Mark Thomas back on the telly. I like Brooker, Mitchell, Carr and Laverne but the 11 O'Clock Show was just completely awful.
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Junkenstein posted:The incident mentioned earlier where Laverne announces that a no-fly zone had gone up over Libya is the best example. Cue lots of clapping and cheering which gradually dies down into a confused 'hang on, is that actually good or bad?'. I'm glad I didn't see/don't remember that. I don't remember much in the way of specific examples in general but in the one episode I watched I think it was a case of them saying things like "Now it's time for David to talk about the cost of education" while the audience laughed along regardless. I'm just enjoying getting a chance to bitch about this show because the only other person I know who's seen it liked it.
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dos4gw posted:It's just self-congratulatory bullshit for students and guardian readers who think that 'lol daily mail' and 'politicians are bad!' is incisive satire. Excellent summation. There's really nothing less funny in my book than dumbed down satire.
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Mickolution posted:Excellent summation. There's really nothing less funny in my book than dumbed down satire. None at all? Or Russell Howard's Good News?
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MrL_JaKiri posted:Well they applauded Mitchell saying something stupid but apart from that? The turnaround from them booing him and them applauding his really obvious point about bankers makes me feel like you might as well run a show where you hold up flashcards with pictures for people to ridicule or applaud.
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Feb 8, 2012 17:12
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Remembering when it was being advertised and we all thought it wouldn't be poo poo? good times.
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Bob Crow's been demonised in the press continuously for years. Then he starts talking sense and people change their tune, not exactly surprising.
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I realise his appeal is probably a bit too mainstream and working class for the comedy connoisseurs of this thread, but I'm looking forward to the Kevin Bridges series that is starting on the BBC tonight.
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Leyburn posted:I realise his appeal is probably a bit too mainstream and working class for the comedy connoisseurs of this thread, but I'm looking forward to the Kevin Bridges series that is starting on the BBC tonight. Oh cool I didn't realise that was tonight, I love Kevin Bridges. I saw on Jonathon Ross that he actually found the real Chad Hogan and had his party, can't wait!
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I seen him live in Edinburgh a few years back when we just turned up at the venue and just asked the ticket lady for a recommendation and she sold us Kevin Bridges tickets on the basis that they had added some extra dates and they were nearly sold out so it must be good. I'd never even heard of the guy at the time and it was probably one of the funniest shows I've ever sat through. His whole act was basically the life experience of anyone in their twenties who grew up in the west of Scotland.
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Leyburn posted:I seen him live in Edinburgh a few years back when we just turned up at the venue and just asked the ticket lady for a recommendation and she sold us Kevin Bridges tickets on the basis that they had added some extra dates and they were nearly sold out so it must be good. I got free tickets to a comedy gig last night and thought i was going to see Kevin Bridges. It turned out I'd got the names mixed up and went to see Danny Bhoy instead. He's basically the Scottish Michael McIntyre. I.e, nothing but "The scottish do this, but the [insert country][insert event][inert action] do this"; a few observational generic stereotype jokes and some guff about how he's been all over the world on tour. He was filming his DVD and there was no warm-up act. If I'd have paid for the tickets, it would have been £16 each. On the other hand, last Friday I went to see Chris Ramsey and he is brilliant. First, he didn't think he was famous enough to have a warm-up act with him, so he did the slot himself to chat to the crowd for an hour whilst trying out new material and whatnot. Then, after the intermission, he did his tour act which was a properly structured storyline framed performance. We got about 3 hours of stand-up from the guy and the tickets were only £10. The contrast between the two comedians was staggering. Go see Ramsey if you get the chance.
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dos4gw posted:It's just self-congratulatory bullshit for students and guardian readers who think that 'lol daily mail' and 'politicians are bad!' is incisive satire. Agreed. tbh the only thing I liked about Jimmy Carr in the whole show was his blue suit (lol).
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Metrication posted:Agreed. Provided you treated it as satire of really poo poo British comedians, Jimmy Carr dying on stage every week was the funniest bit of 10 o'clock live.
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Kraxis posted:Yeah I'll watch 10 O'Clock live to see if they learnt anything from the last series, but to be honest if they havn't I won't be going out of my way to see the rest. It has a lot of potential but just wasn't executed very well last time. It doesnt have much potential at all, charlie brooker has proved in the past he is terrible at live tv/studio based tv, i suspect screenwipe is decent because its just him and its basically his guardian column spruced up. Laverne is a northern accent that used to be in a band or something? i dont know, carr has the easiest job given the circumstances as his only job is to do quick-fire jokes and make people laugh, although this doesnt always go to plan. David mitchell should not even be there, a terrible, unfunny moaner, who isnt event he best moaner on the show. He should really stick to just playing mark corrigan and letting robert webb be the funny one.
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Gorn Myson posted:Channel 4 just need to get Mark Thomas back on the telly. This. Forever and ever this.
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They did a segment on banks fleeing the City seriously.  1 in 14 jobs is related to banking in the UK = Pay £1 million bonus to head of bank 1 in 7 jobs in the UK is as a direct result of the NHS = ????
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Never mind Ten o clock live, what the christ was that on afterwards.
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Fat Guy Sexting posted:They did a segment on banks fleeing the City seriously. That bit was just awful. Same for Jimmy Carr's sketch. What happened after? Really don't think I can bring myself to watch the next episode, the debate with Mitchell and Alastair Campbell was a bit of a Car crash as well. The discussion bit was alright until they started talking about political systems in the most dumbed down way possible.
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That thing that was on afterwards was loving amazing Watch it here: http://randomacts.channel4.com/#view/164 Stay right through to the end it's brilliant.
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DreddyMatt posted:This. Forever and ever this. I want to see a Channel Four team-up between Mark Thomas and Robert Newman. E: toss Chris Morris in the mix and you'll have a satire worth watching. Z-Magic fucked around with this message at 01:15 on Feb 9, 2012 |
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Guys do you remember when More4 used to show the daily show but they stopped carrying it because 10 Oclock live was going to give us the satire we all wanted and needed to make it through the day? Hahahhahah good times.
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Sion posted:Guys do you remember when More4 used to show the daily show but they stopped carrying it because 10 Oclock live was going to give us the satire we all wanted and needed to make it through the day? Didn't they do a UK version of The Daily Show with Marcus Brigstoke for a while? I remember it not being very good (so in that respect it was very faithful).
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cloudchamber posted:That thing that was on afterwards was loving amazing I have no idea what the gently caress I just watched
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It's great that something like ...that... can make it on to TV. I'd totally watch a longer version too.
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Squalitude posted:It's great that something like ...that... can make it on to TV. I'd totally watch a longer version too. It's a US show but check out 'Wondershowzen' if you can find it.
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Wonder Showzen really is quite amazing, it has a certain nightmarish quality about I really enjoy.
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cloudchamber posted:That thing that was on afterwards was loving amazing Oh god, I'm going to have nightmares 
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Z-Magic posted:Didn't they do a UK version of The Daily Show with Marcus Brigstoke for a while? I remember it not being very good (so in that respect it was very faithful). That was BBC Four.
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I watch the first one last year and it was poo poo so I am avoiding it this year too. The problem that c4 etc have is trying to copy a format without working out what makes it funny. The Daily Show start off as a light entertainment show poking fun at celebs. It has slowly grown into what it is now. When we do something similar, it's just someone like Mark Thomas getting angry for 30 minutes and that gets tiresome very quickly. Then there is how these shows are written doesn't help. Our people need time to get the creative juices running but in yanky land the show is written on the day. Final we do satire differently with shows like B,B&F or The Thick of It. Just get back the people who did Drop the Dead Donkey, job done.
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I finally got to see the new Being Human, I thought it did a pretty good job of finishing the story of George and Nina while introducing a new storyline that has the potential to be very interesting. The vampires were brilliantly dickish as well.
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Sion posted:Guys do you remember when More4 used to show the daily show but they stopped carrying it because 10 Oclock live was going to give us the satire we all wanted and needed to make it through the day? It's not like the daily show isn't shite as well
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le chat posted:It's not like the daily show isn't shite as well Once they make it the John Oliver and Wyatt Cenac show I'll be happy
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Panorama can be a bit hit and miss but the latest episode is truly outstanding. It's on cyber-bullying and has some quite fascinating footage with victims and abusers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01c00y3/Panorama_Hunting_the_Internet_Bullies/ The only slightly annoying thing for me was the reporter's insistence that anonymity causes bullying. It can shelter bullies but it can also shelter people from bullying. It always seems unprofessional to me when investigative journalists start telling you the solution rather than focusing on telling the story. In any event it's an outstanding and fascinating documentary well worth a look.
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Z-Magic posted:Didn't they do a UK version of The Daily Show with Marcus Brigstoke for a while? I remember it not being very good (so in that respect it was very faithful). That was the Late Edition - I used to quite enjoy that, but then I was at uni and any tv was a welcome relief from essaying...
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notaspy posted:Once they make it the John Oliver and Wyatt Cenac show I'll be happy I want them to make The Bugle: Televisual Newspaper for a Visual World.
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