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Comrade Fakename posted:I saw Nina Conti play at my student union about 10 years ago, and she was loving awful then. And then like two weeks later she appeared to my astonishment on Comic Relief. Ever since then I have remained shocked at the fact that she manages even her meagre level of fame - and her act has moved on not one iota. Novelty is a powerful thing.
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Mr. Squishy posted:I'm currently watching one of C4's garbage documentaries called How to Build a Bionic Man, where someone puts together a collection of prosthetics and then props it up. There's a hilarious Frankenstein theme throughout, and everbody's trying so hard to make you dread this shonky bodge-job. I'm still watching as prosthetics are still interesting, I just wish they'd shut up about science dabbling in things we know not of. The Frankenstein theme is hilariously dumb, but it is remarkable to see how far prosthetics have come in the last ten years thanks to massive lumps of funding from the US Army 'cos all their soldiers keep getting limbs blown off  . Reminds me of how facial plastic surgery came on by leaps and bounds during WWI trench warfare.I particularly like the nice old blind lady churchwarden who just wants to see the light come through the stained glass of her church again. One high-tech retina implant later, and she can see light and shapes again. How marvellous is that?
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Feb 7, 2013 22:36
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Frankenstein theme's paying off as the host feels an instinctive and irresistible feeling of great repugnance towards this dumb thing. fake e: they've made friends now and he's taking it shopping.
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Feb 7, 2013 22:57
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Filming on Alan Partridge: The Movie has begun  http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2013/02/07/17146/alan_partridge_film_begins_shooting
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Feb 7, 2013 23:09
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God I really wish Weekly Wipe was at least 45 minutes long, there's way too much poo poo to be derided in this world and half an hour doesn't cut it. That's Mali for you.
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Feb 7, 2013 23:34
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Feb 7, 2013 23:52
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NaDy posted:Looks like a prototype David Mitchell. The best part was when it cut to the interview and he really really did.
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Comrade Fakename posted:I saw Nina Conti play at my student union about 10 years ago, and she was loving awful then. And then like two weeks later she appeared to my astonishment on Comic Relief. Ever since then I have remained shocked at the fact that she manages even her meagre level of fame - and her act has moved on not one iota.
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Gorn Myson posted:She probably has a really good agent. Thats the only reason Michael McIntyre and Jack Whitehall get any kind of national exposure.
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He sold Ł21m worth of tickets in 2012. He might get criticised for being a bit middle of the road, but as Coldplay showed, that can be a good place for finding a big audience. According to this article, that makes him more than just the most successful in the UK, it's in the world. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-e...ur-8443357.html Pablo Bluth fucked around with this message at 01:17 on Feb 8, 2013 |
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Feb 8, 2013 01:15
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I don't mind McIntyre but Whitehall is just an awful prick. He's like a less-funny, less-gay, less-Jewish Amstell. And I don't like Amstell that much either.
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Jack Whitehall is actually funny and a decent enough actor.WastedJoker posted:I don't mind McIntyre but Whitehall is just an awful prick. Out of interest, how do you feel about Stewie Lee? Lovely Joe Stalin fucked around with this message at 01:27 on Feb 8, 2013 |
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Paperhouse posted:Michael McIntyre doesn't only get exposure due to having a really good agent, he's literally the most popular standup comedian in the UK right now Fair play to him and all. It doesn't bother me because I don't like his style of humour so I don't watch him, but I was just having a guess at why Nina Conti keeps appearing on TV despite the fact that shes not actually very good - someone is pushing to give her these gigs.
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Rapey Joe Stalin posted:Jack Whitehall is actually funny and a decent enough actor. Yeah, the amount of bile Whitehall gets in this thread is a bit undeserved, he's came on leaps and bounds recently.
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VogeGandire posted:Yeah, the amount of bile Whitehall gets in this thread is a bit undeserved, he's came on leaps and bounds recently. He has a posh voice and his dad's a successful agent, so gently caress the oval office rabblerabblerabble.
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Lemon posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4znpOdPRrg Joe Beazley was pretty good https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6oajPBSnO8
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We literally have a "Jack Whitehall isn't that bad/YES HE IS" conversation like every couple of weeks ITT
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I just watched the new episode of the new series of Being Human. It was really good! Loving the new storylines and I think the new 'group' have a great chemistry. Such a fun show.
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Rapey Joe Stalin posted:Out of interest, how do you feel about Stewie Lee? Requesting thread title change to this. Seriously, this is like... the most Brit-thread sentence I've seen in aaaaaages.
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Paperhouse posted:We literally have a "Jack Whitehall isn't that bad/YES HE IS" conversation like every couple of weeks ITT 1 week discussing Brookers hair, 1 week discussing how offensive/non-offensive jack whitehall is, you know the rules Paperhouse.
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Sion posted:Requesting thread title change to this. We getting a new thread at 500 pages?
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SeanBeansShako posted:We getting a new thread at 500 pages? No true Brit would settle for anything less than 1066 
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Rarity posted:No true Brit would settle for anything less than 1066 I sure do love being a fedual slave to them in Normans in their fancy castles!
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Rarity posted:No true Brit would settle for anything less than 1066 I always rooted for the Saxons.
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SeanBeansShako posted:We getting a new thread at 500 pages? Should we? I mean, we can start working on it now to answer the typical american 'WHAT SHOWS DO I WATCH' and 'WAIT HOUSE IS BRITISH?' things and come up with a thread cycle that's basically 3 points long ('*comedian name* is a twat' 'What do you think about stewie lee' and 'Wait, who said something negative about Attenborough?')
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Don't forget the inevitable argument over whether Seinfeld is funny or not.
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Sion posted:'Wait, who said something negative about Attenborough?' Has this happened? Seriously who criticised him?
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Utopia is loving excellent  The cinematography is just brutal and that's pulling me through the slight madness of parts of it. Just finished episode two.Black Mirror and The Railway on from next week, I hear?
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SeanBeansShako posted:We getting a new thread at 500 pages? I'm still furious about the tag getting changed.
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Leyburn posted:I'm still furious about the tag getting changed. What was it before? I never look at tags unless they're going sparklesparkle. Also, it's been called Piers Morgan Memorial Pier for too long. I think we need a new title, one that includes the three great loves of this thread (Bake Off, slagging off comedians and the haircut of Charleton Brooker)
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One of the pink ones I'm sure, it was better than NOT USA anyway.
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It was E/N.
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Irisi posted:I think we need a new title, one that includes the three great loves of this thread (Bake Off, slagging off comedians and the haircut of Charleton Brooker) British TV 2013: Stewart Lee's Trains, Manes and Freshly-Baked Meals.
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Stewie, it's spelt Stewie.
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Brain Doctors (BBC2/HD) was great. They are following neurosurgeons with some personality, which isn't always the easiest thing. Its also really well shot. It was weird watching it because the female scot doctor is pretty much a carbon copy of my mum, especially her mannerisms and the way she flippantly dismissed her son's broken finger as not a big deal. I WASN'T LOVED 
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Cloud Potato posted:British TV 2013: Stewart Lee's Trains, Manes and Freshly-Baked Meals. The Great British programme discussion: don't mention Jack Whitehall
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Allan Assiduity posted:Utopia is loving excellent I've just been rewatching the first few episodes of Utopia and it really is quite excellent. Normally when I hear about "British sci-fi drama" I sigh inwardly and await disappointment. Between this and Black Mirror, things seem to be improving for C4. They haven't been producing such good dystopian near-future Broken-Britain stuff since the last time we had a Tory government.
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Bloodbath posted:I just watched the new episode of the new series of Being Human. It was really good! Loving the new storylines and I think the new 'group' have a great chemistry. Don't get too attached. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/beinghuman/posts/Final-Series-Announced Zai Bennett, Controller, BBC Three said: “Being Human has been a fantastic and faithful friend to BBC Three. It’s featured some truly exceptional actors and storylines through the years and I’d like to thank Toby and the production team for their vision and passion. However, all good things come to an end and at BBC Three we’re committed to breaking new shows and new talent and who better to pass that baton on than Toby.” Rob Pursey, the show’s Executive Producer said: “Working on Being Human has been a truly great experience. I'd like to take the chance to thank Toby for his incredible writing and storytelling; the other screenwriters who've made the series their own, the three producers who've nurtured the show and the many directors who've helped us establish the show's unique tone. We will miss Being Human, but feel inspired that there is a place for series like this on British television.”
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Rapey Joe Stalin posted:Jack Whitehall is actually funny and a decent enough actor. I........................don't.................mind.......................Stewart Lee..............
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