the it crowd

[thembuzz]

anyone who said they didn't like the it crowd during the last series is a fool. not only a fool, but a damn fool. and a twat

[Tec]

haha

[soulcheck]

I have just (today) watched the first series and i really liked it.

The boss is the best though.

[thembuzz]

chris fuckin' morris. that's the only problem with the second series - he's not in it anymore. but other than that, it's perfect

[WON'T DO IT]

i'm a damn fool and a twat.. i mean it was watchable, and i watched it, as i do anything morris related.. but i did find it intensley contrived and annoying... haven't seen the second series yet

[V Knid esq]

I'm a damn fool and a twat too... it's trying-too-hard clumsybollocks.

[Loz]

I reckon the second series is a lot funnier than the first. Last night's episode was a bit off the boil, but the one from last week caused several proper belly laughs.

I liked the Morris-inspired anti-piracy ad from a couple of weeks ago, too

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[thepigjockey]

dembuz only likes it 'cos he fancies teh geekgirl

[Hand on the Plow]

30% of it is often very good. The rest of it is yawncore. I still watch it though.

It does try too hard though.. I'm constantly watching thinking TARGET MARKET... DEMOGRAPHIC... 25-31 YEAR OLD IT PROFESSIONALS WITH DISPOSABLE INCOME...AD BREAK...

Ah Channel 4, you grew up to be a corporate slag.

[thembuzz]

30% of it is often very good. The rest of it is yawncore. I still watch it though.

It does try too hard though.. I'm constantly watching thinking TARGET MARKET... DEMOGRAPHIC... 25-31 YEAR OLD IT PROFESSIONALS WITH DISPOSABLE INCOME...AD BREAK...

Ah Channel 4, you grew up to be a corporate slag.

well, yeah, it's definitely pitched at a certain audience. that's evident from the references it makes. but then pretty much anything graham linehan been involved in has referenced contemporary pop culture in some way. it's what he does

[Paddy]

last weeks episode was amazing, i love noel fieldings goth character.

"when you smile, i can see the lines of your skull..."

[mr franks]

i like the it crowd.burning bra.

[Spandex]

i like that woman. I want to brush her lovely hair.

[wheezer]

I least like the woman, followed by the Irishman. Moss is the best character in the thing, reminds me of some real life acquaintances.

[Tec]

yeah man, me too!

[don___quixote]

it's been said before but i feel it should be said again:

ITS SHIT (imo)

i can only base this on the first series, but i figured Morris was forced to be in it for something else he had done in his career as some kind of pay back.

if this make me a fool and twat i am happy to be said foolish twat.

[julian]

i think its ok. its light comady though, nothing more. no edge whatsoever. incomparable with, say, brass eye.

and, yes, i too was supprised CM was in it...

[julian]

oh, and the only real bit thats made me laugh this series was when moss turned up behind the bar...

i found the last series more ammusing

[Loz]

According to Graham Linehan, he wrote the part of the boss for Chris Morris, as he wanted to do something silly for a change. Which is fair enough, I suppose. He always looked as if he was having a good time when he was on the show.

Disappointed this week with Moss doing a Guy Goma/Kewney at the BBC, since the real event was much funnier than it was in the tv show.

[Hand on the Plow]

but then pretty much anything graham linehan been involved in has referenced contemporary pop culture in some way.

except the really good things he's done.

[grobelaar]

The only thing that's proper cracked me up recently is the Fonejacker sketch where he rings up the Odeon cinema pretending to be some old timer who thinks he's talking to a computerised ordering line.

"Hello, Odeon Leicester Square how can I help"

"LEICESTER SQUARE!"

"no, no this isn't a machine you can talk normally"

"GLADIATOR"

etc.

[grobelaar]

Oh here it is...
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[penciLneck]

fonejacker is the best.

I want new internet service providings.

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[thembuzz]

i think its ok. its light comady though, nothing more. no edge whatsoever. incomparable with, say, brass eye.

and, yes, i too was supprised CM was in it...

why does it always come back to bloody brass eye. is it the only bar by which all comedy is measured? granted, it was one of the best things on television since television began, but unfavourably comparing a daft sitcom with a biting satirical show is like saying, "i don't care for the films of mel brooks. that charlatan's got nothing on ken loach"

[Hand on the Plow]

why does it always come back to bloody brass eye. is it the only bar by which all comedy is measured? granted, it was one of the best things on television since television began, but unfavourably comparing a daft sitcom with a biting satirical show is like saying, "i don't care for the films of mel brooks. that charlatan's got nothing on ken loach"

hang on... so which things were you comparing it too when saying Linehans work references contemporary pop culture... Father Ted? ;)

[thembuzz]

aye. and big train and black books. plus all the articles he used to write for select, the pop culture magazine

[Loz]

Steev, we all know you're cooler than thembuzz. You can go back into your box now.

[thepigjockey]

Pencilneck/any1 else who knows, is that fonejacker the guy who did the 'DuVD'/'JuVC' sketch?

If so, he funny.

[julian]

why does it always come back to bloody brass eye.


Dont people instantly compare [x] film that a significant figure is in to [y] film that the same significant figure is in?

I just havent seen Morris in anything.. well.. as weak as the IT crowd to date.

So my comment was more on CM than the program, i guess...

[thembuzz]

hang on... so which things were you comparing it too when saying Linehans work references contemporary pop culture... Father Ted? ;)

oh, right, yeah. i get you

linehan was one of about 3,000 writers on brass eye, though. i wouldn't call that his 'work'

[grobelaar]

Pencilneck/any1 else who knows, is that fonejacker the guy who did the 'DuVD'/'JuVC' sketch?

If so, he funny.

that's the one.

[Hand on the Plow]

Just watched Fridays episode. A total laugh desert.

[spoon]

it's shit. i gave the new season a chance because it's supposed to be better than the first (which i stopped watching halfway through the second show), and it's still really, really unfunny. it's bizarre how bad it is given linehan's pedigree. i suppose arthur mathews was the talented half of the linehan/mathews team then.

[Spandex]

I think it's really funny. It's farce. There's nothing clever or edgy there. Just stupidity. Quality.

[spoon]

it's like an old British sitcom, along the lines of porridge or yes minister, transposed to now. but those old shows aren't funny either.

[Spandex]

you're very wrong

[Patrick]

it's shit. i gave the new season a chance because it's supposed to be better than the first (which i stopped watching halfway through the second show), and it's still really, really unfunny. it's bizarre how bad it is given linehan's pedigree. i suppose arthur mathews was the talented half of the linehan/mathews team then.

I think it also coincides with him getting married and having a kid. Now he spouts a load of twaddle about stuff that makes his wife laugh being the best comedy. Did she help you write Father Ted, Graham ? Did she ? No she fucking well did not !

[spoon]

it's like blackadder never happened.

[Spandex]

it's like an old British sitcom, along the lines of porridge or yes minister, transposed to now. but those old shows aren't funny either.

A joke from Porridge...

An old chap goes to doctor and says "Doctor, my wife and I are going off sex".

The doctor replies "But how old are you?".

"85" he says.

Doctor: "And how old is your wife?".

Man: "She'll be 83 next week".

The doctor says to the man, "OK and when did you first notice you had a problem?".

The old man replies "Twice last night and once again this morning"

[Brownthing]

The It crowd is shit. End of.

[Spandex]

People who say "end of" are shit. End of.

[emef]

its a really really disappointing programme
occasional funny bits

the canned laughter really annoys




btw anyone tried tv-links for streamed tv instead of downloading?
you probably all knew about it 6 months ago but... seems alright

tv links (http://www.tv-links.co.uk)

[Spandex]

ar.. it's good for finding an episode of southpark or sommat. i love the ones with towelie :)

[thembuzz]

it's like an old British sitcom(1), along the lines of porridge or yes minister, transposed to now(2). but those old shows aren't funny either(3).

1. yes, it's a little bit like an old british sitcom
2. no, it's nothing like porridge or yes, minister, transposed to anywhere
3. what the fuck is wrong with you?

[gypsy_cream]

i havrent even seen one yet

[spoon]

1. yes, it's a little bit like an old british sitcom
2. no, it's nothing like porridge or yes, minister, transposed to anywhere
3. what the fuck is wrong with you?

end of, thembuzz. didn't you hear? END OF.

you make me sick.

[spoon]

The old man replies "Twice last night and once again this morning"

that's shit. or old. whichever.

[KuffDam]

It's for cunts. end of.

[thembuzz]

end of. end of

[KuffDam]

...

They're Only In Their Pants!!!

[terminal viscosity]

i was watching it last week thinking 'this is really unfunny' then the bra burst into flames, and i laughed a wee bit at that. but that was all.
fonejacker is rubbish. prank phone calls arent usually very funny, and these are some of the least funny ones ever.

[Orang Utan]

I think it's rubbish too. Lots of mediocre comedy around at the mo - Fonejacker is poo. The worst one is the hyped up HBO one that the Beeb are showing - two Kiwi musicians being crap with women in NY and singing dreadful songs. That's toecurlingly awful.

[terminal viscosity]

the conchords or something??? that was really terrible.

[thembuzz]

i saw a couple of minutes of it while i was waiting for screen wipe. i wasn't impressed

[penciLneck]

ok so if everything in this thread is shit, what is good at the moment?

or are we better off watching reruns of dads army.

[terminal viscosity]

reruns of tales of the unexpected

[KuffDam]

about 30% of Saxondale is really good like the IT Crowd...

Funniest thing I've heard recently was the Mark Watson series on Radio4.

UK TV comedy is in a bit of a lull at the moment I reckon.

[thepigjockey]

re. Fonejacker, it is a BIT mean taking the piss out of people who work in call centres. They'e probably having a bit of a nightmare already, and then some wisecracker gets on the phone and starts being all difficult. For that reason I like the sketches with the little animated mouse the best, because the 'vicitim' on the other end often plays along...

[emef]

about 30% of Saxondale is really good like the IT Crowd...

Funniest thing I've heard recently was the Mark Watson series on Radio4.

UK TV comedy is in a bit of a lull at the moment I reckon.

i thought saxondale was really funny
tommy talks like a bloke i know

[KuffDam]

I liked Saxondale a lot until he started doing that terrible camp character as well. Bit of an ego trip that one.

It's definitely some of the most uncomfortable comedy I've seen in ages.. I like the neighbour from across the road...

[Patrick]

i thought saxondale was really funny
tommy talks like a bloke i know


I really like Saxondale as well. He totally reminds me of a sound man who used to work at a venue where we did a night for years. He had been a roadie and then a sound man for nearly every rock band in the seventies as well. Always had a tale to tell. Mind you, it wasn't so great when he used to spend ages on the desk during the night trying to mix out the sub bass from the tracks cos he thought it was feedback or hum. Never really did get it when it came to this new-fangled dance music.:)
I did have an uncomfortable feeling during this weeks episode, though, when he got a telling off for being cynical about everything, especially the hippies, that I might actually be turning into Saxondale.
Scruffy hair - check
Beard - check
Unhealthy interest in music - check
Cynical hatred of everything except the stuff he's into - check
Dislike of hippies & new-agers - check

[marcel]

the conchords or something??? that was really terrible.
woot? the flying conchords were really funny. especially the manager totally killed me. I liked that a lot. matter of taste though

as we're on comedy right now: seinfeld will be gueststaring on the seasonpremiere of 30rock. can't wait

[MJimD]

Yep, that camp character in Saxondale is annoying and unnecessary. Amusing enough show though.

As for Flight of the Conchords, it's worth persevering with I'd say. I wasn't hooked immediately but I think it works overall. It certainly doesn't fall as flat as The It Crowd.

[Brownthing]

Some of the flight of chonchords songs on youtube are really good. Didn't think it worked that well as a tv show, but I'll perservere with it.

Saxondale is brilliant, although that last episode the other night was a bit short of laughs.

[Orang Utan]

The songs are the worst thing about it!

[marcel]

i think in the second or so episode on of them emulated on stage a filter cutoff effect over his voice with his mouth! that totally cracked me up :D
maybe I'm too much a musicgeek but that was so funny

and what about teh robot-song? brilliant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGoi1MSGu64
confirmed

--
New Zealand - It rocks!

[Orang Utan]

Nah, shite! I'm never wrong about these things

[Yer_Maw]

well how come you are wrong then?

[Orang Utan]

No, you're WRONG, cos I'm RIGHT!

[Yer_Maw]

i disagree.

[marcel]

(that's a well flightoftheconchordish kind of dialogue there. oh my undies are ready *goes to microwave*)

[thepigjockey]

The songs are the worst thing about it!

I second that. Otherwise OK, but the songs spoiled it for me...

Back to Saxondale and Ideal until something else good turns up...

[spoon]

there's a new season of curb your enthusiasm on at the moment and the first episode of the new family guy season was a complete spoof of star wars episode IV from start to finish.

http://www.eztvefnet.org/frontpage.php

[KuffDam]

I really like Ideal, it's not like the most amazing thing ever.. but I'd but much rather watch something consistently good like that than patchy stuff like the IT Crowd.. or to a lesser extent Saxondale.

[thepigjockey]

the first episode of the new family guy season was a complete spoof of star wars episode IV from start to finish.

http://www.eztvefnet.org/frontpage.php

If you really enjoyed that it probably means you felt obliged to watch star wars ep4 because you loved episode 1 IMMENSELY. Then you felt really let down about ep4 and now you feel vindicated because a fellow star wars 4 hater made a cartoon about it.

I'm probably reading too much into it. But I couldn't imagine anything more tedious than watching a spoof of something I'm not even interested in hating..

I like Family Guy, btw :)

[Loz]

I really don't like Family Guy.

There, I said it.


Oddly enough, I do enjoy American Dad, however.

[Patrick]

If you really enjoyed that it probably means you felt obliged to watch star wars ep4 because you loved episode 1 IMMENSELY. Then you felt really let down about ep4 and now you feel vindicated because a fellow star wars 4 hater made a cartoon about it.

I'm probably reading too much into it. But I couldn't imagine anything more tedious than watching a spoof of something I'm not even interested in hating..

I like Family Guy, btw :)

Oh dear, tpj. Oh dear. There are no episode IV haters. Episode iv - A New Hope. The first one. You need to step away from the loserweb and hand in your geek badge. :)

[KuffDam]

I'm so glad I was confused like tpj too.

[Yer_Maw]

family guy got good again last season.

that episode is good, cheers for the heads up spoon.

[spoon]

it's not like knowing the difference between new and old star wars equals having all the figures in their original boxes and such. pretty mainstream stuff here.

fucking cave dwellers ;)

[KuffDam]

We all know why your stormtrooper is brown

[spoon]

http://dogfightatbankstown.typepad.co m/photos/uncategorized/storm_trooper.jpg

stormpooper

[thepigjockey]

So episode 1 was the 4th one to be released then? Oh yes, that's logical. I'll just stick to talking about Worzel Gummidge then.

http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/worzel.jpg

[Patrick]

I'm so glad I was confused like tpj too.

No you're not.
I bet you cranked yourself to sleep, shame and remorse your only friends. :)

[thepigjockey]

hand in your geek badge. :)
It wasn't mine- you lent it to me!

[penciLneck]

there's a new season of curb your enthusiasm on at the moment[/url]

the bathroom one was fantastic.

[Orang Utan]

More shit comedy tonight: The Peter Serafanowicz Show. It seemed to consist of all the sketchs rejected by all the other rubbish sketch shows we've been subjected to recently.

[emef]

i watched it, it really made me laugh my head off

mitchell and webb on after was another story... fucking dire

[spoon]

shit, missed that. peter serafinowicz is brilliant in spaced etc (dwayne benzie), hopefully it's not a complete write off.

[emef]

i thought it was great, laugh out loud great
i was biased a bit in his favour when i realised it was him from spaced
but i thought it was really funny, great wig use

[Orang Utan]

There were a couple of sketchs that made the corner of my mouth twitch, but that was it. I think he's a fine comic actor, in Spaced and in Look Around You and Black Books, but his material here is weak for the most part. Good impressions though.

[Spandex]

I watched an episode of that Sarah Silverman show last night. I was very pissed and stoned but it cracked me up proper. Dunno where/if it's on UK telly but i'm sure it's on the interweb somewhere.

[thembuzz]

More shit comedy tonight: The Peter Serafanowicz Show. It seemed to consist of all the sketchs rejected by all the other rubbish sketch shows we've been subjected to recently.

i wasn't expecting much after the disappointing second series of look around you, and just as well, because it was awful

luckily mitchell and webb were on hand afterwards to cheer me up

[Orang Utan]

I found them disappointing too. Maybe I'm just a miserable cunt who finds nothing amusing anymore

[KuffDam]

now I know which 75% of the mitchell and webb thing I don't like I can just sort of drift away Stephen Hawkin style during those.. and then snap my my motor neurons back into action when the good ones come on. Like the Snooker one... or Sir Digby Chicken Caesar.

[spoon]

I watched an episode of that Sarah Silverman show last night. I was very pissed and stoned but it cracked me up proper. Dunno where/if it's on UK telly but i'm sure it's on the interweb somewhere.

she's great. you either lover or you hate her, proper divisive comedy.

[thembuzz]

now I know which 75% of the mitchell and webb thing I don't like I can just sort of drift away Stephen Hawkin style during those.. and then snap my my motor neurons back into action when the good ones come on. Like the Snooker one... or Sir Digby Chicken Caesar.

do you like the snooker blokes? i hate them

[thembuzz]

she's great. you either lover or you hate her, proper divisive comedy.

i'm looking forward to it eventually making its way onto a british network, if it ever does. she did a wicked set for last year's secret policeman's ball

[KuffDam]

do you like the snooker blokes? i hate them

of course you do, after all, you like the it crowd. *spit*

[thembuzz]

no-one likes the snooker blokes, you fucking weirdo

[Orang Utan]

Yeah, they're the worst thing on it - way too Fast Show with the shit catchphrase

[thembuzz]

ooh, and that's a bad miss

ha ha ha








ha

[KuffDam]

are you an immigrant thembuzz?

[Patrick]

she's great. you either lover or you hate her, proper divisive comedy.

I like Sarah Silverman. The thing I like best about her is when she does a slot on any awards type show and she just carries on being cuntish about celeb types even when they are sat in the audience in front of her. Adds a nice uncomfortable feeling to an event.

[spoon]

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this is great!

edit: hmm... here's the link http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=24158751458085 34146

[KuffDam]

edit: hmm... here's the link http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=24158751458085 34146

The gig that that is from is really funny... it's definitely some of the most uncomfortable comedy I've ever seen! It's the sort of stuff you wouldn't be surprised if Bill Hicks said.. but when it's this fresh faced jewish princess it's pretty surprising...

the bit about diamonds extracted from the backbones of ethiopian children is my favourite bit :)

[spoon]

i like her song about porn actresses as well - "do you ever take drugs so that you can have sex without crying....yeah, yeah!"

dark...

edit: http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=CQqCAZCMxdI

[soulcheck]

Edit: wow, i repeated myself in the same thread ;P

[Orang Utan]

Not strictly comedy, but did anyone see Screenwipe last night? Spot on, it was

[Patrick]

Not strictly comedy, but did anyone see Screenwipe last night? Spot on, it was

Yeah, Screenwipe is always on the money.

[Spandex]

We were watching it in amazement.. I can't believe how bad those rolling news channels are.

could have done without the adam curtis bit though. his "Guardian readers guide to dissent" annoys me at the best of times.. but putting in the middle of something that's supposed to be funny/entertaining was a bit mean.

[Yer_Maw]

woah!

[Spandex]

hehehe... catch a fact spiralling through space and MAKE IT A NEWS.

[Patrick]

We were watching it in amazement.. I can't believe how bad those rolling news channels are.


There it is again :
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[KuffDam]

I'm liking Peter Serafinowicz.. hit and miss.. but much better than the shIT Crowd.

[thembuzz]

i'm warming to it as it happens. the kevin spacey acting masterclass is ace

it's NOT better than the shit crowd, though

[JonnySpeed]

i don't like IT crowd cos it isn't funny

[KuffDam]

i'm warming to it as it happens. the kevin spacey acting masterclass is ace

The celebrity news twat he plays is really good.. he looks like a young barry manilow.. oh barry...

[thembuzz]

9 bm

[TEC-HO]

The It crowd is one of the worst programs I've ever seen... I'd say it's on par with my family and all that other badly written, badly performed bullcrap!

Screen wipe is fucking ace! I've not got a silly box, so i watch them on alluc.de