camberwell gypsy Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 2 minutes ago, deebom said: Monty Python is not shit. A bit hit and miss I admit, but it's not shit. Life of Brian... I know nothing about the Goons and have never seen anything remotely funny on TV from Milligan. However, as a child, I loved his writing, so you can fuck off to the Ning Nang Nong. His Q series' were funny. The Pakistani dalek was brilliant, but the goons? Sorry dont get them but what they did at the time was groundbreaking and a huge risk which worked for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MikeD Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 Just now, camberwell gypsy said: His Q series' were funny. The Pakistani dalek was brilliant, but the goons? Sorry dont get them but what they did at the time was groundbreaking and a huge risk which worked for them. Racist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nocti Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 I can totally get why people dislike The Goons, but without them you wouldn't have got beyond men dressing in women's clothing as 'comedy'. They were indeed groundbreaking, and fearless as fuck. I still find them hilarious when I can be arsed to listen to them. Because it's a radio programme, I imagine it's lost on most fucking stupid cunts because it requires meeting it halfway and using your imagination to conjure up some of the logically ridiculous situations the characters get into. Secombe was a one trick (and character) pony but Sellers and Milligan were geniuses. Anyone worth their salt in comedy writing lists them as an influence, especially the yanks. From Father Ted and Only Fools, through to South Park and indeed Frasier, they all sing their praises and rightly so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DingTheRioja Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 6 hours ago, Mrs Roops said: Wot, two posts and no mention of the words "lucky" and "heather"? .......from the master of the tortured explanation...... RACIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 9 hours ago, MikeD said: Oh good, just what we fucking need. One of the most smug, pompous, up it's own arse, unfunny load of fucking wank ever to pollute the airwaves is back for a "special". Any cunt who finds this fucking shite even remotely amusing can indeed consider themselves fucking "special", as in special fucking needs. I wonder how many fucking millions it took to get the bastards back together as I'm sure the reunion isn't for fucking "artistic and creative reasons". But.....if Jennifer Aniston happens to be looking at the Corner i'll grudgingly accept a personal message. Anyway, apart from my deluded fantasies, cunts the lot of them. Mrs D looks a bit like the other one... Courtney.. fucking phwoar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deebom Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 4 minutes ago, nocti said: I can totally get why people dislike The Goons, but without them you wouldn't have got beyond men dressing in women's clothing as 'comedy'. They were indeed groundbreaking, and fearless as fuck. I still find them hilarious when I can be arsed to listen to them. Because it's a radio programme, I imagine it's lost on most fucking stupid cunts because it requires meeting it halfway and using your imagination to conjure up some of the logically ridiculous situations the characters get into. Secombe was a one trick (and character) pony but Sellers and Milligan were geniuses. Anyone worth their salt in comedy writing lists them as an influence, especially the yanks. From Father Ted and Only Fools, through to South Park and indeed Frasier, they all sing their praises and rightly so. I might have a look and see if I can download some then. I'm a fan of radio, and I have a bit of a fetish for audio books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 1 minute ago, deebom said: I might have a look and see if I can download some then. I'm a fan of radio, and I have a bit of a fetish for audio books. You can then quote the hilarious shit on here, can't fucking wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decimus Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 29 minutes ago, MikeD said: Fuck yes, I've seen that! Brilliant stuff but the episodes with Danny de Vito in them are fucking outstanding. Spot on Mike, it's fucking hilarious, but it really takes off when Devito makes his first appearance. Haven't seen any of the brand new series, but I'm well looking forward to the episode "Frank falls out of a window". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Quincy Cockfingers Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 5 hours ago, Mrs Roops said: This is too much, first QC's repressed crush for Eddie, and now this....... Repressed? He's in for a total pounding, the saucy cunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 2 hours ago, Decimus said: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is absolutely fucking amazing. I always had an aversion to American comedy because of the likes of Friends and Everybody Loves Raymond, but this is quality. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it. If you have an android phone , Google show box. Then download the app,it's free and has all episodes of all 11 seasons , as well as load's of the latest films and other tv shows, all free ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nocti Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 7 minutes ago, Decimus said: Spot on Mike, it's fucking hilarious, but it really takes off when Devito makes his first appearance. Haven't seen any of the brand new series, but I'm well looking forward to the episode "Frank falls out of a window". I've been recommended this by far too many people not to give it a shot. If it's crap though Decs, I'm afraid I will have to call you a bastard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Drew P Pissflaps Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 6 hours ago, camberwell gypsy said: Meow! A bit more subtle than offering to smash her granny but i did think it would be missed. Well done for noticing, you have my respect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decimus Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 6 minutes ago, Eddie said: If you have an android phone , Google show box. Then download the app,it's free and has all episodes of all 11 seasons , as well as load's of the latest films and other tv shows, all free ! Cheers, Edders, I'll take a peek. I normally wait for that bastard Netflix to play it, but there's fuck all decent on at the moment and I could do with a new year laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MikeD Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 33 minutes ago, DingTheDoggie!! said: RACIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mrs D looks a bit like the other one... Courtney.. fucking phwoar! Which one's he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nocti Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 Its just been reported that, although all of the original cast have signed up for the "reunion", they might not all be at the same place at the same time. With this logic firmly set, can I assume that I am at this very moment at a school reunion, despite being nowhere near any cunt I went to school with? Or would it only count if I was paid $1,000,000 for every lesson I attended? What a festering pile of shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camberwell gypsy Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 25 minutes ago, nocti said: I've been recommended this by far too many people not to give it a shot. If it's crap though Decs, I'm afraid I will have to call you a bastard. Call him a bastard anyway. Pre-emptive strike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Roops Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 2 hours ago, Snatch said: You obviously like it but then again you don't do humour do you. TBH, I've never watched a complete episode in my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MikeD Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 6 minutes ago, Mrs Roops said: TBH, I've never watched a complete episode in my life. Because it's so shite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Manky Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 Dusty's Trail, Gilligan's Island, MASH and The Beverly Hillbillies. Munsters. Adams Family. Good Yank comedies. Friends is shite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Roops Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 17 minutes ago, MikeD said: Because it's so shite? No, my daughters loved it so it was often in the background. It was populist well-written stuff and sometimes funny. It was a bit formulaic and banal for my taste. I much prefer Family Guy and Big Bang though recently the latter seems to be going the way of Friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nocti Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 3 minutes ago, Mrs Roops said: No, my daughters loved it so it was often in the background. It was populist well-written stuff and sometimes funny. It was a bit formulaic and banal for my taste. I much prefer Family Guy and Big Bang though recently the latter seems to be going the way of Friends. Don't they share the same writers? Makes sense that they'd end up sharing the same slow overly-sentimental death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DingTheRioja Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 1 hour ago, MikeD said: Which one's he? Courtney Cox, the short dark haired firecracker... BEFORE she became Courtney Cox-Arquette and looked like a Biafran....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Snatch Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 2 hours ago, Eddie said: Simpsons, Seinfeld, family guy , southpark, all quality shows snatch. The middle east is a joke , fucking refugees my arse, the ultra oil rich middle east has not offered any help with the crisis, only turkey has stepped up. Seems now Turkey isn't so innocent. Anyway back on thread,The Simpsons has had it's day now I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_B Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 3 hours ago, camberwell gypsy said: His Q series' were funny. The Pakistani dalek was brilliant, but the goons? Sorry dont get them but what they did at the time was groundbreaking and a huge risk which worked for them. His time in the army brought him into contact with many Indian and Pakistani people and he saw a funny side to them. Of course in the context of today that sketch is undoubtedly racist, but you can't really apply the morality of today to what happened 50 year ago. I'm pretty sure he didn't intend it to be offensive at the time. Don't forget that kids comics of that era showed cannibalistic "natives" boiling white missionaries alive in a giant pot. It's almost beyond belief now, but they did. The real twats are the people who still harbour the views of those bygone years, because they should know better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_B Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 2 hours ago, Mrs Roops said: No, my daughters loved it so it was often in the background. It was populist well-written stuff and sometimes funny. It was a bit formulaic and banal for my taste. I much prefer Family Guy and Big Bang though recently the latter seems to be going the way of Friends. I absolutely loved The Big Bang Theory, which is unusual because I don't usually find American comedy funny. The recent episodes have lost it though in my opinion, it was about four ultra-clever nerds with close to zero social skills, it doesn't work with them all having girlfriends etc. It really should have come to a natural end when everything changed and Sheldon went off on his railway trip. FYI I hate Kaley's short hair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 9 hours ago, deebom said: I might have a look and see if I can download some then. I'm a fan of radio, and I have a bit of a fetish for audio books. You don't need to. They're broadcast every Friday morning on R4 extra, and available on the iplayer for a month after broadcast. It's normally straight after my comedy hero, tony hancock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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