which was nice

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 19 Mar 2014, 10:21, 2 replies, latest was 11 years ago)

I guess it did start with the Fast Show
But wasn't that also kind of the point of the show?
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 19 Mar 2014, 10:22, Reply)

I think the difference between The Fast Show and the likes of Little Britain
is that the former had a wide and very talented cast and even though you knew what the pay-off would be, the set-up was fairly consistently excellent
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 19 Mar 2014, 10:23, Reply)

Indeed, often the 'punchline' wasn't particularly funny, but it was the getting there that could amuse.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 19 Mar 2014, 10:25, Reply)

Much like sex with YM

(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Wed 19 Mar 2014, 10:29, Reply)

It could be hit and miss but the dialogue was excellent
All the same I think Whitehouse (and to a lesser extent Enfield) have to carry the can for making young comedians believe that interesting, clever humour is too much effort compared to coining a catchphrase and repeating it forever.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 19 Mar 2014, 10:30, Reply)

When Enfield started doing it (Loadsamoney, etc.) most people missed the point of the characters and just focused on the catchphrases.
But then he actually made loads of money out of it, so I guess he was prepared to go with it.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 19 Mar 2014, 10:33, Reply)

He was meta before meta was meta

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 19 Mar 2014, 10:38, Reply)

Hi. I'm Stunned Winchester.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Wed 19 Mar 2014, 10:23, Reply)