The Ranting Room

Oh surely Peter Kaye is worse?

I never really liked Jack Dee, but he makes sense now and I like him!

Jasper Carrott I also like (is this something I should admit too?)


Edited by Geck0 - May 15 2006 at 18:18

There's a reason for that Drew!

Syzygy wrote: Little Britain catchphrases - don't get me started. Mind you, 'I'm a laydee' was pretty funny ... the first time.

Chris, it's not just the quotes, it's the whole show!  It's just not in the least bit funny!  The same applies to The League of Gentleman... maybe the humour is beyond me, but it does nothing for me.

I'm more of a Chris Morris Jam kind of person..., I like my comedy to be unique.  I found Peep Show enjoyable as well.

Little Britain catchphrases - don't get me started. Mind you, 'I'm a laydee' was pretty funny ... the first time.

I'm sick of people who quote Monty Python and think they're being funny. This is not aimed at any previous people who post. I'm in a local comedy troupe and I guess people recognize me as such and think they'll impress me by how much Python they can recite. Python is very original, cutting edge humour... or at least it was THIRTY FIVE YEARS AGO. Yes, most of it stands the test of time but would you start a band and only copy The Beatles? (insert Oasis joke here) The same people usually suggest sketch ideas and I know that if they quoted Python before telling me the idea, it's 100% certain the idea will end with "then he pulls out a gun and shoots him." Then they get upset when I don't double over in laughter.

Uh, sorry but we make it a point of giving our sketches actual endings. Now f--- off before I turn into one of the knights that will kick you in the nuts.

    
    
    

Edited by darren - May 15 2006 at 15:40

Jim Garten wrote: [quote=Stonebeard]That bloody well reminds me: "The Sentinel"... How did a bunch of Scottish 4th division Yes wannabees ever persuade Eddie Offord to produce such a rancid collection of (for the want of a better word) songs whose only benefit to the oevre of progressive rock is to act as a benchmark for other bands travelling the same road, who can listen to their own efforts and say "well hey, it may be crap, maybe we can't play very well, maybe the lyrics are appalling (can you say "Magenta"?) and maybe our drummer does sound like my granny playing biscuit tins with crochet hooks... whilst asleep... but at least we're not as bad as PALLAS" +++sound of re-breathing exercises+++ ....unless someone asks me about Pallas, that is...

Edited by mystic fred - May 15 2006 at 12:10

Jim Garten wrote: Geck0 wrote: Peter Doherty and his bands that create so called music! Jeez Geck0, you know how to push the wrong buttons, for me... Pete Docherty? Pete Docherty? OHMYGODDON'TGETMESTARTEDONTHATTWAT! Take two schoolfriends, one of whom plays guitar fairly well, and the other fancies himself as a singer (despite all evidence to the contrary), add an industry A&R man who thinks he can hype them to the heights, so long as they agree to have two session men (who can't stand them, anyway) foisted on them to turn them from a duo into a "band" & voila, The Libertines! Said "singer" now has an even more over-inflated sense of his own importance / talent, but now also has a gullible public throwing money at him, which fuels his new found taste for all things Columbian. Over inflated sense of self importance is now fueled by the paranoia inherent in South American marching powder... ...and the kids love him!

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...got a bit of an inside hook on this one, as one of my closest friends is the mother of Carl (Libertines guitarist); this may seem to be a character assassination attempt, but all the above is in the public domain, as opposed to other stuff I know but choose not to write!
    

Geck0 wrote: Peter Doherty and his bands that create so called music!

Jeez Geck0, you know how to push the wrong buttons, for me...

Pete Docherty?

Pete Docherty?

OHMYGODDON'TGETMESTARTEDONTHATTWAT!

Take two schoolfriends, one of whom plays guitar fairly well, and the other fancies himself as a singer (despite all evidence to the contrary), add an industry A&R man who thinks he can hype them to the heights, so long as they agree to have two session men (who can't stand them, anyway) foisted on them to turn them from a duo into a "band" & voila, The Libertines! Said "singer" now has an even more over-inflated sense of his own importance / talent, but now also has a gullible public throwing money at him, which fuels his new found taste for all things Columbian. Over inflated sense of self importance is now fueled by the paranoia inherent in South American marching powder...

...and the kids love him!

...and they smell of wee.

Geck0 wrote: Chavs - need I say more?