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Jay Arnold07 Oct 2009 10:12 a.m. PST

"Ooh, that's a bad miss."

The show's been on BBC America all day. Loving it.

Space Monkey07 Oct 2009 10:37 a.m. PST

Watching it now… love that show.

Personal logo Flashman14 Supporting Member of TMP07 Oct 2009 11:12 a.m. PST

Only seen buts and pieces but looks promising.

DontFearDareaper Fezian07 Oct 2009 11:46 a.m. PST

Gotta love Mitchell and Webb , their WW2 skits are hysterical

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Dave

Cufflink07 Oct 2009 1:42 p.m. PST

I love The Surprising Adventures of Sir Digby Chicken Caesar. laugh

streetline07 Oct 2009 3:08 p.m. PST

I don't. I have the tune in my head all day…

Personal logo Doms Decals Sponsoring Member of TMP07 Oct 2009 3:31 p.m. PST

Yep, quality stuff, and I too have a particular soft spot for the SS sketch…. My other favourite has to be the vegetarians one:

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Dom.

PS – They also did several radio series which are superb too….

Personal logo Saber6 Supporting Member of TMP Fezian07 Oct 2009 3:46 p.m. PST

Dom, that was pure EVIL! Loved it!

Personal logo Parzival Supporting Member of TMP07 Oct 2009 4:40 p.m. PST

Oh, so true, Dom. I love it.

Does anyone know if they did a sketch with a writer meeting his agent? There's a line about "Didn't they already write Jaws?" I saw it on YouTube about a year or so ago, but haven't been able to track it down since.

Last Hussar07 Oct 2009 6:17 p.m. PST

"The Old lady Job justification committee" on the radio show. Makes you realise how pointless many modern jobs sound when you have to explain what you do to your nan!

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Worth going through slowly just to spot all the jokes in the background (signs etc)

Prince Rupert of the Rhine07 Oct 2009 11:31 p.m. PST

They're a bit hit and miss I find some stuff is funny other stuff not so much. The channel four sitcom they did called 'Peep Show' is really funny.

Sane Max08 Oct 2009 1:26 a.m. PST

we had to stop playing the radio show in the car, as my wife kept swerving while weeping with laughter.

Pat

mweaver08 Oct 2009 4:58 a.m. PST

Love some of their sketches I have seen. We bought a DVD while in England this summer, but haven't watched any of it yet.

hurcheon08 Oct 2009 7:08 a.m. PST

The old ladies justification was wonderful, especially the last oen where Mitchell and Webb had to justify themselves.

My only problem with their material is that if you had heard it on the radio, then you would see it on the TV show, and also on their tour.

Mind you, one good bit in the Q&A session at the end was that writing stuff is hard, they produce a great sketch liek the SS officers, and the biggest laugh they got was when David Mitchell kicked a monitor on stage.

Personal logo Doms Decals Sponsoring Member of TMP08 Oct 2009 4:49 p.m. PST

The other job justification one that I particularly liked was the traffic warden, who I seem to recall was the only one to have passed muster when the old ladies analysed the role….

PS – Parzival, maybe that was a radio one? The lazy writers mainly do TV series in the, umm, TV series, but I seem to remember they were film writers on the radio.

Last Hussar15 Oct 2009 5:26 p.m. PST

"But if we invite Penny, she will bring that Tiresome James Bond fellow"

Azantihighlightning17 Oct 2009 7:27 a.m. PST

'Do not mention the event!'

' A stone, a stone, a stone, a stone, a stone, Frightening Animal….'

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