Well well, French and Saunders are up here in Scotland to launch the Glasgow International Comedy Festival.
Am I the only one who sees the irony in that?
Has there, in fact, been a time, any time, in their careers when they have ever actually been funny?
Don't you dare mention 'Ab Fab' or 'The Vicar Of Dibley'! They were NEVER funny. Both series seemed to revolve around one "joke". In Absolutely Fabulous the mother behaves like the teenager, the teenager behaves like a mother. In The Vicar Of Dibley the vicar is a big fat woman who doesn't behave like a vicar should. That's it. Not really exploring the boundaries of comedy there, are we.
Don't you dare mention 'Ab Fab' or 'The Vicar Of Dibley'! They were NEVER funny. Both series seemed to revolve around one "joke". In Absolutely Fabulous the mother behaves like the teenager, the teenager behaves like a mother. In The Vicar Of Dibley the vicar is a big fat woman who doesn't behave like a vicar should. That's it. Not really exploring the boundaries of comedy there, are we.
I got home from work last night and ended up watching a rerun of 'Morecambe & Wise' on UKSomething or other, and I laughed my tits off. Along with The Two Ronnies, they are still the benchmark for TV humour.
It used to be something that British TV excelled at. We had sitcoms coming out of our ears, and by and large, they were all funny. Terry & June, In Sickness and In Health, Only When I Laugh, and on and on, but clearly those days are long gone. Sadly.
It used to be something that British TV excelled at. We had sitcoms coming out of our ears, and by and large, they were all funny. Terry & June, In Sickness and In Health, Only When I Laugh, and on and on, but clearly those days are long gone. Sadly.
PS - If someone mentions Ant & Dec, I will hunt you down like a dog.
