For me the 11 o'clock show was always one to watch...if a little past my bedtime. As regular as clockwork I tuned in to see Iain Lee twatting about with Daisy Donovan, not just so I could perv on Daisy and to debate with myself over whether or not Iain Lee was actually funny or just a twat. No, the real reason I stayed up THAT late was for my 5 minute weekly fix of 'Bulla'.
As many of you will remember, Bulla was the most dangerous man alive, who harboured reasonably dangerous, and slightly confused opinions; and he wasn't shy of sharing them, from his prison cell.
Since then Grover, who has appeared in films and TV, and has most recently produced a series about sextuplets, reunited after being separated at birth, when their mother was jailed for manslaughter. 'The Potter Family' is available to stream at comedybox.tv
Unfortunately it is not possible to insert a video here, but don't worry, I've hooked y'all up with a link. Enjoy!
http://www.comedybox.tv/comic-video-ricky+grover-10770
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.... For those who don't remember Bulla, here's a clip:
Sunday 27 July 2008
Thursday 17 July 2008
Mighty boosh (comedy) festival
The comedians who signed themselves up for the booshfest in kent this year might well have been somewhat surprised by the thorough upstaging they were dealt by the days musical lineup. Although the tv series does feature the odd song here and there, most would consider the comedy element of programe to be the stronger of the two.
Arriving at the site, then, one can only imagine the comedians' first moments as they saw the huge stage, and assuming that their prescence would be at least equal to the music 'half' of the day, wandered around, searching in vain for another similarly sized venue for themselves. what they would eventually find could only have been a disappointment: a miniscule marquee for about a hundred people, which would somehow be host to some of the best comedy acts of great britain.
Despite deaing with a ridiculous 1 in 1 out door policy (for the area *surounding* the tent), yours truly managed to blag a prime spot on the inside. However, as ive used up my alloted 200 words on describing the single obvious downfall of the day, I only have time to give quick 4-word ratings for the acts i actually saw. So here goes:
Josie long: slightly muckier, still charming
Ross noble: energetic improv, frenetic buffoonery
Robin ince: political middle-ager, needed longer
Paddys fun: less entertaining whitehouse exp
Arj barker: conchord costar, good shit
Arnab chanda: preteen looks, confidence abounds
david doherty: highly infectious keyboarding. Ace.
Mark watson: energetic, crowd working situational,
matt berry: oversized ego, DARKPLACE RAP
matt holness (wier) old material, still good
tony law: nutjob yank(?) accented wierdo
paul foot: awkward camp sitcom = meh.
Paul sinna: "gay"
Arriving at the site, then, one can only imagine the comedians' first moments as they saw the huge stage, and assuming that their prescence would be at least equal to the music 'half' of the day, wandered around, searching in vain for another similarly sized venue for themselves. what they would eventually find could only have been a disappointment: a miniscule marquee for about a hundred people, which would somehow be host to some of the best comedy acts of great britain.
Despite deaing with a ridiculous 1 in 1 out door policy (for the area *surounding* the tent), yours truly managed to blag a prime spot on the inside. However, as ive used up my alloted 200 words on describing the single obvious downfall of the day, I only have time to give quick 4-word ratings for the acts i actually saw. So here goes:
Josie long: slightly muckier, still charming
Ross noble: energetic improv, frenetic buffoonery
Robin ince: political middle-ager, needed longer
Paddys fun: less entertaining whitehouse exp
Arj barker: conchord costar, good shit
Arnab chanda: preteen looks, confidence abounds
david doherty: highly infectious keyboarding. Ace.
Mark watson: energetic, crowd working situational,
matt berry: oversized ego, DARKPLACE RAP
matt holness (wier) old material, still good
tony law: nutjob yank(?) accented wierdo
paul foot: awkward camp sitcom = meh.
Paul sinna: "gay"
Wednesday 16 July 2008
Michael Fabbri
Laid back, relaxed with a deadly sting is how I'd best describe Michael Fabbri. The up and coming comedian is toilet circuiting around the stand up scene, and although I'm not going to lie and say I've seen him live, I will at least try and see his show if it comes within a reasonable proximity of me; partly because it'll be for under a tenner, and partly because it's not every day that you see a genuinely likable and funny character on stage. This is the only video I could find, so someone is gonna have to go and film him soon and stick it on Youtube, then let me know, because I'm simply too lazy to do it myself:
Sunday 13 July 2008
Trailer Park Boys
I still don't know why this hasn't made it bigger in the UK! Trailer Park Boys shows the day to day lives of 3 best friends; Julian, Ricky & Bubbles, who live on a Trailer Park.
Earning money by selling weed and fixing (deliberately) broken shopping carts, the 3 attempt to survive, avoid jail and earn enough money to fund their main expenditures: weed growing UV lights, alcohol and cat food.
With so many episodes already filmed it's best to start from the beginning and get to know the characters. Their genuine comradeship will echo the best of your own friendships, however distant their lives may be from anyone you'll ever meet.
Earning money by selling weed and fixing (deliberately) broken shopping carts, the 3 attempt to survive, avoid jail and earn enough money to fund their main expenditures: weed growing UV lights, alcohol and cat food.
With so many episodes already filmed it's best to start from the beginning and get to know the characters. Their genuine comradeship will echo the best of your own friendships, however distant their lives may be from anyone you'll ever meet.
Thursday 10 July 2008
Australian Comedy coming to the UK
Recent advances in technology have allowed for the distribution of comedy sitcoms reaching us Brits for places as far as Australia and New Zealand. Gone are the days where our choice was restricted to 'Everybody Loves Ramond, and that other show with 2 Gaymen and the squealing woman.
Within the last year or so we have been blessed with the highly original Flight of the Conchords, and more recently from Australia: Summer Heights High which has been showing on BBC3. However, it seems this has been a long time coming. Chris Lilley, who wrote and directed SHH first appeared in Big Bite (2003), and although the scenes are a little scrappy and the characters a bit underdeveloped, it's good to see where it all started:
Within the last year or so we have been blessed with the highly original Flight of the Conchords, and more recently from Australia: Summer Heights High which has been showing on BBC3. However, it seems this has been a long time coming. Chris Lilley, who wrote and directed SHH first appeared in Big Bite (2003), and although the scenes are a little scrappy and the characters a bit underdeveloped, it's good to see where it all started:
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