More great stuff from Canada! Each episode Kenny and Spenny battle it out to avoid a Jackass style 'humiliation'. Apparently it's totally unscripted, although at times I've questioned this. Anyway, it's not important because it's brilliant. Kenny, who looks like a young Oliver Reed, is a badly smelling, unwashed, laid-back lovable character. Every group of mates has one; The guy in my circle of friends knows exactly who he is... But the brilliance of Kenny is his prolific conjuring-up of ingenious ways to win. Spenny is rather more lanky, serious, stressed and introvert, providing excellent cannon fodder for Kenny.
The show has won awards in Canada, and there are even spin off shows around the world...even from the UK! Ed Vs Spencer is aired on Sky 1. From what I've seen, it also looks pretty good, and refreshingly, they have their own original set of challenges. The Germans have Elton Vs Simon. At first I was tempted to take the piss out of this, but Germans tend to have a good sense of humour so I'll resist for the time being.
Whole episodes can be found on YouTube, and this one is arguably the funniest of all: Pray silence please for Kenny Vs Spenny 'First one to laugh loses'.
Monday 20 October 2008
Thursday 16 October 2008
The Castle (1997)
Again, more good comedy from Oz that we never got over here before the days of Youtube. It seems obvious to me know that when you put an Australian or two in front of a camera, it's bound to create good comedy. I went to Australia once, and I can honestly say I never met an Aussie that wasn't fucking hilarious to laugh with or at. Firstly there's the accent; far more extreme than your mate's best impression of Joe Mangle. Then there's the authorities, which allow road signs with jokes in them.
I guess when you find yourself in new world territory where all animals tend to bite, sting or infect you to death, you take your pick of two options. 1) Go down the sea, try not to get attacked by sharks and get pissed or 2) Go into the outback, pick fruit, try not to get bitten by insects, and get pissed. Either way it's gonna be funny. I'll never forget the time a friend and I went on a mountain biking trip in Byron Bay and were introduced to the 'Klu Klux Klan horse'... but that's another story...
...right, that's my mind reorganised, now for the comedy. Only 11 years late but still great: The Castle, a film about an Australian family who live adjacent, juxtaposed, next to an airport never did reach our shores, but there was an American version made. No doubt it was shit, so watch part of the original here, then spend the afternoon trying to memorise the lyrics to the Pugwall theme tune and searching for pictures of Jenny and Marmaloid naked. I didn't do that...i'm too busy being a professional journalist.
I guess when you find yourself in new world territory where all animals tend to bite, sting or infect you to death, you take your pick of two options. 1) Go down the sea, try not to get attacked by sharks and get pissed or 2) Go into the outback, pick fruit, try not to get bitten by insects, and get pissed. Either way it's gonna be funny. I'll never forget the time a friend and I went on a mountain biking trip in Byron Bay and were introduced to the 'Klu Klux Klan horse'... but that's another story...
...right, that's my mind reorganised, now for the comedy. Only 11 years late but still great: The Castle, a film about an Australian family who live adjacent, juxtaposed, next to an airport never did reach our shores, but there was an American version made. No doubt it was shit, so watch part of the original here, then spend the afternoon trying to memorise the lyrics to the Pugwall theme tune and searching for pictures of Jenny and Marmaloid naked. I didn't do that...i'm too busy being a professional journalist.
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