Stick to the path at night, young fellah m'lad, and you should be safe.

Incidentally, what is your opinion of Channel 4 comedy flag-ship "The Eleven o'Clock Show"?

Flagship eh? I never realised it had that sort of status within C4. I guess it did launch Ali G though...

My opinions of it? I'm afraid I haven't managed to catch any of the new series, but I understand there's been a few changes...?

Hah! That's one way to describe it....

I think most of us see it as a load of... well. i don't, because I've never seen it, but.


__subbes__

YES!

I posted that with lynx. yesyesyesyesyesyesyes! It works. Whooo.

I'm afraid I was joshing rather.

You're afraid?

He's only a student, he's not going to kill you.

Well...

Don't worry, I've come from the Off Topic Forum at the Championship Manager board and you have to have a pretty thick skin to survive there, believe me.

Anyway, who's gonna tell me about this board then?

Welcome aboard Jason C. For an easy guide to the most regular Forum users, check out the Cast of Characters thread, specifically designed to give new people a simple cut-out-and-keep guide to the quirks of the regulars.

Recurring themes of this Forum.....

1. The 11 O'Clock Show is a disgrace. 'Topical Comedy' is dead. Iain Lee is (insert vitriol). New presenters are (insert vitriol). Scripts are.....you get the idea.

2. The Goodies is ace. Why no repeats?

3. Brass Eye. Ditto.

4. Alison Graham shouldn't be allowed to edit the school magazine ((c) Justin.)

5. Clip shows. The Nietzshean reoccurrence (sp?) of Delboy falling through the bar, Pike inadvertently giving his name away to the Jerries, "Don't mention the War!", etc. Paul Ross and his amazing insights into the completely obvious.

A brief word about SOTCAA.

This Forum was until recently attached to a wonderful, wonderful web site called Some of the Corpses are Amusing..... This was a vast repository incredible information about the censorship and producer politics that often screws up the best comedy shows. It combined trenchant and excellently written opinions on stuff with several archives of hard-to-find comedy gems, including unbroadcast Python scripts and, well, loads more. The site is offline at the moment due to a complaint and Rob S (the webmaster) has asked us not to speculate about who or what is responsible as this is unhelpful. This Forum itself was closed down briefly when speculation became rife and nobody wants that to happen again.

SOTCAA is due to return, soon.



(some of this stuff was lifted from a previous posting. thanks to the contributor of that)

6. Phill Jupitus/ Mark Lamarr/ Nick Hancock are rubbish. (some dissent about the last 2).

7. And so is Ricky Gervaise (no dissent whatsoever).

8. "The Gusset" isn't/wasn't very good (does it still exist?)

9. Cousteau sound like Lionel Ritchie.

10. Everybody should just happy and love each other (new topic).

>10. Everybody should just happy and love each other (new topic).

Not sure about that one...
seems a bit overly complicated to me

As Cousteau sing : "I'm easy/ easy like Sunday morning..." - well, that's what it sounds like to me...

Many thanks for the introductions, glad to be part of this forum at long last. Here are my (perhaps uneducated, unrefined) opinions on some of the hot topics mentioned previously.

1. 11 O'Clock Show
As I mentioned earlier, I haven't managed to see any of the new series, the previous ones did contain some good pieces of comedy, but only sporadically, therefore I only tended to watch it when nothing else was on.

2. The Goodies
I saw a piece on the TV Plus Teletext page a few weeks ago saying the reason The Goodies isn't going to be repeated is because the head of BBC2 said it didn't fit in with their image (whatever that is). Again, the only time I can recall seeing them was their performance of 'Funky Gibbon' on some TOTP retro-show and that looked rather embarrassing for all concerned...

3. Brass Eye
Now that was a good show, but I don't think it endeared itself to Channel 4 when Chris Morris included that abusive slogan towards then-Head of Programmes Michael Grade. Video release perhaps?

4. Alison Graham and the School Magazine
Who's Alison Graham?

5. Clip Shows
Is there ever such a mark of unimagination displayed by a broadcaster than to include these in their schedules? I think not. Even Channel 4 have gone that way with their endless stream of Top 100 shows. I bet the archive owners can't believe their luck with all the royalties flooding in though...

6. Phill Jupitus/Mark Lamarr/Nick Hancock
Jupitus - the jury's out... (why can't he go back to doing continuity at the Paramount Channel?)
Lamarr - best of the lot
Hancock - better stick to hosting sporting quiz shows I think (his 'interview' show was a complete and utter embarassment to say the least)

7. Ricky Gervaise
There's potential there...

8. The Gusset
What's the Gusset?

9. Cousteau sounding like Lionel Richie
Cousteau?

10. Everybody should be happy and love each other
Sounds a good idea to me, shame someone can't tell the United Nations that though.

There. I've said my opinions, you can now get your teeth into 'em. If they don't mark me out as a newcomer...

JASON WHAT IS YOUR OPIONON OF THE IDENT PROBLEM??

Could you outline the ident problem for me please?

There is no idents problem at all. In this fabuolousa afterlife Nele Morrisey is our Lord. May He reign Over all Evilniss.

Yes, another thing I noticed was the many references to a certain 'Nele Morrisey'...

Not sure he should become our eternal overlord though.

I will *never* be nele moriseys wife do you hear me? NEVER!

Cold feet?

I think nele morisey was funnier when he was played by Harry Enfield. And not so evil, either.

But way too smug. I think nele morisey should be played by the late Kenneth Williams.

Could someone enlighten me as to the repeated references to 'Nele Morrisey', or is that just an 'in joke'?

'ello there. Welcome aboard.

Thanks very much indeed Dan :-)

I've plucked up the courage to make my first proper thread...

Ta.

What are you studying...and where?

I'm currently studying A-levels (in Economics & Business, Accounting, Computing and Maths) at Bexley College, just outside South East London.

>I'm currently studying A-levels (in Economics & Business, Accounting, Computing and Maths) at Bexley College, just outside South East London.

Stand by PwC...this lad means business!

PwC?

"Pr*cks w*nkers C*nts - ahahahahahaa!"

(C) 1999 Iain Lee

Pah! Just wait until you go to Uni meladdo. Then you'll know what hard work is all about.

(No wait that's not right. Well actually it is if you take Maths, Computing and Electronics like I did. The bastards -- no vegging-in-front-of-the-telly for me. I'll get those slave drivers in Durham, believe you me. If they ever cross my path I'll... I'll... I will you know. Mark my words)

O... K...

>O... K...

You might end up working in IT...like me. And that's with my MA!

Good to have you aboard Jason C - don't worry about the nele morissey business. I've been a regular (some would say too regular by half) on here for several months now, and I don't get it.

Alison Graham? Let's just say she features in a weekly magazine with the initials R and T. That one.

Thanks very much for the warm welcome Justin, and for telling me about Alison Graham. Unfortunately I don't get much of a chance to check out the good old RT as I only seem to really need it around Christmas time.

Justin wrote:
>Good to have you aboard Jason C - don't worry about the nele morissey business. I've been a regular (some would say too regular by half) on here for several months now, and I don't get it.

NELE MORISSEY USED TO WORK FOR BONO!!!!

Hi Jason C.

No advice to give.

Only a warm welcome.

That's very nice of you George, thanks very much indeed. :-)

Welcome Jason C to our magical land of idents and sitcom.

BTW nele morisey is the root of evil. According to a couple of dyslexic, caps lock addicts who keep posting to the forum and have done so often they have become unbearably funny.

Thanks very much Al, I think I'll just have to try and follow the 'Nele Morrisey' story the best I can as it progresses.

"Progresses"? You mean there's more to come?

[Sighs]

>Lamarr - best of the lot

Jason, welcome!
At some point you will discover the huge difference of opinion that I have with almost everyone else on this forum, regarding Mr. Lamarr...
It has become matter of course that whenever his name is mentioned, so mine is too and the healthy debate swiftly follows...

All good fun.

I find it quite heartbreaking, actually.

That's just due to your enhanced emotional state after a great deal of shandy indulgence.

Heartbreaking that one so young as you, Ailie, should be taken in by the phoney charm and false graces of Mr. Lamarr, and that's not even his real name, no one knows it, he's forgotten it himself.

TRUE: he admits his mum calls him "Mark Lamarr".

>TRUE: he admits his mum calls him "Mark Lamarr".

My mum's called me far worse.

I can't think of anything worse, Ailie. Unless....(shock registers)...YOUR MUM CALLED YOU "IAIN LEE"???!

You poor love, have a cup of sweet tea and a digestive.

Welcome to JasonC, btw. I have added myself to the Cast of Characters thread for your convenience.

No. My mum used a sweary word... I had been very naughty.

My mother claims to have never used a swear word in her life, and that she is a paragon of virtue. Odd then that she should call me a **** because I made up a song about her:

#you're bitter 'cos you're ginger
you're bitter 'cos you're ginger
na naa na na
na naa na na#

But it doesn't rhyme properly... no wonder she was angry...

It is merely based on that sort of conga type tune thing. She's bitter because she didn't give birth to any ginger children, who could empathise with her pain.

Er, are you certain it's merely your non-ginger property that distressed her?

*nods* Definitely. She's come to terms with the gay/mentally ill/toothless Pepsi addict bit.

(nods) Well, you comr from the North-East...

Naughty! Can't hold that against me, my parents are solely to blame.
I'm just thankful that they moved from Sunderland before I was born.

Did you go somewhere more sophisticated - Gateshead?

Gateshead? Oh please. Firstly, that is officially 'Geordieland' and therefore off limits, and secondly, there are very few trees and fields, just lots of concrete.

Well, exactly.

Thanks for your welcome messages Ewar and Ailie. :-)

Hiya JC.

I'm kinda new here meself, but far less brave than U.

So far I'v stuck to reading the posts and addding the odd few comments.

But despite derogative comments, I quite like the cakeshop too.

I welcome you too sir.

Thank you very much Mouse and TJ for your welcoming messages. :-)

Jason C - such a polite young thing introducing yourself. Myself - I just jumped in and starting insulting programs!

JON - I was getting to like you, but be careful, my friend:
Cousteau DOES NOT sound anything like Lionel Richie; and
Mark Lamarr IS a SEX GOD - without dispute or opportunity for discussion. With whom I could quite happily commit all sorts of illegal activities in a blurred higher state of consciousness.

>"Pr*cks w*nkers C*nts - ahahahahahaa!" -

very interesting interpretation to PwC.... assuming you work that Arma..... makes me concerned as the company I work for (who shall remain very nameless) - signed a contract with them recently. HELP!

>I just jumped in and starting insulting programs!

We call it "constructive criticism" here. Except for the 11 O'clock Show.