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Helmut is Marc Blake. Did you know that? Good act. Only seen him once, but I enjoyed him a lot.

Roger Monkhouse is an absolute joy to behold, he is a comic's comic. Not for being 'out there' or 'sticking it to the man' - which are more often than not simple euphemisms for being ranty and shit - but for simply being incredibly funny with a fantastic turn of phrase and a lightning sharp wit. Simply excellent.

Stephen K compered my second ever gig. That was in 2002. Manchester King Gong.

This weekend I saw Greg Davies from We Are Klang. He was mint. A brilliant story teller.

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Spaced??

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Yeah. It's the most dull, mediocre sitcom I could think of. And you're calling Jack Dee mediocre?

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This weekend I saw Greg Davies from We Are Klang. He was mint.

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What, a cold lump of metal?

Quote: jdubya @ April 14 2008, 6:53 PM BST

Helmut is Marc Blake. Did you know that?

This weekend I saw Greg Davies from We Are Klang. He was mint. A brilliant story teller.

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Yes I did know, relaunched in 2004 as Helmut after a break. Audience didn't cotton on that he is actually English. I think he does it better than the German version of a German, Henning Wehn.

For BSG ers, ''We are Klang'' were actually a sketch troupe (and shouldn't you know that?) So good I've heard that it was a surprise they got little or no TV work.

Seriously, amazing how you lot dismiss performance comedy so easily and then fail to notice when people are talking about some really good sketch work. Don't want to upset people but I do wonder if you're all so into this writing thing that you forget what you actually aspire to is a performance of your work: Isn't that the goal?
I posted a thread ''I liked this'' a short while ago. I thought it was a really good example of sketch performance and writing and asked for comment. Not a single reply? Ok, it wasn't sitcom but given the apparent number of aspiring writers here - do you shirk when u see something that works? Success frighten you?

Now our top man doesn't know who ''Klang'' are.

Bemused of ---------?

Do correct me if I'm wrong. As if I had to ask.

I'm in it for the glory, only the glory, ever the glory.

I'd rather be succesful, than funny.

You're certainly on form with your choice of phrases today sooty.

Am I being subtly mocked here?

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For BSG ers, ''We are Klang'' were actually a sketch troupe (and shouldn't you know that?) So good I've heard that it was a surprise they got little or no TV work.

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They were on BBC Three's The Wall last week. All I can say is that they should take a leaf out of Mark Speight's book.

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No, honest.

I give credit where due y'know. That above and your choice of words in the Speight debate were impressive. Seriously: You said in a sentence the same as would have taken me six. Good impact.

Ok

Quote: Aaron @ April 14 2008, 9:40 PM BST

They were on BBC Three's The Wall last week. All I can say is that they should take a leaf out of Mark Speight's book.

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I was actually going to remark on the small issue of subjectivity with that post. This says more or less the same thing, with a dead man attached for comic effect.

Why thank you, I use my tongue purtier than a 30 dollar whore.

To misquote Blazing Saddles.

Quote: jdubya @ April 14 2008, 6:53 PM BST

Roger Monkhouse is an absolute joy to behold, he is a comic's comic. Not for being 'out there' or 'sticking it to the man' - which are more often than not simple euphemisms for being ranty and shit - but for simply being incredibly funny with a fantastic turn of phrase and a lightning sharp wit. Simply excellent.

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Saw him at Sandown Racecourse (!) and he was excellent in front of a very flat audience, in a difficult venue.

We Are Klang were terrible on The Wall, but I've seen them being better before.
They're all over the telly at the moment!

Quote: zooo @ April 14 2008, 10:07 PM BST

We Are Klang were terrible on The Wall, but I've seen them being better before.
They're all over the telly at the moment!

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Lee Mack: "In Dixons and bloke who works there comes up to me and says, "Hey you're that mad bloke off the telly", "Yeah that's me", "No, I mean, you're that mad bloke, off the telly!".

LOL, probably did it wrong but it's funny.

Quote: Badge @ April 14 2008, 10:00 PM BST

...excellent in front of a very flat audience, in a difficult venue.

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Oh I think that's only this time of the year, they do it over jumps from autumn onwards.

Stop it thing your very poor humour is wasted here - - - - BED!

it was actually a very jumps audience