Quote: Dave @ August 31 2010, 10:19 PM BSTRufus Hound was very quiet.
So he should be.
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Quote: Matthew Stott @ August 31 2010, 10:27 PM BSTHe's a comedian apparently; can't say I've seen much evidence of that yet in his many appearances on TV. He chats in quite a jolly way.
He's not funny at all, you should write a sketch about how unfunny he is.
Rufus Hound is/was great on Argumental. Witty, clever, eloquent, and good at thinking on his feet.
Not from what I saw of it! I found it to be painfully unfunny...
This is clearly the best panel show around. It improved immensely when Deayton left.
It really didn't!
Quote: Aaron @ April 22 2011, 3:13 PM BSTIt really didn't!
It did! I was watching a repeat of an Angus one last night, and he's so sort of removed, subdued and arch; I prefer Brydon, he can join in more, it makes the whole thing more jolly and fun. I know some people don't like the host joining in, which I find odd.
I got so confused with this current run, is it repeats or not? some weeks it looks new to me, others I have seen before. But I don't remember missing any from the last series.
Our guide will tell you it's just repeats, Lee.
And Matthew, yes, arguable that Deayton was too removed, but Brydon is FAR too far the other way. A host should be primarily a host, and not a budding participant themself. Brydon would do well to remember that.
It is a great format, but it's quality always depends on the guests in each episode- like any panel show. Comedians and comedic bods should make up the bulk of the guests, but why they have to use people like Chris Hoy and Janet Street Porter is beyond me.
Quote: Matthew Stott @ April 22 2011, 3:28 PM BSTit makes the whole thing more jolly and fun
...or irritating, depending on your point of view.
Quote: TopBanana @ April 22 2011, 3:56 PM BSTIt is a great format, but it's quality always depends on the guests in each episode- like any panel show. Comedians and comedic bods should make up the bulk of the guests, but why they have to use people like Chris Hoy and Janet Street Porter is beyond me.
One reason is because, if you only have comedians on panel shows, then they just become tedious comedic dick-waving competitions (see Week, Mock the).
Quote: TopBanana @ April 22 2011, 3:56 PM BSTIt is a great format, but it's quality always depends on the guests in each episode- like any panel show. Comedians and comedic bods should make up the bulk of the guests, but why they have to use people like Chris Hoy and Janet Street Porter is beyond me.
The trouble is that with other panel shows, say Have I Got News For You or QI, you just have to know a bit, or to have looked at the paper for a few days before your appearance, but with Would I Lie To You?, the guest actually has to be in some way inventive, or at least charismatic - which, evidently, as you point out, doesn't come easily to some.
So I'd say your ending point really shows that WILTY? is not, actually, a 'great format' at all - at least not without being far pickier in their guest booking.
That's vert nit picky, Aaron.
It's a great format because it has translated into a highly entertaining show.
By your rules, nothing is a 'great format', because rubbish gusets could potentially ruin any show.
I love the show, and also "the Unbelievable Truth" on Radio 4, a show notable for being the only time Henning Thingy (the German chap) has ever made me laugh.