Quote: TomCampbell @ November 21 2008, 3:48 PM GMTTV Offal's "Gay Daleks" anyone?
As you're one of only about 8 people who remember that show, I doubt Nation's estate saw it.
Re the sketch - Can people stop writing teen's who talk in that exaggerated 'innit' way?
Exsperminate!!
Quote: Seefacts @ November 21 2008, 8:51 PM GMTRe the sketch - Can people stop writing teen's who talk in that exaggerated 'innit' way?
Sadly it is not so much of an exaggeration, but Armstrong and Miller have mined much of the comic potential.
In this sketch Sooty uses it to establish character and to get laughs - a nice kid trying hard to be street cred and getting it ludicrously wrong. That justifies any exaggeration, and is fine I think.
Delighted you got what I meant Timbo, sorry you didn't Seefacts.
The bulk of the jokes lies in him getting his patois wrong. He mixes mum based insults, with the middle class affectation, for referring to ones' mums when one speaks to her.
The Dalek's more of a cheery add on.
As for TV Offal it was a highly written about show with a few million viewers. It was quite influential for it's time.
And "innit" is comedy short hand, along with "you'd think" or "and then she said,"
Expressions designed to get instant recognition from an audience, a large part of comedy writing being based on familiarity.
Quote: Marc P @ November 19 2008, 10:35 AM GMTSometimes there is a good reason not to.
eh?
And why have you got a rare photo of me naked and smiling?
Is this about the knitting pattern scandal?
Quote: Bad dog @ November 19 2008, 11:08 AM GMTInstead of an eastern european-type name, maybe call him Dalek Rad.
Damn I was looking for a Dalek sounding name but you're right they're mainly 3-5 letters.
I'll change it to Dalek Butz if I do anything with it.
Didja like the sketch?
