Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle was one of my favourite programmes in recent memory. Might just save the BBC.
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle - Series 1 Page 40
Quote: Marc P @ July 28 2009, 10:11 AM BSTMight just save the BBC.
From what?
Quote: chipolata @ July 28 2009, 10:13 AM BSTFrom what?
From itself. Too many short term contracts, too many middle managers, too many scared fingers in too many uniform pies. Too much factory orientated approach to drama and comedy. Too many cost centres, too much interdepartmental responsibilty. Too much fear.
Not enough of the Barry Took ethos.
REITH OR WREATH
Quote: Marc P @ July 28 2009, 10:18 AM BSTFrom itself. Too many short term contracts, too many middle managers, too many scared fingers in too many uniform pies. Too much factory orientated approach to drama and comedy. Too many cost centres, too much interdepartmental responsibilty. Too much fear.
Quote: chipolata @ July 28 2009, 10:21 AM BST
I damn near shat my pants! The fear! Aaaahhh!
Quote: swerytd @ July 28 2009, 9:58 AM BSTI'm going to the Guildford gig.
'Guildford' and 'gig' really don't go together, do they?
<he said, priming his avocado slicer>
Dan
Well I'm looking forward to seeing him at Edin'bro soon. Although I've just realised I could have saved myself a lot of time and money by seeing all the acts' preview shows in London instead!
We can compare notes after and see how much of the act he changes in between those dates.
JP
I've just got the DVD of the series and have just come across the Radio 4 up-and-down voices bit. Is it just me, or does I Guess That's Why They Call It The News suffer from that? I'm going to have to listen IGTWTCITN again to double-check.
I used to write the odd sketch or gag years ago for Weekending and that kind of joke delivery was almost originated by that show. (I'm not surprised Stewart Lee has memories of that type of Radio 4 comedy, considering that he used to write for that show too.)
Quote: Tim Walker @ September 8 2009, 9:55 PM BSTI used to write the odd sketch or gag years ago for Weekending
On a Friday?
Well yes, it went out on a Friday night when I wrote for it (would have been 1990/91). I only really ever listened to it to hear if I'd got anything on. (This was in the days of having to fax scripts through to the production office and pray they actually got printed at the other end. No sod ever seemed to be in the production office. It was something I used to get interested in for a month or so then just as quickly lose interest in. Most of the stuff I wrote was shit, to be fair.)
Quote: Tim Walker @ September 8 2009, 10:47 PM BSTWell yes, it went out on a Friday night when I wrote for it (would have been 1990/91). I only really ever listened to it to hear if I'd got anything on. (This was in the days of having to fax scripts through to the production office and pray they actually got printed at the other end. No sod ever seemed to be in the production office. It was something I used to get interested in for a month or so then as quickly lose interest in. Most of the stuff I wrote was shit, to be fair.)
Oh, I see your clever gag now, Mr P.
Quote: Tim Walker @ September 8 2009, 10:50 PM BSTOh, I see your clever gag now, Mr P.
Quote: Tim Walker @ September 8 2009, 10:47 PM BSTMost of the stuff I wrote was shit, to be fair.)
If only Horne & Corden had such candour.