A joke similar to that came up in an American TV series a while back, but I can't think of what it was. I do remember that the show was awful and that about 5 people watched it. This was way funnier.
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Quote: AndreaLynne @ June 21 2009, 12:49 PM BSTI do remember that the show was awful and that about 5 people watched it. This was way funnier.
I liked this too. It made me laugh lots.
That is all.
Dan
Quote: AndreaLynne @ June 20 2009, 1:21 PM BST
I haven't seen Life is Sweet. I'll have to look for it.
It's great
Quote: Aaron @ June 21 2009, 2:04 PM BST
Oi!
Quote: shaggy292 @ June 21 2009, 3:11 PM BSTIt's great
I'll look for it. Thanks.Oi!
Wow, I do think the second series is nowhere as good as the first, but its still a great show. It's really popular over here and its on a pay cable station.
Don't have a go at me Andrea, have a go at Aaron up there!
It is rather popular here too. Aaron just hates the musical interludes so much it clouds his opinion of the rest of the show. The silly sausage.
Quote: shaggy292 @ June 21 2009, 3:11 PM BSTIt's great
Life Is Sweet also boasts a great cast. Other than Tim Spall, there's Jim Broadbent, Alison Steadman, Jane Horrocks, Claire Skinner, Stephen Rea and David Thewlis. (Don't know if it's still on the DVD release thesedays, but mine also included a very funny Mike Leigh short for C4, entitled The Short & Curlies, also with Alison Steadman and a very funny David Thewlis as a joke-cracking nerd.)
Quote: shaggy292 @ June 21 2009, 3:15 PM BSTDon't have a go at me Andrea, have a go at Aaron up there!
Sorry, I goofed on my quoting, humblest apologies. 
Quote: Tim Walker @ June 21 2009, 3:20 PM BSTa very funny David Thewlis as a joke-cracking nerd.)
There's that brilliant bit in that when he's buying extra large condoms from his female chemist friend:
"You're wondering, aren't you?"
"No, nothing to do with me"
"Isn't it? Well, we'll see about that"
Loved it!!!!! I was quite worried as I love TLOG and wondered if Psychoville would fall flat but I worried for nothing as from start to finish it was pure comedy heaven... just my ticket! I have to say I was very impressed with Dawn French.. she was great and one of the funniest parts of it.. I can't wait for episode 2.. Loved the bit at the very beggining in the post office when the old lady says "he forgot his candle" LOL 
The candle bit? Nah, I saw that coming. 
Quote: rob stanhope @ June 21 2009, 8:31 PM BSTThe candle bit? Nah, I saw that coming.
I didn't! Was quite good. Which reminds me that the design of the series is fantastic. I hear that Reece & Steve have had a lot of input on design of things like the DVD release so I assume similarly of the show proper, but Brian Sykes has to win an award for this series.
Shearsmith & Pemberton writing a comedy-horror-thriller called Psychoville featuring Dawn French as one of the characters? And the opening scene being set in a post office?
I think history will show I predicted this way back in the summer of 1998.
Pretty f**ked up. I liked it.