Brain surgeon, Eastenders/Santa at Christmas, Poirot were all very, very good; though my favourite bit was an in-between-sketch bit, with the action figures. I really enjoy those bits, where they're playing versions of themselves.
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Agree, the "in-between sketch" sketches work very well. Though they sometimes end-up sounding very 'Mark and Jeremy', which in fairness, is understandable.
I agree with 'Der Stott', I too enjoy the little backstage bits where they seem to have a naturalistic banter.
From the previous series, the whole 'can people levitate?' sketch still has me in fits of giggles.
I presume that, having "dropped", we're not going to see any of the lovely Olivia in this series?
Quote: Tim Walker @ June 12 2009, 12:13 PM BSTI presume that, having "dropped", we're not going to see any of the lovely Olivia in this series?
Does anyone know if she's in the new '. . . Sound'?
Quote: Tim Walker @ June 12 2009, 12:13 PM BSTI presume that, having "dropped", we're not going to see any of the lovely Olivia in this series?
Yes that's a shame, she is in the latest Radio shows though.
Whatever happened to Paterson Joseph as well, was he only in the first series?
Quote: Fred Sunshine @ June 12 2009, 12:16 PM BSTshe is in the latest Radio shows though.
Ah, good. 
I've just remembered, I liked the policeman with the PCSO sketch as well. David Mitchell is surprisingly good at vicious evil bastards.
Quote: Fred Sunshine @ June 12 2009, 12:16 PM BSTYes that's a shame, she is in the latest Radio shows though.
Whatever happened to Paterson Joseph as well, was he only in the first series?
He's too busy being touted as the next Doctor.
This third series of TMAWL marks the return of that now rare thing: funny British comedy.
I loved the majority of the sketches from #3.1. They had me laughing out loud (at a British comedy) for the first time in ages.
And it was good to see the lovely Sarah Hadland being used a lot more in sketches.
By the way, at first I though that 'book locating' sketch was going to be a spoof of those SCS sofa sponsor adverts that are set in a stark white set which come before and after advert breaks on certain ITV shows.
I thought it started well. Certainly an improvement on the last series from what I saw last night. The Santa sketch was great as was the Queen Victoria one.
This is a rarerty it's a show that makes me hope one day I'll be that good. Just full of clever well structured funny stuff.
Especially loved the Apprentice and the Spooks skits.
Possibly I just wasn't in the right frame of mind for comedy, but I felt as though most of the sketches outstayed their welcome.
Agree about the lovely Sarah Hadland though.
Quote: Afinkawan @ June 12 2009, 9:38 AM BSTThe Brain surgeon one was ace, even though as soon as he said it first time I knew someone else at the party was going to be a rocket scientist. It was still very funny when it happened though.
I think it worked because it was very knowing.
Very good start to the series. Brain surgeon was good and doorbell one aswell amoung others. Funniest sketch show I've watched in a long time actually. Hope it can keep it up.
The thing for me that makes the Brain Surgeon sketch so good is that - yes - one can eventually see where it is going, but it's one of those sketches (like a great invention) which makes you think, "Why didn't anyone think of that sooner?". It's a classic, timeless sketch, very well written and performed. One that really makes you envious as a writer. (I've got an Issac Newton sketch, sadly (for me) not yet performed, which is an obvious idea when you read it, but to my knowledge is a take on the whole "apple falling on head" myth which hasn't been done before. Sometimes writing the most obvious ideas are the most satisyfing.))