Overactive Solutions

Some tasters for the latest sketch show pilot are available here at the Overactive Solutions website. The show features Edinburgh 2011 nominated Nick Helm as well as lauded sketch troupe Toby, plus Isabel Fay, who made a big splash last week with her 'Thank You Hater!' video. Shrinking from that white hot glow of talent you'll also find myself, as well as the BCG's own Matt "please call me Matthew" Stott, and Stuart "Chopz" Laws.

Be sure to check out the Staff Area for lots of extra content.

If you like what you see, Overactive Solutions also has a Twitter account, which will be updated daily:

@overoveractive

You got to kiss the lovely Isabel Fay and sit on her lap. I hate you Bussell.

Believe me, things only got filthier when they yelled "cut".

That wasn't what they were yelling David!

Very good. Isabel Fay is a real talent. I really liked 'Total Paperclips of the Heart' which I just watched too.

This feels like the love child of Brass Eye and the Peter Purves video they watch in the Office, which is obviously a good thing.

Reminds me of "Look Around You", in a good way.

Good work, well done guys (and guyesses)

There are, I think, three different vids on the site. "Gotta find 'em all", like that popular cartoon used to say. I think it was the Star Trek cartoon from the 70s.

Quote: Marc P @ June 12 2012, 11:38 AM BST

That wasn't what they were yelling David!

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Quote: Lee @ June 12 2012, 12:04 PM BST

Very good. Isabel Fay is a real talent. I really liked 'Total Paperclips of the Heart' which I just watched too.

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Yeah, she's great and has an impressive backlog of work to her name. Watch out for her on the telly too she's on Live at the Electric and is the face of Quorn!

Quote: David Bussell @ June 12 2012, 1:28 PM BST

*is the face of Quorn!

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So she's not all good. We all have our dark sides.

Quote: Newman @ June 12 2012, 12:22 PM BST

This feels like the love child of Brass Eye and the Peter Purves video they watch in the Office, which is obviously a good thing.

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Thanks, Newman. I'd forgotten all about the Peter Purves video until you mentioned it, and I did some pretty thorough research into the form. Check out some of these real life beauties:

Wendy's Rap http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KIdTPS6LH4

Employee Performance Corporate Training Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLSX3HMSEzQ&feature=related

Balloon Delivery http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e7bNwvdJhk&feature=player_embedded#!

Blockbuster Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc_yHON1oiQ

Dining Etiquette http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC0wJvsNQMA&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLF97C951C06D3899D

Fax Repair http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OzmHyx34ls&feature=player_embedded#!

And of course this famous scene from Being John Malkovich... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=009tNfQRd4o

Its very good. I wrote a selling on the telephone training tape once in which I guest acted with Jimmy Mulville.

Quote: Tony Cowards @ June 12 2012, 12:29 PM BST

Reminds me of "Look Around You", in a good way.

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Thanks, Tony. We originally talked about making it a period piece and shooting on VHS but abandoned the idea to keep the budget down. In the end we aped some of the more modern examples of staff training videos but stuck with the technical ineptitude we'd seen elsewhere.

This is awsome. Bussell watching your stuff is getting better than watching telly.

Which is good for you and terribly depressing for civilisation.