British Comedy Guide

M25 Travel Show

Here it is, have a look, let me know what you think, cheers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y28Q7-eS64E

Well that's 9mins 57 secs of my life that I wont be getting back. Thanks. :(

god that was dire. and why are you f**king an egg shaped fridge on a swivel chair?

It seemed a bit pretentious and sorry to say: 'wacky student' like. I couldn't watch past 2 minutes.

By the way "Junction Six, I'm in a fix!".

To be fair; Stuart is a talented stand-up and a superb performer with an excellent sense of production values. However saying that, I don't think that in this piece, Stuart, you play to those strengths.

The footage was basically people in a car. I didn't have a sense of the M25, it could've been shot anywhere. The car could even have been stationary. There was no sense of engagement with the travellers - compare that with travelogues on TV where there's always that sense of being there. Maybe a faked tyre problem or some obstacle (which you always find in a Palin dash-around-the-world style show) would have given us a feeling of 'journey' and involvement.

Maybe if you'd scripted some interesting tidbits to throw in, or even fake but funny tidbits, it would have got you guaranteed laughs but I have a feeling this is an experiment in format.

Personally, I like occasional ad-lib during the filming stage as sometimes an idea can work but the hit-and-miss of relying on continual ad-libs isn't going to hold attention, primarily because of its randomness in nature. Here no story is developed, nothing is resolved, and these ingredients are key to entertainment. Most shows of this genre are carefully built, plotted, and (dare I say) stage-managed to elicit viewer engagement. Even a show like Big Brother - which should be totally random junk - is carefully pulled into a shape and a developing story by the producers and editors.

Your strengths are phenomenal. You always leave me envious of your performance ability and production.

He's got a great voice for comedy I think.

Faint praise, so did Hitler.

Is SlagA the nicest person on this forum?

I like it, I think I've been compared to Hitler or his regime twice on this forum now!

Thanks for watching, sorry it was shit. SlagA is mostly right, it was an experiment with what is basically a video done with some friends. I also like the idea that it's pretentious.

Anyway, sorry again, how about something I've done that is good - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2g1mkbLVJ0

Otherwise, French Fancies all round for those who've been offended.

Well I'm still laughing at "Dwarfs come from America". You're not going to loose any fans here. But SlagA is right, as usual. He's also quite the peng as well.

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