Who played the neighbour? Was it the guy from The Vicar of Dibly with the "no, no, no, no, no... Yes" stutter?
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No no no no no. No.
Agree with the previous comments that it was certainly better than last week's but not quite up to the standard of the previous 2. I certainly hope there will be a fourth series but I could understand if the BBC felt they had given it enough time to find an audience.
Quote: zooo @ February 28 2009, 12:56 AM GMTNo no no no no. No.
I saw the last few minutes of that Al Murray's Multiple Personailty Disorder and I thought it was absolute rubbish. It was like a male version of Touch Me, I'm Karen Taylor which is never a good thing. Also, I couldn't hep but notice that Al looked like Charlie Higson in some of the sketches.
I know what you mean about looking like Higson. However, this is entirely the wrong thread to discuss it.
Much improved over last week's episode. This series has more Lee and Tim stuff and that makes it better than series two for me. I hope the ratings go up because this show deserves them and a fourth series will be greatly appreciated.
Quote: Aaron @ February 28 2009, 3:27 PM GMTI know what you mean about looking like Higson. However, this is entirely the wrong thread to discuss it.
I know but the forum for that show isn't up and running yet.
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Click on this. https://www.comedy.co.uk/forums/thread/11870
Sorry, didn't see that.
And it's a thread, not a forum!
Absolutely howled at the naughty naughty neighbour, with his spanky bum bum. Thought to myself, yes this is it, I get it, this is what some of you guys are raving about and then...well it went a bit down hill really...shame.
"Who played the neighbour? Was it the guy from The Vicar of Dibly with the "no, no, no, no, no... Yes" stutter?"
Andy Linden, fine comedy actor, been in a million shows - Comedy Nation, Chambers, Jo Brand Through The Cakehole etc etc. Used to do a brilliant double act on the London Comedy circuit with Cliff Parisi (Minty off 'Eastenders') called The Port Stanley Amateur Dramatic Society.
Quote: Rustle T Davis @ February 27 2009, 11:04 PM GMTStill haven't seen the episode I went to the recording of. Anyone know how many are left?
Quote: Aaron @ February 27 2009, 11:09 PM GMT
Oops, sorry boss. 
Aaron, I'm a bit freaked out by your new avatar. It's like someone new's come along and muscled in on your territory.
It's next week's episode... at last! Hope I find it as funny second time around.
Actually, the funniest thing during the recording was Tim filling in some time with a round up of his quick-fire gags. He had the audience in stitches and everyone groaned when he was called back to continue recording. 
This has got to be the most overrated progamme on here.
The characters are absolutely abysmal. Clearly the intention is for a half-hour slew of shallow, uninhibited "jokes", but they've sacrificed far too much in the way of drama, and been far too lazy with the set-up: flat share; class divide; will-they-won't-they romcom; three witty characters, two dumb ones.
Where's the ingenuity or depth to warrant all this acclaim? The strength of each episode rests entirely on the quality of its one-liners - funny at best, deflating at worst and always more miss than hit.
It is not entirely without merit, and I am not calling for it to be panned, but rather than herald it as a great comedy of our time, this ought to be pegged as the very worst we ought to accept in sitcom - passable viewing, but ultimately a benchmark for all others to strive to far surpass.