The Now Show has been replaced by ‘Dead Ringers’ and the difference is marked.
By comparison Dead Ringers is entirely blasphemous attacking the taboo subjects and iconic shibboleths of the BBC without fear.
Mo Farrah? No problem…which kind of begs the question why Jim Davidson has been pilloried by the Left for being ‘racist’ for his ‘Chalky’ routines when other comedians are applauded for their routines which use stereotypical voices and mannerisms of various ethnicities and regions?
Then there was the Labour Party, a subject that was considered untouchable by the Now Show. Dead Ringers stepped right into the breech and had a shot. My only complaint is that their suggestion that Corbyn would take Britain back to the 80’s must have been evidence of the visceral anti-Thatcher hatred still lurking in their heads….it was the 70’s that was the period of time in which the left dragged the UK to its doom before being rescued by Thatcher, why did they choose the 80’s?
When the show ended the BBC announced the upcoming ‘Any Questions‘ by saying that they would be asking ‘What’s driving the growing popularity of Jeremy Corbyn and how do we solve the migrant crisis?’……The BBC told us that people could ring in on the same number for both questions.
Yes, I thought, that’d be right….The two are related….how to solve the migrant crisis? Elect Jeremy Corbyn and turn Britain into the wreck of the 1970’s economic basket case that rampant socialism conjured up for the UK and the migrants, all those ‘asylum seekers’, would miraculously stop coming when there was no money, no hand outs, on offer. Simples.
I have to say that it was a refreshing change not to hear the usual blatant bias from BBC comedy, but maybe that’s because there’s hardly any news from the Tory party with Parliament not sitting and Cameron on holiday.
Culshaw is a bigoted leftie, who refused to impersonate Jeremy Clarkson because he hated him for his political views.
Culshaw ia a poor mpressionist too. Very below average.
It proves that the BBC “has got it just about right”. Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible.
I started to listen whilst preparing supper but was so irritated by the canned laughter, I switched off. If you notice all these ‘comedy’ programmes (sorry about the BBC-like inverted commas but they just are not funny) and zone into the laughter you will notice it is very even in sound and lasts for about the same length of time and then is suddenly switched off with only a little real laughter allowed in to add colour.
Deborah, you are so right in your conclusion. You really get a feel for the canned laughter when you can’t actually hear what the comedy is about but all you hear is the “laughter” because it comes in so loud and oh so predictable. As you say it is all at the same volume and length, a dead (ringers) give away.
Dead Ringers is well past its sell-by date, but you’re wrong about the canned laughter. It was used a lot in American TV in the 60s and 70s but hasn’t been used in the UK for decades on TV or radio, just try googling it. I’ve been in the audience for these things and can tell you for sure that the laughter is genuine. Why people would laugh at second rate comedy is another matter.
The laughter is very much ‘bulked out’ in post-production though.
Wonder what the chances are of the BBC getting this guy on one of their shows?
LOL ! It is OK for Blacks to use the word. They use it all the time to each other. But no go area for Whitey. If the BBC refused to broadcast this, they may be accused of racial discrimination ! Oh, the irony !!!
I enjoyed Dead Ringers and it was unique to hear a BBC R4 comedy show mock Labour, while not mocking UKIP or the Daily Mail.