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Started 8 months ago by Dick Everyman
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Dick Everyman

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Watched one minute of this before canned laughter forced switch over to Royal baby news

Posted 8 months ago #
Titus

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Good grief - That bad, was it?

Posted 8 months ago #
Squudge

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<horrified - pours chardonnay aneasthetic for Dick>

Posted 8 months ago #
Dick Everyman

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Now seriously thinking of forming Badults recovery group. New members welcome and promises of group hugs sans canned laughter...

Posted 8 months ago #
Golgo13

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Anyone seen Family Tree?

It's written/directed by Christopher "Nigel Tufnel" Guest and starring Michael "David St Hubbins" McKean.

Looks good. Sit-com slash mockumentary.

Posted 8 months ago #
Golgo13

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I've got the first series ("season"!) of Louie on DVD too, but I don't want to rush it.

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Dick Everyman

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Tempted to watch Family Tree but fear best bits may have been put in TV trailers - if wrong I'll take a look Golgo. Louie has passed me by - is it based on X Factor or French king?

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Golgo13

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"Louie" is the sitcom written/produced/edited/starring Louis CK (New York stand-up comedian).

I don't think it's been on UK terrestrial yet but they were flogging the DVD on Sainsburys online.

iTunes sells individual episodes if you're cautious.

Or YouTube his name to see some of his standup stuff for free.

Posted 8 months ago #
Wrenfoe

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Louie comes highly recommended. Smartest comedy on tv by a mile...edgy as well.

Posted 8 months ago #
Dick Everyman

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Thanks guys - I'll check out YouTube ;0)

Posted 8 months ago #
Gary Stanton

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I admire anyone who can sit down and write a sitcom. Unless it's shit.

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FOAD

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I saw part of ‘family tree' last night. It seemed to be a pastiche of ‘who do you think you are?’ It was quite funny, but not in a belly-laugh way. I didn’t notice any canned laughter, but I only caught about 5 minutes of it.

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Golgo13

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@Wrenfoe : Oh please don't say "edgy"...

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Tripod

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I watched Family Tree, with reasonable expections. Christopher Guest: tick. Chris O'Dowd: tick. But it was oddly laughter-free, and God knows why Nina Conte brought her ventriloquist's monkey into the action... unless it was the monkey's agent that got the gig.

It might improve, but I doubt it. It must be hard to top Spinal Tap...

Posted 8 months ago #
beau-jolly

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Saw a bit, confused by the monkey, opened 2nd bottle of Claret (mistake) fell asleep. What happened?

Posted 8 months ago #
Tripod

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What happened? I honestly can't remember. It just... ended...

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