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Review #2092 - Dated: 15th of August, 2007
Author: Tucker |
I can recall waking up late at night to the sounds of my mother howling with laughter, walking into the lounge and seeing my father, a normally tacturn man, grinning like a maniac with lockjaw, while they watched The Two Ronnies. At that tender age, I didn't really get the humour, but as I grew and experienced other British humour such as Monty Python, Open All Hours (also starring Ronnie Barker) and Blackadder, I found I understood the humour, and could appreciate it more.
Like Alas Smith and Jones, and Not The Nine O'clock News, this show is a series of staged skits, not a sitcom or series per se... this needs to be made clear really, otherwise someone might expect a more flowing, jointed show. The closest modern equivalent that I can think of would be -shudder- MadTV, which is horrible really, as the Americans just can't do "thinking man's humour"... only the Brits have that dry, intellectual wit that really makes one see the subtle layers of humour as well as the 'slap your face with a haddock' kind as well.
Overall, if you can appreciate the humour of shows such as Absolute Power or Hancock's Half Hour, then you are going to be well advised to visit the small room before watching this, because a soggy couch isn't anywhere near as funny as this is. 
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