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Old Oct 10th 2011 | 2:02 pm
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Lee Mack
Mitchell and Webb (go to YouTube and search under 'the pitch' by these guys)
Fast Show
Fry and Laurie
Monty Python
Also hate Eddie Izzard, though did like his Death Star canteen sketch.
 
Old Oct 10th 2011 | 2:30 pm
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The Office : Both versions

Extras

Flight of the conchords

Ali G absolutely nailed it in Britain before heading to the US.
 
Old Oct 11th 2011 | 12:33 am
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OK - what about Canadian comedies then?

Corner Gas.

Erm . . . that's it.
I can't stand Billy Conolly either.
 
Old Oct 11th 2011 | 12:58 am
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OK - what about Canadian comedies then?

Corner Gas.

Erm . . . that's it.
I can't stand Billy Conolly either.
Isn't the phrase "Canadian Comedies" an oxymoron ?
 
Old Oct 11th 2011 | 3:33 am
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Dara O'Brian. Michael Mcintyre, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles and Stewart Francis.
Shows: Mock the Week, whose line is it anyway
 
Old Oct 11th 2011 | 4:01 am
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Originally Posted by Tangram
Isn't the phrase "Canadian Comedies" an oxymoron ?
Not if you are a Canadian
 
Old Oct 11th 2011 | 8:15 am
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I find spooks amusing for the number of very public assassinations in london.

If there are no posts from me after Weds, I may have been caught up in the cross fire.
 
Old Oct 11th 2011 | 8:19 am
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Originally Posted by Bali2010
I find spooks amusing for the number of very public assassinations in london.

If there are no posts from me after Weds, I may have been caught up in the cross fire.
There's a guy on here who knows first hand about all this sort of thing. He could tell you if it's realistic or not.
 
Old Oct 11th 2011 | 8:20 am
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The Fast Show
Little Britain

Anything with Steve Coogan (especially as Alan partridge)
 
Old Oct 11th 2011 | 10:12 am
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Originally Posted by Bali2010
I find spooks amusing for the number of very public assassinations in london.

If there are no posts from me after Weds, I may have been caught up in the cross fire.
May be it refers to another London.....there are a number of Londons out there after all
 
Old Oct 11th 2011 | 3:11 pm
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Originally Posted by geedee
The Fast Show
Little Britain

Anything with Steve Coogan (especially as Alan partridge)
have ya seen the trip??
 
Old Oct 12th 2011 | 12:55 am
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Originally Posted by Monique_in_Canada
have ya seen the trip??
No.... is it worth a rent? I saw the trailer and it looked a bit, er, slow.
 
Old Oct 12th 2011 | 9:51 am
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Originally Posted by ultrarunner
May be it refers to another London.....there are a number of Londons out there after all
indeed, though the one in Ontario didn't strike me as full of intrigue

Originally Posted by Oink
There's a guy on here who knows first hand about all this sort of thing. He could tell you if it's realistic or not.
....starts searching for 'MI5' username

 
Old Oct 12th 2011 | 12:09 pm
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Catherine Tate, especially her old woman sketches.
Corner Gas
Lesley Neilson used to have me in stitches
Jim Carrey,
Caroline Rhea - comes from having kids who watched too much Sabrina the Teenage Witch.
Victoria Wood
Jen Saunders and Dawn French
 
Old Oct 12th 2011 | 4:40 pm
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Originally Posted by Oink
There's a guy on here who knows first hand about all this sort of thing. He could tell you if it's realistic or not.
Probably not, people like that are always in the SAS. They are not allowed to tell you anything.
 


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