Nevermind the buzzcocks

Dirtbox 29 Oct 2003 16:29:01 73,958 posts
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Guess who's going to see it next week \o/

I guess there are some advantages to having a girlfriend who works for the beeb then.

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Neverness 29 Oct 2003 16:34:27 1,186 posts
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Nice...

I'm going to see Dave Gorman thursday night. Which should be good.

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blablabla 29 Oct 2003 16:37:47 1,006 posts
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I think lamarr can actually be quite funny, on buzzcocks at least. :/

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Mike_Hunt 29 Oct 2003 16:38:45 23,517 posts
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Dirtbox wrote:
Guess who's going to see it next week \o/

I guess there are some advantages to having a girlfriend who works for the beeb then.

Cool! How can you get tickets if your girlfriend has a rather dull, non-beeb related job?

[MH]

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ST.. 29 Oct 2003 16:48:38 934 posts
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Neverness wrote:
Nice...

I'm going to see Dave Gorman thursday night. Which should be good.

Is that in Belfast by any chance?

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Neverness 29 Oct 2003 16:50:05 1,186 posts
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ST.. wrote:
Neverness wrote:
Nice...

I'm going to see Dave Gorman thursday night. Which should be good.
Is that in Belfast by any chance?

No, Barnstaple. He plays Belfast on the 2nd November.

Edited by Neverness at 16:51:53 29-10-2003

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Alastair 29 Oct 2003 16:50:30 12,347 posts
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Jack Dee is probably the only famous person to have played the Heriot Watt student union. Don't know that he was particularly famous at the time(Oct91), but he was jolly amusing.

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Steven Huckle 29 Oct 2003 16:51:35 852 posts
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This is very sad but my wife won �50 on noels house party.

/dies of shame

Still �50 is �50 and they paid for everything. All that took was one quick email.

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Alastair 29 Oct 2003 16:56:03 12,347 posts
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otto wrote:
Late 91 must have been around the time I saw him. He must have been fairly famous by then, seeing as they were recording a TV show.

Err, OK. I knew little of the stand up scene in those days I must admit.
Anyway, he's still famous now which beats the Paris Angels.

/waits for slagging from Paris Angels fans....

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blablabla 29 Oct 2003 16:59:13 1,006 posts
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I saw Al Murray, pub landlord, play Glasgow Uni's Queen Margaret Union. He was absolutely hilarious.

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Alastair 29 Oct 2003 17:01:45 12,347 posts
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blablabla wrote:
I saw Al Murray, pub landlord, play Glasgow Uni's Queen Margaret Union. He was absolutely hilarious.

Agreed, saw him at the Queen's Arms in Wealdstone. Very glamourous!!

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Dirtbox 29 Oct 2003 17:19:05 73,958 posts
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Mike_Hunt wrote:
Cool! How can you get tickets if your girlfriend has a rather dull, non-beeb related job?

They're free to anyone who asks. I'll make some enquiries and let you know. Watch this space.

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Shadrach 29 Oct 2003 17:26:46 1,878 posts
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I like Lamarr, he consistantly makes me laugh.

I just read that back to myself as 'I like Llama' which is nice.

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Mike_Hunt 29 Oct 2003 17:27:58 23,517 posts
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Dirtbox wrote:
Mike_Hunt wrote:
Cool! How can you get tickets if your girlfriend has a rather dull, non-beeb related job?
They're free to anyone who asks. I'll make some enquiries and let you know. Watch this space.

/doesn't take eyes of screen.

If you could land a few that would be great. I'm in the process of planning a road trip down to London with a few friends, and that would be a great excuse to go.

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Nemesis 29 Oct 2003 17:28:25 18,358 posts
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Dirtbox wrote:
Guess who's going to see it next week \o/

I guess there are some advantages to having a girlfriend who works for the beeb then.

So does mine!

Turned down Parky tickets last week, which was a close escape I can tell yah!

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mal 29 Oct 2003 17:44:43 20,707 posts
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I've heard that Buzzcocks takes about an hour and a half to record, and they have to cut loads of inane banter that's not funny enough for TV. The person I heard this off was quite bitter about having wasted two hours to see half an hour's worth of material, but then he is quite a bitter person. Maybe all shows are made like that. Don't let me put you off.

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Nemesis 29 Oct 2003 17:46:25 18,358 posts
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More importantly it's got Bill Bailey and so you should go without a question.

I would. And so would Otto.

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otto Moderator 29 Oct 2003 18:04:09 49,238 posts
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say no to Eurogamer sigs

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mal 29 Oct 2003 18:43:14 20,707 posts
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Yes, you're probably right. Especially (relatively) unscripted comedy shows.

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Machiavel 30 Oct 2003 09:03:30 5,964 posts
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Seeing Dave Borman, sorry Gorman on Friday night. Somebody please tell me it's a fun show.

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Alastair 30 Oct 2003 09:11:13 12,347 posts
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Indeed they are, but that can be the fun. The least fun bit is when the producer says, 'We didn't catch the laughs properly after the 'big knockers' joke, can you do it again' and the panellist in question has to redo the gag and you all have to laugh heartily again!!

/nods and smiles, look at the monitor

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Neverness 30 Oct 2003 10:32:31 1,186 posts
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Machiavel wrote:
Seeing Dave Borman, sorry Gorman on Friday night. Somebody please tell me it's a fun show.

Hopefully it will be. Reviews say it is his best yet but they would say that.
To be honest I reckon it will be much like 'are you...?' and the other one, where it is him talking about a boring subject (Googlewacking) but making it interesting.

If I get a chance I will post friday morning to let you know how it was.

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Machiavel 30 Oct 2003 10:40:20 5,964 posts
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That would be appreciated Neverness. I need to know what level to set my expectations at: it correlates with the amount of beer I'll be drinking beforehand.

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Neverness 30 Oct 2003 10:44:39 1,186 posts
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Did you see any of his other shows (on TV or live) or have you read his book?

If so, that is probably the level you are after.

I will try to get access to a PC, I am on leave tomorrow so may not be able to.

edit: makes more sense now...

Edited by Neverness at 10:46:11 30-10-2003

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Machiavel 30 Oct 2003 10:49:39 5,964 posts
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To be honest I found his "I'm Dave Gorman" TV shows rather irritating, yet I admit some of his stunts really made me laugh. However, let's not underestimate the effect of being surrounded by good-natured theatre goers wanting to be entertained. Often turns mildly good entertainment into exceptionally entertaining.

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Dirtbox 5 Nov 2003 17:06:25 73,958 posts
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Well, I went to see it last night and most entertaining it was. Just like watching a very long live episode really. As fortune would have it, it was the Christmas edition of the show which meant we were treated to some more intricate rounds than normal. They also ask a lot more questions than actually get aired to edit out the ones that didn't get the sort of humourous responces that make good telly.

The guests were Alison something from Goldfrap who was the most miserable bint I've ever seen, saying a maximum of six words throughout the show, Gloria Honeyford (for Errol) who tried, bless her. Some girl from some black girl band like Mystique (I forget) who was wearing an obvious wig, but wouldn't admit it much to Lamars constant nagging. DJ Sammy, who was an irritating little Spanish pratt - not that theres anything up with being Spanish, but he WAS a pratt and very Spanish.

The highlights consisted of a round where a Gospel choir sings the first lines of a song and the panel complete the song, next were a VERY English Choir. It was funny because they sung songs like I Like Big Butts and Smells Like Teen Spirit, you'll see what I mean when the show gets aired.

Bill Bailey was ace, Jupiter not so much. They were amusing on the Dance Dance Revolution pads that they had to dance on whilst singing a song for the 3rd panel member to guess though.

I believe Mike asked where to get tickets from, well click here and apply for some.

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