Bill Bailey was indeed the shop owner in Spaced. Before that he had his own show on BBC 2, "Is It Bill Bailey?" (Which had Simon Pegg in it). The BBC have never repeated it and I assume they did not consider it a success - I bet they'd like a show of his *now*!
And re sitcoms, Bailey was in Black Books, of course.
Come to think of it, Simon Munnery also had a TV show that lasted one series and was never repeated (Attention Scum). And Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible and Darkplace only made one series each too. My own taste, I think, is for this kind of clever-clever comedy rather than the cringemaking observational variety - there's enough embarrassment in my life without watching other people's!
Bill Bailey is probably the most consistent and rewarding comedian I've seen in the last few years. I quite like Simon Munnery too...
Oh Igo to brainbox quizzes... I just don't score anything!
No offence taken - apologies for hijacking the thread. In future all Symon O'Una jokes will come with canned laughter so people know that they're meant to be funny. (Or, more likely, canned head-scratching and murmurs of "that's ajoke?!")
Kinki Boots by Patrick MacNee and Diana Rigg?
Return To Sendai by Elvis?
Be careful with Istanul (Not Constantinople), by the way, as your public will get disgruntled if they mention the latter city name (which is in the title) and don't get a point. Even if it is the same city.
Englebert Humperdinck is, I believe, named after a classical composer.
And the caretaker on Take Hart was Colin Bennett.
So there you go.
Well, I've not swung, been to any munches, meets etc. or anything, so I'd like to be considered for membership. Do I get a badge?
People asked for a smaller version.
I haven't read this thread and have nothing to add on the subject, except...
I was once in a documentary for Channel 4 with a doctor explaining the correct method of measuring one's bits. I got paid £50. I was hoping they'd give me the money in cash on camera after the examination, but they didn't...
I, too, think that Spacedis terrific. They made two series of it.
As a whole I don't find simply referencing another film/TV show etc. funny in itself which is something Family Guy/The Simpsons/South Park etc. are guilty of, although all of them can be very funny when they actually deign to have some wit.
But apart from Spaced, I always find Futurama a rewarding watch. It's pacey and witty, with some strange ideas which appeal to the oddness in me. I quite enjoy things which are a bit absurd but not necessarily abitrary. Bill Bailey, for instance, and Stuart Lee are both clever comedians and the humour goes deeper than just belly laughs or asking the audience if they've noticed how men always leave the toilet seat up.
I have noticed too that many of my jokes fall rather flat in the forum - evidence that my sense of humour is indeed quite odd at times.
I don't think I'll be in the bits televised on C4 - they did ask for an interview but I've been on TV for daft things many a time so I thought I'd give someone else a go.
The event was, as expected, rather po-faced and worthy (at least they didn't employ redcoat style people trying to jolly the public along) but everyone was nice enough, I got a free cup of apple juice and raised about £22.
And 120 minutes was my total. I didn't, er, finish off either. Who knows, I may go for the record next year...
Well, I've got to catch a train tomorrow so I won't, surprisingly, be able to go for the record of 8 hours 30 minutes. I have, perhaps amazingly, managed to obtain some sponsorship but they've sponsored me per minute. If they'd sponsored me for the whole thing I could have make a token appearance and caught my train. Whereas now for every minute I leave early, I'm taking money out of the poor orphans' mouths.
So the question is - would anyone like to enter the Symon O'Una lottery? How long, in minutes, do you reckon I'll be present at the event for? As it is, by the way, I'll be lucky to be there for a hour, so if you do guess, conservative estimates are the order of the day.
I'm an unsigned act too. I've even had a couple of singles out and frequently perform around London.
Now, ask me how long agothose singles came out...
(Sigh)
I enjoyed chatting to everyone tonight. Thanks for the chinwag!
I've pretty much stopped hanging around the chat rooms (apart from the Forum room). People in general, I've found, aren't really that chatty.
After I opened up a room called "anyone fancy a chat?" a kindly person suggested I visit the forum instead. So here I am!
One of the BBC Sound Effects LPs...
Or "Nobody Loves Us" by Morrissey!
Yes, nice as ever to chat to you all, however briefly.
And don't worry, I'll keep trying to drum up interest and sponsors for my big day next Saturday!
I've nothing to add apart from how sorry I am to hear about this scare and I hope it won't put you off.
Well, I'm going in for this even if no-one else is. A complete lack of enthusiasm for sponsorship on the Let's Meet Up forum (maybe people don't see why someone else should have the fun?)
People can be sponsored per orgasm or for length of time. There's not much chance of breaking the US record (8 hours 30 minutes) because the UK event is only 8 hours in length (unless someone gets carried out into a taxi with an invigilator following...)
I'll probably only be there for a short time though because I've got a train to catch!
