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It should be called SH*Thouse

I love the English Sketch show and laugh for a full 30 minutes but i just didn't find this skit show funny. I only found the Darth Vader gags humorous. Overall, It just didn't make me laugh.

I will give it a few more weeks to see if it improves.
 

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I have only watched half of it so far, if the rest of the show is the same, big thumbs down from me.
 
Nup pathetic. Reminded me of those old school camps when you had to get into groups and make some funny or stupid dress up skit. Hence the name I guess. Only saw the John Edwards take off and wasn't even funny. :rolleyes:
 
Originally posted by JUBJUB
The Darth Vader sketch went on too long.Aussie's don't do good sketch shows.Why ?
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Probably because they rely on hackneyed jokes that have been done 1000 times before and they're unable or unwilling to satirise aspects of life that could be risky and could produce genuinely memorable humour.

Saw the first few minutes of this show, that was enough.
 
Originally posted by iceman
Nah, didnt like it

The sketch show is heaps better, will give it another week or so to see if it improves
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Thought it was pretty ordinary.

Except the part where the guy goes "Get in here ya fat mole"

:D
 

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When you're resorting to Star Wars references in your first week, you don't have many ideas.
 
Originally posted by JUBJUB
Aussie's don't do good sketch shows.Why ?
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Aww come on, the old Fast Forward and Full Frontal days were an addiction for me (and as young as I was) :D

And I agree, bring back Eric Bana, and JIMOEIN!
 
Should have been better. WOULD have been better if they had Dave Hughes in the cast! :D

Highlights:

"Get in here ya fat mole!"

"Fat mole's welcome!"

The Darth Vader/Death Star sketch.

"Need a hand?"
"No, its okay. I'm just having trouble keeping Gran under."

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I found myself trying to laugh at it. But in the end I just gave up.
 
FF was good, but not a sit-com. OZ should never produce another sit-com ever. Even occassional good ones turn poor quickly. A lot of it has to do with $. e.g. Seinfeld had 100+ assistant writers. doubt an OZ show would have more than 2.
BTW, Larry David's new show supposed to be good. Anyone seen it?
 

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Originally posted by knuckles
A lot of it has to do with $. e.g. Seinfeld had 100+ assistant writers. doubt an OZ show would have more than 2.
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How good a job would that be, having 99 others to work with, you'd only have to produce a single one-liner which goes to air each season and walk away with $50K+!

SKIThouse had some amusing moments, nothing too funny though, while the rest was either too laboured or simply not funny.

Unfortunately, it seems when it comes to comedy we Aussies just can't cut with the Brits and Yanks.
 
Originally posted by Sydneyfan
Unfortunately, it seems when it comes to comedy we Aussies just can't cut with the Brits and Yanks.
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Nup, I disagree. Aussies just can't come up with comedy as consistently as the Brits/Yanks.

My favourite show ever to grace our screens is an Aussie comedy - Kath and Kim. Absolutely hilarious.
 
I liked it, but more than that it was COMEDY, not reality, and not lifestyle, which I have come to really hate. Johanna Griggs and Pascal Fox should be shot!
 
Originally posted by Sydneyfan
Unfortunately, it seems when it comes to comedy we Aussies just can't cut with the Brits and Yanks.
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That's not true. There is lots of fantastic Aussie comedy. Partly, it's just a matter of scale. There are 10 times as many people in the states, 3 times as many in England.

Another problem is that the networks here are very conservative, if you pitch them something a bit radical they won't go for it. They want a "sure thing", or as much of a sure thing as they can get. The problem being, that with sketch comedy "a sure thing" means safe comedy that (as someone mentioned before) you've seen 1000 times before.

I don't know about the US, but I know (from firsthand experience) that English comedy production companies are more willing to entertain left-field ideas.

But to suggest that Australians don't do comedy well isn't true. Go to the Comedy Festival. There are some fantastic shows there each and every year, and not just the International Acts.

Or better still (shameless plug), go and see my show in the Comedy Festival this year. You won't be disappointed!
 
Originally posted by Yianni
Another problem is that the networks here are very conservative, if you pitch them something a bit radical they won't go for it. They want a "sure thing", or as much of a sure thing as they can get. The problem being, that with sketch comedy "a sure thing" means safe comedy that (as someone mentioned before) you've seen 1000 times before.
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I admit I was a bit harsh in my initial statement.

Though what you said is probably the main reason why there's fewer Australian genuinely unique and funny comedies compared to the UK and US. I've seen comedians over the years and there's talent out there, but it seems the networks are far too conservative (bar SBS) to give the comedians a freer reign to push the envelope. Even on SKIThouse, the other night you could see plenty of opportunities to push the envelope a bit further (and no doubt, given the chance they would have) but it seems the network has a strong say on how far things can go.

Which is a shame.
 

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