Dutch Elm. I still love the sillyness of this show, and it's quotability. The great scene with the aliens hovering above a field of wheat, whilst a conspiracy theorsist questions them on what they are doing. Are they warnings of impending doom from our alien neighbours? No they're just intergaltic doodles from bored aliens, a bit like when you are on the telephone and you draw a moustache on the Thompsons Directory cat.
I love the Austrians who steal the Turin Shroud to clone Jesus, like they did in the film Jurassic Park. And once more Jesus will walk amongst us. Unfortunately it doesn't work and so the scientist comes out with a top hat, wand and a pack of cards pretending to do magic. Jesus the Derren Brown of his day.
Even the strained joke about the Evil Austrian masterminds name Herr Dryer is funny, as it gets repeated and repeated and repeated. "Herr Dryer."
(With a cockney accent) "Hairdrier."
"No not Hairdrier. Herr.... Dryer."
"Yeah, Hairdrier."
Repeat for 5 frustrating Austrian minutes.
Trust me it's funny. I still believe it'll be made into a TV series on one day.
Tim Minchin. I have already written a fairly scathing attack on Mr Munchkin. And had to then defend my point of view against a "friend of Tim's" amongst these pages. I was not alone in disliking his Edinburgh show, but then he had an equal amount of avid followers.
What was very interesting to see as the show was bought to London, is how much of the act had changed. Something I was a little disgruntled by, it has to be said. Afterall this was supposed to be a showcase for the acts as they were in Edinburgh, not a showcase for Mr Munchkins talents. Still I can't deny the show was better for dropping the prat-fall of the stage, and improving what I thought were stilted fill-in jokes in Edinburgh.
Everyone else managed to keep their shows the same, holding them up for what they were, Perrier nominated/winning shows. I'm not sure what makes Tim think he's different. Perhaps it shows he wasn't happy with the show as it stood either.
Still think Ben Folds does it better.
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