snap, saw that too, thought it was very good

but skipped the hitler one, just because I feel just as Herring says about edgy material. You've got to get it bang on for it to be funny, if not it's just awkward

I prefer the lighter side in shows he does

Posted By: pants on April 30th 2010 at 11:37:17

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Board Poll: Russell Howard. (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 30, 10:53:06
- B (n/m) (General Chat) - bird table, Apr 30, 11:41:41
- You do know that his show on BBC 3 is co written with that nimmo twin bloke that people on (General Chat) - pants, Apr 30, 11:21:34
  - Yes. See below. Karl Minns et unt. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 30, 11:23:59
    - 5 writers on it apparently, Herring too (General Chat) - pants, Apr 30, 11:26:17
      - I like Herring too. Can be a bit hit and miss. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 30, 11:28:30
        
        True, I often wonder if that's cos he works too hard (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Apr 30, 11:29:42
        
        I listen to the Collings and Herrin podcast which is basically a stream of conciousness fr (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 30, 11:34:05
        
        snap, saw that too, thought it was very good (General Chat) - pants, Apr 30, 11:37:17
  - Howard could make Oscar Wilde's writing sound dull (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Apr 30, 11:23:49
    - Indeed - then he would feel the need to explain it, for the really stupid! (n/m) (General Chat) - woody, Apr 30, 11:27:32
    - He must do something right to sell out 1000 seaters at ?15 a pop (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Apr 30, 11:26:53
      - Lots of stupid people about. (n/m) (General Chat) - woody, Apr 30, 11:28:27
        
        see Michael McIntyre for proof of that (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 30, 11:33:04
        
        You've sent me over the edge now (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Apr 30, 11:44:52
        
        Mentioned this the other week, comedy relies very heavilly on whether you like the person (General Chat) - pants, Apr 30, 11:32:26
        
        I think that's broadly right. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 30, 11:35:47
        
        ^^ yes (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Apr 30, 11:30:48
- Funny. His radio show with Richardson was gold (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Apr 30, 11:20:20
- mostly b (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 30, 11:13:12
- crap (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Apr 30, 11:08:47
- Completely unfunny! Ties with Justin Lee Collins for unfunniest cunt on TV - both should (General Chat) - woody, Apr 30, 11:06:55
  - Yes - JLC is a real unfunny cunt (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Apr 30, 11:13:26
  - Good times! (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 30, 11:08:00
- He's alright (General Chat) - tim berry, Apr 30, 11:06:49
  - He's no Dylan Moran though. (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Apr 30, 11:07:14
- He is like an unfunny student type. (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Apr 30, 11:02:42
  - Is there any other kind? (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Apr 30, 11:04:27
- Funny only because he has Karl Minns writing for him. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, Apr 30, 11:02:34
  - Ahhh, didn't see this. Yep, I think Yorks Dan Atkinson is in on it too (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Apr 30, 11:23:17
- Wank (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Apr 30, 11:01:48
  - yes ^^^ (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 30, 11:13:49
- He's not funny (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Apr 30, 11:00:10
  - I quite want to like him cos Karl Minns writes for him, but I can't. (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 30, 11:02:01
    - No, he's simply not funny at all (General Chat) - jamesward, Apr 30, 11:07:08
      - he does appear to be extraordinarily smug (General Chat) - Tombs, Apr 30, 11:10:57
        
        and stupid (or playing to the stupid) - who else feels the need to explain his joke! (n/m) (General Chat) - woody, Apr 30, 11:16:01
      - 'no amusing accent' (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 30, 11:08:40
        
        I always think that comedians benefit (General Chat) - jamesward, Apr 30, 11:13:03
        
        ^^ Big fan of Jethro. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 30, 11:16:52
        
        No (General Chat) - jamesward, Apr 30, 11:24:13
        
        ^^ Enjoys the poetry of Pam Ayres. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 30, 11:26:33
        
        "I wish I'd looked after me teeth" (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Apr 30, 11:31:52
        
        ^^^ *is* Jethro (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Apr 30, 11:26:09
        
        no lisp, high pitch or twang - blokes a jooke (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Apr 30, 11:10:36
- I like him. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Apr 30, 10:58:56
  - not michael howard, russell howard from the telly (General Chat) - Tombs, Apr 30, 11:01:40
- I don't find him as funny as I used to, (General Chat) - Al NCFC4life, Apr 30, 10:58:08
- bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbb (General Chat) - Tombs, Apr 30, 10:54:56
- is he on Dave, Cleggy or Gords team? (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Apr 30, 10:54:49
- I've gotta go c - both (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Apr 30, 10:54:21

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