I think what made the Angus Episodes so damn good was a certain simpatico, an excellent conspiracy, between the writers and Angus's delivery. Perfect comedy is a mesh between idea, language and delivery. The team in those days was so tight in that regard, which, imo, few later day hosts meshed as tightly. Sometimes, nowadays, you can sense the written joke bombs due to the host.
I grew up in a time when CCTV was relatively new as well, it wasn't absolutely everywhere like it is now. And ALL shops were closed on Sundays. It does seem unfathomable now.
Sometimes I think so, and sometimes I don’t - I like the perfectly dry, sarcastic, British, delivery, but then when the guest hosts came they brought a nuanced and unscripted nature to it 🤔
~8:34, Gryf went into a Pete and Dud voice, after which I was so expecting a Monty Python Dead Parrot reference. But it never came. That story was sooooo asking for it.
No one delivers a dry, wry, sarcastic, ironic line as well as Angus. Those tiny smirks and faux po-faces are wonderful. And then his smile breaks out to join in the joke he has just cracked. Soooo much better than that up-himself, straight faced pretender Merton.
@@LoneKharnivore Yes, but I've never understood those who conflate a personal lifestyle with a professional one ... unless the former illegally impinges on the latter -- eg, a pedophile priest. Maybe Merton eats his peas off a fork. What business is that of HIGNFY viewers?
@Karen DeGenerous Well, the BBC only react to public/audience umbrage because the general populace consider his off screen antics as "news" and "immoral". His personal life did not impinge upon his employed professionalism -- so everyone should have just ignored it and left him alone. But Merton had some personal crusade against Angus (comedic jealousy, methinks) . Such bumptious moral do-gooding annoys me, especially as firing Angus wrecked the show, imho.
@@thedolphin5428 The problem was that every time Angus made a witty remark about someone else's private life (such as multiple jokes about Frank Bough doing coke and prostitutes, which Angus did a lot) then they only have to turn around and say "well what about you?" I think the guest host format has made for some fantastic episodes such as Boris, Brucie, Tom Baker (my favourite episode), BRIAN BLESSED, William Shatner, etc.
BBC, please don't invite Rhys Jones back to the show. And maybe add hazard pay to the other guests' cheques. I was sick of Rhys Jones after the first few minutes tonight.
RIP John Sessions
I had no idea he'd died! Terrible news, bless 'im.
one of the guest kept coffing, spitting , wheezing and was generally snot filled. had to turn it off . how disgusting! 👩🏻🦽🚽
I think what made the Angus Episodes so damn good was a certain simpatico, an excellent conspiracy, between the writers and Angus's delivery. Perfect comedy is a mesh between idea, language and delivery. The team in those days was so tight in that regard, which, imo, few later day hosts meshed as tightly. Sometimes, nowadays, you can sense the written joke bombs due to the host.
I know it was new at the time, but I still find it weird how they talk about speed cameras, considering we’re so used to them
I grew up in a time when CCTV was relatively new as well, it wasn't absolutely everywhere like it is now. And ALL shops were closed on Sundays. It does seem unfathomable now.
When I was younger I liked Paul Merton more - when I became older I (past 25) I liked Ian Hislop more.
Is anyone else the same - or vice versa?
Yeah deffo, though i would say that when i was younger, half of the comments would go over my head 😂
Can’t stand either 🤮
I never liked Paul Merton. I also miss Deayton from the show, he was by far the funniest person on it.
these early shows have been great! thank you!
No problem!
GRF not covering his mouth when coughing...ick
Is that short for GRIFF or wrong for Griff Rhys Jones 😲? The thing is Griff would need 2 hands 😃.
Is my mate out there to contradict me when I say every show starts off with an initial score of 4 - 4?
Angus Deayton was the best thing about this programme.
Sometimes I think so, and sometimes I don’t - I like the perfectly dry, sarcastic, British, delivery, but then when the guest hosts came they brought a nuanced and unscripted nature to it 🤔
these 20th century programmes are so....20th century innit.
~8:34, Gryf went into a Pete and Dud voice, after which I was so expecting a Monty Python Dead Parrot reference. But it never came. That story was sooooo asking for it.
Love these. Brit humor shows........from MI
Mark Leach now plays for England ..
No one delivers a dry, wry, sarcastic, ironic line as well as Angus. Those tiny smirks and faux po-faces are wonderful. And then his smile breaks out to join in the joke he has just cracked. Soooo much better than that up-himself, straight faced pretender Merton.
I too dislike Merton but only one of them got caught with coke and hookers.
@@LoneKharnivore
Yes, but I've never understood those who conflate a personal lifestyle with a professional one ... unless the former illegally impinges on the latter -- eg, a pedophile priest. Maybe Merton eats his peas off a fork. What business is that of HIGNFY viewers?
@@LoneKharnivore I know but it's hard to find good cokeheads these days
@Karen DeGenerous
Well, the BBC only react to public/audience umbrage because the general populace consider his off screen antics as "news" and "immoral". His personal life did not impinge upon his employed professionalism -- so everyone should have just ignored it and left him alone. But Merton had some personal crusade against Angus (comedic jealousy, methinks) . Such bumptious moral do-gooding annoys me, especially as firing Angus wrecked the show, imho.
@@thedolphin5428 The problem was that every time Angus made a witty remark about someone else's private life (such as multiple jokes about Frank Bough doing coke and prostitutes, which Angus did a lot) then they only have to turn around and say "well what about you?" I think the guest host format has made for some fantastic episodes such as Boris, Brucie, Tom Baker (my favourite episode), BRIAN BLESSED, William Shatner, etc.
BBC, please don't invite Rhys Jones back to the show. And maybe add hazard pay to the other guests' cheques. I was sick of Rhys Jones after the first few minutes tonight.
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...Am l seeing double...???
Thanks so much for posting.
Michael Keaton as Batman 17:08
Dolph Lundgren as He-Man 18:28
Watching in 2022 everyone had so much hair then.
Max Clifford: Epstein Lite
Loved it, thanks very much
John and Ian look so young here!
Done
First lol
got a cough like GRJ has got these days you're locked up for 2 weeks and told you'll "kill gran" without a mask
...yeah, because of the *global pandemic.*
@@LoneKharnivore lol
and a few years later Sky One broadcast Police, Camera, Action.
Thought that was itv?
@@hesky10it was. Sky One did broadcast Police Stop