JFSP S06E03 Pachelbel Sketches (One Hit Wonder / Loose Canon)

[@jdmitchell6559]

"All of the grace of a bison in a bouncy castle" cracks me up every time - genius !

[@lawrencecalablaster568]

I love that this is basically what John did with the episode “Cremona” on Cabin Pressure, but with him as the fan of Hester MacCaulay who only likes one of her films.

[@Alfje17]

I do wonder if the "We're enormous fans of your entire can... your entire body of work" line was the base of this entire sketch.

[@kevinwinter7050]

I do hope so..

[@matthewgriffiths5005]

It definitely was

[@ssai90]

Where else could you go to hear a gentleman breaking down into tears while singing “Doo be doo be doo be doo be doo be doo”

[@wratched]

The irony of this is that when he was alive Pachelbel was not known for the canon at all. It was written for a friend's wedding, shelved and only rediscovered in 1919. TODAY he's only known for the canon, but unless there's an afterlife, he doesn't know that.

[@KhiemNguyen-ly1wz]

Would be interesting to see how he feels about the way people remember him now. He’s probably one of the first pop music composer

[@MichaelDickson-r8e]

I will play it if you force me,
Even though it deeply bores me.
Every soirée; every salon:
“Pachelbel, please play your canon.”
Not too late, though. I can tell you’d
Really love my choral prelude;
My sonata; my toccata.
No, I see they’re all non-starters.
Fine,
Then.
You
Win.
Here’s
The
Damned
Thing.
Yes, here it is, since it seems I can’t cajole or coax you.
Knock yourselves out, people.
Here’s your canon; hope it chokes you.
I tried to serve up a smorgasbord of subtle flavours.
All that you want is an avalanche of semiquavers.
Round and around, like an endless game of pass-the-parcel.
All of the grace of a bison in a bouncy castle.
All that it does is go,
“do-be do-be do-be do-be do,
do-be do, do-be do-be do-be do-be…”
Right. Now that’s out of the way,
Please won’t you let me play,
Let’s say,
My minuet in A?
No? You’re absolutely sure
That all you want is more?
Encore?
Fine, I’ll give you encore.
Feet are tapping.
Aunts are humming.
I can feel the “do-be”’s coming.
Yes, here they are. It’s the “do-be do-be do-be do-be”’s.
Bar after bar of the “do-be do-be do-be do-be”’s.
Filling my brain with the “do-be do-be do-be do-be”’s.
Drives me insane with the “do-be do-be do-be do-be”’s.
Can’t stem the tide of the “do-be do-be do-be do-be”.
No place to hide from the “do-be do-be do-be do-be”.
All that it does is go “do-be do-be do-be do-be do
do-be do, do-be do-be do-be do-be do-be do.”
Hope
You
Had
Fun.
I am do-be do-be do-be done.

[@fabulousmyriad267]

You absolute legend 💪🏾

[@duncanjohn4578]

A complete joy of a sketch, no matter how many times I hear it, it always makes me so happy.

[@andrewclayton4181]

Literally laughed till I cried, and it wasn't the first time I heard it. 😂

[@scotsam7590]

My all time favourite sketch! Here they come again - Doo bee doo bee doooooo.

[@robkeeleycomposer]

It’s in my top five, along with Lucy’s Dilemma, The thing about ME is, Spooktacular Offers and The basking sharks. 😂😂😂

[@Jordan-nv4jj]

This is one of many brilliant sketches by these guys!

[@mintygrey]

This is my absolute favourite!! I bought all of the series' of John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme, but I listen to this separately all the time when I need cheering up

[@garyhamilton1981]

Love this sketch

[@erikmain4532]

Weddings will never be the same

[@jamesrockybullin5250]

Comedy is spot on! The singing on the other hand...

[@juliahardiman9291]

Get a life!

[@jamesrockybullin5250]

@@juliahardiman9291 Thanks for bringing me back to this sketch. : )

[@carrotcakecat]

@@juliahardiman9291 To be fair, that is something acknowledged by Mr Finnemore himself.

[@Curt_Sampson]

@@carrotcakecat Indeed. Wasn't it series 5 where there was a sketch with Lawry Lewin complaining about never getting a song and pointing out that Finnemore couldn't sing (and Finnemore himself being forced to agree with this)?

[@GabrielKnightz]

Brilliant!

[@djayers]

Perfect.

[@unclvinny]

Douglas is so perfect in this. But isn't he always!

[@hjt091]

He's right, it is a very pretty fugue

[@PhilipTimm]

This is the most middle class comedy I've ever heard.

[@Eden-rg2ul]

it's a radio 4 programme, what did you expect

[@richH1625]

4:31 for the tune again

[@willmarshall2082]

Might be by Biber........