I liked the farmer but the actors kind of sucked the soul out of the rest of it.
Still, I'm sure John's happy with his big suitcase of cash. .....I'm happy for him, really. ....No really.
I'm sorry JonDoe..I have to be honest and say that I didn't think it was funny.
It really did feel like there was no real writing involved using real humour, and it was though it was just about throwing lots of swear words in to pass off as humour.
Just using swear words in themselves does not = comedy.
Just seeing and hearing swearing?
It's not shocking or brave nowadays, if that's what the intended effect was meant to acheive.
The two flies in the promotional trailer really made me laugh, so I thought I'd watch it. But I have to say that the programme wasn't anywhere near as good as I thought it was going to be.
I thought it was a refreshing change to the usual comedy drivel that's on such as The Kumars or 2 Pints of Lager. All right, it was mostly just swearing but I don't think it was trying to make any brash statements. It is what it is and there's nothing wrong with finding swearing funny, it's the context in which it's done that makes it funny. Not the actual words themselves.
Mr Tourette as an abusive French signwriter amused me as an insulting to the Fench stereotype - 'f**ing non', with a Gallic shrug. Cracking !!!€
Illegal Alphabet ok too. Seeing large swear words running about a field just amuses me. Maybe them running around outside the Houses of Parliment, 10 Downing street or somewhere else would be even funnier.
On average, only mildly funny. Some good, some bad, some indifferent. Studenty humour, but looked like something done by someone only mildly talented that has tried to fuse all their fravourite shows together - Monty Python, Benny Hill, most internet Flash.
Still it was about a million times better than anything on MTV, South Park exceptiing, and a bit better than the hugely unfunny & overhyped Adult Swim.
I thought the first half was superb, the 2nd half was more hit and miss. I thought the star of the show though was Gnat Burglar. A kind of joke ultra violence for no apparent reason had me in stitches. Not sure if that is good or bad.
Sneezeman is brilliant, even though I know what is going to happen, and Mr Tourette and drive-by abuser are nice politically incorrect French and English stereotypes and very funny, makes a change these days.
There are some bits that don't work - fly talk is a bit dull, and they could cut the bits that rely on swear words (although these are fairly infrequent) - but good new comedy should be experimental at first.
Reading a message board, yeah? Looks like it an' all!
I really wanted to like Modern Toss, and I do; but sadly it isn't something i'll rave about.
As other people have said it is a little too hit and miss..
I'm quite a fan of...
Illegal alpabet although Doon's voiceover makes it.
Mr Tourette which is basic but entertaining.
Alan which is repetative, but remains very appealing.
Drive By Abuser, again repetative but it does have a certain charm.
Customer Complaints etc, is a very nice concept and remains fresh with each week.
Also the first Work sketch, 'If I stop coming in, you're going to start not paying me; not being funny like but no one mentioned that earlier on'.
But the rest is a miss for me, however the tagline "Modern Toss the stink of excellance in a world gone tits up." just keeps me coming back!
I loved the comedy lab pilot but the series has been a disappointment. Ideas that were funny once don't always bear up to that much repetition, and the higher production values have robbed it of some of its charm - especially the customer complaints line...
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I'm sorry JonDoe..I have to be honest and say that I didn't think it was funny.
It really did feel like there was no real writing involved using real humour, and it was though it was just about throwing lots of swear words in to pass off as humour.
Just using swear words in themselves does not = comedy.
Just seeing and hearing swearing?
It's not shocking or brave nowadays, if that's what the intended effect was meant to acheive.
Some of it I was laughing out loud.
A bit of a mix really.
enjoyed the alan sketch but seemed a lot of work for quite a small amount of humour.
the accident & emergency sketch was most amusing i thought.
like the illegal alphabet too, lots of scope there & they won't need to keep using profanities for it, any word would do really.
the sneezing guy was funny but it's probably going to get boring.
the flies were funny too as i could imagine flies having that sort of conversation.
all in all, not bad, seen a lot worse.
The flies are cool though
Illegal Alphabet ok too. Seeing large swear words running about a field just amuses me. Maybe them running around outside the Houses of Parliment, 10 Downing street or somewhere else would be even funnier.
On average, only mildly funny. Some good, some bad, some indifferent. Studenty humour, but looked like something done by someone only mildly talented that has tried to fuse all their fravourite shows together - Monty Python, Benny Hill, most internet Flash.
Still it was about a million times better than anything on MTV, South Park exceptiing, and a bit better than the hugely unfunny & overhyped Adult Swim.
As single pictures it works. I don't think was ever intended to be shocking as much as daft.
I've met Jon Link once. He's a nice bloke. Very dry, rather quiet and quite a bit older than you would probably think. Definitey not a student.
Sneezeman is brilliant, even though I know what is going to happen, and Mr Tourette and drive-by abuser are nice politically incorrect French and English stereotypes and very funny, makes a change these days.
There are some bits that don't work - fly talk is a bit dull, and they could cut the bits that rely on swear words (although these are fairly infrequent) - but good new comedy should be experimental at first.
Reading a message board, yeah? Looks like it an' all!
I'm sure that I've heard it somewhere before, but cannot think where.
don't like sneezeman, wolf gobbler, barney and peace and quiet
like space argument, gnat burlger, drive by abuser, work, customer complaints and accident and emergency, alan
not to fussed fly talk, sign writer
As other people have said it is a little too hit and miss..
I'm quite a fan of...
Illegal alpabet although Doon's voiceover makes it.
Mr Tourette which is basic but entertaining.
Alan which is repetative, but remains very appealing.
Drive By Abuser, again repetative but it does have a certain charm.
Customer Complaints etc, is a very nice concept and remains fresh with each week.
Also the first Work sketch, 'If I stop coming in, you're going to start not paying me; not being funny like but no one mentioned that earlier on'.
But the rest is a miss for me, however the tagline "Modern Toss the stink of excellance in a world gone tits up." just keeps me coming back!