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Cunk on Christmas- 10pm Tonight BBC2
In which that voracious seeker of knowledge Philomena Cunk examines all things festive.
![]() Looking forward to this. Her Shakespeare programme was terrific! And some of us probably need a bit of silliness after Brooker's 2016 overview. (I'm looking forward to that too, mind) |
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Hope this doesn't mean that she's not in Brooker's Wipe. She's always been good in small doses so I hope she can carry a whole show.
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> Quote:
Hope this doesn't mean that she's not in Brooker's Wipe. She's always been good in small doses so I hope she can carry a whole show.
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When is Barry Sh*tpeas going to get his own show??
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Hope this doesn't mean that she's not in Brooker's Wipe. She's always been good in small doses so I hope she can carry a whole show.
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I wish Charlie Brooker would do the entire programme by himself, as I always think the segments with the extra characters ruin it – I really can't stand either Barry Shitpeas and especially the totally unfunny Doug Stanhope. I liked Diane Morgan in Motherland (which gets no mention on IMDB), but as someone else suggested, that Shakespeare programme was like a third-rate Ali G. I've set this one to record though, in the hope that it's an improvement. I wish she'd get that lump removed from her chin though – I find I can't help noticing it all the time.
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Can't stand her, although I've never found any comedienne funny if truth be told.
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Did give 'Cunk on Shakespeare' another look and was still chuckling away. So bar set high for tonight. I know she's not the first 'idiot savant' type, but sometimes just a look with Cuck can crease me, yet I never found Ali G funny at all.
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I wish Charlie Brooker would do the entire programme by himself, as I always think the segments with the extra characters ruin it – I really can't stand either Barry Shitpeas and especially the totally unfunny Doug Stanhope. I liked Diane Morgan in Motherland (which gets no mention on IMDB), but as someone else suggested, that Shakespeare programme was like a third-rate Ali G. I've set this one to record though, in the hope that it's an improvement. I wish she'd get that lump removed from her chin though – I find I can't help noticing it all the time.
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The novelty has definitely worn off.
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Like any comedy it's very subjective. I like the Cunk character a lot. I was never that fond of Barry Shitpeas, but I thought Doug Stanhope was brilliant.
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Thoughts?
Some light chuckles but not as good as Cunk on Shakespeare. |
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Oh dear! Talking about Christmas Number Ones while showing Wizard. What a clanger!
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Can't stand her, although I've never found any comedienne funny if truth be told.
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I thought there were some good one liners in it like -
The pagans worshipped nature like Chris Packham. Slade shouted and didnt sing their songs so to scare off Jimmy Savile. I havnt seen her characters act before and unlike the tumbleweed Ali G , Borat Diane Morgan made me laugh quite a number of times. |
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True spirit of Christmas, Baileys!
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I I liked Diane Morgan in Motherland (which gets no mention on IMDB).
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6006350/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_5 |
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Really enjoyed it. It is very tightly scripted, so if I'm constantly chuckling or occasionally laughing out loud, I miss the next line. Still, think it makes for good rewatch value. So I will. Maybe not as strong as the Shakespeare episode, but I still thought it was great.
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Truth be told I thought it was disappointing ........maybe raised a smile here and there but no real laughs
nowhere near as funny as the Shakespeare one |
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I thought she was very funny, asking 'How many 3 Wise Men were there?', talking about 'The hole in the Oz-1 layer' - and the fact that Santa judges a child's goodness based largely on parental income.
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It started off slowly but the second half was SO GOOD LOL
especially the one about WWI and Die Hard LMAO |
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Can't stand her, although I've never found any comedienne funny if truth be told.
I found this episode to be severely lacking. I enjoy Cunk a great deal. But only in small doses. It's practically the same gag stretched out for 30 minutes. The Shakespeare special was good. This one not so much. |
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I found this episode to be severely lacking. I enjoy Cunk a great deal. But only in small doses. It's practically the same gag stretched out for 30 minutes. The Shakespeare special was good. This one not so much.
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Was never impressed with the character in Screen Wipe, but I guess 30 mins allows you to get more out of the character, because I was howling with laughter all the way through this.
Thoroughly enjoyed it. |
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Oh dear! Talking about Christmas Number Ones while showing Wizard. What a clanger!
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