The third and final recording session, with added random weather, David Mitchell’s lovely parents (“we read your blog so we know what David has been doing”), and a fine time in the pub afterwards. Gareth Edwards’ fire exits routine added telegram boys and the security measures to get into the bloody venue earned the phrase “spectre of terrorism” which seemed appropriate. This week had a lot of recycled and reworked material from last year and indeed the last few weeks so I’ll add some dull notes about previous appearances of the sketches in question…
Part one:
Fake bears (remake of last week’s sketch with some dialogue tweaks).
iReckon.
Jeff Superman 1: intro (Old sketch first tried out at the TV series 2 try-outs at the Drill Hall way back in May 2007).
Weatherman qualification.
Josh with arguing parents (one of the bleaker sketches).
Stargate 4: Work Experience (new one in series that began last week).
Christopher Hitchens Hour 1 (from the try-outs for the third TV series, August 2008).
Accelerator 12 blade razor.
Black & White Panther Show (short).
Jeff Superman 2: Phone message (also from May 2007).
Culture Show: Bums on Seats (tweaked from 2 weeks ago).
Stargate 5: “Alions” throw objects back (new).
Blind date paedophile lookalike.
Jeff Superman 3: Parcel (also from May 2007).
Leaving body to evil.
Christopher Hitchens 2: Drawing George Galloway.
Too decadent for a promotion.
Jeff Superman 4: Photocopier (new one? These sketches were the weakest material of the evening as there were too many).
Christopher Hitchens 3: Cut-out Galloway.
Not plumetting down massive hole.
Stargate 6: Not a supplies cupboard.
James read out the enormous list of writing credits for the series which took several attempts as there were so many names due to the unique way the BBC is funded or them just being rather busy. List whores will be interested to know that it included David Mitchell and Robert Webb, James Bachman and Mark Evans, Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, Toby Davies and Chris Pell, Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris, Simon Kane, John Finnemore, Chris Reddy, Richard Law, Carrie Quinlan, Eddie Robson, Simon Blackwell, Keiron Self and Graham Mark Walker among others.
Interval: We learned that David’s parents like all the YouTube sketches on the blog but noticed a lack of those Soapbox clips so I’ll put some more on when I get the time. We resisted going to the bar for warm white wine as usual.
Part two:
Shepherds (from last week with added words).
www.SayItWithSomeCheese.biz
Home made biscuit company factory.
Philip & Lionel: Gurkhas chat (Very Daily Mail, very funny).
Zombies!
“What do you do?” (first seen/heard in week 1) 4: Wedding planner.
Felix The Adventurer at The Institute Of Extraordinary Creatures.
No original ideas at interview (good odd punchline ending).
Organ donation family.
Unoriginal TV ideas with film name hybrids.
TV dramas about real people (including Thatcher: The Bits That Haven’t Been Done Yet Years).
“What do you do?” 5: Traffic warden.
Horse in the kitchen (Olivia Colman gives good crying voice).
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CompareTheCompere.com
Dog show: Invisible dogs (old sketch but I can’t remember where I heard it before).
“What do you do?” Comedy writers and performers (good ending to series) .
We went to the pub again where we had a nice chat with Jason Hazeley about writing comedy, being funny, what didn’t get made but might do soon (but not mentioning his former incarnation as a musician much) with some fine Alpine Lager, found out that the TV show has recently been recomissioned for a 4th series due to be made in January, said hello to some of the other writers, discovered there will be some interesting easter eggs on the forthcoming Look 3 DVD and then went home after another bloody great night out.
Good times.
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