I've haven't taken to a show like this since My Name Is Earl began, The IT Crowd has to be the funniest programme about at the moment.
I agree the laughter can be annoying, but that worked for the Bottom series and Young Ones and as its live (Not canned) it doesn't ruin the show like two pints of larger.
I admit I only bought it for Richard Ayoade as I find him hilarious, but he, Katherine Parkinson and Chris O'Dowd work so well together to make this hilarious, i'm ashamed to admit I've only just got into it.
It wrote by the creators of Father Ted so you know you can expect some very funny comedy.
I can't recommened this enough, I have watched each episode around 3 times and i've only owned this a month.
Don't usually bother writing reviews - more than happy just to read them usually.
However... First episode of the second series was one of the funniest 30 minutes of my life - where two computer nerds somehow find themselves at the theatre watching the gayest of gay musicals only for one to end up being mistaken for a disabled guy and the other to find himself working as a bartender. Has to be seen to be believed. The rest of the series was good but oh my god... that first one - genius.
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The IT Crowd is a fresh take on sitcom. Most of it takes place in the basement of a large company where the IT department resides, consisting of the two uber nerds Moss and Roy and their boss Jen. I find the humor to be very broad and have something for everyone. There's Moss' and Roy's awkwardness with other people and women in particular, there' Jen having "a visit from Aunt Irma", lots of jokes on working in an office at a large company. And the list goes on. It seems that a lot of people can appreciate this show. But computer nerds should appreciate it in particular because it contains lots of small references and nods to rather nerdy computer stuff.
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Watching this is a memorable experience.
I really can't see why no1 watched it but I am infintely thankful that it is out on dvd and i can introduce all my friends to it (who all love it now).
Maybe it was too dark and surreal for BBC audiences who prefer the far more mundane and overrated 'Gavin and Stacey'. Obviously a joke about trying to sell a talking baby didn't gel with modern audiences. Idiots.
I suspect this will be an undiscovered gem for future generations looking back at Matthew Hornes career. Though I expect he will not acqknowledge it.
Watching this is a memorable experience.
I really can't see why no1 watched it but I am infintely thankful that it is out on dvd and i can introduce all my friends to it (who all love it now).
Maybe it was too dark and surreal for BBC audiences who prefer the far more mundane and overrated 'Gavin and Stacey'. Obviously a joke about trying to sell a talking baby didn't gel with modern audiences. Idiots.
I suspect this will be an undiscovered gem for future generations looking back at Matthew Hornes career. Though I expect he will not acqknowledge it.
Festival is an excellent film, introducing a range of characters with depth, humour and a degree of darkness. From Joan Gerard (Daniella Nardini) as a jaded reporter, a great turn from Chris O'Dowd and a suitably shallow Stephen Mangan as comedian Sean O'Sullivan, we see all sides of the characters. Worth watching for the award ceremony alone.
The movie covers a lot of ground at a rapid pace and gives a valid representation of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as it has become: more of a comedy festival for comedians craving celebrity than the wealth of artistic possibilities that it once was. This may be unpalatable for some, but this hard hitting film is both funny and unrelentingly on target. Highly recommended.
Festival is an excellent film, introducing a range of characters with depth, humour and a degree of darkness. From Joan Gerard (Daniella Nardini) as a jaded reporter, a great turn from Chris O'Dowd and a suitably shallow Stephen Mangan as comedian Sean O'Sullivan, we see all sides of the characters. Worth watching for the award ceremony alone.
The movie covers a lot of ground at a rapid pace and gives a valid representation of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as it has become: more of a comedy festival for comedians craving celebrity than the wealth of artistic possibilities that it once was. This may be unpalatable for some, but this hard hitting film is both funny and unrelentingly on target. Highly recommended.
Festival is an excellent film, introducing a range of characters with depth, humour and a degree of darkness. From Joan Gerard (Daniella Nardini) as a jaded reporter, a great turn from Chris O'Dowd and a suitably shallow Stephen Mangan as comedian Sean O'Sullivan, we see all sides of the characters. Worth watching for the award ceremony alone.
The movie covers a lot of ground at a rapid pace and gives a valid representation of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as it has become: more of a comedy festival for comedians craving celebrity than the wealth of artistic possibilities that it once was. This may be unpalatable for some, but this hard hitting film is both funny and unrelentingly on target. Highly recommended.
Festival is an excellent film, introducing a range of characters with depth, humour and a degree of darkness. From Joan Gerard (Daniella Nardini) as a jaded reporter, a great turn from Chris O'Dowd and a suitably shallow Stephen Mangan as comedian Sean O'Sullivan, we see all sides of the characters. Worth watching for the award ceremony alone.
The movie covers a lot of ground at a rapid pace and gives a valid representation of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as it has become: more of a comedy festival for comedians craving celebrity than the wealth of artistic possibilities that it once was. This may be unpalatable for some, but this hard hitting film is both funny and unrelentingly on target. Highly recommended.