On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 9:28:27 +0000 clive-harris@ntlworld.com wrote:
quoted 2 lines Talking of which, do any of you happen to have any inside info on what Chris
> Talking of which, do any of you happen to have any inside info on what Chris
> Morris is doing, these days?
Well-timed query. New show "Nathan Barley" on Channel 4 starts
imminently.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4083169.stm
quoted 3 lines I loved his TV comedy work, but haven't seen the
> I loved his TV comedy work, but haven't seen the
> video he did for Warp yet. I understand it's quite dark and cynical (about the
> state of humanity these days).
Which video would that be then, Clive?
quoted 4 lines I ask, since I watched the new comedy "Look Around You" on BBC2,
> I ask, since I watched the new comedy "Look Around You" on BBC2,
> last night and although it was funny and good to see some
> of his old co-conspirators on there, it was "comfortable humour", as opposed
> to Morris' totally unsettling or subversive stuff.
I agree. Some nice ideas (like 'Synthesiser Patel' and Leonard Hatred's
'Psilence' spray, and 'What Music Will Sound Like in 2000', esp. 'The Rapping
Song'), but short on Big Laffs. Generally too content to indulge in postmodern
pastiching of the 70s and the presentational 'look and feel' of the pop
science/magazine programmes of the day (Hey, lads. When you write these
things, don't forget to er... pop in a few jokes).
alan
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