Gatwick village is an airport shopping area, it’s alright if you are flying but hardly a tourist destination. The joke is it has village in its name, is not that funny tbh
22:00 - Poor Rick resortes to drink to cope with the humiliation, embarrassment and disappointment life has dealt him . . . . . . join the club, Rick ! Wait another few years till Mel also screw you over and takes all your possessions & home - Then you'll know what 'Rock-Bottom' really means
Actually, he's right about celebrity support for charities suffering a set-back. Between HUCCS and Groat's disease, I'd be careful to lend my name to anything. Also, a prank show would have to get your OK afterwards before putting it on the air. Without it, you could sue everybody connected to it - host, production company and broadcast channel - into bankruptcy, sort of like Hulk Hogan did with Gawker.
@@SaintSwithinsDay you’re right that this is almost certainly a reference to ‘Brasseye’ as Chris Morris managed to get a whole lorry load of celebrities to campaign for various ridiculous causes whilst unaware they were being taken for a ride. The only series of Brasseye ran in its entirety around 1996, after the first series it became obvious that people in the public eye would be very wary of getting caught out in this manner. A one off episode about p*edophilia was aired in 2001 where celebs were predictably tricked into making fools of themselves in the name of self publicity. It was banned after receiving a record number of complaints. The Day Today (also a Chris Morris creation) was a BBC program but featured no real celebs, Brasseye was Channel 4.
@@paulbenedict1289 Yea your right, Lead Balloon and One foot in the grave are not over the top comedy, quite serious really and close to real life and superb acting, in fact I think the leading actors won an Oscar for their gritty real life performances. 👍🙈
@@thetruth156real3 You're right. Both Father Ted and Lead Ballon, have story lines so bad it's funny. I typically prefer comedy that has story lines so good, it's unfunny.
@@paulbenedict1289 I think you must be from an older generation where the word “bad” means disgusting and terrible maybe you referred to Hitler as being bad? Nowadays it is nuanced, if you follow it with “Ass” it can mean absolutely the best! And as for story lines so good they are unfunny, well that’s called a drama.👍
Was HUCS meant to sound like HOAX in the same way that Cake was explained to be a "made-up" drug? The "satirical" aspect of 90s concern-trolling never really succeeded - unless you really did need to feel superior to Noel Edmonds and Dr. Fox. The lasting humour comes from pushing the silliness so far that you're practically telling the mark it's a wind-up. Chris Morris's Feedback Reports were probably the pinnacle of such vertigo inducing complicity (albeit an edited product when broadcast)
Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam ." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window ? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically across the plains?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?"
I normally love British comedy,and Jack Dee,but this isn't the best of his work.He does the cranky stuff in all his sitcoms.He really should stick to the stand up.
I watched this series by accident on Netflix when it was on and now it’s my go to comfort series 🥰 I love it!
This show was so good, it should have been more appreciated when it was out.
No canned laughter and you have to actually pay attention to get the jokes, so no chance.
He never gets suspicious about Sam and Ben needing exactly 50 quid every week.
THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!! I love British comedies 🇬🇧🎭..please keep 'em coming. Oh MAGDA IS AN ABSOLUTE CLASSIC. 😒 ox
Poor old Rick never gets a break,,,,soooo funny....... brilliant..
The way the kids recurringly need a telling "Forty, well, fifty pounds would be better..." for all their different parental grifts is hilarious!
2 episodes at a time, long breaks between next couple, can’t stomach more than that.
Just when I thought it was over, the credit sequence put the icing on the cake.
*Yes please load more episodes thanks ...I love this 😊👍👍*
...was that guy behind the glass in 'Pans Labyrinth'...? he's great.
27:24 I didn't quite get that one,
The only way I figure it is: Gatwick is an airport and he's kinda telling them to 'take a flight'
Gatwick village is an airport shopping area, it’s alright if you are flying but hardly a tourist destination. The joke is it has village in its name, is not that funny tbh
@@stevenesbitt3528 oh got it now, thanks
22:00 - Poor Rick resortes to drink to cope with the humiliation, embarrassment and disappointment life has dealt him . . . . . . join the club, Rick !
Wait another few years till Mel also screw you over and takes all your possessions & home - Then you'll know what 'Rock-Bottom' really means
Does anyone know the name of the song when he’s on the phone ?
yeah i do.
I wished I did
It’s My Declaration by Tom Baxter
Actually, he's right about celebrity support for charities suffering a set-back. Between HUCCS and Groat's disease, I'd be careful to lend my name to anything.
Also, a prank show would have to get your OK afterwards before putting it on the air. Without it, you could sue everybody connected to it - host, production company and broadcast channel - into bankruptcy, sort of like Hulk Hogan did with Gawker.
@@SaintSwithinsDay thank you for bringing Chris Morris to my attention. never heard of him but it's exactly the kind of comedy I was looking for.
@@SaintSwithinsDay you’re right that this is almost certainly a reference to ‘Brasseye’ as Chris Morris managed to get a whole lorry load of celebrities to campaign for various ridiculous causes whilst unaware they were being taken for a ride. The only series of Brasseye ran in its entirety around 1996, after the first series it became obvious that people in the public eye would be very wary of getting caught out in this manner. A one off episode about p*edophilia was aired in 2001 where celebs were predictably tricked into making fools of themselves in the name of self publicity. It was banned after receiving a record number of complaints.
The Day Today (also a Chris Morris creation) was a BBC program but featured no real celebs, Brasseye was Channel 4.
@@SaintSwithinsDay So, BBC have the power to drop a Ch4 show, do they? Wow.
@@SaintSwithinsDaywasn’t that more like late 90’s?
Am I the one who thinks Magda is fit ?
You are not alone in thinking that, I always thought Magda was fit.
Are you the only person on the planet that still refers to a nice looking lady as “fit”
Throwback.
@@nathchambreros3326No, I still do that too. And yes, she is.
All you misery guts watching... tell me you didn't laugh.
Loved this comedy,,it’s different, a bit like Father Ted, the acting and story lines are so bad it’s funny.😂
Father Ted is over the top absurdity, completly different kind of comedy.
If anything, I would compare it to One Foot in the Grave.
@@paulbenedict1289 Yea your right, Lead Balloon and One foot in the grave are not over the top comedy, quite serious really and close to real life and superb acting, in fact I think the leading actors won an Oscar for their gritty real life performances. 👍🙈
@@thetruth156real3
You're right. Both Father Ted and Lead Ballon, have story lines so bad it's funny.
I typically prefer comedy that has story lines so good, it's unfunny.
@@paulbenedict1289 I think you must be from an older generation where the word “bad” means disgusting and terrible maybe you referred to Hitler as being bad? Nowadays it is nuanced, if you follow it with “Ass” it can mean absolutely the best! And as for story lines so good they are unfunny, well that’s called a drama.👍
This is ok but Father Ted is top top tier.
Was HUCS meant to sound like HOAX in the same way that Cake was explained to be a "made-up" drug?
The "satirical" aspect of 90s concern-trolling never really succeeded - unless you really did need to feel superior to Noel Edmonds and Dr. Fox.
The lasting humour comes from pushing the silliness so far that you're practically telling the mark it's a wind-up. Chris Morris's Feedback Reports were probably the pinnacle of such vertigo inducing complicity (albeit an edited product when broadcast)
Why is it ok for Curb to rip itself off for 11 seasons?
Marty isn't believable as a comedy writer.
Another curb rip off. Groats diesease anybody?
Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !"
Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam ."
Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!"
Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window ? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically across the plains?..."
Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!"
Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky."
Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction."
Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?"
I've watched about 10 of this show and this is the first one that I didn't find funny.
Yeah, the comedy can be a bit subtle for some people.
I normally love British comedy,and Jack Dee,but this isn't the best of his work.He does the cranky stuff in all his sitcoms.He really should stick to the stand up.
Which comedy is it you love so much?
All his sitcoms???? He's only done one.
I disagree. This is comedy gold.