Following a prompt from Binners I dusted off the boxset (yes it was thick with dust!) and started watching.
Wow. Its not humour you have to 'get back into'. Its just there and funny.
awesome tv and its not just the peter Kay show, the rest of the cast are spot on
Brian's use of The Vase behind the bar is a classic comedy prop. Up there with Eric Morcambe and his brown paper bag.
Want that fussed about it initially but got a boxset and started watching it one afternoon and ended up watching the whole thing right through. Funny stuff.
Frank Hoss? Is that you Frank?
"I've got all rooms on suit (sic), lift to all floors, a soralium (sic) and if Carole's leg pays out, we're gonna get a jacuzzi!"
Waves to the forum...
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Starts in your eyes!!!!
Are you going to tell us one of your tall stories? 8)
The sequence where they are singing in the front of the van is one of the best bits of TV ever, in my opinion. Hilarious series!
Can't mate, too busy. Sebastian Vettel is coming round after breakfast for a driving lesson.
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Its well worth digging out "that peter kay thing" as well. I like the young lad who works in the bingo and hates it.
"Have you swept that cock up?"
"that peter kay thing"
I absolutely loathe that. I really find it boring.
Weird.
classic lines like
"come and get your black bins bags .....
"you're the wind beneath my wheels
and
"Its a 15ft cock and balls man
A colleague of mine used to work at Bolton COuncil and has actually met the real Keith Lard, the fire marshall who does rude things to dogs!! 😆
Edit: totally useless trivia but im sure Dave Spikey lives near me (or has family near) because ive seen him walking down my road on a couple of occasions! Theres a claim to fame for you!
Whhhhhhoooooooosssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!
Thats the sound of it going right over my head.
I guess if you are northern you'd understand it.
Its a northern thing? Funnily soo many aspects of the characters etc i feel warmed to.
My favourite was Jerry the Berry/ Sammy the Snake...
I know a pissed horse when I see one! Someone get it a kebab!"
Utter genius!
More genius:
Finest lines of them all:
"How far away are they?"
"What would Thora Hird do?"
"can you hear me now??"
As he disappears off on a bus...
Genius.
Loved Gerry the berry... and when they did the face painting with permanent colours... such a funny show.
Hear you? I can see you, ya daft bastard! 😆
It's just that northerners seem to get the humour, no disrispectin', MrsBouy is from Northumberland and she giggles like a child when it's on...
I once saw that Peter Kay fellow in a scetch sliding across a stage pretending to be a 7yr old, that was funny.
Sammy the snake inflateable bouncy castle .... one of many funny bits.
Jerry the Berry lives in Parsonage gardens in Manchester- I used to see him all the time. Walking around in winter wearing sunglasses 😆
"[i]Get back you bastard I'll break yer legs[/i]"
"I'm getting the word.....Nonce"
The psychic evening with Clinton Baptiste - utterly brilliant. "I'm getting the word 'nonce'". 😆
"Here they are, Ant and Dec - can't speak a word of the queens but they can knock the shit out of a chicken chop suey"
"shabba"
Simple Northern humour for simple northern folk
Another box set I watched which was truly excellent was "Early Doors".
and I'm a southerner...
The psychic evening with Clinton Baptiste - utterly brilliant. "I'm getting the word 'nonce'".
My favourite scene in Phoenix Nights ever.
total class, and one of my fave comedy progs of recent years
one of my faves is Spencers interview,
Jerry: - any experience?
Spencer: - not only have I watched cocktail 6 times, I've also been an inkeeper.
Jerry: - Where?
Spencer: - Bethlehem, in St Peters ground breaking performance of the Nativity
Going to dig out my boxset this weekend I think and have a rewatch
Just brilliant the depth of comedy is amazing. I never understood how 'The Office' got all of the attention (maybe it's because I'm a northerner).
The scene with Keith Laird the fire safety guy was a cracker 'He's drawing a dog!'
The final two episodes of the second series were a very good way to bow out. I remember stars in their eyes had me crying with laughter.
Chomp the goodthing is there are sooo many sublime gags that it doesn't feel like its 'oh remember all this/boring now switch off'
I liked it a lot - and I'm from the deep south....
The Karate Kid play as nice.
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"can you hear me now??"
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"Get back you bastard I'll break yer legs"
Love these bits so much! Really is quality TV.
Looking forward to Peter Kay's new tour DVD. 7th November!
Max and Paddy- the scene where Paddy is caught masterbating
'Paddy has needs! Paddy has needs!'
"What does it say?"
"Pissflaps....what the bleedin' hell is pissflaps?"
I didn't watch a lot of it, but I do remember
"How far away are they?"
... and that's set me off giggling like an idiot here.
The other bit that sticks in the mind, is they're next to the tram lines in Blackpool, and there's a memorial "to Allan" on the lamp-post. Inspired.
My fave was the episode of Max & Paddy where they "obtained" a massive plasma screen for the van, then realised they had to use headphones - especially the closing scenes where Max was woken by Paddy
(Series 1, Episode 1, it turns out)
edit - this link takes you to the right scene 😀
"Euurgh, Ger off, geroff! You animal, how could you!"
Brilliant telly. So much humor all crammed into it. I love the snippets of the end of conversations that you hear when the clip starts...
Den Perry "anyway lads, like I say, she has got a cock, so you have been warned"
The bit that has had me in tears of laughter tonight is:
"Channel 4 and Peter Kay would like to state that the character of Keith Lard may have led some persons to wrongly believe that the character was based on a Mr. Keith Laird. We wish to make it clear that this is not the case, and would like to apologise to Mr. Laird and his family for the distress caused. We have also agreed to make a donation to the Fire Service Benevolent Fund and to Mr. Laird's family for his and his family's personal distress."
"Mr. Laird's contribution to fire safety in Bolton is well documented and his professionalism and personal integrity are not in any doubt. If you would like more information on fire safety either contact your local fire station or go to channel4.com/firesafety for a list of links to useful websites. This information has been put together with the co-operation of both Greater Manchester County Fire Service and Keith Laird."
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It's genius
In the next couple of months I've tickets to see Daniel kitson, Janice 'Barbara nice' Connolly and Dave Spikey standup gigs
Well worth checking out the entire cast of Phoenix nights, they are all brilliant stand up comedians (although Mr Kay's last tour was a bit weak)
Ah, I've not seen this in ages, I have the boxset upstairs. Genius programme, and I'm a southerner.
Ray Von has to be my favourite character though.
Didn't Daniel Kitson fall out with Peter Kay afterwards? Something to do with Kay taking credit for work he and Dave Spikey did.
garlic bread.. job done.. smiles for rest of evening
"Sweet baby Jesus and the orphans!"
"shut your legs you little slut"
"watch your mouth, there's a child's bike outside"
The Half a Sixpence gig is a classic!
Well I'm a southerner and I think its funny. Mind you when I was working up that way I was a regular guest at the Mercury Motel in Westhoughton. Big band night was the highlight of the week, straight out of Pheonix nights.
Watched the new tour DVD last night. Brilliant!
The school teachers bit was amazing, had me crying.