Gavin and Stacey isn't funny amymore

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Is it just me? I don't think it's aged well at all, I thought the finale was rubbish!

Whatever some nit pickers say they wrote and produced a program that we as an extended family from 16-78 anticipated planned for sat down on Christmas Day to watch which made us laugh and one of us (me) cry. Haven’t had a show like that for Christmas Day for years. They make it look easy but it’s hard. Look at Outnumbered they tried and failed.

The finale wasn’t as funny as the early episodes but how could it be? It was sweet and rounded things off nicely.

The demonising of James corden is pathetic. Certain newspapers have it in for some celebrities as it gets them clicks / advertising so everything they do is magnified ten fold. A friend works in this industry and has seen this happen to the actors on her programmes. It’s insane. And you are falling for it!

We saw him in The Constituent with Anna Maxwell Martin at The Old Vic this summer and he was brilliant.
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I just don't care any more. That gag is so tired, they should have dropped it ages ago.

I enjoyed it and will probably rewatch at some point.
The bits I didn't think worked were
Dave and Gwen
The whole role play thing.

Also Sonja going for Smithy is a bit far fetched.

I don’t want to say that people who don’t find G&S funny are not clever, as humour is so subjective, but the extensive comments about the show here and elsewhere have been a bit depressing just in how many people didn’t get the jokes at all. Including those who are fans of it! I feel sometimes like I’ve been watching a different series all these years.

They had to pair Dave Coaches with Stacey’s mum, otherwise the whole dash to the docks wouldn’t have worked. I do agree though, a most unlikely couple 😍

I enjoyed it.
Though I've seen the rest of the programmes it wasn't something I'd watch religiously or anything but we watched the finale, not really expecting a huge amount from it tbh.

But I liked it. It tied up all the story lines, and had a suitably happy ending.

It was a gentle 'feel good' type of comedy imo, and the finale matched that.

Not a popular opnion on mumsnet but I agree
And I have a little crush on Smithy.

I posted this on another thread about James Corden and the NYC restaurant incident.

Re Corden being a shit to waitstaff. That big bust up he had in an NYC restaurant was because his wife was served her allergen and he was pissed off.

The restaurant manager was then all over tv and social media, banning him, reinstating him banning him again then Making some sort odd offer to him.

It wasn't how the media painted it. Albeit I doubt he was blameless either, but as an allergen family, I'd lose my shit if my DIL was served peanuts

She ordered an egg yolk omelette and he complained that it included some egg white. Are you telling me she is allergic to egg white but eats the yolks?

Having heard recently how the media behaves when they decide they have it in for someone I refuse to be manipulated anymore.

One paper followed an actor so knew they weren’t “partying” then plastered up articles saying they were with old pictures because hating on them for clicks got more ad money. That’s what it is. Pathetic.

I loved it. Everyone I know (whom I’ve spoken to about it - and it is a few to be fair having seen lots family and friends over the last couple of days) - also loved it.

which is fine, but your are all family and friends and are like to have common sense of humour and likes, not always but for the majority - so its not a wide yard stick

the fact 80% on here disagree with the op is a far better yard stick, but even then the thread will appeal to those that have watched the program and comment

Of course she didn’t break up the marriage by herself but she is implicated and partly responsible by getting involved with a married man. I certainly would never do that.

Again, so what? You're a better person than her, well done, your medal is in the post.

Another vote in the not funny, never found it funny camp. The two Welsh girls are annoying and poor actors. The best actor is Alison Steadman.
Years ago I thought I better watch an episode of this thing people are raving about. It didn't even amuse me. Give me Black Adder, Fast Show, dinnerladies any day over this over hyped dross.

So you have watched one episode and on that basis have come this conclusion 🤔

It's probably not a true allergy, but I do have some sympathy with Corden here. Since when is complaining a crime?

It's exhausting and frustrating having to repeatedly explain allergies and have waiters treat you like you're bring annoying when they get it wrong.

Have you watched anything else with Ruth Jones in? Or anything she has written? Some of her other shows are very good. I like Gavin and Stacey, thought Black Adder was just stupid though, people have different tastes, as they should or the world would be very boring.

It never was. Probably people who liked Friends also like this. Both drivel.

How many episodes do you need to watch to find it funny? 😆

You might not find it funny everyone has different tastes but it's not something you can watch a random episodes of and get it ,there are a lot of in jokes that wouldn't make sense to you ,you have ti watch it from the beginning to understand it.

Hated the first episodes, so never watched it again.

Fair enough I watched one random episode years ago and didn't get t and then a couple of years later started it from the beginning and loved it but comedy is subjective some people will never find it funny but I stand by the fact you can't just watch a random episode knowing none of the in Jokes and declare it crap
In your case you tried watching it and decided it wasn't for you and that's fair enough .