Tracey Ullman is supposed to be funny, then?

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I don't think I've actually cracked a smile yet.

I didn't get it either.
It's not a good sign when you have to be told when to laugh and who she's impersonating.
I'm sure she's just lovely as a person, but for me shes the Emperors New Clothes.

tastes in humour certainly do vary dont they Dottypotter!
who is your favorite comedian?

ken Dodd and Peter kay. Naturally funny, clean jokes and impressions. Ken Dodd a legend. Cannot imagine one of them trying to portray someone as a thief and trying to get a laugh. FGS what is funny about the Judi Dench sketch?

Like I said Dotty, tastes vary
and jokes rarely withstand explanation!

each comedian and genre has it's fans and detractors, cant we all try to discuss a program without insulting each other?

To me Tracey Ullman is also naturally funny

where was the insult. I think she was insulting dame judi to be honest? Ive yet not heard from anyone why it was funny to portray someone as a thief?

jokes rarely withstand explanation

The point of the joke is we all trust Judi Dench, so she cold get away with anything.

I thought judi dench was doing a cameo In my defence I didn't have my contacts in...

Thought it was funny.

Rupert Front is looking a bit rough, isn't he? Actually, I've heard jd is allegedly taking legal action for defamation.

My autocorrect won't let me type g r I n t.

Am lying about J.D. I know her in R.L. and she'd find it funny.

I only saw a part of the JD sketch when they were plugging it on Graham Norton show, and it was enough to think ugh, cringe, won't be watching this.
Yeah, did remind me a bit of Little Britain which I loathe (it has some funny or on point bits, but they are extremely rare) but obviously LB is a massively popular show so each to their own.

Surely the humour in the Judi Dench sketch was she's a "national treasure" - as PPs have said we all like her, she's natural and far from "luvvie". Portraying her as a social deviant was pure comedy in my book.

I was looking forward to this. Started watching tonight, wanted to like it but got bored

she's a legend.

Optimist, yeah, of course we understand that they are trying to be outrageous and completely improbable, I get it why it's supposed to be funny, I just still don't find it funny somehow.

Wowzers, is that Ade Edmondson in the background doing a Rik Mayall impersonation?