Anyone watching HIGNFY?

[Binglebong]

I never before realised the importance of a studio audience. This just feels weird and not funny. They need to be together to play off each other.

I laughed out loud at 'technically a Count'.

I enjoyed it. It made me laugh out loud at times. I admit it has been a fucking horrible week and I was ready to laugh. It felt like they were entertaining each other rather than performing to an audience, I quite liked it.

Steph is awful but Paul and Ian are funny

Thought Steph was great!

Just didn't work for me. Too much forced roaring laughter at each other's jokes. Love it usually, but switched off before the end.

I thought they did a pretty good job given the circumstances. I do agree that they needed "audience" laughter but I'm not sure it would have worked as we know there is no audience.

I think the very slight delay between them all made it a little stilted.

Didn’t work for me, but will give it another try next week. Just watched Mash Report and enjoyed it a lot more.

But why was Steph in the kitchen?

I presume they'd been told not to laugh too much or interrupt/talk over each other. It wasn't great but it was a good effort.

Maybe the kitchen was the best place and furthest from her baby.

@Concerned12345 Just being nosey but how come you signed up for tickets without knowing what it is?

Steph has a chat show at lunchtimes on ch4, filmed in her kitchen/diner. So cameras and sound are set up already.

I really enjoyed it, stilted and all. I appreciated the effort of all involved.

I did wonder if Steph's bit had been cut in afterwards as timing seemed odd.

I found it quite amusing, but then I hadn't watched it for a few years as it was quite repetitive.

I enjoyed their more natural laughter than you usually get on the show.

I think the odd timing was down to a slight lag between them all.

I do agree that they needed "audience" laughter but I'm not sure it would have worked as we know there is no audience.

I was thinking about this and I wondered if it might work for them to have 'ironic' canned laughter - e.g. they could press a laughter button or something like that.

I do agree that they needed "audience" laughter but I'm not sure it would have worked as we know there is no audience

I was due to be in the audience (and the green room) in a few weeks, it’s going to be hard watching that one.

Oh, no, you must be gutted, Persephone. Will you be able to get tickets for a future series?

I thought it was dreadful, it just didn't work and fell flat as a pancake for me. It didn't flow (due no doubt to the set up) and lost the bouncing off one another dynamic plus the over the top laughing every time one of them said something was making me cringe.

I enjoyed it.
I want routine, not everything dorpepd because it doesn't work perfectly.

Dropped even.

Still great. Me and dh laughed as much as ever. Hats off to HIGNFY and Ant and Dec (two very different shows but love both!) for continuing, albeit in a very different vein because we need laughter and comedy especially during these somewhere grim days.

Thanks @Pelleas, I’m fully aware it’s not the worse thing to happen during this global pandemic but it still sucks.

I hope I’ll be able to go again but only if my contact is still on the production team

They worked really hard to make the show, yes it’s not the same but it’s a reflection on society, nothing is as it was.

I think they did a great job given what they have to work comments were still funny and some of the stories/pictures ridiculous. Yes, it lacked the smoothness but on the whole it was great.