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Friday Night Live

119 replies

RainbowZebraWarrior · 21/10/2022 21:06

What do we think?

Do you remember the original?

Ben in his sparkly suit.

Had it aged?

Yep. Haven't we all.

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Paddingtonthebear · 21/10/2022 21:07

I’ve already turned it off

RainbowZebraWarrior · 21/10/2022 21:08

*Has it aged that should be

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WeAreTheHeroes · 21/10/2022 21:11

I imagine my parents are still saying they'll not be watching it and will find something else.

forlornlorna1 · 21/10/2022 21:15

My teens have gasped in shock already and fucked off to their bedrooms

RainbowZebraWarrior · 21/10/2022 21:21

I guess I just wanted to see if he was as awful and awkward as he used to be.

Tick.

Bloody hell. He's still making Thatcher jokes.

So, yes. It's aged badly.

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Allschoolsareartschools · 21/10/2022 21:24

Ben did his best with his opener, there were some good lines in it.
The guy singing was quite funny but I'd never heard of him.
Julian Clary's doing his best but seems uncomfortable.
I doubt I'll watch it all but it's as I expected so far, dated & a bit sad really.

Mushroo · 21/10/2022 21:37

I’ve never seen the original and I don’t really get it? It’s not particularly funny and seems a bit mashed together.

Bring back gogglebox!

Riverlee · 21/10/2022 21:45

Started watching it. Listened to Ben Elton’s rant. Some of it was funny, other bits was a bit personal.

Watched the singer/comedian and quite enjoyed it.

However, couldn’t be bothered to watch the whole show, so stopped watching it.

Riverlee · 21/10/2022 21:46

Don’t remember the original but did see Ben Elton live back in the day. Very polished, comical performance.

Isthisjustnormal · 21/10/2022 21:56

Watched it back in the day, when it was reasonably anarchic, although always hit and miss. It's mostly miss today sadly...

EachandEveryone · 21/10/2022 21:58

Its no SNL is it?

Creamcrackersandricecakes · 21/10/2022 22:04

I really wanted to love it, as I watched it avidly as an easily impressed teen but lots of it is falling flat for me. Stavros wasn't funny at all, just looked like Harry Enfield had been dragged there and persuaded to perform as a favour. Jo Brand was ok. Julian Clary really seemed to miss the mark with the audience. I can't stand Rosie Jones, don't find her funny at all, particularly as she's on bloody everything.
So no, it's definitely not aged well, which is a shame.

herdingcatss · 21/10/2022 22:19

Ben Elton is good but most of it is terrible. I would prefer to see a bit more actual up to date satire, as I vaguely remember it being very funny and political back in the day. It's all a bit random and thrown together at the moment.

Arcadia · 21/10/2022 22:22

It feels like one of those fund raising tv programmes that goes on for hours - bit painful - and too much obvious box ticking in diversity of the line up

Creamcrackersandricecakes · 21/10/2022 22:23

Oh god, that was EXCRUCIATING. I did not need, (or want), to see that. Fucking grim.

AlphaAlpha · 21/10/2022 22:23

Ummmm

WTF just happened there?

Neither funny or satirical.
Piss poor.

Purpleavocado · 21/10/2022 22:24

When is it going to be funny?

inappropriateraspberry · 21/10/2022 22:24

Creamcrackersandricecakes · 21/10/2022 22:23

Oh god, that was EXCRUCIATING. I did not need, (or want), to see that. Fucking grim.

So disappointing. At first I thought , great, trans but not dressed like a drag queen - showing a more 'normal' trans woman. Then ruined it at the end. Do they think it's just a great novelty, having boobs and a dick?

ShakeYourFeathers · 21/10/2022 22:24

I was born after the last episode of the original version was aired. So didn't know what to expect. I know I wasn't expecting this

Soontobe60 · 21/10/2022 22:24

That’ll do a lot for the Trans cause… not

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WitchSharkadder · 21/10/2022 22:25

What the actual fuck did I just watch?!

MargotMoon · 21/10/2022 22:25

What an attention-seeker

inappropriateraspberry · 21/10/2022 22:25

Think I'll put the news back on.

BitossiBlues · 21/10/2022 22:25

Absolutely fucking grim.