Friday 26 June 2009

THAT MITCHELL & WEBB LOOK 3.3

Friday 26 June 2009

The worst episode so far, sadly. Mid-series episodes don't tend to be the strongest in sketch shows, and episode 3 was definitely lacking the big laughs and intelligent ideas M&W are capable of. There were worryingly few highlights to sustain the half-hour, for me. Comedy is subjective, but does anyone agree this was rather dull? To summarize:

Great: The new sports drink Glucozade Port (alcoholic isotonic); and a Bond spoof where Agent Suave visits a casino of parlour games, to try and defeat a villain who's his equal at guessing the weight of cakes.

Good: A dinner-guest makes a fuss of being a carnivore in a reversal of the "vegetarian" issue; Mr. Darcy busts disco move in a Pride & Prejudice parody where toffs are dancing The Conga; a man commits suicide behind a weatherman by leaping off a roof during an outside broadcast; Sir Digby Chicken Caesar returns and Ginger is sober following a car accident (a fun development of characters I'm bored of); a Best Man speech where he's embarrassingly honest about the bride's attractiveness (dragged a bit); and an Antarctic expedition where the starving explorers try not to eat food designed for special occasions (advent calendars, harvest festival hampers, Christmas puddings, etc.)

Bad: The Queen becomes a "special guest" star, but proves to be terrible on camera; another "Get Me Hennimore" sketch poking fun at the mix-up comedy of '70s sitcoms (we get the joke now, move on...); and another Captain Todger superhero press conference (really bad).