Count Arthur Strong

[rabet]

Just watched this on BBC 2. Puerile, predictable, over-acted rubbish. Feeble jokes about snot and farting, racist stereotypes. How does tripe like this get transmitted on a supposedly prestigious channel?

[Octavius]

The Castle - regurgitated and outdated jokes about TOWIE and Amy Childs (zzz) and My First Planet - who on earth convinced Nicholas Lyndhurst to do that?

I like the Now Show alot, and Just a Minute (unless Giles Brandreth is on)

[mazie]

totally agree andy. I like the News Quiz, Just a minute and sorry I haven't a clue and that's about it for Radio 4. Their afternoon plays make up for it though

[mazie]

Octavius agree about My first planet....Must have paid him well!..

I quite like Brandreth, he's sharp and funny at times

[Ellipsis]

I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue is sublime.

Count Arthur Strong is lamentable. It reminds me of Bottom, except Bottom was funny ...

[andy-hughes]

mazie - our Radio Four tastes are identical - which cannot be a mere conincidence - I suspect many others would agree.

Who ever is paid as Commissioner of Comedy for Radio Four is getting (a lot of!) money under false pretences!

[Dagman]

Well, as you can see from my avatar, i'm a fan. I love the radio shows, it's an escape to a daft bit of fun. It will take time to find it's feet on tv. I find it funny as it reminds me of people I know, or even myself at times. Shame some don't like it but hey, there ye go.

[bibblebub]

a second tv series has already been commissioned http://www.countarthurstrong.com/bbc2-announces-second-tv-series/

[andy-hughes]

There is only room for one character actor playing someone a lot older than he is, and creating a sublimely funny persona that lasts for years - and this is not it!

Step forward Graham Fallows and the immortal John Shuttleworth!!!

[FredPuli43]

Oh dear! Just watching episode 2. It is ruined by canned laughter, omitted from the radio series. We don't need to be told what is meant to be funny; like Hancock of years ago, the humour is in the character, not in any supposedly funny lines. A disaster, and a shame considering what the producers and writers have.

[boxtops]

I was dismayed to find that CAS is written by Ben Elton.

[jomifl]

CAS, funny the first time I heard him on the radio but a bit predictable thereafter.

[mushroom25]

//I was dismayed to find that CAS is written by Ben Elton.//

he's not noted in any of the credits - what pseudonym is he using?

[boxtops]

Oops no, I got that wrong - it was the dreadful The Wright Way that Ben Elton wrote.