"Topical" Comedy on Radio 4

[Doofus]

K12beano said:

You seem to have discounted the fact that my "entertainment" currently consists of reading and posting on Pistonheads. Forget the shock to the stock market turning the clocks back, I'm back to about May 2001 in my Internet Entertainment. When you start from such a low base.......

Standards, man. Standards.

[eldar]

K12beano said:

You seem to have discounted the fact that my "entertainment" currently consists of reading and posting on Pistonheads. Forget the shock to the stock market turning the clocks back, I'm back to about May 2001 in my Internet Entertainment. When you start from such a low base.......

2001? When the Now Show was looking tired, repetitive and pat its sell by date...

[Riley Blue]

eldar said:

K12beano said:

You seem to have discounted the fact that my "entertainment" currently consists of reading and posting on Pistonheads. Forget the shock to the stock market turning the clocks back, I'm back to about May 2001 in my Internet Entertainment. When you start from such a low base.......

2001? When the Now Show was looking tired, repetitive and pat its sell by date...

The lack of studio audience for the most recent Now Show broadcast emphasised by how much.

[Johnnytheboy]

Dermot O'Logical said:

I can recommend "Mark Steele's In Town".

Available on YouTube.

You can thank me later.

Yes - the radio version (if this is different) is hilarious.

[Smiler.]

Another police based comedy returns (Friday 11.30):

It's a Fair Cop

[K12beano]

^^^ That does sound good, from the clip - fingers crossed!


Meanwhile: "Time Spanner" - it caught my attention for a minute or so, but then I slightly zoned out and lost it - is it *supposed* to be funny???

[hidetheelephants]

If it's anything like the previous series of It's a Fair Cop it should be brilliant.

[K12beano]

Smiler. said:

Another police based comedy returns (Friday 11.30):

It's a Fair Cop

This is definitely the BEST, BEST, BEST thing since the truncheon was invented!

[dxg]

Ever since this stupid Sounds app was launched and iplayer radio retired, I just miss all this stuff. I'm never around at 18:30 so I used to listen to it all on catch up, but it's impossible to find anything in that new app. Even if you select comedy, hardly anything shows up

[Doofus]

dxg said:

Ever since this stupid Sounds app was launched and iplayer radio retired, I just miss all this stuff. I'm never around at 18:30 so I used to listen to it all on catch up, but it's impossible to find anything in that new app. Even if you select comedy, hardly anything shows up

Look at the schedule, and subscribe to stuff you're interested in. The app is st, no question, but it's not as bad as you're making it.

Edited by Doofus on Friday 27th March 22:32

[Riley Blue]

Doofus said:

dxg said:

Ever since this stupid Sounds app was launched and iplayer radio retired, I just miss all this stuff. I'm never around at 18:30 so I used to listen to it all on catch up, but it's impossible to find anything in that new app. Even if you select comedy, hardly anything shows up

Look at the schedule, and subscribe to stuff you're interested in. The app is st, no question, but it's not as bad as you're making it.

Edited by Doofus on Friday 27th March 22:32

I hated it at first but after using it every night when I can't sleep I'm finding it isn't too bad.

BTW, if you pick Radio4Extra, select comedy, scroll down and select 'View all' there's plenty of comedy to choose from.

[Doofus]

Riley Blue said:

I hated it at first but after using it every night when I can't sleep I'm finding it isn't too bad.

BTW, if you pick Radio4Extra, select comedy, scroll down and select 'View all' there's plenty of comedy to choose from.

My biggest gripe is that when you bookmark several things, you can't reorder them.

[MC Bodge]

The Now Show was better this week

[garythesign]

MC Bodge said:

The Now Show was better this week

It couldn’t have got any worse, surely?

[garythesign]

Riley Blue said:

Doofus said:

dxg said:

Ever since this stupid Sounds app was launched and iplayer radio retired, I just miss all this stuff. I'm never around at 18:30 so I used to listen to it all on catch up, but it's impossible to find anything in that new app. Even if you select comedy, hardly anything shows up

Look at the schedule, and subscribe to stuff you're interested in. The app is st, no question, but it's not as bad as you're making it.

Edited by Doofus on Friday 27th March 22:32

I hated it at first but after using it every night when I can't sleep I'm finding it isn't too bad.

BTW, if you pick Radio4Extra, select comedy, scroll down and select 'View all' there's plenty of comedy to choose from.

Thanks for the tip about Radio4Extra. I too listen to radio comedy when I cannot sleep.

Currently listening to Hut33 for about the third time. Shame this type of programme seems to be no longer made

[Smiler.]

There are 10 episodes of Reluctant Persuaders available.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08mj1wj/episodes...

[MC Bodge]

garythesign said:

MC Bodge said:

The Now Show was better this week

It couldn’t have got any worse, surely?

I'm being positive

[BIRMA]

MC Bodge said:

I'm being positive

I'm beginning to give up on the 6.30 slot these days, the Hitchhickers new airing is boring. The only decent programmes that seem to have my interest have been Alexi's sandwich bar and of course the best thing on Radio 4 Dead Ringers, the Now Show varies from dire to just about listenable. Is it just me?

[Europa1]

BIRMA said:

I'm beginning to give up on the 6.30 slot these days, the Hitchhickers new airing is boring. The only decent programmes that seem to have my interest have been Alexi's sandwich bar and of course the best thing on Radio 4 Dead Ringers, the Now Show varies from dire to just about listenable. Is it just me?

I agree a lot of the 6:30 output is poor now, but there are still some gems: I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue and Unbelievable Truth are good. Hopefully Just A Minute will return with a new presenter. I caught the second half of The Now Show this week and it was OK - not having a studio audience seemed to calm everybody down a bit.

[BIRMA]

Europa1 said:

I agree a lot of the 6:30 output is poor now, but there are still some gems: I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue and Unbelievable Truth are good. Hopefully Just A Minute will return with a new presenter. I caught the second half of The Now Show this week and it was OK - not having a studio audience seemed to calm everybody down a bit.

Yes I'd forgotten about I'm Sorry and Just a Minute.