Peter Kay - Car Share
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PurpleAki said:
That's one of the things I love about it.
He's got a reputation as a clean wholesome comedian but theres some proper rude stuff in there if you are in the know.
I properly laughed at that bit but it went right over the head of my missus.
Same here, just very subtle but brilliant!!He's got a reputation as a clean wholesome comedian but theres some proper rude stuff in there if you are in the know.
I properly laughed at that bit but it went right over the head of my missus.
Terrific stuff- I have always thought PK was wasted doing standup (an impression confirmed when we saw him - both artist and audience on autopilot ) . Phoenix Nights is still the masterpiece - achingly funny and so finely observed it felt like a documentary at times. Car Share is a simple premise but quite brilliantly done- a joy.to watch and . just like PN , the devil is in the detail of all those peripheral shots of shop names and radio chatter .
coppice said:
Terrific stuff- I have always thought PK was wasted doing standup (an impression confirmed when we saw him - both artist and audience on autopilot ) . Phoenix Nights is still the masterpiece - achingly funny and so finely observed it felt like a documentary at times. Car Share is a simple premise but quite brilliantly done- a joy.to watch and . just like PN , the devil is in the detail of all those peripheral shots of shop names and radio chatter .
Yes, and some of it goes above my head. I laughed at the "our Mandy's got thin curtains - she's got what" bit but not sure why I did as I didn't understand it, other than someone mishearing what was said. coppice said:
Terrific stuff- I have always thought PK was wasted doing standup (an impression confirmed when we saw him - both artist and audience on autopilot ) . Phoenix Nights is still the masterpiece - achingly funny and so finely observed it felt like a documentary at times. Car Share is a simple premise but quite brilliantly done- a joy.to watch and . just like PN , the devil is in the detail of all those peripheral shots of shop names and radio chatter .
Completely agree - there are two sides to PK. I prefer the sharper, darker one that's epitomised by Phoenix Nights and Car Share. When he's on this form he is genuinely fabulous and, I think, way better than Ricky Gervais at this kind of thing.ettore said:
Completely agree - there are two sides to PK. I prefer the sharper, darker one that's epitomised by Phoenix Nights and Car Share. When he's on this form he is genuinely fabulous and, I think, way better than Ricky Gervais at this kind of thing.
Kay has the advantage in the fact he is actually funnygervais on the other hand is........
Have to agree with all of the above, and very disappointed only 4 episodes in this series. It's a brilliant combination of subtle and not so subtle humour.
Some of the 4 were better than others - I thought the first two were better than the last two.
There is something about the series concept I find very soothing for some reason - I think it's because it almost all takes place within the commute which I can find quite relaxing on the rare occasions I do have to drive to/from work. Surprisingly for me, the densely populated and traffic congested setting doesn't come across negatively for some reason - normally, being from the provinces I'd hate that environment.
Some of the 4 were better than others - I thought the first two were better than the last two.
There is something about the series concept I find very soothing for some reason - I think it's because it almost all takes place within the commute which I can find quite relaxing on the rare occasions I do have to drive to/from work. Surprisingly for me, the densely populated and traffic congested setting doesn't come across negatively for some reason - normally, being from the provinces I'd hate that environment.
The most brilliant thing about this is you can feel how funny the actors - especially Kay - find what they're doing. I genuinely feel they are having a right laugh writing this - see the "Dogging" sequence in the first series with Ken. PK was howling and it certainly seemed properly genuine. I really hope that some of it is very loosely scripted - it certainly seems so. If not it's very clever writing.
The actress that plays kayleigh is actually an old friend of PK and someone he specifically wanted to play the part - i think that does no end of good for the chemistry between the characters - i might be a bit worried if i was her husband though!
The actress that plays kayleigh is actually an old friend of PK and someone he specifically wanted to play the part - i think that does no end of good for the chemistry between the characters - i might be a bit worried if i was her husband though!
SebastienClement said:
The actress that plays kayleigh is actually an old friend of PK and someone he specifically wanted to play the part - i think that does no end of good for the chemistry between the characters - i might be a bit worried if i was her husband though!
Yeah, barmaid in Phoenix Nights. Holy Mary's daughter IIRC.Peter Kay's humour is mostly a bit simple and easy going for me. All those Comic Relief songs etc., all just seems a bit boring. Stand up's OK, but nothing amazing. Sort of humour my Nan would have liked.
Phoenix Nights on the other hand.....I don't know what he did differently, but that was epic! Absolutely loved every episode. Car Share's OK, but I wouldn't go out of my way to watch it. Novel idea though.
Phoenix Nights on the other hand.....I don't know what he did differently, but that was epic! Absolutely loved every episode. Car Share's OK, but I wouldn't go out of my way to watch it. Novel idea though.
Love the subtle details in these, in the first episode did anyone spot that the ice cream van was a Mr Softy Top, one of his earlier incarnations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Peter_Kay_Thing
zeb said:
ettore said:
Completely agree - there are two sides to PK. I prefer the sharper, darker one that's epitomised by Phoenix Nights and Car Share. When he's on this form he is genuinely fabulous and, I think, way better than Ricky Gervais at this kind of thing.
Kay has the advantage in the fact he is actually funnygervais on the other hand is........
Edited by Shoegrip on Thursday 13th April 13:54
Kitchski said:
Peter Kay's humour is mostly a bit simple and easy going for me. All those Comic Relief songs etc., all just seems a bit boring. Stand up's OK, but nothing amazing. Sort of humour my Nan would have liked.
Phoenix Nights on the other hand.....I don't know what he did differently, but that was epic! Absolutely loved every episode. Car Share's OK, but I wouldn't go out of my way to watch it. Novel idea though.
All comedy is subjective but personally I find him very funny. He bounces between being very subtle and very obvious and its the subtle stuff that he excels at and what i find the funniest. It may be that you're missing the more subtle stuff and so only picking up on the obvious which would explain why you find his humour a bit simple. Phoenix Nights on the other hand.....I don't know what he did differently, but that was epic! Absolutely loved every episode. Car Share's OK, but I wouldn't go out of my way to watch it. Novel idea though.
I think it helps being northern as there's a lot of local references that i suspect a lot of people wouldn't pick up on.
As for Phoenix Nights, if you look at the cast and writers there were a lot of very funny and talented people involved (bit like League of Gentlemen) that made it what it was!
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