Rewatching this series I was shocked at how bad it was.
Karen Dunbar was, at best, a funny bit part actor in Chewin The Fat.. quite how anyone thought that giving her her own show was a good idea beggars belief.
Some of the sketches that made it into this programme are jaw droppingly bad.. you wait for a punchline that never arrives with some, while other recurring ideas have you cringing before they've even reached their conclusion.
Possibly one of the worst and most embarrassing 'comedies' ever to have come out of Scotland
3 Reviews
A Comedic Tribute to the Underclass
john_johnson26 March 2005
Why is it that someone would want to make a group associated with irregular economic inactivity, abnormally high levels of illegitimate births, crime, and poor health, subjects(and hero's) of a comedy show? There is nothing amusing about teenage delinquents stealing televisions, pensioners evading tax, and children being insolent towards adults. So why must this garbage persist?
Comedy often targets the most extreme members of society and exaggerates them. However, in this case, we have seen it all before. Time and time again we see the same jokes. It is a shame that Scottish comedy is polarised towards the most disgusting, foul mouthed,law-breaking members of our society.
Why do the writers have such a fascination about these societal members in particular? Indeed we should still be making satirical humour about these individuals, but we should focus more roundly on the other classes. In addition, we should not applaud the acts(which would have once been sneered upon), we should deplore them and perhaps re-enact some of them, in a comedic style. I believe that it can be done, and without much of the focus being on foul language, tiresome sexual innuendos, lewd behaviour, and criminal activity.
It is evident that there is very little intellectual energy in the Scottish comedy scene. It has in fact, been virtually a monopoly for the last 7 years, in the hands of Karen Dunbar, Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill. How long must we bear this? How long must we be expected to accept this as the pinnacle of current Scottish humour? Until all is drained from these disgusting minds, we will have little to watch but deplorable, unintelligent drivel. Scottish comedy is really in a sorry state.
Comedy often targets the most extreme members of society and exaggerates them. However, in this case, we have seen it all before. Time and time again we see the same jokes. It is a shame that Scottish comedy is polarised towards the most disgusting, foul mouthed,law-breaking members of our society.
Why do the writers have such a fascination about these societal members in particular? Indeed we should still be making satirical humour about these individuals, but we should focus more roundly on the other classes. In addition, we should not applaud the acts(which would have once been sneered upon), we should deplore them and perhaps re-enact some of them, in a comedic style. I believe that it can be done, and without much of the focus being on foul language, tiresome sexual innuendos, lewd behaviour, and criminal activity.
It is evident that there is very little intellectual energy in the Scottish comedy scene. It has in fact, been virtually a monopoly for the last 7 years, in the hands of Karen Dunbar, Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill. How long must we bear this? How long must we be expected to accept this as the pinnacle of current Scottish humour? Until all is drained from these disgusting minds, we will have little to watch but deplorable, unintelligent drivel. Scottish comedy is really in a sorry state.
would rate a zero if I could
bjmxyh6 August 2021
Just finished watching the first two episodes of this show as I couldn't bare to watch another and just realised how unfunny this show actually is. DREADFUL scriptwriting and non existent punch lines just. Not. Funny. At. All. I don't know whose idea it was to give this woman a tv show I hope you are sacked. How could bbc scotland commission this pile of rubbish. Whoever signed this off should be sacked. I feel like this woman watched the hilarious Scottish show burnistoun and decided she could do better. She could not.
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