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Comedy Involving celebrity stalker Avid Merrion and whole host of "Celebrities".
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6 September 2002 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
Bo' Selecta! Vol. 3 See more »Company Credits
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Bellyache Productions, Channel 4 Television Corporation, TalkBack Productions See more »
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Dec Pet: An I'm Dec Pet, and this is the part of the show where we don't know what's gonay happen.
Ant Man: So as always, lets take out our earpieces.
Dec Pet: And lets turn off the autocue, howay gi' us the card. This week, Ant Man will be doin, or no pet someone doesn' like you!
Ant Man: Why's it always me man!
Dec Pet: Howay, don't be such a bairn, Join us afta the break to find oot what he'll be doin!... Weyhey that was a long ...
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For the shot like Ant and Dec and the Davina McCall interviews in Series 2 and the "Crappy Days" spoof in Series 3, the camera was set up in one place. Leigh said his lines in one place, swapped costumes and did his other line in another place and so on. The images were then fused together to give the impression that Leigh is in many places at once. See more »Goofs
In the Michael Jackass episode where Michael Jackson is "Moonwalking", the camera crew is reflected in some shop windows as the pass. See more »Quotes
Ant Man: I canny help it man, the blood rush round me head keep me pantin' all the time... weyhey man, I'm Ant Man.Dec Pet: An I'm Dec Pet, and this is the part of the show where we don't know what's gonay happen.
Ant Man: So as always, lets take out our earpieces.
Dec Pet: And lets turn off the autocue, howay gi' us the card. This week, Ant Man will be doin, or no pet someone doesn' like you!
Ant Man: Why's it always me man!
Dec Pet: Howay, don't be such a bairn, Join us afta the break to find oot what he'll be doin!... Weyhey that was a long ...
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This series is not for the faint hearted. And nor is it for those with a "refined" comedic palate. In short, it's definitely not for everyone.
But, for me, it is the funniest show on television. I simply adore the Michael Jackson caricature. To portray him as a foul-mouthed, jive-talkin' brother with his spangly glove, sweatband and Thriller outfit is nothing short of genius. Creator/actor Leigh Francis has MJ followed around by 'Martay' Bashir, is distinctly careless with the baby Blanket and puts a surreal twist on the obsessions of the real-life Wacko (i.e., the fantastic Petay Pan parachute jump). Like Ali G, MJ has quickly gone down in modern comedy folklore.
Craig David, another highlight, has bladder problems, carries around his peregrin falcon Kes and hails from Leeds. David Blaine is sex obsessed and uses his street magic only to fondle the ladies. Mel B (Jim Bowen in a wig) is fabulous, Britney Spears is a drunk and Christina Aguilera a Scouse whore. And all of these celebrities, and many more besides, are wearing ridiculous masks and oversized NHS specs. Totally bizarre yet, when on top form, utterly brilliant.
Having said that, the show is far from perfect. It can get repetitive (especially the now-tiresome Bear), can resort to the overly crude and there are some characters such as Marilyn Manson and Jonathan Ross ("wibble"???) who don't deserve the time of day. Even the host Avid fails to raise a smile on many occasions.
But it is highly quotable (although not always a good thing when a cult show goes mainstream), consistently funny and like nothing you've seen before, or will probably see again.
Sha'mone.