Frank Skinner has said that Fantasy Football League is "no longer required" nowadays.
The stand-up comic - who co-hosted the comedy football series with David Baddiel in the 1990s - said that there are currently plenty of other outlets for their style of show.
"I like that people [still] like Fantasy Football," he told Digital Spy. "You don't need it any more.
"Match of the Day 2 is quite comic, and there's Soccer Am and League of Their Own. Saint and Greavesey were the two pioneers of football comedy, but we continued the tradition.
He continued: "There's almost no serious stuff. Even on Sky they feel they have to do gags in the punditry bits. I think it's no longer required.
"When we were showing funny football clips, there was no internet. But now – just go on YouTube."
Fantasy Football League originally ran on BBC Two from 1994 to 1996, before returning for specials...
The stand-up comic - who co-hosted the comedy football series with David Baddiel in the 1990s - said that there are currently plenty of other outlets for their style of show.
"I like that people [still] like Fantasy Football," he told Digital Spy. "You don't need it any more.
"Match of the Day 2 is quite comic, and there's Soccer Am and League of Their Own. Saint and Greavesey were the two pioneers of football comedy, but we continued the tradition.
He continued: "There's almost no serious stuff. Even on Sky they feel they have to do gags in the punditry bits. I think it's no longer required.
"When we were showing funny football clips, there was no internet. But now – just go on YouTube."
Fantasy Football League originally ran on BBC Two from 1994 to 1996, before returning for specials...
- 12/3/2014
- Digital Spy
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