I love the fact that former 11 o'clock Show stars Gervais and Baron-Cohen are now multi-millionaire Hollywood stars, and little old Iain Lee who also used to be on the show, is a complete nobody!!! Oh man that makes me happy!!
I think they were laughing out of embarrassment. Or it was the cast and crew's family laughing to try and take away the pain of seeing their loved ones having to recite the script.
@DistantJ "Your mum" jokes? What? Really? So the entire audience is made up of 10-15 year old boys? Because they didn't sound like 10-15 year old boys.
@monkeybike Well, I didn't find the 'your mum' jokes in there funny, but I know a lot of people who would, and I'm not gonna go around calling them idiots. And I think the joke is supposed to be that it ISN'T funny and the guy's desperately trying to recover from it. I didn't like the scene very much either but I thought the show was alright. It could have been a lot better but it could have been a lot worse. I don't get why people get so FURIOUS just because something didn't make them laugh.
Oh dear! Tried watching an episode but couldn't finish it. Shame because I know both Adam Buxton and Iain Lee are extremely funny.
Might be persuaded back if - in a forthcoming episode - they came out on set to announce the writer had been fired then invited the audience to join them for their own show in an neighbouring studio : )
all British comedy seems to have gone this way, last time i checked (i stopped watching television about 2 1/2 years ago). Adam Buxton is great on his own terms, but he can't save this cack..
The BBC should have kept MeeBOX going, in my opinion.. That was a really good idea for a sketch show format, and genuinely funny too..
"That Nathan Barely was great. But I didn't like the oddness or the strange dialogue. Let's remove all that and make it more accessible. More proactive. Synergize!"
I think I will give this a miss. Shame, Buxton is really funny. I just did not find this funny. The canned laughter is painful and that alone would make me switch off.
This makes me think of When the Whistle Blows, the sitcom Ricky Gervais's character made in Extras. It's lowest common denominator stuff. Shame that Adam Buxton would do this.
@MendelsonShape I thought exactly the same thing. Adam has ideas in his head but execs just keep coming up with their own rules and ideas about what should go in. Sorry Adam.
Bloody awful, I've seen cleverer comedy on children's television. Deserving of a BBC2 slot at 10pm? Not at all, this is "Granada Men and Motors" all the way. What were they thinking when they were making this, there are some accomplished comedy actors in it, poor guys, they must have known that it was shit as they were making it.
i really like iain and adam but not in this. iain aint great at acting and adam is too good for this and easily makes the rest seem like extras who shouldnt really be talking. im from ireland and feel kinda angry that people in britain are paying for this with telly licences. Its stealing ideas from the i.t. crowd, ab fab, the family and other shows and just mashing them together. it doesnt know what it is. too many comedians and no jokes. more actors and a little less "pencil guy" WTF!!!
just watched the first episode. it's a shame to say with all the hard work that's gone into making a whole series, but i thought it was risible. it looked cheap, the performances were grotesque, and the script bashed you over the head with its hamfistedness.
Just watched this on iPlayer. Absolute GARBAGE; ridiculous acting, undewhelming jokes and horrible characters. Adam Buxton and Iain Lee should be ashamed; this is a complete waste of the license fee.
i don't think your average British telly watcher is smart enough to discern between the two. a bit like how Canadians and Americans also both sound the same too us.
yeah but i mean really is there that much difference between Australians and new Zealanders? aren't both just a bunch of ex convicts that are really good at rugby
there is quite a lot of difference, New Zealand was never actually a prison colony like Australia was. New Zealanders are the rugby guys, aren't Australians better known for their cricket? I don't know about the sports side if I'm honest. Basically, they're two different countries, and they're similar yeah but they're also really, really different. Just wiki it if you're going to make general ignorant sweeping statements like that.
i guess i am now officially a troll, it really is as easy as the say it is. i was only joking, i've actually been to both Australia and New Zealand and they're both very interesting places. the point is that it's impossible know the different intricacies of all countries,
I bet Jarred is just happy too get work, the money from the pot noddle ads isn't gonna last forever
I mean, I see that they wanted an Australian character, not a kiwi character, and that Jarred Christmas is a good actor, and obviously who they wanted for the part. But he's not Australian!!! >:(
I love the fact that former 11 o'clock Show stars Gervais and Baron-Cohen are now multi-millionaire Hollywood stars, and little old Iain Lee who also used to be on the show, is a complete nobody!!! Oh man that makes me happy!!
funkateer17 1 month ago
Embarrassing
jamiswallis 4 months ago
I hate the BBC.
1001000111 8 months ago
adam buxton has been andy millmaned
Weeman44444444444444 8 months ago 4
AWFUL
drplbiftin 9 months ago
this is depressing to watch...
Willwillwritehiswill 1 year ago
Ubershite. Jonathan Thake should never have been commissioned to write 'comedy'.
monnywonk 1 year ago
Sorry, is this meant to be a comedy? Because it's about as enjoyable as slamming your genitals in a window.
JediSlayer22 1 year ago 2
Jarred Christmas is great. Adam Buxton is great. Iain Lee has been on telly before.
This prog doesn't look very good though.
Apparently it won two baftas tho...
weavehole 1 year ago 2
This can't be real? Jesus Christ.
simplelife88393 1 year ago
poor poor Adam.
doctawho42 1 year ago 2
I like everything Adam Buxton does... When I say 'everything' I mean 'everything but this'. Do your own thing Buxton! Less of this shite!
RyanTL85 2 years ago
You can telling theyre all thinking "oh my god this is crap..." as they're saying the lines
you can actually SEE the embarrassment in their eyes
grai 2 years ago
Laugh track, dreadful just dreadfull
NickTann 2 years ago 8
If that isnt canned laughter the audience must have either been stoned or held at gun point.
Youll get through it Buckles...stay strong. :P
monkeybike 2 years ago 2
@monkeybike
I think they were laughing out of embarrassment. Or it was the cast and crew's family laughing to try and take away the pain of seeing their loved ones having to recite the script.
RyanTL85 2 years ago
@monkeybike Or maybe the audience have their own tastes and senses of humour which are different to yours.
DistantJ 1 year ago
@DistantJ "Your mum" jokes? What? Really? So the entire audience is made up of 10-15 year old boys? Because they didn't sound like 10-15 year old boys.
monkeybike 1 year ago
@monkeybike Well, I didn't find the 'your mum' jokes in there funny, but I know a lot of people who would, and I'm not gonna go around calling them idiots. And I think the joke is supposed to be that it ISN'T funny and the guy's desperately trying to recover from it. I didn't like the scene very much either but I thought the show was alright. It could have been a lot better but it could have been a lot worse. I don't get why people get so FURIOUS just because something didn't make them laugh.
DistantJ 1 year ago
Oh dear! Tried watching an episode but couldn't finish it. Shame because I know both Adam Buxton and Iain Lee are extremely funny.
Might be persuaded back if - in a forthcoming episode - they came out on set to announce the writer had been fired then invited the audience to join them for their own show in an neighbouring studio : )
tellyisrubbish 2 years ago 4
How did they go back in time to fetch the young Hugh Laurie?
muaka1 2 years ago
Lol :P do you watch A Bit Of Fry And Laurie?
Cheesemoone 2 years ago
An electric free time machine.
Mintsauce27 2 years ago
zing
muaka1 2 years ago
obviously fake.
monsterjohn 2 years ago 2
Thankfully this is fake.
AckbarInDrag 2 years ago 2
all British comedy seems to have gone this way, last time i checked (i stopped watching television about 2 1/2 years ago). Adam Buxton is great on his own terms, but he can't save this cack..
The BBC should have kept MeeBOX going, in my opinion.. That was a really good idea for a sketch show format, and genuinely funny too..
chriss22gg 2 years ago 4
yeah, cant find any episodes of it anywhere though. plus, adam is great with joe!
Cheesemoone 2 years ago 3
Comment removed
monkeybike 2 years ago
I love Adam too.
This bemuses me. At least he will get material for his radio show LOL
Vesh234 2 years ago
Ooh, middle aged men making jokes that 14 year olds made years ago. Funny in a chatroom, less so on TV.
storageheater 2 years ago 5
That has to be the largest amount of canned laughter i have ever experienced in one sitting ever.
Adam, just claim it was your doppelganger.
paulbrown06 2 years ago 5
"That Nathan Barely was great. But I didn't like the oddness or the strange dialogue. Let's remove all that and make it more accessible. More proactive. Synergize!"
Tagemandbagem 2 years ago
I think I will give this a miss. Shame, Buxton is really funny. I just did not find this funny. The canned laughter is painful and that alone would make me switch off.
WorldCommonSense 2 years ago 2
wow, not quite murray
domstott86 2 years ago
that canned laughter is excrutiateing
chunk123123 2 years ago 6
This makes me think of When the Whistle Blows, the sitcom Ricky Gervais's character made in Extras. It's lowest common denominator stuff. Shame that Adam Buxton would do this.
MendelsonShape 2 years ago 3
I was just thinking the exact same thing.
spugesdu 2 years ago
@MendelsonShape I thought exactly the same thing. Adam has ideas in his head but execs just keep coming up with their own rules and ideas about what should go in. Sorry Adam.
eddyk3 2 years ago
Yup. Thought same thing. Buxton should write his own material always going to be far better than this.
emperorglenuff 2 years ago 4
I'm a big fan of Adam Buxton, But i have to say, this doesn't look too good.
Get a new Agent Adam! and Get back on the radio with Mr Cornish!
EgolandTed 2 years ago
I'd rather sleep with my mum than watch this shit excuse for a comedy show ever again.
ants84 2 years ago 3
like 'Mad Men' for children.
There's some entertainment in watching an ageing bloated Buxton humiliate himself while resembling a late career Dan Aykroyd.
DelicateDesign 2 years ago
christ this is shit
NeCrOpHoBiC455 2 years ago 2
I think this show is absolutely brilliant! Even though I haven't seen it.
tigerdraft 2 years ago
I like this show for some reason
fanofeverything 2 years ago
Sack your agent Buxton!
gravitasgravitas 2 years ago 32
Bloody awful, I've seen cleverer comedy on children's television. Deserving of a BBC2 slot at 10pm? Not at all, this is "Granada Men and Motors" all the way. What were they thinking when they were making this, there are some accomplished comedy actors in it, poor guys, they must have known that it was shit as they were making it.
TheEskimosPantry 2 years ago 5
Loved the first episode.
COCKNEY CHEESE? LEAVE IT AAAAHT!!!!!!!!!
PPKit 2 years ago
i really like iain and adam but not in this. iain aint great at acting and adam is too good for this and easily makes the rest seem like extras who shouldnt really be talking. im from ireland and feel kinda angry that people in britain are paying for this with telly licences. Its stealing ideas from the i.t. crowd, ab fab, the family and other shows and just mashing them together. it doesnt know what it is. too many comedians and no jokes. more actors and a little less "pencil guy" WTF!!!
polpotsdog 2 years ago 2
Oh come on, be fair, stupid people have the right to be entertained too. :)
TheEskimosPantry 2 years ago
just watched the first episode. it's a shame to say with all the hard work that's gone into making a whole series, but i thought it was risible. it looked cheap, the performances were grotesque, and the script bashed you over the head with its hamfistedness.
nikolaiginger 2 years ago 4
Comment removed
dellarwoowoo 2 years ago
Emmm Crap.
Not funny at all, not even close.
What demographic does this actually appeal to..
elvisc05 2 years ago 4
This comment has received too many negative votes show
the first episode was brilliant!.The Cockney Jim character is fantastic!
fatley 2 years ago
No one make a comedy about advertising. EVER!
boywoolner 2 years ago 2
its iain lee !
TheJamesgallagher 2 years ago
nice hair iain.... nice hair...cant think where u got the idea...ryan reynolds??!!
118moustache 2 years ago
Okay yep! I demand more episodes of Meebox! And less of this sort of thing.
1ukia 2 years ago 4
Can't understand why they put this on the air.
Utter rubbish.
moonfacedpig 2 years ago 5
I love Adam Buxton but this is rubbish.
He produces better stuff on this own than this.
Quite a let down.
ThePoshTom 2 years ago 19
a absolute shambles,iain lee a legend on radio but thems the brakes
sambaprince 2 years ago 3
Just watched this on iPlayer. Absolute GARBAGE; ridiculous acting, undewhelming jokes and horrible characters. Adam Buxton and Iain Lee should be ashamed; this is a complete waste of the license fee.
salari 2 years ago 3
Hahaha! Brilliant, classic stuff!
Sorry, I was just watching the video of the fat kid playing with a light sabre.
Now what's this shit all about?
miceinfreefall 2 years ago
Come on, Buxton. You can do better than this. *shakes head*
hotzappa11 2 years ago 3
Baby needs shoes...
dananddanfilms 2 years ago
Adam Buxton.....what WERE you thinking?!!
Love you, see you, BYEEEEE! Mark (UK).
longclawson 2 years ago
: )
ECTBWHO 2 years ago
Iain Lee Touches his winkie
markemment 2 years ago 6
@markemment You fear Iain Lee!
clivebull1 2 years ago
You are Vinny
markemment 2 years ago
looks quite amusing
iwantnovacaine 2 years ago
isn't Jarred Christmas from New Zealand, not Australia?
catherinetate12 2 years ago
i don't think your average British telly watcher is smart enough to discern between the two. a bit like how Canadians and Americans also both sound the same too us.
sean2mush 2 years ago
well said
1Flubbster 2 years ago
but they should be able to tell! And doing something like this isn't going to help them work it out!
I am quietly angered.
catherinetate12 2 years ago 2
yeah but i mean really is there that much difference between Australians and new Zealanders? aren't both just a bunch of ex convicts that are really good at rugby
sean2mush 2 years ago
there is quite a lot of difference, New Zealand was never actually a prison colony like Australia was. New Zealanders are the rugby guys, aren't Australians better known for their cricket? I don't know about the sports side if I'm honest. Basically, they're two different countries, and they're similar yeah but they're also really, really different. Just wiki it if you're going to make general ignorant sweeping statements like that.
catherinetate12 2 years ago
i guess i am now officially a troll, it really is as easy as the say it is. i was only joking, i've actually been to both Australia and New Zealand and they're both very interesting places. the point is that it's impossible know the different intricacies of all countries,
I bet Jarred is just happy too get work, the money from the pot noddle ads isn't gonna last forever
sean2mush 2 years ago 2
Yes it was. It was where Aussies sent their prisoners when they deported them!
littleleicesterfox 2 years ago
Yes but, he's playing an Ozy.....
Kind makes sense????
jgrayonline 2 years ago
Yep, he's a Kiwi
andremp03 2 years ago
aargggh. This annoys me. A lot.
I mean, I see that they wanted an Australian character, not a kiwi character, and that Jarred Christmas is a good actor, and obviously who they wanted for the part. But he's not Australian!!! >:(
catherinetate12 2 years ago
It's just re-enforcing the 'New Zealand is the same as Australia' stereotype
catherinetate12 2 years ago