How Not To Act

The cast of the 2005 British, 80's sci-fi/horror television series spoof 'Darkplace' discuss their views on acting in the show.. as their characters.. Most likely all improv.. fantasitc comedians here.

To make sense of it, this is the 'Darkplace' cast:

Richard Ayoade - Dean Learner (Thornton Reed)
Matt Berry - Todd Rivers (Dr. Lucien Sanchez)
Matthew Hollness - Garth Marenghi (Dr. Rick Dagless, M.D)

Category:

Comedy

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• improvisation
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• dean
• learner
• dr
• sanchez
• garth
• marenghi
• darkplace
• acting
• how
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• mighty
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• julian
• barratt
• stanislavski
• performing
• monologue
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• theatre
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• hospital
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• actors
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• horror
• comedy

[100Wilbur999]

Gold.

[bingefeller]

I don't see Garth as an actor, he can act ... but I see him more as a dreamweaver.

[ArcanePath360]

I know exactly what he means about East Enders. It's a blight on our nation.

[boosh90]

need I say more?

need I say more?

[kreilly1875]

The best 12 minutes and 43 seconds on you tube.

[kreilly1875]

@100Wilbur999 allways belive!

[PhilosophyLeckie3]

@ArcanePath360 I know its like a pantomime my friend.

[izeyb0i]

@lukethepoo you're a barrel of laughs

[lukethepoo]

@izeyb0i you're an idiot.

[izeyb0i]

fake

[curbdancer2002]

Dean's acting is like a mentally retarded person on a drum kit? hahaha awesome

[absolutelyfree1963]

One of the most fucking appaling (and also funny) examples of pommie TV humour. Loved it.

The best (my fave) was "Scotch Mist".... (I have friends who are Scots, one from Glasgow).

[absolutelyfree1963]

@IAmAndrewFord There was a serial "horror" called the Kingdom (Danish TV I think).

Garth MArenghi's Darkplace is a parody of The Kingdom. BUT the actors PLAY actors and a moronic pulp fiction author (who are really fucked, a bit suss in their sexual orientation and attitudes and very pretentious). Together these three useless people (with a bit of cute skirt called Liz) run a hospital where portals to Hell and other horror themes are plotlines.

It is meant to be bad... (satire / parody).