Chef! 01X01 Part 2

Part 2 of the very first episode

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[thebbcamerican]

Ricky Gervais has noted that sarcasm is among the lowest forms of comedy, and I agree with him in large part, but this show is a sparkling argument that its every bit as worthy a form in the right hands.

[rogermoore27]

thanks much. I was searching for Chef! for the longest while.

[SteampunkSwan]

@thebbcamerican How is sarcasm the lowest form of comedy?o0

[thebbcamerican]

@Zakerandsaisu [part 2] Also, I may have (and indeed Gervais, inadvertently, too) misrepresented the humour value of sarcasm. In Gervais' quasi-attack, he was reacting to artless sarcasm. Being one of the lowest (or perhaps "easiest" would be better) forms of humour, such examples are more rife. "Lower" forms of humour tend to be more common and more commonly bad. I think that may have been Gervais' underlying point, and attacking it straight out was more an attack on its mishandlers.

[thebbcamerican]

@Zakerandsaisu As you probably well know of Gervais, he's not above low forms of humour! :) Gervais is definitely sarcasm-fluent, but I think he was sincere in his assessment (the one to which I'm referring was either on his XFM show or his podcasts). The two main reasons I think that is 1) I feel confident I can tell when he is being sarcastic (one gets plenty of practice with him, as you alluded to) and 2) his assessment rings true. (Below sarcasm he puts the pun.)

[Zakerandsaisu]

@thebbcamerican I half think that Gervais was being sarcastic when he was saying that, since he is himself VERY sarcastic a lot of the time. XD

[novembercherry4]

The way she speaks and carries herself with sophistication.... she reminds me of Eva Green. Or the other way around.

[albierte]

It's hilarious comedy about the people who cook for a living. We may laugh at the people who appreciate fine dining, but we don't understand the fine art of dining. Not every meal is going to be the same.

Fine dining is an art form. This show is about the drama and comedy in the kitchen before the patron can eat a morsel

of food.

[sarahewright9]

Well, I imagine he'd pick up a few of the local speech patterns after living there for a while. Some American folks go to London for a bit and come back sounding like the Beatles. Odd stuff, that.

[thebbcamerican]

Writer Tilbury and/or the director dropped the ball a bit by letting a British idiom come from a character with an American accent. ("Only they're both black." instead of the more American "It's just that they're...", etc.) One can only be nitpicky over this genius (at least for series/seasons 1 & 2) show! =)

[Tony211169]

Lenny Henry is brilliant!