Comments on: Sunday Silliness

By: Wankette

Wankette — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:31:55 +0000

My fave is Blackadder Goes Forth — the chef episode. (“Interestingly, it [the phone call] was Pope Gregory the IX, from aboard his yacht “The Saucy Sue”….”)

By: Matt Helm

Matt Helm — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:52:01 +0000

I love the Christmas Carol episode of the show. But then, I’m a little Dickens.

By: Republibot 3.0

Republibot 3.0 — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:07:04 +0000

I first saw Blackadder in England in 1983 on a trip. “I shall sieze the throne that is rightfully by law not mine” was just endlessly hysterical. It was also my first introduction to Rik Mayal, who played a crazy person in a french dungeon.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:44:58 +0000

Blackadder is great, but Jeeves & Wooster is still the pinnacle of Hugh Lauries' comedic career, as far as I'm concerned. And yes, I've seen A Bit of Fry & Laurie and was disappointed.

By: JS Lawalin

JS Lawalin — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:38:36 +0000

Thank you for the shout-out to Blackadder, one my all-time favorites. It seems like almost one in this country has ever heard of it (at least in my experience), but I found it as a college student on the old Comedy Channel back in the late eighties and now own the DVDs.