Cult Classic #2 - Snuff Box

"If I should die from small pox, put my remains in my snuff box" - what words eh. Probably the first time someone has rhymed "small pox" with "snuff box".

Original run: 6 Episodes in 2006

As the opening song plays (probably the sanest part of this comedy) it sets you up for the most random and wacky comedy experience you'll have for a while. British and American humour collide as Matt Berry and Rich Fulcher play as a hangman and his assistant.

I'm suprised this stayed below the radar when it came out. Only shown late on BBC3. But overtime, and with the popular emergence of Matt Bery and Rich Fulcher, the series is getting more and more hits on Youtube. Anyway check it out, it's a great comedy.

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Cult Classics #1 - Bruiser

Bruiser

image courtesy of www.bbc.co.uk

Starring: In this you will find a young Olivia Coleman, David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Martin Freeman, Matthew Holness and Charlotte Hudson! This series also includes additional material from Richard Ayoade and Ricky Gervais.

Original Run: 6 episodes in 2000

Being a big fan of Garth Marenghi, The Office and Mitchell and Webb, I thought this would be a winner...

...and it is! Well it has its moments anyway. Some sketches were your bog standard sketches that you see in most sketch shows, but some were original and really did stand out. I could easily see the Mitchell/Webb and the Holness/Ayoade comedy writing style in this. A few were "wacky" when others were clever, and that made a dynamic sketch show that's worth a watch. The varied pace of the show will be down to the array of talented up-and-coming (well back in 2000) comedy writers and actors.

Clips:

The clip below is a one of a series of sketches where the "psycho" finds himself in various situations asking how dangerous and lethal things are. I can see this acting style in recent Mitchell and Webb sketches. Check it out.

Another series of sketches below. All are David Mitchell being sarcastic in different jobs. Funny.