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The classic opening titles, followed by the epic One Track Lover. Both brilliant.

It's a rough place....

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.

Bunny and the Bull (2009)

Release date: 27th November 2009.

After viewing the trailer this could be funny. The writer/director is none other than Paul King. If you don't know who he is, he's the director of Garth Marenghi's Darkplace and The Mighty Boosh!

Edward Hogg and Simon Farnaby star in the film alongside Veronica Echegui in a "road trip" style film. Bunny and the Bull also features comedy favourites Noel Fielding, Richard Ayoade and Julian Barratt.

So with that pedigree of comedy greatness, I can imagine this to be great.

Check the trailer out below.