Did anyone see the first one of this? I thought it was pretty good for the first one.

Basically, they take a few questions from the audience and tell some funny little tale about own experiences mixed in with a few little gags of their own. For the most part it worked well, the only silly thing I guess was the rendition they made for Kerry Ann Kennel ... err Kennerly at the end. I guess only those two could get away looking that silly as they sung that Bette Midler song "Wing beneath my wings".

What did everyone else think?

Yeah i thought it was pretty good, they were a bit nervous i think but yeah it was funny.

i taped it because i was watching the amazing race..

ill let you know tomorrow dan

I love those two, they are brilliant live!

remember the good ol JJJ days of merrick and rosso or was it double j then??

wasn't too bad, show format liiscenced from a pommy show, hopefully they do better than 'greeks on the roof' did with the kumars

I didn't see it all but of what I did I absolutely loved it!!
Those 2 are a fuckin pissa n a half! Wish I had friends that funny

Big eddie: Who does it in UK?

Must admit thought that last part with the song was pretty fucked. Still funny in a weird way!

Baddiel and Skinner unplanned.

they played it on SBS a while ago, and on austar

when they were paying out on that nerdy looking guy...shit he got hammered. Dungeons and Dragons! im surprise he didnt cry. he didnt even get to ask his question and they were already paying him out

i thought it was pretty funny but it could have gone for longer.

It's aussie comedy on Channel 9, it'll end in tears

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Baddiel and Skinner unplanned.

they played it on SBS a while ago, and on austar

I think it's on the Comedy Channel or UK TV at the moment.

It's a shame Merrick & Rosso couldn't come up with something original.

baddiel and skinner were responsible for one of the funniest shows of all time; fantasy football league/world cup. i thought the 'unplanned' format sucked tho, and switched off.

merrick and rosso are pretty damn funny too, but i still feel the format sucks. i liked this better than b&s tho - maybe cos the format is so...personal/improvised, therefore i can relate to it more cos they're aussies?

two points:

*the music reminds me so much of the micallef tonight music!

*the audience get krispy kremes. ohhhh man...so jealous

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baddiel and skinner were responsible for one of the funniest shows of all time; fantasy football league/world cup. i thought the 'unplanned' format sucked tho, and switched off.

merrick and rosso are pretty damn funny too, but i still feel the format sucks. i liked this better than b&s tho - maybe cos the format is so...personal/improvised, therefore i can relate to it more cos they're aussies?

two points:

*the music reminds me so much of the micallef tonight music!

*the audience get krispy kremes. ohhhh man...so jealous

Chillnbass, i agree about B&S, a lot of their material was hit and miss and I would give them credit for going ahead with it. Its strange to see the format been brought over here, only time will tell if it is a success............if you can remember the theme tune from the B&S show: they kept saying "it'll never work, it'll never work" suprisingly in the UK it did work and they are on their 4 series i think?

word word word s. fantasy world cup (during 2 world cups ago on sbs) was some of the funniest random stuff ever.

skinner on his own pops up on comedy channel a bit. he has his moments. never seen the orig fantasty football show.


dunno about m&r. used to live them arvos on JJJ. they're lame on mornings on nova, so hard to see them being funny on TV.

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word word word s. fantasy world cup (during 2 world cups ago on sbs) was some of the funniest random stuff ever.

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Had to love the way they constantly took the piss outta Jurgen Klinsmen (sp?)

What was the third dude at the bars name ?

Absolute pisser

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word word word s. fantasy world cup (during 2 world cups ago on sbs) was some of the funniest random stuff ever.

that was the shit

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What was the third dude at the bars name ?

STATTO!

don't forget 'phoenix from the flames'!!!

Can you do an aussie accent?

No, But I can do an Alf Stewart.

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Baddiel and Skinner unplanned.

they played it on SBS a while ago, and on austar

yeh but regardless, merrick and rosso are still hell funny. Just coz the idea has been done before doesnt strip them of their comic ability.

I know it is cool to like merrick and rosso for their jjj days when they were more underground and now slag them cause they are mainstream, fuck, they are so funny though with anything they do.

Can't believe i missed the show! shit! bloody mundine fight i tells ya!

/mike

i thought it was pretty good, although they did seem nervous at the start...only one problem...by the time they got settled in the show was over....me thinks it should go for an hour

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It's a shame Merrick & Rosso couldn't come up with something original.

They're probably not allowed to do something original. Kerry Packer is an asshole, y'know.

I'm out on Wednesday nights so I'm gonna have to tape this show. I gots to see it! I've missed Merrick and Rosso's bogan humour since they got axed from JJJ. Those guys created a new language for us Aussie piss-takers :tripping:

i got home and tuned in about half way through to see merick and rosso. about 2 seconds into it i thought that they were just doing what badiel and skinner had already done.

there was even the song at the end.

if they were going to do the local version of the show then they should have included the random audience member who writes down whats happening on the big piece of cardboard.

I'm not a fan of this question format...

I'd much rather they had people ring in with hello australias and tight-arse tuesdays =)

Frank Skinner admitted in his autobiography that the unplanned show format had the potential to be either brilliant or complete and utter pants.

What was basically a very silly idea got taken up by a TV company purely because of the success of Fantasy Football etc.

He felt that while some of the shows uncovered some brilliant moments and very funny nights, overall it was quite hit and miss and for that reason the show was ultimately doomed to fail.

He loved the spotenaity of the show and loved the fact that it go absolutely anywhere, but you really needed a special moment to relax the audience and let them go with the moment. The show was only as good as the people there and the material you could drag out of them.

M&R may have taken the piss out of a geeky nerd last night and it may have been hilarous viewing, but they aren't going to have such cannon fodder every week.

I really wish them the best of luck, because god alone knows, Australian comedy needs a funny show. Knowing that Merrick and Rosso love winging stuff, maybe they'll be the sort of comedians who can really do it justice. Fingers crossed.

apart form the kerry anne song at the end (that was a little cheesey) i loved it...

best 2 calls of the night were that visa one and when they payed out the bill gates look alike... classic

well said lambretta. absolutely spot on.

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M&R may have taken the piss out of a geeky nerd last night and it may have been hilarous viewing, but they aren't going to have such cannon fodder every week.

Mate, those guys have the standard Dungeons & Dragons/Windows 95/pocket-protector type gags written on their arms, just waiting for a sitting duck to quack. Its just poor-mans comedy-by-numbers, dont be surprised if they accidently spit up the exact same lines next week. In my opinion, they could have gone to town on that Bristol dickhead for the whole half-hour, but Rosso's Bristol Paints gag was very poor.

Even from back in their JJJ days, I still only regard them as fringe-comics, with a good grip on Aussie vernacular.

To be truthful, I was amazed that they could think on their feet for the whole 23 minutes, but I fear the next episode will be a fucking train wreck, and episode 3 wont even get out of the can.

After all, its Channel Nine's sado-masochistic pleasure in watching their newest personalities hang themselves on national TV. Kerry Packer probably sits there watching and masturbating(finger up the arse, and all), wondering who's career he can rip to shreds next week.

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In my opinion, they could have gone to town on that Bristol dickhead for the whole half-hour, but Rosso's Bristol Paints gag was very poor.

it was poor humour, but i work for the company that makes bristol (anyone want half price paint) and we had a laugh

I didn't think it was funny at all. I grinned at times, but the format of just two guys sitting on couches trying to crack jokes is bland, especially if the jokes aren't funny/

well i watched it again last night, thats 2 episodes, and im gonna be making an effort to watch this show every damn week

i was crying with laughter, i love it

that makes 2 shows i make an effort to watch, only 2, with the simpsons being number 1

ps. i loved them singing to kerry-anne didnt like the song to molly as much, but only cos i didnt know what it was until the "rhinestone cowboy" line

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I didn't think it was funny at all. I grinned at times, but the format of just two guys sitting on couches trying to crack jokes is bland, especially if the jokes aren't funny/

I agree with u.

i loved it also, those guys can always make me laugh.

I love it when rosso does his little dance

Dammit i missed this show as well last night!!!

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I love it when rosso does his little dance

i know! the way he moves is so funny, like he's got something stuck up his arse.

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if they were going to do the local version of the show then they should have included the random audience member who writes down whats happening on the big piece of cardboard.

yeah some nights that person made the show.

bring back micallef i say........

thought last night's was the best yet...could the show possibly be improving?!

angry anderson...was that call legit? he wasn't acting? :tripping:

I agree that last night's show was the best. It was getting a little repetitive/dull for a while. Don't get me wrong, I think Merrick and Rosso are legends, but they can do a lot better than previous weeks have shown. They need to include more pranks and skits then just taking questions from the audience. Otherwise the show won't last.

The milk was a cracker!!!

I can honestly say I laughed until tears rolled down my face when they tried to make Orange and Mango flavoured soda stream using milk as the base liquid. Fizzy milk, now that was funny

Mrs Lamb came in to see what I was laughing at, but didn't get the joke. I guess you had to see it as it doesn't sound as funny in print either.


Last nights show was funny and they did make some good cracks, but consistancy is the key.

I will be tuning in next week if I am sitting in front of the tv and I have nothing else to do.

im spewing that i missed it, i was too busy watching the final amazing race and forgot to tape it
i heard it was one of the funniest episodes last night.

Yeah the orange and mango milk thing was priceless!! It was even better how that bogan in the aqua shirt took a giant slug of the crap just to save face after the hammering he took for the shirt his mum made him! The slop got everywhere. I also thought the prank to Angry Anderson was pretty good too. He's like "Who's this?" "Is that you Steve?" What a horrendous rendition of 'Suddenly' they gave him down the phone line too

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Fizzy milk, now that was funny

Sounds fucking riotous.

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Baddiel and Skinner unplanned.

they played it on SBS a while ago, and on austar

fantasy world cup is up there with that drunk english guy's commentary of the Euro-vision a few years back



australian tv comedy = shithouse.

or did i mean skithouse? no...no... right the first time.



uk comedy shows are where its at. usa tv = not funny in the least.

im going to personally hunt down and cut out the hearts of every "raymond" fan.

I loved the schoolies comments Merrick was throwing out to a few of the younger people last night....................



"Mez Why have you got extra pockets on the front of your jeans?"....trying to be a smart arse.

"For all my condoms for schoolies week bud!"..merrick shoots him down well

Does anyone else think that the people asking the questions just don't seem to be asking a spontaneous question?

Seems pre-planned at times.

I've watched the show three times now and while I do enjoy it, it does seem like the questions have been planted.

However, that said it's a pretty decent way to spend half an hour if you really don't want to have to think.

M&R do a pretty decent job of making me chuckle, even if they don't have me in stitches.

I agree lamby, these guys always make me laugh.

As much as these guys make me laugh. i really think this show is planned. Ive heard alot of their jokes before

What probably annoys me more - is when merrick laughs riotously at pretty much everything Rosso says . Either the guy finds his mate fucking hilarious, or he thinks cracking up will make the audience think their shtick is funnier

i dont think its planned... the nervousness of the people asking the questions seems pretty real to me!

pretty funny but they need more time!!

still lovin it

dying to sit in that audience, anyone know how to go about it?