Miranda Hart - poll

[clarion]

Miranda Hart's Joke Shop is replaying on 4Extra. It has a few funny lines. Miranda's delivery and timing are poor. I'm not sure what the big deal is about her. She's just another not very good comic actor.

 

[srw]

I'm not sure what the big deal is about her.

It's partly that she's a funny woman who doesn't play to the typical stereotypes of submissiveness and delicacy. I'm not sure the sensitive minds of the cafe can cope with a bit of politics, but there was a piece in the Guardian last week that pointed out that Smack the Pony was the last time women were allowed to be silly on the telly.

 

[summerdays]

me woman and daughter and her teenage friends (english ones) love miranda, I find moments funny, mrs browns boys, I really like, reminds me alot of dubliners and their humour and my own ma, not a million miles from mrs brown ...

Reminds me of some of my relatives a bit further north and I know my cousin watches it .

 

[EltonFrog]

I've never heard of her, then I googled the nae and I sort of recognise her, but I've never seen her shtick, so I can't vote.

 

[The Brewer]

I refuse to vote

I do like some 'awkward situation' embarrassing moments, but that's all that seems to qualify for comedy now....sorry I forgot Mrs Browns Boys (class).
Surely there must be some clever comedy writers out there or is just the TV companies that won't commission them

 

[EltonFrog]

?..Surely there must be some clever comedy writers out there or is just the TV companies that won't commission them

This.

The trouble with telly these days it's run by accountants and business men, and not by people who are entertainers.

 

[Profpointy]

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I must disagree, Father Ted is THE funniest thing ever. Yes they're stereotypes, but totally relatible to real people. If it was naturalistic, it wouldn't be funny.[/quote]


Having visited the west of Ireland it's clear that Father Ted isn't a sitcom but a documentary...

That apart, I saw a few snippets, and thought it weak, forced and frankly poor. Then some while later saw an entire episode - the rabbits one - and realised it was pure genius. The Greatest Sitcom of the All - certainly a contentender. I think my favourite remains the "Speed" send up with the milkfloat.

 

[Fab Foodie]

It's partly that she's a funny woman who doesn't play to the typical stereotypes of submissiveness and delicacy. I'm not sure the sensitive minds of the cafe can cope with a bit of politics, but there was a piece in the Guardian last week that pointed out that Smack the Pony was the last time women were allowed to be silly on the telly.

Smack the Pony was excellent.

 

[StuAff]

I must disagree, Father Ted is THE funniest thing ever. Yes they're stereotypes, but totally relatible to real people. If it was naturalistic, it wouldn't be funny.

Having visited the west of Ireland it's clear that Father Ted isn't a sitcom but a documentary...

That apart, I saw a few snippets, and thought it weak, forced and frankly poor. Then some while later saw an entire episode - the rabbits one - and realised it was pure genius. The Greatest Sitcom of the All - certainly a contentender. I think my favourite remains the "Speed" send up with the milkfloat.

I remember seeing the previews and thinking that it didn't sound particularly good. May have seen the end titles a few times waiting for something else. Eventually watched an episode visiting a couple of mates- it was the one where Father Jack ends up in a home on account of his hairy hands- and got into it straight off.

 

[swee'pea99]

"there was a piece in the Guardian last week that pointed out that Smack the Pony was the last time women were allowed to be silly on the telly."
Not sure if it counts as 'silly' exactly, but there was a Scottish woman on Green Wing who was absolutely bat-shoot mad - and very funny.

 

[MissTillyFlop]

"there was a piece in the Guardian last week that pointed out that Smack the Pony was the last time women were allowed to be silly on the telly."
Not sure if it counts as 'silly' exactly, but there was a Scottish woman on Green Wing who was absolutely bat-s*** mad - and very funny.

She is my blue print for life.

 

[swee'pea99]

You could have worse role models.

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grEggB5ghqk


None more deranged, probably...

 

[Jussi Halonen]

I like her comedy but I very well understand those who don't. Majority of my friends are female and without them I probably wouldn't pay much interest to Hart's comedy.

 

[PaulB]

I quite like her but think she's ridden that pony too far. She's 'Peter Kaye-ed' herself too early. Which is a shame because she had an originality that was amusing at first and showed great promise but she's not developed that too much. She relies on the confide-to-camera thing too readily and that's become old now.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Miranda is pathetic - just not funny at all.

Put her in a pot and boil her along with that idiot in Mrs Browns boys and Peter Kay too.