Comments on: Mitchell and Webb Snooker Commentators sing Table of Reds for Comic Relief http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2007/03/17/mitchell-and-webb-snooker-commentators-sing-tables-of-red-for-comic-relief/ Music news, music reviews, interviews, band press, commentary, new releases and more Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:10:40 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: bandweblogs http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2007/03/17/mitchell-and-webb-snooker-commentators-sing-tables-of-red-for-comic-relief/comment-page-1/#comment-13030 bandweblogs Mon, 19 Mar 2007 01:25:00 +0000 http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2007/03/17/mitchell-and-webb-snooker-commentators-sing-tables-of-red-for-comic-relief/#comment-13030 George, Dare I mention Numberwang? Well, that's too bad you didn't find the snooker commentators sketch funny. I think why it's so endearing to me is that it's rare now a days to see spoofs on snooker - and any kind of acknowledgment to the game is better than none at all. I keep my fingers crossed hoping that more people start to watch the game and realize just how good some of these players are. Mitchell and Webb in my opinion successfully picked up on the often times random banter between commentators during long snooker matches as well as what could be going on in their booth that we don't see. The beer, cigarettes etc. (which of course I'm sure isn't the case anymore). The lack of laughs from the audience could have been due to the low percentage of snooker viewers that were there along with some that just didn't find it funny, regardless. :-) "That's a bad miss". Sorry, but I think it's pretty funny! - Jenny George,

Dare I mention Numberwang?

Well, that’s too bad you didn’t find the snooker commentators sketch funny. I think why it’s so endearing to me is that it’s rare now a days to see spoofs on snooker – and any kind of acknowledgment to the game is better than none at all. I keep my fingers crossed hoping that more people start to watch the game and realize just how good some of these players are.

Mitchell and Webb in my opinion successfully picked up on the often times random banter between commentators during long snooker matches as well as what could be going on in their booth that we don’t see. The beer, cigarettes etc. (which of course I’m sure isn’t the case anymore).

The lack of laughs from the audience could have been due to the low percentage of snooker viewers that were there along with some that just didn’t find it funny, regardless. :-)

“That’s a bad miss”. Sorry, but I think it’s pretty funny!

- Jenny

]]> By: George http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2007/03/17/mitchell-and-webb-snooker-commentators-sing-tables-of-red-for-comic-relief/comment-page-1/#comment-13017 George Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:30:08 +0000 http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2007/03/17/mitchell-and-webb-snooker-commentators-sing-tables-of-red-for-comic-relief/#comment-13017 It surprising because I had completely the opposite view on the sketch. Maybe it's because I don't know much about snooker (I know the rules, but not the pro's or the commentators), but I didn't find that sketch funny in the slightest. I was cringing because the sketch was getting almost no laughs, which is a shame because Mitchell and Webb are fantastic in Peep Show, and That Mitchell and Webb Look was abit of a let down. David Mitchell only seem to be funny when his character is dry, sarcastic and dark, not when he's the Angel overlord or some guy who commentates snooker (he's funny in panel shows though). I really hope "That's a bad miss" won't become a household catchphrase, because I don't find it funny at all. I guess everyone has their own tastes in comedy, but judging from the laughs in that sketch, it looks like the majority of the UK don't find it funny either. It surprising because I had completely the opposite view on the sketch. Maybe it’s because I don’t know much about snooker (I know the rules, but not the pro’s or the commentators), but I didn’t find that sketch funny in the slightest. I was cringing because the sketch was getting almost no laughs, which is a shame because Mitchell and Webb are fantastic in Peep Show, and That Mitchell and Webb Look was abit of a let down. David Mitchell only seem to be funny when his character is dry, sarcastic and dark, not when he’s the Angel overlord or some guy who commentates snooker (he’s funny in panel shows though).

I really hope “That’s a bad miss” won’t become a household catchphrase, because I don’t find it funny at all. I guess everyone has their own tastes in comedy, but judging from the laughs in that sketch, it looks like the majority of the UK don’t find it funny either.

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