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Topic: today's show

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Dean BedfordAug 13, 2007
 

 
I thought it was a thoroughly entertaining edition. Tim Rice plays the
role of Clement-type grump very very well. Alun Cochrane possibly didn't
do enough to get a recall, but he was funny when he had the subject and
was engaging. Paul Merton was in his usual form and his usual form is
very very good.

I thought Chris Neill was the star though - he has a unique style now
and camps it up magnificently. Every time he opens his mouth something
funny comes out.

Alas, he has the poorest win record of anyone in JAM history - equal
with Sue Perkins - of no wins in 18 games. I mention this because my
scoring of what went to air showed he won. The scoring of what goes to
air is almost always different to the scores announced because the show
is edited - in this case two whole rounds were omitted. But still - a
positive sign perhaps?

 
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Topic: Re: today's show

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stevenwickhamAug 14, 2007
 

 
--- In just-a-minute@..., Dean Bedford <dbedford@...>
wrote:

>
> I thought it was a thoroughly entertaining edition. Tim Rice plays

the

> role of Clement-type grump very very well. Alun Cochrane possibly

didn't

> do enough to get a recall, but he was funny when he had the subject

and

> was engaging. Paul Merton was in his usual form and his usual form

is

> very very good.
>
> I thought Chris Neill was the star though - he has a unique style

now

> and camps it up magnificently. Every time he opens his mouth

something

> funny comes out.
>
> Alas, he has the poorest win record of anyone in JAM history -

equal

> with Sue Perkins - of no wins in 18 games. I mention this because

my

> scoring of what went to air showed he won. The scoring of what goes

to

> air is almost always different to the scores announced because the

show

> is edited - in this case two whole rounds were omitted. But still -

a

> positive sign perhaps?
>

I do like Chris Neill's style... it does hark back to the excesses of
Kenneth Williams, indeed even his vocal mannerisms do bring back
happy echoes of Mr W. I recently saw his one man show in London and
he is just as funny on stage. It was a small theatre and a sadly
small audience though.