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Re: Paul Merton and his obsession with Zoological Gardens

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antster1983Oct 23, 2007
 

 
It's also noteworthy to mention that Paul Merton recently used
the "Great Portland Street" line in a recent episode. :o)

Ant

--- In just-a-minute@..., "Miriam" <delmelza@...> wrote:
>
> Kenneth Wms did it with his " came all the way from Great Portland
> Street" and the "cult" line so Paul is in good company and
carrying on
> the traditon on JAM as well as in comdey in general- gee look at
the
> many running gags on ISIHAC and that "samatha" hasn't aged in over
40
> yrs LOL-sorry as a mr merton lover I am bound to defend him :)
> Miriam
>
> -- In just-a-minute@..., "lapsedcat" <lapsedcat@>
wrote:
> >
> > Paul,
> >
> > Zoological Gardens isn't funny in itself. Please stop. You are a
very
> > amusing man and extremely quick-witted, but you do have to stop
> > trotting out the same material when inspiration fails you. Like
when
> > you tell Nicholas that it's you who writes him letters. Having
said
> all
> > this, it's quite possible I'm being unremittingly humourless and
> > missing the point. Paul knows better than anybody in the
business the
> > rules of comedy and realises that repetition can be funny. Look
at
> > catchphrases... ok, maybe a bad example. And of course,
repetition
> > plays a big part in JAM. So it's all probably deliberate. And
I've
> been
> > played for a chump.
> >
>

 
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