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Topic: Paul Merton and his obsession with Zoological Gardens

Message 1 / 5
lapsedcatOct 13, 2007

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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Topic: Re: Paul Merton and his obsession with Zoological Gardens

Message 2 / 5
MiriamOct 13, 2007

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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Topic: Re: Paul Merton and his obsession with Zoological Gardens

Message 3 / 5
Robert TorresOct 13, 2007

I quite like the Zoological Gardens thing, because more often than not its something that will pop up unexpectedly and spontaneously, which is also a large part of comedy.

the notion though that Paul writes all the letters that Nicholas receives can get very old though, especially in one instance when Nicholas had the bold face cheek to make this response 'I wondered why they were all badly spelled' or words to that effect. which I don't think was all that of a witty comeback to begin with.

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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Topic: Re: Paul Merton and his obsession with Zoological Gardens

Message 4 / 5
Dean BedfordOct 13, 2007

On Sunday, October 14, 2007, at 08:34 AM, Miriam 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

I think he gets better at the show - he has been in wonderful form
recently

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Topic: Re: Paul Merton and his obsession with Zoological Gardens

Message 5 / 5
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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