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Re: first 2010 post

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irishmanufanJan 3, 2010
 

 
dean if you need any help with the site i would be happy to oblige although i should warn you i am no tech expert !

happy new year .
Linda

--- In just-a-minute@..., "Steven" <stevenwickham@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks for all your hard work mate, you are the glue that keeps our JAM loving community together!! Happy New Year...
>
> --- In just-a-minute@..., Dean Bedford <dbedford@> wrote:
> >
> > I haven't posted much recently. That's because I've been busy bringing
> > together the "new" website. As well as changing thousands of links, I've
> > had to edit every page, changing apostrophes which haven't liked the
> > move from Tripod to Yahoo. But also I have been working hard and had the
> > blues a bit. Not sure why.
> >
> > I've been listening again of course to the shows in the last season, the
> > first post-Clement season. There are six very funny shows and four that
> > were disappointing. I suppose that's not such a bad average, but it does
> > make me think that the loss of Clement is a big one. We knew that I
> > suppose, but still it's being confirmed.
> >
> > The show starts again on Monday with Paul, Gyles Brandreth, Julian Clary
> > and David Mitchell. David was both very funny and very competitive in
> > his first two shows so I am expecting a lot from him.
> >
> > Speaking of which I've listened a few times to the show he chairs, The
> > Unbelievable Truth, one of those shows which fills time between JAM
> > seasons on Mondays at 630pm on Radio Four. I mentioned on the Yahoo
> > group a few months ago that I didn't find the show very funny, and just
> > about everyone disagreed. I've heard a few more since and still feel
> > unimpressed. The last one I heard was a special QI edition featuring
> > Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, John Lloyd (an ex-JAM producer) and Rob
> > Brydon. I settled down looking forward to an enjoyable programme - after
> > all Stephen and Alan are among the funniest people in Britain.
> >
> > Yet again I felt disappointed. For those who haven't heard it, it's a
> > reworking of Call My Bluff. One of the panel reads a monologue where
> > most of the material is fiction, but five facts are included. You win
> > points by guessing which parts of the speech are factual.
> >
> > The fun of panel shows is usually in the interaction between panellists.
> > Call My Bluff had Frank Muir who couldn't not be funny if he tried.
> > Later Sandi Toskvig and Alan Coren enjoyed scoring points off each
> > other. As I said the panel was especially good - but somehow the comedy
> > never really got started. I think the monologues go on too long or
> > something. Anyway the Alan-Stephen double act never really came into
> > play.
> >
> > The one good thing about the show was David Mitchell who was by a
> > distance the funniest person on the show. Most of the good lines came
> > from him. It made me wonder if he could be the next chairman for JAM
> > when Nicholas retires - which must surely be in the next two or three
> > years. I have the feeling David could do a good job.
> >
> > Anyway I'm off on holiday in a couple of days so may not hear the first
> > show. It'll depend on whether I can get to an Internet cafe or not. But
> > I'm sure it will be good and we will get 12 very funny shows this season.
> >
>

 
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