Cunk On Britain - Tuesday 3rd. April BBC2 10pm

Welsh Megaman

11.15pm on BBC2 NI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmU0jEHq0m0

Welsh Megaman

Bump that thread!

Joe_ Public

Diane Morgan is great. That accent gets me everytime, I’d watch her even if she wasn’t funny.

ednwireland

10pm if you have other bbc regions

nomdeboardie

Yesssss! (Though it remains to be seen if I'll think the character can sustain a full series of dedicated half-hour slots - hope so

ETA - Beeb NornIroner myself, despite my Jackeen location, so haven't seen it yet

nomdeboardie

"... he couldn't fly, or tolerate Gwyneth Paltrow"

heebusjeebus

Was it not supposed to be on at 11.15pm on BBC NI?
All I'm seeing is hill walking baxtards!

Water John

It's on mine.

nomdeboardie

heebusjeebus wrote: »

Was it not supposed to be on at 11.15pm on BBC NI?
All I'm seeing is hill walking baxtards!

:pac:

riemann

Worst character on Screenwipe. So smug and patronising, just taking the piss out of those who don't read the Guardian everyday with their dried seaweed and fappaccino.

0/10

Welsh Megaman

‘’Matthew Hopkins! He went to my school!’’

Welsh Megaman

Last in the series tonight.

Herlihy82

Arthur Scarface and the miners' strike.

Welsh Megaman

Brush Strokes

gmisk

I have watched this series and it has been fun but not as consistently funny as the Shakespeare and Christmas one

Harry Palmr

Cunk and Other Humans - 2019 in review on BBC Two 10.30

fryup

just a 5 min slot....anything more substantial coming from the great intellect ?

brian_t

fryup wrote: »

just a 5 min slot....anything more substantial coming from the great intellect ?

There is the "Jumbo All-in-One Edition" 30 minute repeat on Sunday evening.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000crgf

nomdeboardie

"... posh buffering noises ..."
:pac:

fryup

i see they've recruited two new intellects....Chiwetel Bacca and Jinni Wreckon

proving that intellectualism is multiracial

ArmaniJeanss

New series tonight at 10pm BBC2 (bit later on BBC2NI), this time styled as 'Cunk on Earth'. Tonight she looks at mankinds first civilisations, 'including ones that are difficult to spell like Egypt and Mesopotamia’

Welsh Megaman

Surely those being interviewed are familiar with her by now?

nomdeboardie

Gaah,was going to watch at 11.15, but forgot that I don't have the NI version of BBC2 (just both versions BBC1)😕

ArmaniJeanss

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119644043#Comment_119644043

The comments at the bottom of this Guardian review Cunk on Earth review – Diane Morgan’s character is so well-written it’s easy to forget she’s not real | TV comedy | The Guardian would suggest that the interviewee's are in on it, and are just being jolly good sports about it all. Another salient point raised is that they have all been lecturers, tour guides etc in their career and Cunk's questions are no more bizarre than anything they've heard before.

My other theory would be that they are promised to be first in line for potential 'real' interviews on a BBC2/BBC4 program when their specialist area is being treated seriously, if they play along here.

As for this program, thought it was excellent. Everyone will have their own favourite bit, but my laugh out loud moment was her referring to an abacus as 'a bacus'.

nomdeboardie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119649776#Comment_119649776

The comment

I worked with an academic who has been Cunked and have spoken to another about it. They know what's going on before filiming, and it gives them a chance to say the things they'd like to say to students who ask similar questions. They're too professional to crack, in most cases, but I bet there are some good outtakes too.

sounded plausable all right

Welsh Megaman

Cunk On Earth!

nomdeboardie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119673629#Comment_119673629

Feck – just saw this now – missed it again! 😑

gmisk

First episode wasn't brilliant, second one was much better!

Welsh Megaman

Waiting for Technotronic? :D

gmisk

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119702232#Comment_119702232

Pump pump the jam pump it up...

nomdeboardie

Came across YouTube uploads for episodes 1 & 2; in case anyone missed them & doesn't have iPlayer access (like myself), and would like a look, they're at (until The Beeb roots roots out and destroys them): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnTO32IWYwU and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT_DCvCsNcw