Comedy pilot premiere: The Adventures of Daniel
You can read more about Daniel in his own introduction that he's written especially for the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Three blog.
Anyway enough background, you should really just watch it and tell us what you think.
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The Adventures of Daniel was written by comedy partnership Tim Allsop and Stewart Williams (who created Channel 4 show Plus One) with additional material from Daniel Sloss.
Like what you see? Let us know and add your comment.
The Adventures of Daniel will be on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Three next Monday at 9.30pm.
Our other comedy pilot The Klang Show is on tonight at 9.30pm.
Dana Stevens is content producer for ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Three online.
Comment number 1.
At 16th Aug 2010, Chookybirdy wrote:Superb show. Refreshing to see something new and funny. Like the format; keeps it interesting.
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At 16th Aug 2010, fingerbobette wrote:Well done ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ3! At last REAL comedy with REAL jokes and REAL punchlines and REAL comedians. And Ed Byrne is a legend. Put more Ed in it! Love it love it love it!!
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At 16th Aug 2010, Nic wrote:"You want to defile my daughter with a Stella Artois flavored penis?" Brilliant stuff, I'm looking forward to more from Danny Sloss!!
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At 16th Aug 2010, UncleJocky wrote:Very, very funny. Laugh out loud script and a star in the making in Daniel Sloss. More of this, please.
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At 16th Aug 2010, KimMcC wrote:Fresh and funny. Love the format. Daniel Sloss is charismatic, natural and likeable. Want to see more.
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At 16th Aug 2010, kittykatty92 wrote:So funny!Really like the style and the characters!!
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At 16th Aug 2010, Steve wrote:Great stand-up, great show. More please.
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At 16th Aug 2010, acam0611 wrote:possibly the best thing ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ has commissioned. I really loved Daniel Sloss and his best friend. He seems very confident for someone so young - please commission the rest of the series - my children laughed till they hurt.
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At 16th Aug 2010, Matt wrote:Great format and really funny. There should definitely be a full series of this.
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At 16th Aug 2010, James wrote:Very, very funny & original. It really should get a series. Thanks, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ.
And I HATE Matty; he makes me FURIOUS (!)
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At 16th Aug 2010, C Leslie wrote:Really really great. Daniel is really likable and a fantastic comedian. Please please please commission the rest of this!
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At 17th Aug 2010, JNRD wrote:Awesome show; very funny and great characters!
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At 17th Aug 2010, Cnardone wrote:This is AWESOME!!! great show. tbh i couldnt have laughed any more at it!! KEEP COMMENTING PPL. Lets get this making more episodes :D
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At 17th Aug 2010, Jo wrote:At last, a Scottish comedy which doesn't take the piss out of Scottish people for being Scottish. Well done, very Seinfeld!
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At 17th Aug 2010, Auntie_Dib wrote:What a great comedy show! Excellent material based on real life observations. Can't wait to see the rest of the the series.
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At 17th Aug 2010, endofcity wrote:Awful. What is this? A pathetic attempt at a copy of the Seinfeld format. Embarrassing. ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ, for goodness sake, stop clutching at straws and actually try and find some talent.
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At 17th Aug 2010, hammy468 wrote:Loved it! Really genuinely funny and interesting--lots and lots of potential in this one. Hope it goes to series!
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At 17th Aug 2010, KimGriff wrote:I will truly lose faith in the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ is this does not get a series. It is a colourful, addictive and bouncy show, full of quirks and belly laughs.
I want to see more!
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At 17th Aug 2010, John Telfer wrote:I genuinely laughed out loud at this
It would be a crime not to have this made into a series
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At 17th Aug 2010, HanSto wrote:Sorry Guys. Really don't like this one. Daniel is like-able enough, but its just too safe and boring.
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At 18th Aug 2010, Geordie Girl wrote:Love Daniel Sloss - come on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ, commission this rather than some of the tosh you've churned out lately!
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At 18th Aug 2010, hermit55 wrote:I don't get it. I really didn't like this. I didn't hate it but it seemed quite lazy and not as funny as I hoped. Oh well!
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At 19th Aug 2010, vanillacreampuff wrote:Loved it, good to see a Scottish comedy show and the way they split between acting, stand-up and random skits is pretty awesome, as well as Daniel Sloss just being a generally funny guy. (: Want a series! At the very least.
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At 19th Aug 2010, A_Truth wrote:This was dreadful. Daft cut-aways are a tired formula over-used in countless American shows and the slow pace of the rest was simply horrible. In order for such a stand-up character to work the actual stand-up comedy within the show has to be good (see David Spikey's excellent bits in Phoenix Nights), but the material in this was painfully unfunny. Yet still we see the audience inexplicably bursting with laughter?? Absolute rubbish I'm afraid and anyone who likens this drivel to Seinfeld clearly has never watched Seinfeld. And the Susie Dent "A N A L" gag might be a new low-water mark in the history of British comedy.
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At 19th Aug 2010, funkaround wrote:Thoroughly enjoyed this, what a talent Slos is!
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At 20th Aug 2010, Josierosie wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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At 20th Aug 2010, Matthew Carrozo wrote:Really impressed with the quality of this pilot, especially considering that I'd pretty much written off ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ3 as an entire channel, bar Family Guy double bills.
I initially thought, "there is no way I am going to enjoy a vehicle put together for a 19 year old pretty boy", but Daniel is immediately likeable in a very real way. His stand-up bits weaved into the narrative are unique to sitcoms in that they are actually funny. Has anyone ever laughed at Seinfeld's gig segments bookending the show? Thought not.
As with the first episode of anything, it has to go through the obligatory 10-15 minutes of character introductions, but as soon as we meet his girlfriend's family, things pick up, with her father being an absolute stand-out character that I can see becoming a long-standing nemesis to our boy hero.
And I really must add that any show whose final 2 minutes includes the line "A STELLA ARTOIS FLAVOURED PENIS" being shouted is worth the license fee alone.
The talent's talented, the writing's superb, the narrative works - when do I get to see more?
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At 20th Aug 2010, RadiactiveHobo wrote:I rather enjoyed this. There were some moments where it was a little slow. But many of the jokes were genuinely funny and I would happily watch this show again. I would approve of a series.
Thumbs up to Danny!
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At 21st Aug 2010, Nicho wrote:Fantastic, I found this genuinely hilarious and anticipate more!
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At 22nd Aug 2010, Ruiman wrote:Tis properly jokes, much better than some of the other 'comedy' on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ3! Danny is awesome, make a whole series!!!
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At 23rd Aug 2010, Howis wrote:Hilarious!!! Hands down this is the best comedy pilot I’ve seen on the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ this year. Witty and refreshing script and Danny is really likable character. Highly recommended.
Cant wait to see the series!
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At 23rd Aug 2010, Sophs wrote:Loved it :]
It's so funny, and feels so fresh. Can't wait to see more.
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At 23rd Aug 2010, ricesneezing wrote:Loved this. Really funny, a whole series a must.
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At 23rd Aug 2010, Craig wrote:Love the pilot!
Look forward to seeing more of it.
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At 23rd Aug 2010, ChrisBChikin wrote:Definitely some of the best teen comedy to come out of the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ in ages! Compare this to previous efforts ('Coming of Age', I'm looking at you) and we see something that is not only funny, but original in both it's humour and format.
Young audiences will doubtless identify with Daniel Sloss in his role as the frustrated average teenager but his real strength is in his stand-up. By throwing in small snippets of this throughout the episode we get something both new and hilarious.
My only criticism would be that the audience reaction in the stand-up scenes should be toned down since it verges on canned laughter and probably does more harm than good to the segments.
Still, if the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ has any sense we'll doubtless see 'The Adventures of Daniel' continue into a series that will mature and improve much like it's star actor.
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At 24th Aug 2010, RedFraggle1981 wrote:I thought this show was great. Great performances from all the cast, I laughed out loud on numerous occasions (which I very rarely do). I'd really like to see more of this show, partly because it was made in Scotland and there's not enough of that happening, but also because it brought a good sense of fun to what would normally be a very boring night flicking through the channels and watching repeats of everything. I particularly liked the toaster moment! Come on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ, commission a whole series. You know it's the right thing to do!
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At 24th Aug 2010, griffinlover wrote:Danny Sloss is the lol-meister! Funny fresh and loved it! Why isn't this a series????
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At 24th Aug 2010, Deanne wrote:What a fabulously, funny, genuine comedy.
I loved the characters in this pilot, particularly Danny and Matt, and the performances.
I would love to see more of this and the clever writing. Nice to see more work coming from Scotland too.
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At 25th Aug 2010, tabascoterrier wrote:Fantastic stuff, I laughed my arse off. Would love to see a series of this!
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At 25th Aug 2010, Quinn wrote:jump on this band wagon before it gets too full. this guys brilliant and in a couple of years he could be fantastic! make a series!!!!!!! =D
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At 25th Aug 2010, mog-ab wrote:Thought this was great! Really hope you commision a series. Format great and characters very believable. Family hysterical and Matt a total arrogant so and so. Loved him! Only negative was audience reaction to Daniel - bit over the top. Otherwisw, fantastic. Hope to see more.
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At 25th Aug 2010, mog-ab wrote:Thought this was great! Really hope you commision a series. Format great and characters very believable. Family hysterical and Matt a total arrogant so and so. Loved him! Only negative was audience reaction to Daniel - bit over the top. Otherwise, fantastic. Hope to see more.
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At 26th Aug 2010, philthyanimal wrote:who do you talk to to get this a full series? awesome stuff
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At 26th Aug 2010, Neil wrote:Absolutely superb!!! Keep it coming!
I was lucky enough to get tickets for Michael McIntyre's Comedy roadshow in Glasgow this month and Daniel was one of the comedians. He was sooooooooooo funny!!!!! Lots of good material. Need to see the sex/shaving talk on tv!!!
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At 26th Aug 2010, zoe wrote:I absolutely loved it :D You should DEFINITELY do a series, I hardly watch tv, but I would absolutely watch this, 'twas amazing :D
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At 27th Aug 2010, Lisajt wrote:Fresh, original and hilarious! Great to see some new comedy with such a realistic edge and characters that are so easy to identify with. LOVED IT! And I want more!!!
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At 28th Aug 2010, ByteMunch wrote:Wow, that was awesome. I loved everything about this program, except Matt, the [Expletive]. :p I really want this as a series, and I am sure this would be recived better than some of the other recent shows... :)
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At 30th Aug 2010, Lesley wrote:Very good, looking forward to more
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At 3rd Sep 2010, Robynn wrote:I can't beleive how amazing this actually was , it should definatly become a series. TBH Daniel Sloss is not only funny but good looking too! I would definatly make this into a series. Being 18 going on 19 my self I can relate to a fair bit of this show. Awesome stuff, keep it coming =D
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