"Aye aye, jiggery pokery aye..."
Preparing for Brand New Country tonight, I just caught the end of Desperate Fishwives which was laugh out loud funny. Really looking forward to hearing the other 25 minutes on listen again, which I hope will be just as good. I thought the last series was one of the funniest shows on radio, but maybe as an 'Aiberdeen loon' I am a wee bitty biased.
There is an assumption that all humour in Scotland comes with a west coast accent. Because of the well deserved success of Billy Connelly, Frankie Boyle and Elaine C. Smith, Glaswegian has become the dominant voice in Scottish comedy.
Desperate Fishwives will help redress the balance. The shows are in the fine tradition of Scotland The What and it's a similar mix of characters, sketches and very witty songs - Dusty Northfield's 'Makkin Love In A Pizza Van', a witty remake of 'Preacher Man', was one of the highlights of the last series.
With a CV that includes Last Tango in Powis and The Sound of Mastrick, the Fishwives crew are unmistakably Aberdonian.
Comment number 1.
At 29th Jul 2008, Scotch Get wrote:Some words and phrases are ' beyond my ken ' , but I did enjoy it very much. Crude, manic and very funny.
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At 29th Jul 2008, suzikettles wrote:Loved it!
Just about as good as "Hello, Hello, Hello, welcome to the Outer Hebrides Broadcasting Corporation" on Naked Video.
By the way have you ever tried to google Naked Video???????
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At 2nd Aug 2008, Scotch Get wrote:When I was young I had a crush on Emma Thompson's character from Tutti Frutti.
Why is it not available on DVD?
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