What is Jinsy?
Jinsy is a place which has a big song, a bit like a national anthem, which was scrawled on the back of a horse by Greeg Hurtrum.
Jinsy is a land of Pelch, which can be used to make a fiery and potent alcohol, though homebrew pelch is expressly forbidden.
Jinsy is 'This is Jinsy', a brand new comedy coming soon both online and on TV. We'll let you know more when we know more. In the meantime, there's lots of Jinsy info to be found on the , where you can .
...oh, and we asked The Jinsy Tower for a statement. This is what they said:
THE BIG SWITCH-ACROSS
Residents of Jinsy, daily greet.
With the introduction of vegetricity, all TESSELLATORS across the island (including the dark areas of Kraw Parish) will switch across to the new CLUPE NUT system next Toosday. All model 3 TESSELLATORS should now be uprooted and dumped in Mrs Feek's back garden (chalet 165). To celebrate the switch-across, Miss Pre will be broadcasting a 12 hour play cycle of her award shunning dramapod, "Pebbles for George", a moving reinterpretation of the ancient Jinsy folk tale about the young man, George, who is given some pebbles. Any resident refusing to participate in the big switch-across can expect a visit to the punishment booths on Rintel's Point.
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At 24th Feb 2010, davidmounfield wrote:Oooh I'm looking forward to this. Has potential to be a real cult classic. I declare an interest as I play Mr Cooshay, but quite apart from that, I think these boys are truly original. Enjoy.
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Comment number 2.
At 1st Mar 2010, DaddyMothership wrote:Hi David any chance of a couple of bottles of Pelch to spare?
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At 1st Mar 2010, brummystu wrote:Wow. Definitely not paying my licence fee next year if that's what the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ spend it on. What an offensively bad television "program".
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At 1st Mar 2010, DonGallo wrote:Absoloutely dreadful trash. Tries hard to be a cross between The Mighty Boosh and We Are Klang by masquerading a hotchpotch of random rubbish as comedy, but fails to recognise that random rubbish in itself is not funny. This is possibly the least humerous "comedy" show I`ve seen from an increasingly desperate ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ output to date, in itself a dubious achievement following such garbage as Coming of Age, Above Their Station and Lunch Monkeys. This was a half hour of my life Im not getting back, but certainly not one I intend to repeat. Hang your heads!
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At 2nd Mar 2010, GinnyTrow wrote:This is truly awful. Please don't show any more!
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At 2nd Mar 2010, Le Fromage Noir wrote:Marvelous television! Tries hard to be nothing other than what it is. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Lets hope there's more to come. This is what the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ should be spending more money on encouraging.
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Comment number 7.
At 2nd Mar 2010, Miss_Nomer wrote:I thought this was great!
I thought it was really good, and worth a watch - very silly and surreal. I think it's going to be a real gem of a series, classic ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ comedy, reminded me a bit of Boosh. Possibly a bit of a "Marmite" though - I think you might love it or hate it. Stick with it if you're not sure.
Only thing is though, I've heard it's only a pilot - is that true?! I can't believe there isn't going to be a whole series! I hope not, it would be such a shame if it disappeared into the ether.
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Comment number 8.
At 2nd Mar 2010, orangeriver wrote:It's genius. Series please.
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Comment number 9.
At 2nd Mar 2010, Emma David wrote:I absolutely loved this - truly original, extremely funny, and so rich in cleverly placed and interlaced detail that really draws you into the world of Jinsy. We've downloaded this from iPlayer, and each time we watch it, we pick up on more things we'd missed previously. Sure, it's surreal, in the stylistic tradition of Milligan, Python, League of Gentlemen, Boosh et al - but I find it fresh and exciting, not derivative.
I really believe this has the potential to go stellar. May not be everybody's cup of tea (what truly ever could be?) but after this taster I'm thirsty for more, and would happily drink an urnful (though preferably not accompanied by one of Letley's dubious ginger "biscuits")!
In short: love it, love it, love it! Series please!
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Comment number 10.
At 3rd Mar 2010, Jamp wrote:Jinius!
Without doubt the most original, funny, surprising and enjoyable new comedy I've seen for a very long time. I doff my hat to all involved, and especially to ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ3 for having the rare courage to take a risk and get behind something like this.
I love that the writers have gone unapologetically wherever their imaginations have taken them - often somewhere sublime. I love the names, the main characters, the songs and the surrealism (it reminded me a bit of City of the Lost Children amongst other things). I also love how refreshingly un-arch, how un-self-congratulatory and above all how gloriously, jubilantly silly it is.
Pelches all round, and please in flashing spangly capitals can we have a series?
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Comment number 11.
At 3rd Mar 2010, cjbviolin wrote:What a hilarious program this is. I absolutely loved it. When will there be more?
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Comment number 12.
At 3rd Mar 2010, Phil Hardings Hat wrote:This was a load of cobblers. They watched the League of Gentelmen and wondered if they could do a less funny version. Yes, you certainly can.
Go away!!!!!!!
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Comment number 13.
At 7th Mar 2010, Maria wrote:Excellent. Loved the weirdness. The pompous one in the silly hat should be banished to Old Jinsy and come back a better person.
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Comment number 14.
At 9th Mar 2010, Sam wrote:Wow some new comedy genius. Reminds me of really great stuff like Python. Very surreal but excellent. Well done bbc you can get some things right. Can't wait for the series.
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