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Hilarious!

posted 15 years ago by little_miss_sunnydale
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I know this show is aimed at young children, but I’m 21 and love it! At times the humour can appeal to both adults and children – one of my favourite sketches has to be the seventeenth-century wifeswap between the miserable Puritan and the merry pro-Restoration couple:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk0hE4IdVQs&feature=channel_page

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[–] the_tasha_63 14 years ago

OMgosh yeah. Im 17 and love it.
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[–] benlenn 14 years ago

I agree, i'm 25 and i think it's the best comedy on the BBC. Just watched the episode you were talking about, it's brilliant.

[–] Draculara 14 years ago

I'm 22 and I think it's the most hilarious sketch show ever!!!

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[–] Glunkothy 12 years ago

Sssshhh, but, I'm 28, my fiancé is 31 & my dad is 50. All of us watch the show...

[–] Prelude_in_C_maj 14 years ago

Only just discovered it, and it's hilarious!! I liked "This Is Your Life" in which all Henry VIII's guests and "loved ones" were the corpses of people he'd had executed! "Nice to see the old gang back together, eh?!" The "Sharp Stones" stone-age infomercial is also a hoot. Brilliant show, tons of fun.

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[–] jwmthurgood 14 years ago

Well I'm nearly the big 4 0 and I think it's, along with Big Babies, one of the best things on the box. Reminds me of some of the stuff I watched as a kid that was educational and entertaining.
The songs are snappy and the jokes are funny (unlike a majority of stuff on the box).
It's one of those things that they should show in school to get kids interested in history.
One thing though- Hitler wasn't a vegetarian despite what the show said. Sorry I'm anal about such things!

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[–] sleapinbeauty 14 years ago

I'm training to be a teacher and LOVE LOVE LOVE this programme - definitely thinking of using it in lessons - why not, it's so funny and informative at the same time and after all learning is all about enjoyment :)

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[–] Harlequin_Girl_251191 14 years ago

Thank god! I'm 18 and I absolutely love it, I don't feel so stupid now for liking it :)

[–] Freedom_Spark 14 years ago

I'm 23 & I'm addicted to it, absolutely hilarious a million times better than any other sketch show on the BBC, I think it has a great team of comedy writers behind it which explains it & the cast are great!

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[–] clairebear9233 14 years ago

I know what you mean, i'm 27 and i love it, it's the Tudors stuff i like speacially henry VIII :-)

[–] kevin27 14 years ago

I am loads more than 21, and I just caught one episode, watching with my 11 year old. I thought it was marvellous. We both laughed out loud at just about every sketch, and there was some pathos too. The one I saw had a song about the Greeks that was brilliant - like one of Eric Idle's best pastiches - rhyming "go go" "yo yo" and "know know". I found it hard not to applaud.

Totally admirable program. Informative. Great comedy, great acting and really great writing.

[–] paul_j_freeman 14 years ago

I love thsi programme - I can't get stupid deaths out of my head:

Stupid deaths, stupid deaths, they're funny cos they're true
Stupid deaths, stupid deaths, hope next time it's not you!

[–] amorrice80 13 years ago

I agree - that guy's hilarious! The whole show is really funny and informative. It's informative and amusing - it's imformusing!