"Just A Minute" in India

[sigsfried]

In celebration of 45 years of "Just A Minute" they decided to do two episodes in Mumbai.
Part 1:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... Episode_7/

Part 2:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... Episode_8/
(available until 2nd April)

Some awkward moments, such as the minute on colonial India. But still one of the funniest things I have heard on radio in a long time. Featuring Paul Merton, Marcus Brigstocke, Cyrus Broacha and Anuvab Pal.

If this is in the wrong place, sorry.

[addams]

That is so funny. Thank you.

Yeah. It may belong in funny news. It was funny.
I have never heard such a thing, before.

What a strange and wonderful game. Self control, humor, imagination and adult silliness all in one place.

I was laughing so hard at the traffic portion that I had to stop the recording. It was mindful silliness.

Well done BBC.
Thank you, sigsfried.

[sigsfried]

I am sure if you looked you could find lots of old Just a Minute episodes but I should warn you they aren't normally that good. Also try playing the game it is amazingly difficult.

[addams]

I am sure if you looked you could find lots of old Just a Minute episodes but I should warn you they aren't normally that good. Also try playing the game it is amazingly difficult.

Oh. Yes. I can tell by listening. That is a hard game to play. I would fail for hesitation.
The defences of the errors was so entertaining. The rules are so funny. Those are bright people playing with a sense of good will.
I have no idea why the link you posted worked. My attempts to access BBC run into problems. I will try again. Those guys are fun.

[sigsfried]

Radio is internationally available, TV only if you are in the UK.

[addams]

Radio is internationally available, TV only if you are in the UK.

Oh. Well; Darn. They have good TV

[sigsfried]

It would be a bit much to ask license fee payers to provide good TV for the entire world. Also it would destroy the value of BBC worldwide operations. That said there is a lot of good comedy on Radio (try 6:30, Radio 4 on weekdays, particularly Monday and Friday).

[Ptolom]

Ah I love Just A Minute. The format is always exactly the same but they seem to find a way to make each episode unique. My dad met Nicholas Parsons in a pub once. Apparantly he had a lot of noisy friends with him.

[addams]

Ah I love Just A Minute. The format is always exactly the same but they seem to find a way to make each episode unique. My dad met Nicholas Parsons in a pub once. Apparantly he had a lot of noisy friends with him.

Do you ever wonder what the posters here would be like in person?
Would we be noisy? Would we be, just, a bunch of strange, awkward people?
Would we argue? Would we need a computer to be able to talk to one another?
Could we play, "Just a Minute".
I'll be the loser. Hesitation would be my error.

[Ptolom]

Ah I love Just A Minute. The format is always exactly the same but they seem to find a way to make each episode unique. My dad met Nicholas Parsons in a pub once. Apparantly he had a lot of noisy friends with him.

Do you ever wonder what the posters here would be like in person?
Would we be noisy? Would we be, just, a bunch of strange, awkward people?
Would we argue? Would we need a computer to be able to talk to one another?
Could we play, "Just a Minute".
I'll be the loser. Hesitation would be my error.

*Bing* repetition of "would we".
I don't think we'd argue, but most people would probably be incredibly awkward to begin with.

[addams]

Ah I love Just A Minute. The format is always exactly the same but they seem to find a way to make each episode unique. My dad met Nicholas Parsons in a pub once. Apparantly he had a lot of noisy friends with him.

Do you ever wonder what the posters here would be like in person?
Would we be noisy? Would we be, just, a bunch of strange, awkward people?
Would we argue? Would we need a computer to be able to talk to one another?
Could we play, "Just a Minute".
I'll be the loser. Hesitation would be my error.

*Bing* repetition of "would we".
I don't think we'd argue, but most people would probably be incredibly awkward to begin with.

We spend hours and hours in classes learning to repeat important information and to repeat for clarity, then, *Bing*! So funny.

I would never make it far enough to repeat. *Bing*! Hesitation.

[jpk]

In celebration of 45 years of "Just A Minute" they decided to do two episodes in Mumbai.

Some awkward moments, such as the minute on colonial India. But still one of the funniest things I have heard on radio in a long time. Featuring Paul Merton, Marcus Brigstocke, Cyrus Broacha and Anuvab Pal.

You mwan Marcus? "Sorry"? I thought that was brilliant! And a classy move, too.

On the subject, Nicholas Parsons recorded a very interesting piece on the Indian "JAM clubs" - college kids playing Just a Minute by local rules. You've got until Sunday (Easter) if I'm not mistaken, the link is here.

Also, the five TV episodes that were aired on BBC2 are up on YouTube. Lots of Paul Merton, also Julian Clary, Brandreth, and (hubba hubba) Sue Perkins. Pretty much like the radio episodes except you can see them. Here's a full-length version of the second (unfortunately plagued by the ever-annoying Stephen Fry

[natraj]

(unfortunately plagued by the ever-annoying Stephen Fry

what blasphemy is this

[Azrael]

(unfortunately plagued by the ever-annoying Stephen Fry

what blasphemy is this

Everyone is entitled to their own tastes in humor.

Sometimes those tastes just happen to be utterly wrong.

[Deep_Thought]

Meh, Fry tends to be disappointing on JAM in my experience. He's too competitive to be a truly gracious loser.

(hubba hubba) Sue Perkins

I am straying into a territory bounded by many, many assumptions but you are aware she's a lesbian, right?

[jpk]

Meh, Fry tends to be disappointing on JAM in my experience. He's too competitive to be a truly gracious loser.

(hubba hubba) Sue Perkins

I am straying into a territory bounded by many, many assumptions but you are aware she's a lesbian, right?

I would assume so, considering she's on the panel. Paul Merton is the only heterosexual allowed to play the game, isn't he?

[jpk]

(unfortunately plagued by the ever-annoying Stephen Fry

what blasphemy is this

Everyone is entitled to their own tastes in humor.

Sometimes those tastes just happen to be utterly wrong.

Yes - wrong enough to make a career for Stephen Fry, for example.

[Deep_Thought]

I would assume so, considering she's on the panel. Paul Merton is the only heterosexual allowed to play the game, isn't he?

Nah, Marcus Brigstocke and Giles Brandreth are both allowed to play as well.

[jpk]

I would assume so, considering she's on the panel. Paul Merton is the only heterosexual allowed to play the game, isn't he?

Nah, Marcus Brigstocke and Giles Brandreth are both allowed to play as well.

Giles is straight? Has anyone told him about this?

(You're right, though, I did forget about Marcus... how could I forget about Marcus??)

[Deep_Thought]

Giles is married. Not that that always means a great deal.

[addams]

O.K. BBC people;
Do you have super powers? Does BBC allow you to look at archives?

The BBC produced a program named The Carbon Footprint or some such thing.

Spoiler:

It started with an image of a little boy and a little girl. The program was silly. It showed the mass of a life time of poop and all the TP required to do the paperwork. There were moment that I found profound and beautiful.

One scene showed clear glass orbs filled with water hanging from a tree's branches over water. The narrator spoke of the use of tears to clean and moisten the eye. The voice spoke of tears of sorrow and tears of joy. The water in the orbs was the amount of tears each of us will cry in a lifetime. That was classy TV. And; It did not pretend that people don't poop.

Do you have access to that program in a BBC archive?
David Attenborough is on You Tube. If, I knew the right title, then; Maybe.
The year was 2005. Maybe. It was the most beautiful TV I had ever seen.

The BBC puts out some silly stuff. Vicor of Digby? It is also a class act.

[Deep_Thought]

O.K. BBC people;
Do you have super powers? Does BBC allow you to look at archives?

Unfortunately, not really. There is a BBC Archives web page, but it's by far not complete (plus themed, and unsearchable. Ugh). You might have some luck looking in the BBC World store or through the DVDs on Amazon, but "The Carbon Footprint" is going to turn up a lot of unrelated hits. Or you could visit London and try the BBC Shop

Spoiler:

The BBC puts out some silly stuff. Vicor of Digby? It is also a class act.

Spoiler:

The Vicar of Dibley. Yes, very silly but also very touching.

[Amie]

Oh my god. Hilarious. Wave of nostalgia hit me right in the face like a ton of bricks.