tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853971.post5138564130175589934..comments2023-10-09T11:55:29.299+01:00Comments on Cheeseford - Barfe's blogdom: Louis Barfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09500085182214151483noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853971.post-85077392189755942692007-10-29T21:50:00.000+00:002007-10-29T21:50:00.000+00:00Even though I dislike it less than a lot of people...Even though I dislike it less than a lot of people I know, I'd hesitate before I called 'Touch Me, I'm Karen Taylor' "pretty good", but yes, it's Avalon.Louis Barfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09500085182214151483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853971.post-71882326641297288012007-10-29T16:36:00.000+00:002007-10-29T16:36:00.000+00:00That Karen Taylor thing is pretty good, and that's...That Karen Taylor thing is pretty good, and that's Avalon, isn't it?Clairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01914896847679973163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853971.post-2353797361900412082007-10-29T13:54:00.000+00:002007-10-29T13:54:00.000+00:00And they're both represented by Avalon who also pa...And they're both represented by Avalon who also package and produce their shows. Similarly Frank Skinner. Between them, Murray, Hill and Skinner are responsible for most of the viewable ITV comedy in recent years, so I fear that ITV needs Avalon more than vice versa. Consequently, when it comes to contract negotiations, it's a case of "You want 'An Audience With'? Have 3".<BR/><BR/>As I said, Phil, I like Al Murray a lot, but I just think giving him 2 Audiences With in as many years is pissing on Kenny Williams' grave slightly.<BR/><BR/>'An Audience With Fred Harris' - could we get that going as a private Cream-type event? Maybe hire the NFT or something? Show an edition of 'End of Part One', have you or someone interviewing him, then questions from the floor, then he can play jazz saxophone or drums (which he does very well) for us at the end? I'd love to see that. Great man, the Harris.Louis Barfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09500085182214151483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853971.post-19723486108650765962007-10-29T12:19:00.000+00:002007-10-29T12:19:00.000+00:00That's my kinda show, Phil. I don't undestand ITV'...That's my kinda show, Phil. I don't undestand ITV's canonisation of Al Murray, but I guess it's because he and Harry Hill are ITV's only jokers in the pack and they have to spread them out pretty thin.Clairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01914896847679973163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853971.post-57799640452246787912007-10-29T11:12:00.000+00:002007-10-29T11:12:00.000+00:00Hello there!An Audience with Al Murray may be susp...Hello there!<BR/><BR/>An Audience with Al Murray may be suspect, but his Christmas book may be quite good, as he's gone on record saying he wanted to do a proper comedy book a la The Goodies' Book of Criminal Records, with loads of bits of printer-scaring business and in-jokes, as opposed to the default comedy book you get nowadays, ie. an unadornsed bunch of scripts with a 'serious' photo on the cover. Whether he succeeds is another matter, but good for him, I say.<BR/><BR/>Now, whaen's An Audience with Fred Harris taping?Phil Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05506041961526914294noreply@blogger.com