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By *UNCHBOX OP Man
over a year ago

folkestone

I think maybe the BBC should think about getting a new commissioning head for comedy. Not content with the Awful Ben Elton 'the wright stuff', now the BBC have another poor comedy in 'citizen khan'. That said, good to see Gita from eastenders pop up in it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Absolute crap....

i wonder why that people get paid to put that rubbish on

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

Its actually embarrassingly unfunny isn't it.

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By *igSuki81Man
over a year ago

Retirement Village

Sorry but got to disagree with this mostly cause i am asian and can understand some of the stereotypes being portrayed (or over portrayed) and i have grown up near brum so know sparkhill fairly well.

Does anyone remember the sketch from the late 90's called Goodness Gracious Me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Its not the asian bit ...i just find it unfunny

but then i do have a strange sense of humour......

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"Sorry but got to disagree with this mostly cause i am asian and can understand some of the stereotypes being portrayed (or over portrayed) and i have grown up near brum so know sparkhill fairly well.

Does anyone remember the sketch from the late 90's called Goodness Gracious Me

it doesn't appeal to my sense of humour and that could be because I don't understand the stereotypes but it could also be that I just don't find any of it funny.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I love it!

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By *picyspiregirlCouple
over a year ago

chesterfield

Does anyone remember the sketch from the late 90's called Goodness Gracious Me

"Going for an English"is one of the funniest things ever written.

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By *igSuki81Man
over a year ago

Retirement Village

Does anyone remember the sketch from the late 90's called Goodness Gracious Me

"Going for an English" is one of the funniest things ever written."

ha ha ha ha ha ha i remember that one

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By *igSuki81Man
over a year ago

Retirement Village

Does anyone remember the sketch from the late 90's called Goodness Gracious Me

it doesn't appeal to my sense of humour and that could be because I don't understand the stereotypes but it could also be that I just don't find any of it funny. "

Search on Youtube for Goodness Gracious Me, you may like that

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yeah its rubbish. How did it get second series? miranda is funny though but big bang theory and good old friends is still best for me. Americans do comedy better

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

bbc worthwhile programmes are nature..everythingfuckingelse SUCKS!

and yes I find it pathetic people pander to the bbc really...and the weird thing is, they make programmes like 'atlantis'-in an effort to break into the game of thrones market and fail absolutely miserably

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

Does anyone remember the sketch from the late 90's called Goodness Gracious Me

it doesn't appeal to my sense of humour and that could be because I don't understand the stereotypes but it could also be that I just don't find any of it funny.

Search on Youtube for Goodness Gracious Me, you may like that

I will have a look but we all have a different sense of humour and I can't promise to find it funny

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

in my opinion, comedies with racial stereotypes, from those within those ethnic communities are a bit pish anyway...anyway, as much as I've slagged off british TV, theres hardly a recent comedy that stands up to still game

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By *igSuki81Man
over a year ago

Retirement Village

Does anyone remember the sketch from the late 90's called Goodness Gracious Me

it doesn't appeal to my sense of humour and that could be because I don't understand the stereotypes but it could also be that I just don't find any of it funny.

Search on Youtube for Goodness Gracious Me, you may like that

I will have a look but we all have a different sense of humour and I can't promise to find it funny

Im not promising it will be funny just a different asian themed sketch show

We do have different appetites for humour so i will respect your view

(& only perve at your pics

)

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

Does anyone remember the sketch from the late 90's called Goodness Gracious Me

it doesn't appeal to my sense of humour and that could be because I don't understand the stereotypes but it could also be that I just don't find any of it funny.

Search on Youtube for Goodness Gracious Me, you may like that

I will have a look but we all have a different sense of humour and I can't promise to find it funny

Im not promising it will be funny just a different asian themed sketch show

We do have different appetites for humour so i will respect your view

(& only perve at your pics

go right ahead

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"bbc worthwhile programmes are nature..everythingfuckingelse SUCKS!

This x100.

They are absolutely useless.

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By *igSuki81Man
over a year ago

Retirement Village

Does anyone remember the sketch from the late 90's called Goodness Gracious Me

it doesn't appeal to my sense of humour and that could be because I don't understand the stereotypes but it could also be that I just don't find any of it funny.

Search on Youtube for Goodness Gracious Me, you may like that

I will have a look but we all have a different sense of humour and I can't promise to find it funny

Im not promising it will be funny just a different asian themed sketch show

We do have different appetites for humour so i will respect your view

(& only perve at your pics

)

go right ahead

please excuse me for a short (actually a long) while

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Citizen Khan is total waste of money, and it actually takes the piss out of Asians.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It feeds on racial stereotypes and sits uncomfortable with me

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By *hyllyphyllyMan
over a year ago

Bradford

I don't think it's funny at all. It should really be on BBC three.

This is the 2nd series and people didnt like the first. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2194972/Citizen-Khan-provokes-200-complaints-BBC-accused-insulting-Muslims.html

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By *uthTVDerbysTV/TS
over a year ago

Derby

It's sub level Mrs Browns Boys. The guy who plays Khan is actually very funny. He was excellent on the Down The Line spoof radio series where his character is sourced from originally. But this is too bad. Chances are the BBC being their 'right on' PC programmers will have it so they don't appear to be racist. Yet shite like Father Figure persists. Music has finished in this country. About twenty years ago. We know that. And it'll never return. But not comedy. There's is no need to accept garbage like this.

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By *RYBBWCouple
over a year ago

Leeds.

"bbc worthwhile programmes are nature..everythingfuckingelse SUCKS!

This x100.

They are absolutely useless. "

Especially programs like Bargain Hunt where you get to watch witless cretins basically throw your license fee down the drain. And they chuckle when they lose a few hundred quid. Well they will, because it's not their money they've flushed down the pan, it's yours.

The BBC is crap.

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By *RYBBWCouple
over a year ago

Leeds.

"I don't think it's funny at all. It should really be on BBC three."

Or not on any channel anywhere at all. Ever.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I actually quite like it. A lot of the comedy comes from the taking the piss out of stereotyping that people think of when it comes to the values, customs and the religion of the Asian Muslim community. I have a few friends and colleagues who are part of these communities in Leeds and Bradford, who are just like one of the characters from the program. Some of them don't like the program, some of them love it. Like any comedy, you have to relate to what makes it funny I suppose. Each to their own I suppose.

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By *imjohnCouple
over a year ago

Clacton on sea, Essex

Having lived in West Ham for 30 years I thinks it portrays the average Pakistani family who have to struggle living in a mainly Indian area.

Like Ali G it over emphasizes the situation but it is funny and fetches back memories of Green Street for me.

John

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I stopped watching after the first episode it's crap

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The actor who plays the lead role in citizen Khan actually wrote the scripts

It's funny because the stereotypes portrayed do exist and people do relate to it

I love mrs browns boys too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Different strokes for different folks..it's a simple show that exaggerates stereotypes. Whether or not people believe that the characters are representative of the British Pakistani population in general is an indicator ones own prejudices.

As far as I'm concerned, I find it unimaginative and the jokes cheap but that is precisely what it wants to be. I'm never likely to watch a show whose jokes are obvious, or ones that I could have made up myself with little effort.

I prefer something like Frazier but perhaps I'm a boring git.

C'est la vie.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"bbc worthwhile programmes are nature..everythingfuckingelse SUCKS!

This x100.

They are absolutely useless. "

But what about the magnificent Later with Jools Holland?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"bbc worthwhile programmes are nature..everythingfuckingelse SUCKS!

This x100.

They are absolutely useless.

But what about the magnificent Later with Jools Holland?

I'm not a music fan in the slightest, watching musicians on some show i have no interest in, nope...so its shit lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've such a short attention span I just channel hop..so never really watch anything all the way through..I'm not sure what is truly good or bad these days

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"bbc worthwhile programmes are nature..everythingfuckingelse SUCKS!

This x100.

They are absolutely useless.

But what about the magnificent Later with Jools Holland?

The Olympics coverage?

oh, & twenty twelve?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I remember a lot of classic comedies from the 90's, Goodness Gracious me, The league of Gentlemen, Father ted. T.V is just not the same these days, it's as quick as they can get them addicted to X-wank, Britain's got Money making Potential and strictly come make an ass of yourself on our dance floor

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I remember a lot of classic comedies from the 90's, Goodness Gracious me, The league of Gentlemen, Father ted. T.V is just not the same these days, it's as quick as they can get them addicted to X-wank, Britain's got Money making Potential and strictly come make an ass of yourself on our dance floor"

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Give it a chance.

Trying to view it as the same kind of programme as 2.4 children , Only Fools and Horses or Gavin and Stacey is a mistake.

It's new. It needs to be seen for what it is.

I've watched about three of them.

I was irritated when I watched the first one but I know when it's me handling something different and im not inclined to throw things out right away.

The characters are growing on me. The concepts behind them and the situations that happen to them are becoming clearer.

I really do like the idea of the heavily made up daughter in a jihab ..... hilarious.

No more racist or unfunny than things like my big fat gypsy communion where the little girl goes to church dressed like a mini whore to be 'married' to God.

It's all human life.

I think this programme could work some way to actually breaking down stereotypes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Okay, apart from the documentaries, Jools Holland, the Olympics, Twenty Twelve & Jimmy Saville;

What have the BBC ever done for us, eh?

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"Okay, apart from the documentaries, Jools Holland, the Olympics, Twenty Twelve & Jimmy Saville;

What have the BBC ever done for us, eh?

Who did Old Grey Whistle Test ?

Top of the Pops ?

That was the Week that Was ?

University Challenge ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Okay, apart from the documentaries, Jools Holland, the Olympics, Twenty Twelve & Jimmy Saville;

What have the BBC ever done for us, eh?

Gave us eastenders

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Okay, apart from the documentaries, Jools Holland, the Olympics, Twenty Twelve & Jimmy Saville;

What have the BBC ever done for us, eh?

Gave us eastenders "

You forgot about 200 very poorly over acted period dramas.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Okay, apart from the documentaries, Jools Holland, the Olympics, Twenty Twelve & Jimmy Saville;

What have the BBC ever done for us, eh?

Gave us eastenders

You forgot about 200 very poorly over acted period dramas. "

From memory, yep, always a drama!

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By *lackshadow7Man
over a year ago

Toronto

Top Gear, Spooks, Mock The Week and everything with Attenborough in it. That's mostly the best the BBC has to offer. Even as a sports lover, their coverage tends to be nauseating. Everything else is tripe.

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By *irtydanMan
over a year ago

Blackpool

this is shite

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By *atelotmanMan
over a year ago

Chatham

It will never be as funny as fools an horses,or todays Mrs browns.

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By *iss_tressWoman
over a year ago

London

The unfunny trailers and awful overacting put me off ever tuning in!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There was never any overacting in are you being served, terry and June, Sykes, etc etc etc

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Does anyone remember the sketch from the late 90's called Goodness Gracious Me

This program and BBC really have hit low bottom.

If you look at the setting, décor, clothes etc you would think this is a comedy from the 70's.

Very unfunny gags and no humour.

Comedy should be the universal language of laughter, which everyone should be able to refer to and laugh and not localised to specific cultures. Just my thought

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

the series is awful.

i found goodness gracious me absolutely hilarious, so gave this a more than generous chance, but im afraid, a lot like a fair amount of BBC comedies, it falls way short of acceptable.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You are missing the point, the sets portray the old fashioned, skinflint attitude of mr khan and his honeymoon in a caravan attitude to life

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By *eeflower69Woman
over a year ago

edinburgh

Does anyone remember the sketch from the late 90's called Goodness Gracious Me

Lol yes my favourite sketch is "going for an English"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Okay, apart from the documentaries, Jools Holland, the Olympics, Twenty Twelve & Jimmy Saville;

What have the BBC ever done for us, eh?

Gave us eastenders "

if that's their everest then lock the doors and through away the key

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"You are missing the point, the sets portray the old fashioned, skinflint attitude of mr khan and his honeymoon in a caravan attitude to life "

the point is its classed as a comedy and it should be taken to court under the trade descriptions act.

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By *randmrsminxyCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester

its just the pc brigade at the good old bbc sucking up the tories . did watch 5 mins of the first episode . shite . bring back falty towers ooo ---i love the germans

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Yeah its rubbish. How did it get second series? miranda is funny though but big bang theory and good old friends is still best for me. Americans do comedy better "

All those you mention i also find unfunny .....especially "miranda"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"You are missing the point, the sets portray the old fashioned, skinflint attitude of mr khan and his honeymoon in a caravan attitude to life

the point is its classed as a comedy and it should be taken to court under the trade descriptions act.

LMFAO! Pure class and well said. LOL

It's not comedy, just a waste of time and money which could be spent on better projects. We don't want to know about Khan's caravan.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"its just the pc brigade at the good old bbc sucking up the tories . did watch 5 mins of the first episode . shite . bring back falty towers ooo ---i love the germans "

i have them on dvd and they are timeless.

pure quality

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By *siaessexCouple
over a year ago

essex

"I think maybe the BBC should think about getting a new commissioning head for comedy. Not content with the Awful Ben Elton 'the wright stuff', now the BBC have another poor comedy in 'citizen khan'. That said, good to see Gita from eastenders pop up in it. "
what about eastenders that is crap wont have that on in our house when i have seen it thay just shout at each other .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I think maybe the BBC should think about getting a new commissioning head for comedy. Not content with the Awful Ben Elton 'the wright stuff', now the BBC have another poor comedy in 'citizen khan'. That said, good to see Gita from eastenders pop up in it. what about eastenders that is crap wont have that on in our house when i have seen it thay just shout at each other ."

Dont watch that either,...yuck

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By *S_PennyTV/TS
over a year ago

Selby

"in my opinion, comedies with racial stereotypes, from those within those ethnic communities are a bit pish anyway...anyway, as much as I've slagged off british TV, theres hardly a recent comedy that stands up to still game"

But making funny of science geeks is ok though?

I find Big Bang theory funny too, but it promotes the fact that us science and particularly physics geeks are a bit strange and socially total misfits.

Ok, just thinking about myself, maybe we are.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

But making funny of science geeks is ok though?

I find Big Bang theory funny too, but it promotes the fact that us science and particularly physics geeks are a bit strange and socially total misfits.

Ok, just thinking about myself, maybe we are.

big bang theory is hilarious

the relationships between

sheldon & penny

sheldon & Leonard

and now with his friend who a girl but not his girlfriend Amy is fantastic

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I could never have sex with anyone that finds Mirandafunny

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