Comments on: Rod Hull and Emu http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/08/rod-hull-and-emu/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:00:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: harry b http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/08/rod-hull-and-emu/comment-page-1/#comment-147126 harry b Thu, 09 Mar 2006 15:45:18 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4407#comment-147126 Yes, one of the charming things about the show is that they seem very generous to each other in general; both playing the straight man to each other, and laughing at each other (as Cryer does in Clue and, if you bother to listen to the old-timers, Kenneth Williams would do a lot in both Just a Minute and RTH). My impression, though, was always that Smith was the only one who really knew how to handle Alan Coren; you got a sense of deep mutual respect overlain with a mild antagonism. He's great, but he was always better when she was on. Yes, one of the charming things about the show is that they seem very generous to each other in general; both playing the straight man to each other, and laughing at each other (as Cryer does in Clue and, if you bother to listen to the old-timers, Kenneth Williams would do a lot in both Just a Minute and RTH). My impression, though, was always that Smith was the only one who really knew how to handle Alan Coren; you got a sense of deep mutual respect overlain with a mild antagonism. He’s great, but he was always better when she was on.

]]> By: bert http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/08/rod-hull-and-emu/comment-page-1/#comment-147114 bert Thu, 09 Mar 2006 11:28:37 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4407#comment-147114 And if you've never heard of Rod Hull and Emu, you might want to quickly check <a href="http://povonline.com/cols/COL236.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a> before you listen. Good on Armando Ianucci, by the way. He instantly saw the joke for what it was - spot on and lethal. He realised the audience had had to think about it, and hadn't all got there together. So he stepped in to play the straight man. Linda Smith did all the rest. Classic. And if you’ve never heard of Rod Hull and Emu, you might want to quickly check here before you listen.

Good on Armando Ianucci, by the way. He instantly saw the joke for what it was – spot on and lethal. He realised the audience had had to think about it, and hadn’t all got there together. So he stepped in to play the straight man. Linda Smith did all the rest. Classic.

]]> By: Alison http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/08/rod-hull-and-emu/comment-page-1/#comment-147113 Alison Thu, 09 Mar 2006 10:32:54 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4407#comment-147113 I was listening on Saturday as I drove up the M1. I was laughing so hard at each clip, and then everytime the clip ended I remembered she was dead, and then the next clip and I would start laughing again... I was listening on Saturday as I drove up the M1. I was laughing so hard at each clip, and then everytime the clip ended I remembered she was dead, and then the next clip and I would start laughing again…

]]> By: Another Damned Medievalist http://crookedtimber.org/2006/03/08/rod-hull-and-emu/comment-page-1/#comment-147081 Another Damned Medievalist Wed, 08 Mar 2006 20:09:42 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4407#comment-147081 I listened to it over the weekend, and it was really nice. It's a damned shame. I listened to it over the weekend, and it was really nice. It’s a damned shame.

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