MY FAVOURITE JOKE: Friday 22nd July, BBC1, 11.05pm
“Oh wow, another programme where Z-list (actually, to call them Z-list would be unfair to Z-listers) ‘celebrities’ talk over some archive footage..” Only this time they arenât Z-listers at all, theyâre well-known comedians narrating famous sketches. So a lot like Channel 4âs 100 Greatest Comedy Moments then? Well, yes. But the jokes are funny and the comedians revel in explaining just what it is that makes their idols so hilarious.
Yes, youâve seen similar shows a thousand times before, but then again youâve also seen Ross from Friends shout âWe were on a break!!â? a thousand times before, and yet itâs still funny. My Favourite Joke is easy to watch and will definitely raise a smile, it comes as no surprise that the BBC has scheduled its airing to coincide with kicking out time, so if you get back from the bar with gin induced depression… this show probably wonât help because youâll end up shouting at all the nostalgic comedians while they talk over what would otherwise be some stellar comic material.
In this weekâs episode Jack Dee is in awe of Billy Connollyâs âbike jokeâ?, Rhod Gilbert explains why Eddie Izzard is far funnier than heâll ever be and Joe Brand tells us why French and Saundersâ âdirty old menâ? sketch is infinitely more hilarious than we first thought. Thankfully no one has mentioned âthe dead parrotâ? yet, but then again the series runs for six weeks, so it canât be far off…
