Comedy > Norwegian Comedy

A recipe for success

Advantages: Funny, warm, simple; great acting, visually appealing
Disadvantages: None at all

...already done research into the kitchen habits of Swedish housewives and now they want to turn their attention to those of Norwegian bachelors. The set-up is simple: one observer will be matched up with each participant and will sit in a high chair in one corner of their kitchen, having no contact, verbal or otherwise, just taking notes as the subject goes about their work in the kitchen as usual. But when Isak receives an ornamental toy horse, he ...
...off when he leaves the kitchen fully aware that Folke isn’t allowed to get down from his perch and turn them back on, and he leaves a tap dripping so that Folke is forced to listen to it for hours on end as Isak starts taking the carrying out his usual kitchen chores upstairs in his bedroom instead. One night when Folke is asleep in his caravan parked outside Isak’s house, one of his colleagues comes hammering on the door in a state. He’s been reprimanded ...

fizzytom 05.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Kitchen Stories (DVD)

The Wedding Date To Remember.

Advantages: The chemistry between the charecters comes across very well.
Disadvantages: Quite predictable.

The Wedding Date is a brilliant romantic comedy about Kat Ellis who travels home from New York to London for her sister Amys wedding. Kat decides she cant face going to the wedding alone and with her ex fiance being there it gives her an addded reason to take a partner. The film starts with a very worried overly anxious Kat trying to get hold of her date who is a very desirable male escort Nick. They finally meet on the plane to London to begin ...
...while joining in with all the events Amy and Ed have planned for the wedding party. Kat has a turbulet ride in London with loads of ups and downs where she eventually finds herself and figures out what is the best path for her to take her life down. I would class this film as a romantic comedy as there is romance in the air at every turn with quite a few smoldering moments between different charecters, although it wasn’t absolutely hillarious there ...

Lele76 04.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Wedding Date (DVD)

How I Met Your Mother - The New Friends....but better.

Advantages: Great Characters With Great Acting, Funny, Addictive, Great Concepts
Disadvantages: Can be confusing for new watchers

How I Met Your Mother has been one of my favourite American Sitcoms since I got a glimpse of it back in 2007 when BBC 2 showed the first season and I have secretly been longing for the past 2 years, hoping that BBC will show it again someday. Thankfully my secret prays have been answered by E4, which makes sense since they are the ones famous for bringing the British public Friends, Ugly Betty, Samantha Who and the other American sitcoms. I have ...
...How I Met Your Mother has had, I have never come home looking forward to a show as much as I have in the recent months, even epic shows like Lost or Heroes failed to grip me as much as How I Met Your Mother has, and I am glad because it brings a little ray of sunshine into my usually miserable day. What’s It About The show usually begins with a man who we never see in the stated year of 2030, who is telling his 2 teenage kids stories about ...

Shellshocker 04.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of How I Met Your Mother - Series 1 (Box Set) (DVD)

Rhod Gilbert The Award Winning Comedian...

Advantages: Exceptionally funny
Disadvantages: The DVD Menu, and Menu Music. Also, frequent swearing if thats not your cup of tea

...what is coming next. Rhod has great interaction with the crowd, and his quick wit is proven with the way he deals with situations on the spot, with barely a seconds thought. The extra's on the DVD are also a joy to behold...I always love a heckler being put in their places, and Gilbert really shows off his technique in this section of the DVD. ...

beave106 04.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Rhod Gilbert And The Award Winning Mince Pie (DVD)

Hello Laughter!

Advantages: Over an hour of laugh a minute stand up
Disadvantages: Not quite to the standard of Live & Laughing, but still up there!

...his usual chirpy, up-beat self, Michael McIntyre takes us through his observational comedy with frantic pace, with a gigantic smile on his face - which, even if you were watching with the sound off (Why you would do that though is crazy!),would mean you would still crack a smile of your own. While TV viewers of his may be surprised by the occasional swear word in this show, it is still insignificant in comparison to the majority of comedians of today. ...
...to watch this show, and i will be looking forward to his coming TV projects, and his next tour whenever that may be. In my opinion this is well worth picking up to watch over the festive period - I think that it will bring many more smiles than the endless re-runs of Christmas comedies that are sure to be on. ...

beave106 04.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Michael McIntyre - Live 2009 - Hello Wembley (DVD)