Based on his hit Edinburgh show, "The Ape That Got Lucky" is Chris Addison's first series of comic lectures for BBC Radio 4, in which the thinking idiot's pretend anthropologist takes on human evolution. Mr and Mrs H. Sapiens like to think of themselves as rather special, yet we share 98 percent of our DNA with chimps. That's why we have so much in common with them. We both look undignified on a bouncy castle, for example. In this series, Chris takes the listener on a journey through the vast and rich subject of human development, explaining how we fluked Top Species status and asking the listener if they're a man or monkey. Accompanying him is renowned expert and noted polymath Professor Austin Herring (Geoff McGivern) and the whole thing is illustrated verbally by noted actors and renowned gadabouts Jo Enright and Dan Tetsell.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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I first experienced Addison's humour on the radio. I then bought the CD because I cannot have enough of it. he story of Mr and Mrs H.Sapiens is fantastic piece of comedy, clearly Top Species (Capital 'T', Capital 'S' - for those taking notes), highly recommended for everyone.
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The Ape That Got Lucky - Another intelligent comedy from Chris Addison
28 May 2012
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I first came across Chris Addison from the brilliant, but criminally underrated series Lab Rats. I had a bit of a look through his back catalogue, and was pleased to finds this radio series from essentially the same team.
It's a beautifully written and expertly performed piece of intelligent stand up. Each episode is structured a bit like the Christmas lectures, but with jokes. Addison sets out to explore just what it is that set Homo Sapiens apart from the other apes, posing questions that are actually scientifically interesting and then answering them with a mixture of stand up from himself, sketches usually performed by Jo Enwright and Dan Tetsell, and spoof interviews with expert on everything Geoff McGivern.
It's intelligent, it explores real science issues (though the emphasis is on humour, the discussions are not as scientifically revealing as, say, the infinite monkey cage) and it is absolutely hilarious. It is rare to get comedy this intelligent, and I loved it.
Four half hour episodes oare presented on two discs (two episodes per disc) in a fold out jewel case. As usual with the BBC there are very limited liner notes, restricted to a cast list. Sound quality is excellent, as expected for such a recent recording.
All in all a great purchase. 5 stars. I would also recommend Civilization and Lab Rats from the same team of Addison, Enwright, Tetsell and McGivern.
It's a beautifully written and expertly performed piece of intelligent stand up. Each episode is structured a bit like the Christmas lectures, but with jokes. Addison sets out to explore just what it is that set Homo Sapiens apart from the other apes, posing questions that are actually scientifically interesting and then answering them with a mixture of stand up from himself, sketches usually performed by Jo Enwright and Dan Tetsell, and spoof interviews with expert on everything Geoff McGivern.
It's intelligent, it explores real science issues (though the emphasis is on humour, the discussions are not as scientifically revealing as, say, the infinite monkey cage) and it is absolutely hilarious. It is rare to get comedy this intelligent, and I loved it.
Four half hour episodes oare presented on two discs (two episodes per disc) in a fold out jewel case. As usual with the BBC there are very limited liner notes, restricted to a cast list. Sound quality is excellent, as expected for such a recent recording.
All in all a great purchase. 5 stars. I would also recommend Civilization and Lab Rats from the same team of Addison, Enwright, Tetsell and McGivern.
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If you have enjoyed, as I did, Lab Rats then The Ape That Got Lucky is a must-have addition. It shares same creators, pretty much same cast and even some jokes (yes, parts of The Ape... were used in Lab Rats) and it presents the same kind of intelligent, but also rather goofy approach to topic of the "lectures".
It's great fun (together with Civilization) and, as with Lab Rats, pitty there isn't more of it.
It's great fun (together with Civilization) and, as with Lab Rats, pitty there isn't more of it.
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