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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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LONG LIVE CHAIRMAN HUMPH!, 19 Sep 2009
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I wasn't certain that the BBC would release any more audiobooks of I'M SORRY I HAVEN'T A CLUE after the loss of the irreplaceable Humphrey Lyttelton. But here is Volume 11 and I am so pleased about it. After listening to the recent Radio 4 series in which other presenters were 'trialled' it was obvious that, with the possible exception of Jack Dee (who is represented as a panel member here), there was no one who could even get close to Humph's inspired mix of bored innocence coupled with curmudgeonly indifference. All an act, I know, but what an act!
As far as I'm concerned, further broadcast series are not at all necessary as long as Jon Naismith can mine the archives for comic nuggets of the quality contained within this 2-disc set. Yes, it's certainly all a lot ruder than the broadcast versions - witness Graeme Garden's new definition of "undeterred" (not that I understand any of that, you must realise!) - and a few key jokes are being recycled by the team, but hey! they're old men. They're bound to have memory lapses! Just revel in these extended editions, most being compilations from several separate shows, and delight all over again in those familiar ingredients - Samantha's enthusiastic presence, Colin Sell's masterful piano playing and that wonderful SatNav lady, all topped by Humph's perfectly timed 'bon mots'. Like a concrete egg, this can't be beaten!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Essential Listening for Fans of the Show, 21 Sep 2009
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Four entire shows from the London Coliseum, the Brighton Dome, the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff and the New Wimbledon Theatre are captured in this, the 11th collection of perhaps the wittiest, funniest and occasionally filthiest, panel show ever to hit the airwaves.
In the hands of the presenter, the mighty Humphrey Lyttleton, and the brilliant triumvirate of regular panelists Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor you are guaranteed clever, hilarious and sometimes subtle punning and general japery.
The special guests on this collection - Stephen Fry, Rob Brydon, Jeremy Hardy and the lugubrious Jack Dee - all acquit themselves well, with top honours being shared by Fry - a very old hand at the show - and the excellent Brydon.
Of course a lot of it isn't ad-libbed; for instance, my favourite round - `Uxbridge English Dictionary' - where the team give variant definitions of common words and expressions - is clearly scripted. But that's beside the point, if you like a good laugh, then there're plenty to be found in here.
As presenter, Mr Lyttleton's whole tone with his often filthy double entendres is that of a schoolboy caught saying a naughty word. In the show from Brighton he advises that the (completely fictional) scorer `the lovely Samantha' is dating a cheesemonger who's going to teach her `how to insert a strong blue vein in Caerphilly (carefully). Humph's delivery makes the line work brilliantly, and the fact that he's an old Etonian and in his mid-80s makes it funnier still!
What a pity that these shows are among the last few he ever recorded.
And to anyone new to the show may I offer the following advice: do not under any circumstances try and work out the rules of `Mornington Crescent'!
This is well up to the standard of previous collections and would provide a great stocking filler for a fan this Christmas.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The antidote to panel games and more besides, 22 Sep 2009
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The late, great, Humph and the usual suspects return for four more episodes of the self-styled "antidote to panel games".
Let's face it, if you're thinking of buying this you probably know what you're getting; the usual tasks,
Uxbridge English Dictionary, Swanee Kazoo, Mornington Crescent et al, bawdy humour laced liberally with undisguised
innuedo.
Good stuff.
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