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Meet the Richardsons (2020)
First laugh out loud comedy I have watched for years
The range of scores in the various reviews of this show certainly prove that appreciation of humour is subjective, although I do wonder if some of the more negative reviews here were "ironic".
I really, really enjoyed every minute of every episode. In particular I liked the interactions between Jon and Lucy; dialogue, body language and facial expressions. The celebrities were amusing, but Jon and Lucy were hilarious. Hopefully the depiction of their life together is not too realistic as otherwise they will not be together much longer.
I really hope there is a third series, although I will confess I was disappointed they left Mytholmroyd, I really enjoyed the familiar local countryside. London will not be the same.
Holy Flying Circus (2011)
Excellent - surreal, but but entertaining
I really enjoyed this film, more than I thought I would. I expected something worthy and literal, instead I got an episode of latter day Monty Python, one which I found funnier than many of the originals. I think my one disappointment was the opening scene where Jesus is seen behaving in an unexpected way with "Eric Idle". This will without doubt have caused many adventurous Christians, who might have decided to give it a go, to turn off, which is a shame as I think they would have benefited from and even enjoyed the remainder of the film. Any opportunity to make those of faith actually think about what they have faith in should not be missed. A little patchy in places, and a little flat at the end, but overall I really enjoyed it. Especially the performances of Michael Palin and John "Basil Fawlty" Cleese.