Victoria Wood - anyone a fan?

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
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Message Posted:
22/12/2009 01:28

Have just watched (OK a bit of an epic) three hours of Victoria Wood; interviews, clips from old shows, etc. I must admit to being her No.1 fan. Have seen her stage show on several occasions. Is anyone else a fan and, if not, who do you consider a great comedian/comedienne?



Just a bit of Christmas cheer (hopefully) for us all, remembering our favourites.



Jean

TimothyCadman


Joined: 13/12/2007
Posts: 1040

Message Posted:
22/12/2009 02:24

Prefer June Whitfield.....Who has a 3 hour marathon next Monday 29th.

Jeannie


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Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
22/12/2009 02:32

TC - big fan of June Whitfield too. Thanks for the reminder for the 29th - I daresey it will feature my old favourite "Terry & June"?



Jean

Tiggy


Joined: 25/07/2007
Posts: 1994

Message Posted:
22/12/2009 03:00

Have not seen Victoria Wood for such a long time. She is a very talented lady.

scoobydoo


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 2434

Message Posted:
22/12/2009 07:21

Talking of old favourites, last night we watched 2 episodes of MASH and one episode of Porridge..... fantastic.



Now if Dopi hadn't been working properly I may never had watched these!!!!

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
22/12/2009 07:42

imho - about as funny as a Skandinavian credit card evening round the Mongers....

gates


Joined: 08/12/2008
Posts: 1096

Message Posted:
22/12/2009 07:52

i think she is about as funny as a fart in a space suit

Joe Soap


Joined: 17/10/2008
Posts: 170

Message Posted:
22/12/2009 08:35

Went, wiht the wife to see Victoria Woods in her one woman show about 5 years ago.



Good value for money. she was funny.................... although i had to ask the wife to explain some of the jokes!!!!!!!!

smithy


Joined: 17/07/2008
Posts: 5301

Message Posted:
22/12/2009 10:16

Victoria Woods is one funny lady, love her

racoonchic



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Posts: 3223

Message Posted:
22/12/2009 10:29

i prefer morning wood much more fun

daisy dukes


Joined: 06/09/2008
Posts: 3815

Message Posted:
22/12/2009 10:47

Luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurve Victoria Wood...also Dawn French and Julie Walters...Does anyone remember Acorn Antiques...? All the funny girls together....always makes me chuckle, never gets old!!







DD

phylray



Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
22/12/2009 12:17

I watched the long prgrm. too last night and was impressed. Hadn't really seen much of her lately

but she is very talented, and it was good to see the sketches she wrote for others like Julie Walters

Suffolk



Joined: 31/08/2008
Posts: 222

Message Posted:
22/12/2009 12:34

Yes great show



Remember Julie Walters asking Miss Babs if she would like a macaroon with her cup of tea in Acorn Antiques

measey


Joined: 07/02/2009
Posts: 1037

Message Posted:
22/12/2009 13:34

her grammars bad.

japeal



Joined: 12/09/2008
Posts: 1052

Message Posted:
22/12/2009 15:22

Which channel was it on?

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
22/12/2009 15:49

Can't stand the woman!

Sandie


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 251

Message Posted:
22/12/2009 16:21

Jean - yes she is good - an excellent writer as well. Sandie

booitsme


Joined: 04/02/2009
Posts: 667

Message Posted:
22/12/2009 19:00

One of the best nights out was watching Victoria Wood live - I thought I would never breathe again I was laughing so much. Even Him indoors laughed like a drain

Have been watching our DVD's of Porridge and Open All Hours, great fun but I bet they couldn't get away with half of it now!

britvic



Joined: 05/09/2008
Posts: 3039

Message Posted:
22/12/2009 19:08

I watched this last night, it was great, I wouldn't have put Victoria Wood down as being shy though.



Vicki

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
22/12/2009 19:10

measey.



'her grammars bad.'



Nice one. Two grammatical errors in three words. Well you made me laugh anyway.

AJ

phylray



Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
22/12/2009 19:30

I really liked her shows. Rare to see a woman who can be funny, clever and sometimes

gorgeous! She comes across as likeable and unselfish.

measey


Joined: 07/02/2009
Posts: 1037

Message Posted:
22/12/2009 20:11

AJ. Nice one . Good Man keep laughing , man who likes his pint is ok by me.



Have a Great Christmas and all the best for the New Year.



Measey.

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
22/12/2009 20:25

phylray. Yes, I agree with you. I think she writes in a very unselfish way, too.



If you haven't already done so, and get the chance, go and see her performing live. As booitsme has already said, it's hysterical. Trouble is, you're laughing so much, you can very easily miss what she's saying.



Jean

Jeannie


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Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
22/12/2009 20:26

Dave, message 20.



Irony, eh, where would we be without it?

daisy dukes


Joined: 06/09/2008
Posts: 3815

Message Posted:
22/12/2009 20:38

Here's a little treat for you...enjoy





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Pc_UuLkzd8&feature=related



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOiYXJ6IgMk&feature=related





DD

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
22/12/2009 21:05

Sam - thanks for that. She cracks me up every time, no matter how often I have seen certain sketches, episodes of Acorn Antiques, etc. I think she's great



Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year.



Jean

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phylray



Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
22/12/2009 21:10

Same to you and many of them!

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
25/12/2009 02:30

Just to say, this evening we watched the first Victoria Wood TV show for many years and I have to say, as one of her biggest fans, it was a huge disappointment. The only good bit was at the end, when it was a re-vamp of "Let's Do It".



I feel a complete idiot now, for singing her praises



Still, we have bought tickets for Peter Kaye at the O2 for next November - fingers crossed for that one.



J

gates


Joined: 08/12/2008
Posts: 1096

Message Posted:
25/12/2009 08:14

told you i find her perthetic but probly womens jokes jenifer saunders is much better and abfab was unmisable

loulouis


Joined: 13/12/2009
Posts: 234

Message Posted:
25/12/2009 09:42

Victoria wood Funny""""" about as funny as tooth ache.

pilgrim



Joined: 11/05/2007
Posts: 1404

Message Posted:
25/12/2009 13:21

sadly dated

swannee7


Joined: 21/08/2009
Posts: 394

Message Posted:
25/12/2009 14:09

Her comeback 'sketches' show last night (24/12) was a huge disappointment. She'd originally been promised a Christmas Day slot by the BBC and was reported to be 'miffed' that it was going out on 24th instead. She'd obviously worked very hard to produce those series of linked sketches but her subject choices were poor. Only 2 redeeming features were her own appearances as Margaret (of the Apprentice) in a mimed dance act and of course, an updated version of her best ever sung skit - 'Let's Do It.' The comedy is still there - just the format and content choice was off. Pity......

keithcaley



Joined: 13/06/2008
Posts: 2521

Message Posted:
27/12/2009 23:08

Jeannie,

I have watched 'Dinner Ladies' more times than I care to count - and I still laugh at all the right places - I think that the anticipation makes it worse (or better?), a bit like Tommy Cooper...

No one can be perfect all the time, and when you build someone up too much, it's always a huge let-down when they don't live up to it on occasion

Come-backs can be disastrous affairs, as anyone who watched Hancock's abortive attempt will remember, yet there is no denying his comic genius, is there?

Stay faithful to your favourites, they will continue to give you pleasure in the years to come, and the best of it is, when you get old enough, it will all seem like... NEW !