Annually Retentive's celebrity guests
received uneven amounts of attention and ribbing. This week, Josie d'Arby and
Robert Webb are given little to do, while Russell Brand gets the lion's share
of comic business. The programme catches him at just the right time, during the
first few months of his period of immense fame when he was still a novelty
rather than a ubiquitous presence. Although I've always found his talents as a
comedian and actor erratic, one thing that he is very good at is playing a
slightly caricatured version of himself, flirting with Sharon Horgan's character
by asking her if she's ovulating.
Another merit of this programme occurs when one of the guests is a comic who you can't abide. I've never liked Marcus Brigstocke, finding him unbearably belligerent and shouty, so it's good to see the Brydon character skewering him in programme planning:
Another merit of this programme occurs when one of the guests is a comic who you can't abide. I've never liked Marcus Brigstocke, finding him unbearably belligerent and shouty, so it's good to see the Brydon character skewering him in programme planning:
BRYDON: (dismissively) Oh, let's get Marcus on.
He'll probably come on dressed very conservatively and then say something a
little bit risqué. That's what he does, okay? Looks like a geography teacher,
says something risqué. It's a one-note joke.
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