Quote: catskillz @ March 26, 2008, 10:16 PM

Iannucci is a big, big hero of mine. I thought his sketch show was brilliant, back in 2001.

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I've met him actually, he's a nice man.

I think I was rude to him though due to my star-struckness.

I told him I thought his 'Shows' were the best thing he'd ever done. I made a tit of myself overall.
 

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I'm ashamed to say I never saw this, I didn't even hear about it at the time - must have been living in a bubble or something. However, it sounds like something I would really enjoy, I love media satire.

Also I agree; Armando Iannucci is an inspiration. I didn't blink for a whole hour when Mark Lawson interviewed him, absolutely fascinating!
 

If there is a god of comedy, he is it.
 

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Quote: Seefacts @ March 26, 2008, 10:20 PM

I've met him actually, he's a nice man.

I think I was rude to him though due to my star-struckness.

I told him I thought his 'Shows' were the best thing he'd ever done. I made a tit of myself overall.

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Well, they say "Never meet your heroes", but usually that's meant to mean they'll disappoint you, of course.

In my few encounters with people I admire I often just end-up tongue-tied. When I had a one-on-one meeting with Ash Atalla some months back I can't really even remember what I said. I was just sitting there thinking, "I'm talking about comedy to the guy who produced 'The Office'!". Madness.
 

If only you'd thought realised that The Office is mediocre at best, you'd have been alright!
 

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I'm not taking the bait, Aaron.
 

I agree with you lot Armando Iannucci is like a god or something.
 

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Quote: Tim Walker @ March 27, 2008, 12:58 AM

Well, they say "Never meet your heroes", but usually that's meant to mean they'll disappoint you, of course.

In my few encounters with people I admire I often just end-up tongue-tied. When I had a one-on-one meeting with Ash Atalla some months back I can't really even remember what I said. I was just sitting there thinking, "I'm talking about comedy to the guy who produced 'The Office'!". Madness.

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I met one of my proper idols - Frank Skinner - and he came across as a bit of a willy.

He was a touch rude, though I think even her realised and made some self-deprecating remark to cover his tracks.

I still think he's ace though.
 

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Personally I loved it.

The DVD is worth purchasing for the cat in the barber store scene alone.
 

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It is amazing that, considering this show technically 'bombed' in the ratings, it has somehow had a much longer 'after life' than almost any other modern sitcom I can think of (save perhaps Darkplace).

The other day I over-heard someone describe someone as a "right Nathan Barley media type" - everyone understood the description, but I don't think anyone in that circle had actually seen the show. Amazing it has managed to seep out into general culture like that.
 

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To be fair, Charlie Brooker used Nathan for a good while before the TV show to identify a certain media type (in TV Go Home's series 'C*nt').

Also it's actually a high intensity show. There are lots of small references and jokes that give it a longevity.