I wish it would make me laugh a bit more (Harry Hill s TV Burp)

Member Name: pmcds

Product:	Harry Hill s TV Burp
Date:	10/11/09 (32 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: The occasional gem

Disadvantages: Doesn't click for me

If you're a fan of a slapstick style of comedy, then the chances are that you'll probably go for something like Harry Hill's TV Burp. Shown on ITV on Saturday nights, and repeated on Sunday nights, it is now into its 9th season, and has won awards for its comedy.

Essentially, it is a show, fronted by comedian Harry Hill, which takes various clips from the week's TV shows, and puts an often funny twist on it, pointing out rather obscurely funny things we may not have noticed. It seems to be a rather 'marmite' sort of show, with many people loving it, and finding it hilarious, but another equally large percentage of people finding it dull and dross.

I think it's entertaining, and you do get the occasional gem that a researcher has managed to drag up from the most random programme ever. When this occurs, there's rarely anything funnier. However, the does have a generous helping of barely funny material, and the silliness of the slapstick seems too contrived and almost as if it's going through the motions.

I suppose a big part of this is Hill as a presenter. He is a one-line comedian, much like Jimmy Carr, and whereas Carr's deadpan and straight-faced delivery is his key, Hill's childish and fake-humoured approach to the comedy is his attraction. I don't particularly like him as a presenter, or a comedian, I just don't find him funny, and perhaps this is why the show is often lost on me. Occasionally, as I said before, there will be an absolute gem and I'll laugh out loud, but this only happens every now and then for me.

The majority of the time, I'll watch it if it's already on, say for example my wife has put it on. I wouldn't go searching for it, though. It's decent enough to watch, but it doesn't quite click right for me.

Summary: Harry Hill's look at TV shows with a bit of slapstick added in