The Day Today S1 Ep4 "Stretchcast" REACTION!
Added 2024-07-18 16:00:07 +0000 UTCTERRIERISTS
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the young ones needs a reaction I haven't watched them since the 90's
Chay Davenport
2024-10-05 11:01:52 +0000 UTCTime Trumpet would be more au fait. After the war with Denmark; the Tesco slogan changed from 'Every little helps'...to 'We control every aspect of your life.'
DFA
2024-09-24 20:33:11 +0000 UTCyes, I am waiting for Brianβs reaction to the thick of it and the young ones and then we've got just premium television
Nunabissess
2024-07-24 02:47:20 +0000 UTCIn a bizarre move, Gerry Addams voice was banned from being broadcast in the early nineties. To get round this, news shows hired an actor to dub over him, which was always funny to watch. That was what they were spoofing with the helium in the bombdogs sketch.
Neal Murdoch
2024-07-21 19:40:02 +0000 UTCdude you would absolutely love the thick of it
James West
2024-07-20 17:33:48 +0000 UTCYep, just about 27 and I thought they were fake names in the first couple of episodes, 'till reading some of the comments.
Joe Thornhill
2024-07-20 03:07:28 +0000 UTCI wanna know about the Italian dubs, too. Being a quarter Italian and my nan still being alive (just), it's actually kind of embarrassing.
Joe Thornhill
2024-07-20 03:04:42 +0000 UTCSame with Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister. The satire can easily be applied today.
Julian T
2024-07-19 23:16:50 +0000 UTCI'm loving re-watching this show. His delivery of "There's growing evidence this evening that suspects in prison are being eaten by police" had me cackling right from the start. This show nails the deadpan absurdity tone so brilliantly.
Henry Graham
2024-07-19 09:03:23 +0000 UTCOr just no life haha π π€£ π
Tim Phillipson
2024-07-19 05:56:16 +0000 UTC"de-encourage-ise"π€¦ββοΈπππππ
Adam Hale
2024-07-19 01:45:58 +0000 UTC"without being SENTENCED to children"π±π€·ββοΈππππ
Adam Hale
2024-07-19 01:43:15 +0000 UTCcould be a full time parent,carer or even,brace yourself......disabled!!!πππ€¦ββοΈππππ
Adam Hale
2024-07-19 01:27:57 +0000 UTCanybody know about that clip of the goalie being attacked after a goal...?π±π€π
Adam Hale
2024-07-19 01:22:07 +0000 UTCThat Sorted sketch was a take on a real show that used to be on at night at that time called Get Stuffed which featured college kids making revolting things to eat.
Mouse
2024-07-18 23:38:56 +0000 UTCWell we pronounce Worcester wooster
R Lawrence
2024-07-18 22:32:50 +0000 UTCEngland had so few shots on goal they deserved to lose unfortunately so I wouldn't say they played well. They gave a bit of effort for part of the second half but no...its a shame but no.
R Lawrence
2024-07-18 22:29:07 +0000 UTCactually cant wait for u to start dark place. your gonna enjoy it ππ
bdazzer85
2024-07-18 21:49:33 +0000 UTCI agree, Coogans Run was fantastic
Duncan
2024-07-18 21:46:33 +0000 UTCKB, don't worry too much about not knowing UK politicians, just take it as making fun of any random politician. They just happened to use the ones on around on TV at the time.
Fordy7169
2024-07-18 21:32:47 +0000 UTCHa ha, if you think about it watching a stranger watching a show you've watched before is kind of weird but somehow enjoyable. Like watching a family member or friend opening a gift they really like.
Fordy7169
2024-07-18 21:28:06 +0000 UTCItβs hard to appreciate in hindsight how ahead of its time this was and how the real news became more like it visually etc - and it became too ludicrous for satire. A similar thing happened with the Thick of It in a way, which is definitely one for the full show list (another Armando Iannucci project).
Kieran B
2024-07-18 21:23:49 +0000 UTCFrom t'internet: French explorers in the 17th century anglicized Native American tribal names, leading to the pronunciation of states like Arkansas and Kansas. Arkansas Historical Society declared the correct pronunciation of Arkansas as "AR-kin-saw," rooted in the original French pronunciation.
Yaapsdad
2024-07-18 21:00:33 +0000 UTCYou could be right that stuff rots your brain lol
tricky D77
2024-07-18 20:31:20 +0000 UTCI'm not employed by anyone so you're technically correct.
Tim Phillipson
2024-07-18 19:52:27 +0000 UTCApparently the pronunciation of Arkansas is because of the French - see this video from RobWords: https://youtu.be/0RzEZYsFOpc
Alex P
2024-07-18 19:52:00 +0000 UTCThe confusion over the World Cup groupings reminds me of the time I tried to explain the English football pyramid to an ex. She never did fully comprehend that League One was the third tier, or that the National League was non-league.
Charlie
2024-07-18 19:41:08 +0000 UTCTwat! That was a liquid episode! πππ Great reaction. So happy you're loving The Day Today. Is QB liking it? 'Cunk On Britain' is on the same A+++ tier comedy level as The Day Today. Only one series, 7 eps. You'll piss yourself. Fake mockumentary exploring Britain's history up to present-day. The very ill-informed presenter of the series is absolutely clueless and completely deadpan serious and straight-faced throughout (but it's an act) and she interviews real professors and historians, etc. asking them the most ridiculous questions. You'll honestly probably cry with laughter. I can't recommend it highly enough.
Jason Scade
2024-07-18 19:28:38 +0000 UTCSuch a good show this and very rewatchable for all the extra details you notice. Graham Linehan cameos in a few of the Partridge shows, he may or may not also have a cameo in Darkplace.
Tom Clancy
2024-07-18 19:00:17 +0000 UTCBrian (and I will call you Brian, enough of the fake pageantry) - your reaction to these TDT episodes are giving me so much enjoyment. As a dorky 16 year old when this was first broadcast - if anyone said I'd be watching an American watch this on some sort of strange service served by a world wide connection of computers 30 years later, I would have said, well nah. It's such a joy to see you enjoying this - it was a bit of a tough ask IMO, but you're such an honorary Brit now that it's landing for you, and it's glorious. Thank you so much.
Phil Robinson
2024-07-18 18:54:42 +0000 UTCπ πΊπΊ
Jason Scade
2024-07-18 18:53:11 +0000 UTCYes, I'm very fond of Coogan's Run, I'd love to see KB take a deep dive into Coogan's back catalog of non-Alan Partridge stuff. But I think he should do series one of Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon's 'The Trip' first as it is much, much funnier. Did you like Coogan's 'Saxondale' series? It's a gem. Also, Coogan's 'Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible' is very good -it's a comedy/horror anthology. It's an affectionate send-up of UK 70s horror movies and the UK's Hammer House of Horror series of films. Only one series, six eps, each ep is a self-contained story with new characters. 4 of the eps are excellent. 1 is okay and I found 1 to be kinda meh. But overall a very funny series. Hardly anyone seem to know about Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible. It was released just 2 months after 9/11 and got lost & forgotten. Paul and Pauline Calf are another Coogan creation that KB and QB would really find hilarious, I think. I don't think KB has seen Coogan perform as a woman yet.
Jason Scade
2024-07-18 18:51:06 +0000 UTCSome context for the helium taking spokesman. In the 90s, before the Good Friday Agreement, spokespeople for Sinn Fein (the political wing of the IRA) were banned from having their voices heard on British TV. So during the news you'd see their image, but their voice was dubbed over with an actor's voice, it was very surreal in hindsight. That clip was taking the piss out of that
Steve King
2024-07-18 18:45:21 +0000 UTCYeh, spot on. I think it was Channel 4 and ITV that had late-night student programming, much of which was absolutely dire: trying too hard to be "cool" and funny and was actually naff.
Ash X
2024-07-18 18:40:46 +0000 UTCI think you're conflicted on whether to watch Brasseye or not. It's very close to the bone but it's a very clever satire on many documentaries that fooled a lot of celebrities in a similar way but even smarter than Sacha Baron Cohen frequently does. Always remember its satire. Each one is on a different tricky controversial subject. It's really an extension of The Day Today.
Yaapsdad
2024-07-18 18:39:47 +0000 UTCthats not how you speak penguin you muppet what you're speaking is dolphin you plum
tricky D77
2024-07-18 18:37:26 +0000 UTCAbsolutely right. I doubt many people under 40 even get many of the references. But that's the strength of the show: just go with the chaos and surreal news items and don't worry too much about what they are based on.
Ash X
2024-07-18 18:35:39 +0000 UTCMaking the Irish guy played by Steve Coogan use helium before talking reflects the policy at the time that Irish Republican and terrorist Gerry Adams was only allowed to talk on British TV if his voice was dubbed by someone else: we could see him but were not allowed to hear his actual voice. This was part of the British government's disgust with Gerry Adams as a leader within not just Sinn Fein (the Irish independence party), but within the IRA terrorist organisation that put bombs in public places across Northern Ireland and in the UK. You can see the dubbing of his voice on YouTube.
Ash X
2024-07-18 18:33:47 +0000 UTCKB..you should try to check out Coogan's Run. It was one of Steve Coogan's first shows with six different characters and stories, all set in a small fictional town. Written by him and Graham Linehan, who you know from various shows and starring amongst others Patrick Marber, who directed it and who's in The Day Today and all the early Alan Partridge. It's only one short series of six episodes.
Yaapsdad
2024-07-18 18:27:25 +0000 UTCI hope you stopped his allowance before you reached your apartment.
emu cat
2024-07-18 18:23:33 +0000 UTCI'd forgotten just how good this series was. If anything, with the way that news and current affairs programs have gone in the intervening period, this series looks even better now. A precursor to how crazy they have become. It's so well observed. Just a work of genius
Yaapsdad
2024-07-18 18:21:42 +0000 UTCEat my goal!
Mark Wootton
2024-07-18 17:42:01 +0000 UTCThe 'Sorted' section is a perfect send up of awful 5-10 minute long youth programmes that started cropping up on Channel 4 in the 90's, in the UK. They could be considered a precursor to the life hack things you find on Tiktok these days.
Jay
2024-07-18 17:37:23 +0000 UTCGlad you're enjoying this. It's a cracking show and one of the most influential in British Comedy. I agree that on top of the general madness it's all of the little flourishes and extra bits of muppetry that really make it. I've popped in a suggestion for a short little clip in the YouTube reactions which is a little look back at Morris' early career in radio at BBC Radio Bristol where he played a legendary prank - which may have inspired one of the sketches in this show. I won't spoil what it was. But it was VERY funny. There's also a few DVD extras which are well worth watching and reacting to as well. Anyway - great reaction - as always!
Duncan Hart
2024-07-18 17:24:13 +0000 UTCI think most Brits can pull off a reasonable attempt at an American accent because we're surrounded by US pop culture our whole lives, for better or for worse! I caught one of my kids referring to a lift as an elevator the other day. He was given a stern talking to!
David Mannion
2024-07-18 17:19:00 +0000 UTCSo glad youβre enjoying this. It was one of my favourite shows back in the day as a 17 year old. Shame itβs only 1 season. Armando Ianucci did a show is the mid 90βs called Saturday Night Armistice which was brilliant but could be slightly dated now
John Snashall
2024-07-18 17:11:13 +0000 UTCHe'll love " the house of fools", but I can't wait for him to react to mid morning matters and the alan partridge specials.
Tim Phillipson
2024-07-18 17:06:37 +0000 UTCOne of us! one of us! one of us!
Tim Phillipson
2024-07-18 17:05:33 +0000 UTCThriker!
Jon
2024-07-18 16:42:04 +0000 UTCHe's pissing himself at exploding dogs, definitely one of us.
Z is for Zed
2024-07-18 16:31:04 +0000 UTCI wouldn't be too concerned about knowing these political figures. A good chunk of us don't know them, either. I was around in the early 90s, but not politically aware yet. I only know a few of the big names.
ThetaSigmaTheOriginal
2024-07-18 16:18:21 +0000 UTC1st to comment again :)
Tim Phillipson
2024-07-18 16:05:35 +0000 UTC
