IAN HYLAND
On last night’s telly
★★★★
It would be fair to say that our viewing expectations have changed somewhat over these past three months.
If you had told me back in March that by June I would be sitting at home laughing my head off at some silly cat names that Bob Mortimer had come up with, I would have thought you were crazy. If you have not caught any of this bitesize sketch show series yet I will not spoil your fun, but Duncan Sparkles, Lacy Bedspread, Liquorice Mick and The 8th Ron of Luton are top of my favourites list.
Busy Bob has also contributed an animated version of his popular Train Guy posts that have taken social media by storm and Sixty-plus
Survival, a Bear Grylls-style at home guide for the older generation.
So far Sixty-plus Survival has taught us how to make “butter candles”, which is surely the cue for an update on a classic Two Ronnies sketch.
Bob aside, top marks go to Morgana Robinson for Cheryl Insert-currentsurname’s lockdown beauty diary (“It’s an omega-3 mask I’ve made out of taramasalata”); to After Life’s Tony Way for his Front Door League
(latest score: Amazon 2-0
Deliveroo); and to Charlie Higson for his excellent animated revival of used-car dealer Swiss Toni.
The Fast Show’s car-dealing legend has been transported to 2020, but he hasn’t changed a bit.
In last night’s episode Swiss revealed that: “Beating the coronavirus is like making love to a beautiful woman.”
If you want to know why he thinks that, I’m afraid you’ll have to pay a visit to iplayer.
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Who thought that by June we would be sat at home laughing at cat names Bob Mortimer came up with