Art Bell

[PB the Deplorable]

I'm not even saying Art on the show is a bad idea, I just think it's a steaming pile of unfunny.

The Sheldon, Leonard, and Penny and their interactions are funny, although the rest of the cast can suck mightily.  The show could use a few more good writers, but when the 3 main characters are onscreen it's usually pretty good (certainly when compared to the other popular 'comedies' out there). 

[Yorkshire pud]

It's the most painfully unfunny show on TV. But if they're paying, sure. Lol yourself.

Heretic!!! You should be taken into a field and tied to a cow pat..Oh yes. BBT is brilliant, on every level. No ifs, no buts.

[Yorkshire pud]

The Sheldon, Leonard, and Penny characters/actors and their interactions are funny.  The rest of the cast sucks mightily.  The show could use better writers, but when the 3 main characters are onscreen it's usually pretty good (compared to the other 'comedies' out there).

Another candidate for the cow pat punishment; it's ALL brilliant. No-one sucks, and it's brilliant.

[zeebo]

...BBT is brilliant, on every level. No ifs, no buts.

I agree and I'm not crazy ... My mother had me tested!

[Yorkshire pud]

Agree.  I doubt few folks who find this show funny ever had to go to school or work with this kinda people.

It's why it works; it parody's the very people it represents. Scientists contribute to the script, so they have to have a sense of humour.

[Uncle Duke]

Another candidate for the cow pat punishment; it's ALL brilliant. No-one sucks, and it's brilliant.

Come on Pud, you live in a country where Rowan Atkinson and Benny Hill are considered comedic geniuses.

[ItsOver]

The Sheldon, Leonard, and Penny and their interactions are funny, although the rest of the cast can suck mightily.  The show could use a few more good writers, but when the 3 main characters are onscreen it's usually pretty good (certainly when compared to the other popular 'comedies' out there).

I don't even watch it but it's all about getting the word out.

[Yorkshire pud]

Come on Pud, you live in a country where Rowan Atkinson and Benny Hill are considered comedic geniuses.

I didn't rate Benny Hill, Rowan Atkinson I think is very good. I'm more of a Goons, Monty Python comedy fan-although Rowan Atkinson in Not the nine o'clock new in the 80's nodded somewhat to Python. As did the Fast Show, which was brilliantly acted.

[Uncle Duke]

I don't even watch it but it's all about getting the word out.

Absolutely, which was the point Bateman made and I agreed with.  Hell, if pro wrestling was as hot as it was back in the mid/late 80s, I'd recommend Art take a gig at Wrestlemania as a special guest referee.

[malliard]

Absolutely, which was the point Bateman made and I agreed with.  Hell, it pro wrestling was as hot as it was back in the mid/late 80s, I'd recommend Art take a gig at Wrestlemania as a special guest referee.

This is a great idea. Much better then going to a baseball game.

[albrecht]

Never seen it (if the show isn't on Retro, MeTV, or PBS I likely haven't watched it) but I hear it is popular so it could only help Art and RCH. Too bad someone like Dick Cavett isn't around because an interview show might be interesting with Art and get the word out. I also putting out a free show (or a portion of show) out on youtube and into the torrent universe is a great idea.

[Uncle Duke]

I didn't rate Benny Hill, Rowan Atkinson I think is very good. I'm more of a Goons, Monty Python comedy fan-although Rowan Atkinson in Not the nine o'clock new in the 80's nodded somewhat to Python. As did the Fast Show, which was brilliantly acted.

"Doctor in the House" is still my favorite Britcom.

[GeorgieForPresident2216]

I'm not even saying Art on the show is a bad idea, I just think it's a steaming pile of unfunny.

I don't really watch it, but at least it beats Two and a Half Men.  I miss the days of good sitcoms on TV.

Hey, maybe Sheldon can see a UFO and question his entire belief structure, and Art can come on and help him restore his confidence.

[Skunk Ape]

It's the most painfully unfunny show on TV. But if they're paying, sure. Lol yourself.

Ever see it without the laugh track?
Cringe inducing.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKS3MGriZcs

[SixWeekTenure(tm)]

How BBT gets ratings while Parks and Rec struggled for seven years, I'll never know.

[gabrielle]

I don't really watch it, but at least it beats Two and a Half Men.  I miss the days of good sitcoms on TV.

Hey, maybe Sheldon can see a UFO and question his entire belief structure, and Art can come on and help him restore his confidence.

I was thinking along the same lines....but my ending has Sheldon listening to an Art Bell show and getting the *&*^^^ scared out of him. 

[Skunk Ape]

How BBT gets ratings while Parks and Rec struggled for seven years, I'll never know.

Having to appeal to the greatest amount of people at once can take a toll on quality.

I know people who laugh out loud while watching Big Bang, but I've never seen the hilarity in it.

[Eddie Coyle]

   If this show gets revived, Art could diversify his audience instantly.

[gabrielle]

David Darling tonight.....awesome.

[Robert Ghostwolf's Ghost]

I didn't rate Benny Hill, Rowan Atkinson I think is very good. I'm more of a Goons, Monty Python comedy fan-although Rowan Atkinson in Not the nine o'clock new in the 80's nodded somewhat to Python. As did the Fast Show, which was brilliantly acted.

Have you ever seen "The Big Train," the UK sketch show from about fifteen years ago?  I learned about it from seeing a hilarious bit that was posted somewhere about George Martin being kidnapped, and there are some great clips from it on YouTube.

Benny Hill never did much for me.  It seemed that his shows consisted mostly of old men leering and goggling at women with grotesquely gargantuan endowments and wearing silly costumes while racing around in fast motion to "Yakkety Sax."  And while I appreciate Rowan Atkinson's talent for expressive physical comedy, Mr. Bean appeals to me about as much as a Marmite sundae.   

[popple]

It's why it works; it parody's the very people it represents. Scientists contribute to the script, so they have to have a sense of humour.

Yes, but imagine how much better the entire show would be if they fired all of them and brought on Hoagie as their science advisor! 19.5 million more views guaranteed

[ACE of CLUBS]

Yea me too...wish he did more Vangelis and Enigma...no worries, I have plenty! :-)

L 'Enfant of Vangelis ...... Opera Sauvage    (A Year of Living Dangerously)

[ACE of CLUBS]

I didn't rate Benny Hill, Rowan Atkinson I think is very good. I'm more of a Goons, Monty Python comedy fan-although Rowan Atkinson in Not the nine o'clock new in the 80's nodded somewhat to Python. As did the Fast Show, which was brilliantly acted.

'Old Greg' ..... ?

[onan]

It's the most painfully unfunny show on TV. But if they're paying, sure. Lol yourself.

Agreed. Anytime an actor gets paid, I am glad for them. But that comedy, for me, isn't.

[SaucyRossy]

I'm not even saying Art on the show is a bad idea, I just think it's a steaming pile of unfunny.

They could sleep on mattresses made of cash and have new mattresses made of cash every day for the rest of their lives from that steaming pile of unfunny.

[onan]

They could sleep on mattresses made of cash and have new mattresses made of cash every day for the rest of their lives from that steaming pile of unfunny.

Yeah, another lesson about the fairness of life.

[SaucyRossy]

How BBT gets ratings while Parks and Rec struggled for seven years, I'll never know.

Totalllly agree.

[SaucyRossy]

Yeah, another lesson about the fairness of life.

Indeed.

[ItsOver]

I don't really watch it, but at least it beats Two and a Half Men.  I miss the days of good sitcoms on TV.

Hey, maybe Sheldon can see a UFO and question his entire belief structure, and Art can come on and help him restore his confidence.

I stopped watching the latest sitcoms when Seinfeld ended.  I knew my generation had dropped from mainstream Hollywood when Friends came on.  Yuk.

Now I'm back to watching the old stuff, like Andy Griffith, the Barney Fife episodes, and reruns of Seinfeld, especially the ones that played on Kramer.  Nothing beats good actors/comediennes and great writing.

[gabrielle]

I stopped watching the latest sitcoms when Seinfeld ended.  I knew my generation had dropped from mainstream Hollywood when Friends came on.  Yuk.

Now I'm back to watching the old stuff, like Andy Griffith, the Barney Fife episodes, and reruns of Seinfeld, especially the ones that played on Kramer.  Nothing beats good actors/comediennes and great writing.

Remember this one Its over?

https://youtu.be/roHYXrLhmHc