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Not that they mean much, but the comedy awards tonight were so dull and mediocre and just summed up the lack of funny on the telly. The only decent show on offer was the thick of it. Maybe it's just me, but as a teenager in the late 90's every weekend the telly was packed full of comedy shows, and with more than a choice of 5 stand ups all year round. Summers were longer too.
Yeah, you have to go out to see good stand-up, but it would be nice to see a little variation on TV. The whole fun of stand-up is the possibility of bombing. The only bombs I see on screen are old footage on youtube or american shows. Mainstream british stand up is so safe and banal by comparison; as if it's entirely tailored for panel shows.