Genie Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 3 hours ago, Xela said: I agree. Not funny enough to spend 10 hours in a queue for tickets, but he does make me chuckle. My wife was trying all day to get tickets for her parents for Christmas, she managed in the end… although they are for January ‘24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 I did the whole ‘two laptops, three phones - three hours of trying’ to get tickets for his cancelled tour. It was a Christmas present for my wife’s uncle, he was a big fan and we thought he’d love it. I was looking forward to going and quite liked some of his stuff. Then the clearing in the woods cancelled. When I think of Peter Kay now, it feels like he’s had his day and he isn’t funny. He’s exhausted his routines and has nothing new to offer me. I would go and see him if it was a tenner to get in, less than 20 miles away and no effort to get tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 12 minutes ago, Genie said: My wife was trying all day to get tickets for her parents for Christmas, she managed in the end… although they are for January ‘24 A pal of mine was trying from 9:45am this morning. At 5pm she got tickets for Manchester, in Feb 2025! Over 100 dates now. He'll make an absolute fortune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Xela said: A pal of mine was trying from 9:45am this morning. At 5pm she got tickets for Manchester, in Feb 2025! Over 100 dates now. He'll make an absolute fortune. If nothing else on the interest of having many millions in the bank for 2 years. He can cancel in 18 months (again) and have made a fortune for nothing. In fairness to him a lot of the tickets are £30-60. He could have charged much more and still quickly sold out. Edited November 12, 2022 by Genie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted November 12, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 12, 2022 15 minutes ago, It's Your Round said: I did the whole ‘two laptops, three phones - three hours of trying’ to get tickets for his cancelled tour. It was a Christmas present for my wife’s uncle, he was a big fan and we thought he’d love it. I was looking forward to going and quite liked some of his stuff. Then the clearing in the woods cancelled. When I think of Peter Kay now, it feels like he’s had his day and he isn’t funny. He’s exhausted his routines and has nothing new to offer me. I would go and see him if it was a tenner to get in, less than 20 miles away and no effort to get tickets. Can't think of anything worse, going to watch a stand-up comedian in a venue that's so big you have to watch it on a TV while your in there. As for the 100's of shows he's supposed to be doing, I bet he won't do half of em. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 19 minutes ago, It's Your Round said: I did the whole ‘two laptops, three phones - three hours of trying’ to get tickets for his cancelled tour. It was a Christmas present for my wife’s uncle, he was a big fan and we thought he’d love it. I was looking forward to going and quite liked some of his stuff. Then the clearing in the woods cancelled. When I think of Peter Kay now, it feels like he’s had his day and he isn’t funny. He’s exhausted his routines and has nothing new to offer me. I would go and see him if it was a tenner to get in, less than 20 miles away and no effort to get tickets. It’ll be interesting how his show gets reviewed early on. He’s been out of it for a while, and he can’t really do the whole “remember when we used to do this” again. Neither can he get away with pretending to be normal (wealth wise). He’s super rich (fair play to him) so I wonder what direction he will take his show. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 11 minutes ago, tinker said: Can't think of anything worse, going to watch a stand-up comedian in a venue that's so big you have to watch it on a TV while your in there. As for the 100's of shows he's supposed to be doing, I bet he won't do half of em. 100’s of shows, that’s giving me Michael Jackson vibes. I think he’s being a tad optimistic there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, It's Your Round said: 100’s of shows, that’s giving me Michael Jackson vibes. I think he’s being a tad optimistic there. He did 112 shows on the “the tour that doesn’t tour, tour”. This is more of a challenge as he’ll have to actually tour Edited November 12, 2022 by Genie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 23 minutes ago, Genie said: It’ll be interesting how his show gets reviewed early on. He’s been out of it for a while, and he can’t really do the whole “remember when we used to do this” again. Neither can he get away with pretending to be normal (wealth wise). He’s super rich (fair play to him) so I wonder what direction he will take his show. "Covid eh, what was all that bout ayyy?" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted November 12, 2022 Author Share Posted November 12, 2022 31 minutes ago, tinker said: Can't think of anything worse, going to watch a stand-up comedian in a venue that's so big you have to watch it on a TV while your in there. As for the 100's of shows he's supposed to be doing, I bet he won't do half of em. I'll tell you what's worse, going to a packed arena to watch a jumbo screen of people playing video games. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted November 12, 2022 Author Share Posted November 12, 2022 On 22/08/2022 at 07:52, bannedfromHandV said: You’re pretty much guaranteed a good steak in a decent Italian so I’m a big fan. Best steak I ever had was at a Portuguese restaurant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted November 12, 2022 Author Share Posted November 12, 2022 Did I strike a nerve, @tinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 On 11/11/2022 at 19:05, Mark Albrighton said: Phoenix Nights - very, very good. Everything else is patchy to poor. What I saw of Car Share, that was towards the patchy end of the scale. If you want a sitcom set in a car, then Marion & Geoff is still the benchmark. His stand up. Phoenix Nights had some brilliant moments. I would class his stand-up as family comedy, which basically means the women in the audiance love the nostalgia, the daft things northern people say, and of course the sentiment about people's Nans. I thought his set about the sheer naffness and banality of working-class weddings was brilliantly observed, from the kids doing knee-slides on the polished parquet floor, to the similarity between repeating backdrops of animated cartoon chases, to the long table of wedding buffets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted November 13, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 13, 2022 I find Peter Kay’s standup very funny if I’m honest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted November 13, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 13, 2022 9 hours ago, maqroll said: I'll tell you what's worse, going to a packed arena to watch a jumbo screen of people playing video games. It's fascinating. One of my kids does it (CS) and if his team wins he is just as hyped as I am after a Villa-win. You and I are just very very old 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 5 hours ago, Stevo985 said: I find Peter Kay’s standup very funny if I’m honest I don't, I prefer darker comedy I get what he is though, what him and mcintyre are for and why they're so big but it's just not for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Stand up comedy is not really my cup of tea . . Not my sort of humour at all . 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 13, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Rugeley Villa said: Stand up comedy is not really my cup of tea . . Not my sort of humour at all . Same here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Eh? The whole of stand up? Any type at all? Bill Burr? Hicks? Chappelle? Pryor? Carlin? I can understand writing it off based on McIntyre et al but man, that’s a leap to say any sort of stand up whatsoever isn’t for you? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 13, 2022 Moderator Share Posted November 13, 2022 5 minutes ago, Ingram85 said: Eh? The whole of stand up? Any type at all? Bill Burr? Hicks? Chappelle? Pryor? Carlin? I can understand writing it off based on McIntyre et al but man, that’s a leap to say any sort of stand up whatsoever isn’t for you? Maybe if they sat down it would be more appealing? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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