Wigans quote watch

[Dr. Maserati]

Say it ain't so, damn.

What can I say..... Del Boy and Rodney..... Davy B and Bradley.....
and its not the first time they have used British cars either..............

 

[Dr. Maserati]

He even had a team bus back in the day.........

 

[Dr. Maserati]

ah, the war and comedy! All we need now is a bit of linguistics and we have all three of my derailing topics in one handy post!

Sincerest apologies... my previous posts did not engage in the entire subjects of the thread. I only managed to tie in Wiggans, Team Sky, British Comedy, (and of course the OPs intention of willful trolling), I did indeed forget about the war.

I hope this clip completes my task.....

 

[Hawkwood]

Sincerest apologies... my previous posts did not engage in the entire subjects of the thread. I only managed to tie in Wiggans, Team Sky, British Comedy, (and of course the OPs intention of willful trolling), I did indeed forget about the war.

I hope this clip completes my task.....

You're not supposed to mention the war, if you do it will all kick off again.

 

[Epoché]

Take no heed of him, this is the Wiggans thread, therefore it is the Comedy thread....

I always reckoned I knew David Brailsford from somewhere, and all this nostalgia about good old British Comedy suddenly reminded me..............

I wonder did Davy 'Del Boy' Brailsford say "Luvly Jubbly" to JV when he poached 'Rodney Wiggans'??

For anyone who has no idea what I am on about Only Fools and Horses, here is a Classic clip and then some of the 'best bits'.

I have to admit that this was a funny comparison.

 

[Mambo95]

Ok British humour. The first point to make is that there is no definitive 'British humour'. While we may be small in geographical size, we have a lot of people crammed in.

The Royle Family, for example, is quite northern and working class and as a result I don't get it. I'm also not particularly into the absurdism of the Mighty Boosh or League of Gentleman. What Brits won't tell you is that 2/3 of Monty Python was garbage - even the Pythons have said so.

Personally, my favourite comedies of the last few years have been Outnumbered, The Inbetweeners (incredibly juvenile) and The Thick of It - all quite different.

There are probably two things that define British comedy on TV. One is that there is a 'class' system, with a defined heirarchy (the main character is often the middle man). The other is self-depreciation (the key component of British comedy), In US comedies, the protaganist usually comes out on top at the end of the episode. In British comedy, he rarely does. Curb Your Enthusiasm has always seemed more British in feel than American.

But his is TV. For true British (male) humour, you have to hang out with them in a pub. It's all about bringing people down to your level - not thinking your superior. The 'banter' (taking the p!ss out of each other) is always rife. New Zealanders completely get it, Aussies do a little, but don't like the attention. Anyone American who comes into that sphere has been baffled. 'Why would you say that to your friends?'.

There's also another thing. Us Brits will moan and criticize most things British - it's what we do. But if anyone foreign does the same we'll be very defensive and proud. Witness the US Republicans having a go at the NHS (which is a big source of moaning), Britain stood up for it big time. We can have a pop at Wiggins or Cav, but you can't (in our eyes).

 

[Anonymous]

The Royle Family, for example, is quite northern and working class and as a result I don't get it. I'm also not particularly into the absurdism of the Mighty Boosh or League of Gentleman. What Brits won't tell you is that 2/3 of Monty Python was garbage - even the Pythons have said so.

Personally, my favourite comedies of the last few years have been The Inbetweeners (incredibly juvenile)

How can you not get the Royle Family...

Although, the Inbetweeners is brilliant. I dont know why i find it funny, i shouldnt, its tasteless, full of cheap jokes, and lacking in intelligence, but for some reason I **** myself from start to finish.

 

[taiwan]

I always reckoned I knew David Brailsford from somewhere, and all this nostalgia about good old British Comedy suddenly reminded me..............

s'funny...

 

[stjohnswell]

I'd go for the other classic cockney wheeler dealers. Steptoe & Son.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

How can you not get the Royle Family...

I know plenty of Britons who don't 'get' the Royle Family. I think it's one of those where, because it's observational of a certain way of life, if you have never been privy to that way of life then it seems like there aren't really any jokes per se. For me, certain parts of the show hit home, and a lot of it (especially the bits around parties and ceremonies) are just like I found visiting the extended family when I was a kid. I wouldn't say that the Northern-ness is the divisive factor, but the working-classness of it certainly is.

And I love the League of Gentlemen but detest the Mighty Boosh.

Another thing that could be noteworthy about the difference in humour is that a lot of British comedians cut their teeth on the radio, where physical humour is impossible and the audience's imagination becomes rife, so absurd situations become a central theme - just see Old Harry's Game, with Andy Hamilton (who writes Outnumbered) as Satan, and the presence of any human being, alive or dead, rife for mocking. That could never work on TV - they'd need to recast Satan for a start. And several shows such as Dead Ringers and Little Britain were far better on the radio where basic sight gags like Lou and Andy couldn't work. The likes of Just A Minute have kickstarted many a career. We Britons also seem to like panel shows with completely arbitrary and irrelevant scoring systems - Shooting Stars, QI, Have I Got News For You, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue... I can't recall a US panel show in a similar style, but that's not to say there aren't any.

 

[BroDeal]

Looks like we need another Wigans thread so this one can be moved to the Cafe.

 

[progressor]

Ok British humour. The first point to make is that there is no definitive 'British humour'. While we may be small in geographical size, we have a lot of people crammed in.

The Royle Family, for example, is quite northern and working class and as a result I don't get it. I'm also not particularly into the absurdism of the Mighty Boosh or League of Gentleman. What Brits won't tell you is that 2/3 of Monty Python was garbage - even the Pythons have said so.

Personally, my favourite comedies of the last few years have been Outnumbered, The Inbetweeners (incredibly juvenile) and The Thick of It - all quite different.

There are probably two things that define British comedy on TV. One is that there is a 'class' system, with a defined heirarchy (the main character is often the middle man). The other is self-depreciation (the key component of British comedy), In US comedies, the protaganist usually comes out on top at the end of the episode. In British comedy, he rarely does. Curb Your Enthusiasm has always seemed more British in feel than American.

But his is TV. For true British (male) humour, you have to hang out with them in a pub. It's all about bringing people down to your level - not thinking your superior. The 'banter' (taking the p!ss out of each other) is always rife. New Zealanders completely get it, Aussies do a little, but don't like the attention. Anyone American who comes into that sphere has been baffled. 'Why would you say that to your friends?'.

There's also another thing. Us Brits will moan and criticize most things British - it's what we do. But if anyone foreign does the same we'll be very defensive and proud. Witness the US Republicans having a go at the NHS (which is a big source of moaning), Britain stood up for it big time. We can have a pop at Wiggins or Cav, but you can't (in our eyes).

Good post .

 

[taiwan]

I'd go for the other classic cockney wheeler dealers. Steptoe & Son.

Ha that works also. For the actual characters, I think Wiggins is more similar to Harold Steptoe- maybe a bit self concious, ambitious, wears cravat. Would compare DB more to Del Trotter- rubs people up the wrong way with business dealings, still highly effective.

 

[Bridely Wigans]

Wait till July chappies. Wait till July.

And for you Dimspace, you will be invited to a swinging party in Brighton post Tour.

 

[Big GMaC]

Wait till July chappies. Wait till July.

And for you Dimspace, you will be invited to a swinging party in Brighton post Tour.

Thanks for dropping by Bridely! But hurry or you'll miss your start time!

 

[BroDeal]

Wait till July chappies. Wait till July.

And for you Dimspace, you will be invited to a swinging party in Brighton post Tour.

Yeah, Baby!

 

[taiwan]

http://twitter.com/bradwiggins/status/10078846455

Some sort of search? via PdC

 

[Winterfold]

Libertine Seguros definitely wants that doctorate. I think it's his, his username alone is worth a paper in this distinguished journal

 

[auscyclefan94]

wiggo TWIITER ALERT

@BRAD WIGGINS
Sorry iPhone predictor ****ed that last tweet up a bit!

 

[BroDeal]

It is official. According to Wikipedia, which is never ever wrong, Wiggins nickname is Wigans. Thanks for everybody's support. I knew we could do it.

Praise Jeebus.

 

[Big GMaC]

It is official. According to Wikipedia, which is never ever wrong, Wiggins nickname is Wigans. Thanks for everybody's support. I knew we could do it.

Praise Jeebus.

Some Blowhard switched it back to wiggo. I did the right thing

 

[Anonymous]

Some Blowhard switched it back to wiggo. I did the right thing

and managed to get rid of the nickname section altogether? congrats

 

[Anonymous]

No, the Family section reads "The son of a professional cyclist, Gary Wiggins, Bradley Wiggins was born in Ghent, Belgium and spent his childhood in London with his mother Linda and younger brother, Ryan. He started racing at south London's Herne Hill Velodrome aged 12.[2] He lives in Eccleston, Lancashire. He married Catherine Cockram in Manchester in November 2004. They have two children, Ben and Isabella.[3] He currently has earned the nickname "Wigans" for his disparaging comment regarding his former team Garmin Slipstream.[4] ****er titty."

Pretty awesome.

 

[Anonymous]

No, the Family section reads "The son of a professional cyclist, Gary Wiggins, Bradley Wiggins was born in Ghent, Belgium and spent his childhood in London with his mother Linda and younger brother, Ryan. He started racing at south London's Herne Hill Velodrome aged 12.[2] He lives in Eccleston, Lancashire. He married Catherine Cockram in Manchester in November 2004. They have two children, Ben and Isabella.[3] He currently has earned the nickname "Wigans" for his disparaging comment regarding his former team Garmin Slipstream.[4] ****er titty."

Pretty awesome.

ah, i missed that cos the nickname section had dissapeared since thismorning.

Nah..undobot is undoing it as quick as you guys change it "possible vandalism"

 

[Anonymous]

ah, i missed that cos the nickname section had dissapeared since thismorning.

Nah..undobot is undoing it as quick as you guys change it "possible vandalism" lol

Didn't catch this one yet: "The son of a professional cyclist, Gary Wiggins, Bradley Wigans (because his last name will never be Manchester United) was born in Ghent, Belgium and spent his childhood in London with his mother Linda and younger brother, Ryan. He started racing at south London's Herne Hill Velodrome aged 12.[2] He lives in Eccleston, Lancashire. He married Catherine Cockram in Manchester in November 2004. They have two children, Ben and Isabella.[3]"