Will someoen explain what is funny about Catherine Tate? She looks like a yob. All she does is dress up as people in sketches containing no jokes - and has one innane catch phrase (where she plays a very aggressive unpleasant schoolgirl). So, what's the attraction?
2006-09-22 05:00:36 · 24 answers · asked by big pup in a small bath 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
I totally agree. Everyone raves at work about her so I watched an episode and thought it was about the unfunniest thing I have ever seen. Everytime she says that bovered thing I want to smack her one. Bring back proper comedy, Only Fools, Black Adder, One Foot in the Grave (know that one's a bit difficult really!)
2006-09-22 05:04:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
AM I BOVVERED THOUGH?
Because Catherine Tate is simply BRILLIANT. I have to disagree with you, she is a comic genius. Her varied array of characters and satire are a great observation of society, and like Little Britain touch a raw nerve with most viewers.
Apart from Phil Cornwell, Jon Culshaw, Sasha Baron Cohen, Matt Lucas, and David Walliams - how many comedians do you know with such a range and variety of characters, and how many women?
The only woman comedian I can currently think of who is comparable is Jocelyn Jee Esien aka Little Miss Jocelyn.
Her characters are a tour de force, and many are based on real people that we can all relate to, from Lauren, the modern-day schoolgirl; Nan "What a ******* liberty" Taylor the cockney granny who, while appearing to be pleasant, is actually a foul-mouthed racist; Bernie the incompetent Irish nurse always "up for the Craic"; the overtly effeminate man constantly outraged at everyone's assumption he is gay; Sam and Paul, the Essex couple where the wife says "you'll never guess what happened at work today"; the competive egocentric woman in the office who is always showing off "Go on have a guess!", and we all know one; Karen and Ben the new parents who constantly argue, worry about the effect on their baby, and switch to happy singing if their child starts to cry; not to mention the American airhead woman who starts every sentence with the words "and I'm like..." who has an uncanny resemblance to one we've all met; and many more.
As a character Lauren has few to rival her, and is on a par with "Shut up! I ain't never done nuffink or nuffink!" Vicky Pollard, the chav from Bristol in Little Britain.
Oh, and you need a SOH too.
2006-09-22 05:31:50 · answer #2 · answered by Hebrew Hammer 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-15 07:24:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think she's funny in general but when she's that horrible grandmother I do laugh. I wouldn't choose to watch though, as I have before to see what everyone was going on about, and I did wonder why I'd bothered. As for that schoolgirl thing - just not funny
2006-09-22 05:10:43 · answer #4 · answered by Flossie 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because you have to have a sense of humour to understand her. I love her when she's dressed as a granny because she pulls it off brilliantly. Why are you so bovvered?! lol. P.S. No I am not a yob either! Come on lighten up or are you a snob?!
2006-09-22 05:20:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Fair play someone else who doesn't think she is all that great. The nurse, the school girl and the granny!! I think she has copied slightly of Little Britain and they are class as!
But no Catherine Tate for moi
2006-09-22 05:20:30 · answer #6 · answered by Jess H 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
She is hillerious, well maybe not her but the show is good (ive only watched it a few times though but still gdgd). The attraction is it just a funny comedy show that people like (shes probly just done that to b like little britain) but hey still gd! U should watch it !!!
2006-09-22 05:12:40 · answer #7 · answered by § gαввαηα § 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The school girl is fuppin hilarious,
i crack up when i see groups of kids now...
Come on its the same as Ali G takin the p*ss outta
the kids trying to be Gansta's lmfao!!!!
The Granny is great to, other than that she is a bit pants!
2006-09-22 05:13:13 · answer #8 · answered by Banderes 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because she's better than all the other comedy shows on at the moment, ricky jervais is no way near funny, hes just an idiot that milking his show for as long as he can.
2006-09-22 05:11:26 · answer #9 · answered by Andy C 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I know what you mean.
I live out of the Uk at the moment, and when I went back in June, I saw one of her shows.
My familly were all creasing up laughing, but I just thought it sucked.
People will laugh at any old crap if you put it on tv.
2006-09-22 05:08:52 · answer #10 · answered by savs 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋