Let me say first: I am a big fan of Ade and Rik, from Kevin Turvey through the Young Ones through Bottom. But this particular video is not a good example of their superb sense of humour.
Bottom, for the uninitiated, is all about slapstick, fart jokes and the tragic sadness of two complete losers. Think the Young Ones but more so. At its best, it is hilarious. This is not its best.
It's hard to explain why not, it just isn't. Not all bum jokes are equal, shall we say. They can be clever, unexpected and almost Wilde-esque, or they can be dreadfully obvious and overdone. More to the point, this video relies so much on them, as opposed to the witty repartee, random violence and sexual innuendo of the rest of the Bottom works.
If you want to see Bottom at its best, avoid this one and hire the Bottom Live 1 or watch the tv series.
Bottom, for the uninitiated, is all about slapstick, fart jokes and the tragic sadness of two complete losers. Think the Young Ones but more so. At its best, it is hilarious. This is not its best.
It's hard to explain why not, it just isn't. Not all bum jokes are equal, shall we say. They can be clever, unexpected and almost Wilde-esque, or they can be dreadfully obvious and overdone. More to the point, this video relies so much on them, as opposed to the witty repartee, random violence and sexual innuendo of the rest of the Bottom works.
If you want to see Bottom at its best, avoid this one and hire the Bottom Live 1 or watch the tv series.