Just in case you didn't find the first series enough, there's another series of Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul coming soon. You can get tickets to watch it (being filmed? Or just played on a big screen to you?) next Friday:
BBC Studio Audiences are delighted to announce that tickets are available for a special screening of Harry And Paul in August.
Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse first worked together in the late 1980s creating memorable characters like Stavros and Loadsofmoney on the cult hit show Saturday Live. They then went on to work on the enormously successful and multi-award-winning Harry Enfield's Television Programme and Harry Enfield and Chums with Smashie and Nicey, Tim Nice but Dim, the Scousers, the Slobs, Kevin and Perry and many others.
Last year they re-united for Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul, which was described as “hilarious, reminded us of what we have been missing since they last appeared together” and “the veteran duo are blazing a trail with this cracking comedy comeback”.
Now in this second series they return with many of the characters that made a big impact last time such as the amazingly fast talking surgeons, the Posh Scaffolders, Nelson Mandela as you have never seen him before, the I saw you Coming shop, the Polish café and many more plus some hilarious new additions.
To be part of the audience for this special screening taking place on Friday 1 August at the BBC Radio Theatre, Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, call the BBC Ticket Line on 0370 901 1227* or visit the website by clicking here. Doors open at 7.15pm.
July 23, 2008 | Reply
Described as “hilarious, reminded us of what we have been missing since they last appeared together”?
That's _slightly_ different to how I described it at the time, which was "a load of shit". It was like watching two tennis pros from the '60s battle it out at Wimbledon, collapsing from the strain and expiring. Only less fun.
July 23, 2008 | Reply
Ugh, modern sketch shows are pretty poor forms of entertainment imo. Far to many of them rely on repeated uses of the same gags and catchphrases. They grow to be exceptionally tired fast. Ruddy Hell it's Harry and Paul became boring after the first episode...
The last good sketch I saw in a sketch show was the "Chav WWII British Fighter Pilots" from Armstrong and Miller and the last sketch shows I watched in full was the League of Gentlemen and Green Wing. (Which are both more story driven).
Gimme the Pythons, "Two Ronnies" or "Morecambe and Wise" over any of the modern ones anyday. Now they did proper sketch shows.
[Feeling like an old man today] - Rev.