Reply to: Xmas Dinner - What you all having?

[NotAllThere]

watching this? - very popular round your way

One of my colleagues plans to be on his 3rd bottle of wine before that comes on TV. The locals were quite surprised to find that the sketch is largely unknown in the UK. My daughter wrote a version - the twist is that the butler has multiple personality disorder and is a serial killer, and the "one" is the latest victim.

I really don't know where she gets it from.

[greenlake]

how does Brillo cycle in a thawb?

Most excellently....

[vetran]

I guess that would depend on how many exes you're talking about....

how does Brillo cycle in a thawb?

[greenlake]

so share it with your ex beloved like the rest of us

I guess that would depend on how many exes you're talking about....

[vetran]

The house was mine in the first place!

so share it with your ex beloved like the rest of us

[darmstadt]

watching this? - very popular round your way

Only shown on New Years Eve...Actually very popular in many other countries too

Dinner for One, also known as The 90th Birthday, is a two-hander comedy sketch written by British author Lauri Wylie for the theatre. German television station Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) recorded a performance of the piece in 1963, in its original English language, with a short introduction in German. It is a 18-minute single-take black-and-white recording featuring British comedians Freddie Frinton and May Warden. This comedy sketch went on to become the most frequently repeated TV programme ever.

The program has become an integral component of the New Year's Eve schedule of several German television stations. Versions of the sketch are also shown by Swedish channels at New Years Eve every year since 1980. Danish television has been broadcasting the sketch on New Year's Eve since 1976. It is a December 23 staple on Norwegian national television, and a cult television classic in Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Faroe Islands and Austria; on New Year's Eve 2003 alone, the sketch was broadcast 19 times (on various channels). As of 2005, the sketch had been repeated more than 230 times. It is known in other countries as well, including Switzerland, Luxembourg and South Africa. It has been broadcast on New Year's Eve in Australia on the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) station nationally since 1989. Despite such widespread fame, the program remains virtually unknown in the UK.

[SueEllen]

And that's why I eat frozen ready-meals now....

The house was mine in the first place!

[BR14]

In true CUK tradition...

watching this? - very popular round your way

[darmstadt]

In true CUK tradition...

[BR14]

And that's why I eat frozen ready-meals now....

You and brillo should have a hug.

I can cook, peasant food, but nutritious and delicious, and it's not rocket science.

[greenlake]

the housekeeper sorts all that, so it doesn't matter

And that's why I eat frozen ready-meals now....

[BR14]

But how about the clean-up afterwards? Would you prefer this....




....or this....?

the housekeeper sorts all that, so it doesn't matter

[vetran]

But how about the clean-up afterwards? Would you prefer this....

You have had my daughters round making cookies?

That's pretty much what the kitchen looks like afterwards.

[greenlake]

yeah but he makes it look cool!

But how about the clean-up afterwards? Would you prefer this....




....or this....?

[vetran]

Wow, what a coincidence! I'm having virtually the same dinner as you....!

yeah but he makes it look cool!