Excellent episode, watching it during a little 'micro - retirement'. Just something I invented; starts around 6PM and I ll be coming out of retirement around 9AM tomorrow, I can highly recommend it.
Impressive hosting from Naga Munchetty, classy, funny, quick-thinking, I loved her facial expressions. As for the guests, Hugh was an efficient provider of comedy and even Ruth Davidson had some good lines, and for a Tory they were surprisingly nice to her.
It helps that she resigned leadership of the Scottish Conservative Party not long after Boris Johnson became prime minister, and that she's now a member of the House of Lords, so she doesn't have to worry about re-election or her colleagues and can be honest about the Tories, much like Baroness Sayeeda Warsi.
Me too. What a great dress or top she was wearing to go with her natural beauty. Would love to have seen her from head to foot, I have only ever seen her top half and always with some item of clothing. Ffs, does she never présent anything in the nude ??! What IS the World coming to ?
Ruth Davidson is a surprisingly quick wit for a politician, even conversationally. Others can be witty in writing but William Hague is maybe the only other one I can think of like this.
They used to have more politicians, with mixed results, but they seemed to have moved away from that after Boris made quite a name for himself on the show. Ruth certainly faired really well. I like how she didn't shy away from mocking her colleagues a little.
Lurpak did the same in Denmark 10 years ago when we added a fat tax, and it never went back. So now they can use the same packagings in more countries.
Not living in the UK, I don't know who Naga Munchetty is (until I looked it up). I think she's one of the best hosts this shows had this season, and that's going against some pretty tough competition. Also, she's nearly 50, which is neither here nor there, I was just surprised.
I *do* live in the UK but don’t have an actual TV and I watch all my TV via streaming services and/or sometimes catchup (essentially also streaming services), and also didn’t know who Naga Munchetty was… but I completely agree with you; she’s great in all respects!
Superb episode, excellent guests, Hugh - brilliant as always. I live in France, so without having to mess with vpns , this is a God send. Thank you very much.
In Denmark, where Lurpak hails from - We have had 200gram packs for years by now! Count yourself lucky if it's only just now they reduce the size in UK!
Well, it's been a while since we have had Kirsty Young in here, it's only good to have more news anchors like Steph and Naga picking up the glove. Always a pleasure that HIGNFY seems able to tide most years even now.
Not bad ! Another Beatles classic (also a Paul one) that could vaguely fit would be "Am fixing a hole, where thé rain gets in, to stop my mind from wandering..." (forgotten the actual title....is it perhaps "I'm fixing a hole"??!)
@@stevie-ray2020 . Noooo! That would be terrible ! Oh ffs, it's already playing in my head, it's gonna be stuck there all day now! Someone pass me the Valium quickly, please.
the only thing that could have made that "speed awareness course" thing any funnier is if she had said "I have no idea how fast I was going, I was blind drunk". Would be the Jimmy Car thing to do.
But not necessary, one of the best things about classic British humour is that there is no need to say the punchline out loud, unlike in the States where it is common to explain the punchline at least twice, or in Canada where it is deemed unfair to someone or other if the punchline is not explained and....
Strange happenings in The Odd One Out Round. They never mentioned Gollum (is that right?) image at all. Not a word about it. Does anyone know why? Also, the saddest words I can hear in this program are, "Just one between you this week." This show is so enjoyable, that any shortening of it is a bummer. Thanks so much for the uploads!
Hé lost THE RING. Hé was one of the three who have all LOST something whereas thé "odd one out" was the not especially odd woman who keeps finding eggs in her garden.
This episode casts the podcast 'The Diary of a CEO' in an unfortunate light. The interviewer is very good and his guests are usually not as shite as Gary Neville.
I hate to correct Ms Davidson, but as a chicken owner, I can confirm that eggs (and pooh) do come out of a chicken´s bottom. Chicken plumbing is not the same as human plumbing.
She's on fire here and just a bit brutal. Reminds me of the early 2000s gay scene actually. She's looking trim too, politics was definitely weighing her down. Pun intended.
Is it just me, or does it feel like HIGNFY has gotten a little spicier since the other shows' cancellations? Mock the Week, the Mash Report, Frankie Boyle's New World Order... Even though it's not my favourite of the litter, it feels like it's got the strongest roots having been on for so long, and is the one topical comedy programme that really would be difficult to cancel. Maybe I'm just projecting, but it seems to be biting harder than it used to (the extended gag about Michael Gove and cocaine, for example). It's like it knows that, of all the shows, it's the safest from the axe, and is rightly taking advantage of that.
I think it's more accurate to say it's back on form. They got really cautious the last few seasons. The hosts in particular are saying spicier things, to the point where even Ian and Paul are a little shocked, so I expect it's new writers and/or more freedom for the writers. As Paul pointed out, Naga tried to rush through the Gove comment, so it wasn't her line.
It's like they figured out they were vaguely off this week and just leaned into it. And somehow between the three professional comedians and someone I thought they identified as Baroness in the Conservative party, only the Baroness was actually doing great?
I always wonder that too!! I thought maybe ideas for the I? But then they publish ahead of hignfy and usually break news months before the mainstream. It could also be nervous doodling... or both! Or neither...I don't know...I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks about this. Lol.
A small secret about German roads: They have been absolute dogshit for as long as I remember having the intense displeasure of needing to traverse them. :) Cracking episode this, lot of fun. I'm just having a go.
