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By
LESLIE ATWATERS
The latest in British sketch
comedy,
Big Train lasted for
a mere two seasons and both are included on this
DVD collection. It first aired on the BBC in 1998
and
2002
and it is similar to the standard with which all
sketch comedies
have to be compared, Monty Python's Flying
Circus. It is equally surrealistic and has similar
targets.
Compared to another recent sketch
comedy series, Little Britain,
Big Train is more
inconsistent, with fewer laugh-out loud sketches,
but its absurdist sensibility will delight fans
of British humor.
Watch for recurring
non-sequiturs on things like horse racing jockeys,
as well as now famous actors like the very funny
Simon Pegg (of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz).
He's a delight.
There are several DVD features, including audio commentaries
by the cast & crew, performers' bios, deleted
scenes, a very odd entry with material from Geht's Noch
--
apparently the German
version of Big Train, and a photo gallery. |
