Comments on: In the Loop: So Many Swears

By: Monkey

Monkey — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 06:49:32 +0000

Go to youtube to watch the ‘In the Thick of It’
series. Entire show plus specials are on there and it’s excellent.

The film was great too.

Simon Foster: “That’s not supposed to be out there…”
Malcolm Tucker: “Well, it is out there, it’s out there now, lurking like a big hairy rapist at a coat station. You know, if I could, I’d punch you into paralysis!”

By: Lex

Lex — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:40:30 +0000

Does anyone know where I can find the whole “Six months that changed a year” article?

By: caroline

caroline — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:05:47 +0000

you should definitely check out the christmas specials as well. i find the tv show better than the movie.

By: noblackbox

noblackbox — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:18:49 +0000

Iannucci’s from Glasgow – check out “…and now for viewers in Scotland…”. And many others. Best comic writer to come out of here for years.

By: SweetLeftFoot

SweetLeftFoot — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:49:18 +0000

I suspect many of the nuances may be lost on an American audience, as there is a great deal ‘in joke’ British political stuff going on in In The Loop too.

For example for mine, ERicky Longnuts, the first half hour is the best as it captures so achingly well the small mindedness and tedium of New Labour life and they way the British press can leap on anything and blow it all out of proportion.

The types – Toby for example – are so perfectly drawn too.

By: Gaucho

Gaucho — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:07:38 +0000

I’m in a fucking motorcade!

By: Ricky Longnuts

Ricky Longnuts — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:31:04 +0000

http://www.mininova.org/search/?search=in+the+loop&cat=0

I thought it was an OK movie. The first half hour was pretty lame. Tony Soprano is cool. Iannucci’s character’s lines grow tired after about 20 minutes. Whoever thinks he is hilarious is easily amused. Same crap that HBO and Showtime produce. Ever see Entourage?

By: Tam

Tam — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:15:03 +0000

I’d also strongly recommend the just released book ‘My Worst Date ever’ by frequent Morris / Iannucci collaborator Jane Bussman.

It’s an autobiographical tale of a hollywood showbiz hack who sees a hot UN peace negotiator on the telly and follows him to Uganda to try to get a date and ends up investigating the conflict while she’s there. It’s genuinely laugh out loud funny and reminds me a bit of Gary Brecher in that she’s aware that just because something’s horrible doesn’t mean it can’t also be very funny although unlike Brecher, she’s got a bit more compassion, (which may or may not be a selling point around here) and comes across as someone it’d be fun to have a beer with.

Here’s a review. The reviewer doesn’t like it much but all of her criticisms will count as reasons to buy the book for most exile readers.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jul/26/bussman-uganda-foreign-correspondent
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jul/26/bussman-uganda-foreign-correspondent

By: SweetLeftFoot

SweetLeftFoot — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:46:53 +0000

As someone who has the misfortune to work in British politics, I can confirm that the types portrayed by Ianucci – especially Jamie, the psychotic super Scottish lieutenant to Malcolm Tucker – are so close to reality it is not funny.

Everyone in the Anglophone world should watch The Thick Of It, especially the specials. It is just genius. Pure genius.

On Campbell – man was a great operator and very much a creature of his time.

Now Derek Draper, there is a grade A cunt.

By: Tam

Tam — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:23:57 +0000

You’re right, our british political comedy is generally much better, more honest and nastier than yours. But since you’re giving such a lovely review of the film, I’ll be magmanimous and point out that your country can occasionally rise to the occasion, such as the onion’s truly post 9/11 issue which was probably the best artistic response to the event to date and certainly the bravest.

By: slaqdog

slaqdog — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:07:16 +0000

well done; that’s a fucking great review of a fucking brilliant film-the man is a-fucking-mazing

By: Graham C

Graham C — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:09:59 +0000

In fairness, some Americans did produce some admirable black comedy after September 11.

Unfortunately, they happened to be crypto-Republicans. (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005295/)

By: FOARP

FOARP — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:03:39 +0000

Iannucci may have needed to wait until now (well, the last year or so) not because it would otherwise be ‘too soon’, but because he had to wait for Tony Blair’s vile spin-doctor and ex-tabloid journalist Alastair Campbell (who Iannucci’s character is based on) to release his even more vile memoirs. Campbell nowadays is trying to re-position himself as a mental-health activist and novelist. Really.