Boyband
- Episode aired 1996
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Spoof documentary about the creation of a boy-band.Spoof documentary about the creation of a boy-band.Spoof documentary about the creation of a boy-band.
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The fifth episode of "Mash and Peas" was a single parody again, this time of a documentary about the creation of a boyband.
A predatory manager (Simon Greenall) decides to create his own boyband. He takes on the only three people who come for an audition Howard (David Walliams), Gary (Matt Lucas) and Owen (Paul Putner), despite their talents being, at best, limited. They're given a makeover, record their song and make a video.
There were again moments in this episode that really made me chuckle, though as with the American Sitcoms episode it was more likely to be the more absurdist elements that get me. This time particularly it was the stylist talking to the manager about what she saw for the boys and ever increasingly bizarre thoughts. Less funny now is the idea of a predatory manager auditioning impressionable youngsters for his own gratification, it's a bit too close to truths that have been revealed in the last few years.
Again, not much for Edgar Wright to really show his artistic flourishes, though the music video itself is the nearest thing to a dynamic camera that we've seen.
A predatory manager (Simon Greenall) decides to create his own boyband. He takes on the only three people who come for an audition Howard (David Walliams), Gary (Matt Lucas) and Owen (Paul Putner), despite their talents being, at best, limited. They're given a makeover, record their song and make a video.
There were again moments in this episode that really made me chuckle, though as with the American Sitcoms episode it was more likely to be the more absurdist elements that get me. This time particularly it was the stylist talking to the manager about what she saw for the boys and ever increasingly bizarre thoughts. Less funny now is the idea of a predatory manager auditioning impressionable youngsters for his own gratification, it's a bit too close to truths that have been revealed in the last few years.
Again, not much for Edgar Wright to really show his artistic flourishes, though the music video itself is the nearest thing to a dynamic camera that we've seen.
- southdavid
- Feb 11, 2021
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