daviebee Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Was it even on this year, forgot to look? Surely it's just been quietly dropped? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrie21 Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 It was on and it was astronomically bad. It got off to a good start with the play on The Irishman featuring Brendan Rodgers but it was very much downhill from there. I just watch for nostalgic reasons but it's time to put Only An Excuse out to pasture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daviebee Posted January 1, 2020 Author Share Posted January 1, 2020 Might check it out on iPlayer. It's sort of a tradition to see if I can get through without cracking a smile. Always seem to manage! Hasn't been funny since the Donald Findlay karaoke routine and what was that - 25 years ago? I hope they're not still scraping the barrel of Souness "yeah, for sure", Dalglish "mibbies aye, mibbies naw" and the usual "wheres the burdz" that must have everybody under 45 wondering WTF they're on about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Thought the (4 or 5....) football sketches were some of the best he has done in years.... Scottish Cup draw, Brendan Rodgers, Steve Clarke etc.... just a shame he went over board with politics, as they were really poor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daviebee Posted January 1, 2020 Author Share Posted January 1, 2020 Just watched it. That was truly horrific and it'd be hard to pick out a lowlight from it. Cruachan power station... Taggart... Neil Oliver... complete and utter drivel. Imagine going to the bother of getting dressed up in costumes for a one-minute sketch with scripts like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Had it on by mistake and it was cringeworthy Went on twitter Marly @tycoch7 Only An Excuse! Has anyone laughed yet? Pitiful. An insight into what tv would be like in an Indy Scotland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Thought it was one of the best for years. I'd give it 3/10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Alex Norton must have a big tax bill to be involved in pish like that. There's probably a place in the New Year schedule for a similar show, sketch based, comic review of the year but I've come to the conclusion that the two things that are wrong with the show are that it still clings to some pretence its about football and Jonathon Watson who gets worse each year. Good to see they've finally dropped Frankie-boy and accepted that he can't do a Nicola Sturgeon butt Arelene Foster was even worse and as for Ian Blackford, best forgotten. Only bit that I thought was halfway decent was the Greta Thundberg sketch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Of Paisley Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Way beyond its sell by date. Almost as cringeworthy as the Selling Scotland programme before it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 2 minutes ago, King Of Paisley said: Way beyond its sell by date. Almost as cringeworthy as the Selling Scotland programme before it I quite enjoyed that although they'd have better just showing the adverts and the interviews with the people involved and ditched the celebrity gogglebox stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan cake Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Ally Bongo said: Had it on by mistake and it was cringeworthy Went on twitter Marly @tycoch7 Only An Excuse! Has anyone laughed yet? Pitiful. An insight into what tv would be like in an Indy Scotland. That’s my mother’s reason for voting against independence because the telly would be shite! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumnio Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 I watched it, it wasn't as bad as its been for the last decade, but still pretty pish. You almost much watch it to see how shite it is now, I don't suppose that the BBC will care about that, a viewer is still a viewer after all. Mark Cox must be desperate for money after the end of Still Game, they would have got more laughs if Tam had appeared instead of one of the football or political skits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 1 hour ago, King Of Paisley said: Way beyond its sell by date. Almost as cringeworthy as the Selling Scotland programme before it I thought it was good (apart from the patter between adverts) and a lot of memories from the 80’s and 90’s. Had no idea the famous Tennents Caledonia advert was only on tv for a short time, as I recall it never being off the tv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan cake Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Nae idea what happened with my post or how to correct it. Anyhoo re only an excuse was my mother’s reason for voting against independence as the telly would be shite. I don’t do politics but this kinda makes her point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumnio Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 2 minutes ago, dan cake said: Nae idea what happened with my post or how to correct it. Anyhoo re only an excuse was my mother’s reason for voting against independence as the telly would be shite. I don’t do politics but this kinda makes her point Miranda is the argument to that. Or Michael McIntyre. Or well, common sense or basic reality really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan cake Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 1 minute ago, kumnio said: Miranda is the argument to that. Or Michael McIntyre. Or well, common sense or basic reality really. I don’t think she watches any of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave78 Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 15 minutes ago, dan cake said: Nae idea what happened with my post or how to correct it. Anyhoo re only an excuse was my mother’s reason for voting against independence as the telly would be shite. I don’t do politics but this kinda makes her point Did you know that over here in independent Ireland, we can watch the BBC/ITV on free-to-air, with the entire UK TV output (including BBC Scotland and Only An Excuse!) on Sky/Virgin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan cake Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 5 minutes ago, Dave78 said: Did you know that over here in independent Ireland, we can watch the BBC/ITV on free-to-air, with the entire UK TV output (including BBC Scotland and Only An Excuse!) on Sky/Virgin? She’s 75 I don’t think she has to pay either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 48 minutes ago, dan cake said: She’s 75 I don’t think she has to pay either Just a question of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan cake Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 40 minutes ago, Orraloon said: Just a question of time. A bit harsh just for voting no 😳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 3 hours ago, dan cake said: Nae idea what happened with my post or how to correct it. Anyhoo re only an excuse was my mother’s reason for voting against independence as the telly would be shite. I don’t do politics but this kinda makes her point Erm, it doesn't make her point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 5 hours ago, aaid said: Alex Norton must have a big tax bill to be involved in pish like that. Imagine Watson has talked him into doing it while filming Two Doors Down (probably more with the Taggart sketch in mind, and roped him into doing more). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotlad Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 I actually didn't think it was too bad this year (albeit it is a low bar!). Definitely better than it has been some years, where you're lucky if you laugh once. The Brendan Rodgers, Stephen Thompson/Leanne Crichton and Steve Clarke sketches were probably my favourites. Greta Thunberg with Glaswegian parents the only really cringey sketch (they tend to come undone when they move away from sport). Glad to see Frank McAvennie finally being ditched too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotlad Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, dan cake said: Nae idea what happened with my post or how to correct it. Anyhoo re only an excuse was my mother’s reason for voting against independence as the telly would be shite. I don’t do politics but this kinda makes her point Get her a Netflix subscription for her birthday then. Sorted. Edited January 1, 2020 by scotlad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 When it used to be amusing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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