new BBCTV sitcom Big Top

[flipnflap]

it's been a long wait for a good new tv sitcom...and the wait goes on. This is Big Rot. Queen Of Botox Amanda Holden is terribly wooden and hammy - the female equivalent of Kwame Kwei Armah. A star-studded cast maybe, but an utterly unfunny 'comedy'. Did anyone like anything about it?

[Mamyalynne]

Nope I`ve watched better childrens telly with my grandchildren this week!

[Jan1957]

No, won't be watching again.

[Caribeing]

I give it a go for 10mins then decided to do something more interesting instead! Unfunny over the "top"!!

[cazzz1975]

it was pretty awful which is a shame considering the cast, the worst part was the canned laughter

[Postdog]

I actually recorded it to watch later. On the strength of all this I've deleted.

[123everton]

"Miranda" is a good show, I watched "Stalin Is Back" (which was interesting) on B.B.C2, I didn't fancy "Big Top" from the off.
She seems a bit too posh to pass for a circus person.

[AngelMell]

I watched all the way through just to give it a chance, but it didn't even raise a smile.

[LoftyLottie]

It was absolutely dreadful. Horrid canned laughter, especially dreadful as nothing to laugh at. John Thompson and Tony Robinson must be mad to have been conned into this. As Mamyalynne has said, there are better and funnier children's problems.

[Mr Veritas]

I am 86,and this cr@p takes me back to sit coms in the 1950's,except that they were funny (then) as we had only one TV channel and it was all new and exciting.
Quite how this load of rubbish got onto our screens,and was passed by the BBC commissioning editors is anyones guess.
I suppose if there are complaints about it we will be told "oh,sorry it's a spoof of (very old) sitcoms,didn't you realise that?"
What is even worse is,it is on at a near peak viewing time,AND it's a wate of some very good TV actors.
BTW,it was strange to see Eileen's B/f from Corrie (John Thomson) as the clown,of course he is a clown in Corrie too!
Hopefully someone may take this dire travesty off (there are 5 more episodes) before too long!

[JDOvengloves]

I disagree, they shouldn't take it off !

They should take it off, AND take back any fees paid to the " writers" and " actors " .

Its SUB SUB Hi-de-HI and Oh Dr. Beeching! C R A P

[123everton]

Now hang on a second "Hi-De-Hi" and "Oh Dr. Beeching" were quite good, Tony Hancock's still funny, senses of humour change but "Big Top" just looked poor to me.

[Postdog]

Nowt wrong with hi di hi. It was purile and contrived, but it worked because every now and then something funny did happen.

[carlton23]

Absolute CRAP, If this is what we pay a licence fee for I demand a rebate.

[Tizzi24]

I was going to record it, but forgot. After reading these comments I'm glad I did!

[Everhelpful]

I am with Mr.Veritas and Carlton23 100%, on this and anything that passes as "Comedy" on the BBC.