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Post by Dawnstar on Feb 19, 2021 22:28:52 GMT
To be fair to Jonathan, the first half of his solo number was genuinely the best song they've done so far - as with Mischief, the quality took a dip but he is clearly a very good improviser. Also, the fact he is quite small allowed them to do some very funny physical comedy which they haven't been able to that much of until now. If they were to return for another season of live streams/stage shows (depending on the Covid situation), I would love to see the Oscar/Emmy role rotated more to allow Jonathan to feature in the improvising cast more frequently. Yes, it was great that there was more physical comedy tonight. I'm not sure they necessarily need more Oscar & Emmy rotation so much as they need Jonathan to be in the ensemble for more of the shows when he's not playing Oscar. The inadvertantly useful thing about Bryony breaking her arm at the start of the Arts Theatre run was it meant they were short on cast so Jonathan had to be in ensemble whenever he wasn't on as Oscar (except one show when IIRC he wasn't well & they had to get Laura Kirman in). When they have spare people, like in the 2018 tour, he seems to sit out the shows when he's not Oscar.
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Post by greeny11 on Feb 20, 2021 12:39:55 GMT
Last night was also Dave's last show of the run (it figures as Nancy and Dave had done every show in February so far). Will miss his corpsing over the last 2 shows!
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Post by Dawnstar on Feb 20, 2021 13:52:18 GMT
Henry L's done every MMN show bar one so really he shouldn't be in the last 2 either. Josh hasn't done any February ones and Mike & Ellie have only done 4 out of the 9 so hopefully the 3 of them will be in the last 2.
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Post by greeny11 on Feb 20, 2021 13:59:39 GMT
Based on a tweet, Joshua is on for both shows this weekend. I feel like we haven't seen Mike for ages, so I imagine he will be on as well. I think Henry Lewis has missed 2 - The Primary Cape Crusader and Wild Feast according to my list and looking through posters and screencaps. Either way, he's done the most - I assume they're scheduled based on availability, given some have done considerably more shows than others.
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Post by Dawnstar on Feb 20, 2021 14:50:46 GMT
Yes, you're right. He's still done the most though, followed by Jonathan, Dave & Bryony. I would have thought that everyone other than Josh would have a lot of availability at the moment!
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Post by greeny11 on Feb 20, 2021 21:11:37 GMT
Wishing for Wishy Washy
Pantomime
From the moment this was selected as the genre, I knew this was going to be bonkers - but I wasn't quite prepared for what we witnessed.
Lauren as Madame Frisky, Joshua as Trevor Noun/Lucinda's dad, Niall as Sister Martha/indecipherable being in the bad grammar forest were all hilarious. Harry as Buttons throwing Maths in Joshua's direction while thrusting, trying to cure Lucinda was another highlight. Henry Lewis rather stole the show as a horse/cow hybrid, the full stop goblin and the chief of the bad grammar forest - before break dancing in the final number!
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Post by david on Feb 20, 2021 21:22:26 GMT
What a brilliant film tonight with the Panto genre. I’m really surprised that this hasn’t come up before in any of the MMN’s either streamed or during a season in a theatre. I thought it worked really well and with some great audience participation as well from the ZOOM audience. With Henry Lewis break dancing at the end just topped up a fantastic evening’s viewing.
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Post by greeny11 on Feb 20, 2021 21:27:06 GMT
The Panto genre worked a lot better than I thought it would to be honest. Thought Grace did a great job as the audience participation in that section. Henry Lewis is always hilarious, but Niall, who normally goes for the more serious characters, cracked me up as Sister Martha and the goblin in the forest.
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Post by pianowithsam on Feb 20, 2021 21:35:39 GMT
Great film tonight. Really nice to see Josh back in and was back making me laugh with his absurd performances. Really enjoyed the 'potion making' song too, akin to 'Pick a pocket or two' from Oliver! I thought.
Was only thinking earlier on that there hasn't been a pantomime or a jazz noir film yet. Was also thinking that there hadn't been a coming of age teenage film for a long while. So strange!
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Post by marob on Feb 20, 2021 21:53:58 GMT
It may not be a movie genre, but I think this was one of the funnier ones. With it being a pantomime-style show there was a lot of stuff in there that I feel like Oscar wouldn’t have allowed them to get away with in a normal “movie.” Lauren’s Madame Frisky must had more innuendo In a few minutes than there’s been in the whole run. I also loved seeing Josh back, his humour always seems just a little bit darker and more surreal than the others.
Looking forward to the final one (for now, anyway) tomorrow. Hope it’s as good as the last two have been.
What’s the “other project” they’re doing? Series two of The Goes Wrong Show?
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Post by pianowithsam on Feb 20, 2021 22:03:15 GMT
What’s the “other project” they’re doing? Series two of The Goes Wrong Show? Appears to be. From www.mischiefcomedy.com/our-work/mischief-movie-night-in/about : In their final appearance, ahead of filming a new TV series, the Mischief team are returning to their emergency comedy bunker to stream a final run of movies.
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Post by Dawnstar on Feb 20, 2021 23:54:59 GMT
What a brilliant film tonight with the Panto genre. I’m really surprised that this hasn’t come up before in any of the MMN’s either streamed or during a season in a theatre. I'm not sure if they are counting previous theatre ones, as a couple of times Oscar has said it's the first time they're doing X genre but it's a genre I have seen them do in previous years. Though I haven't personally seen them do panto before.
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Post by greeny11 on Feb 21, 2021 14:09:27 GMT
So final day of this run, mixed emotions as I don't want it to end - I've laughed so much over the last couple of months and it's cheered me right up. The 3 shows this week have all been classics, so I'm hoping tonight's will end the run on a high.
Niall is doing an Instagram takeover today, and he's posted the cast - it's the same cast as yesterday (Jonathan, Henry L, Bryony, Harry, Ellie, Lauren, Niall and Joshua).
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Post by Dawnstar on Feb 21, 2021 19:26:40 GMT
I'll be honest & say that's not entirely the cast I was hoping for.
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Post by greeny11 on Feb 21, 2021 19:48:22 GMT
I notice they're putting up a collection of fan-made posters in the countdown which is a nice touch.
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Post by pianowithsam on Feb 21, 2021 21:12:38 GMT
Very heartwarming message from Jonathan at the end of tonight's brilliant show.
Noticed Bryony was crying and am sure she wasn't the only one. Going to miss these livestreams and very thankful to have had a source of such wonderful theatre during these strange times. Been a blast.
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Post by greeny11 on Feb 21, 2021 21:14:30 GMT
Fraud of the Blings
A fantasy film (that basically turned into The Parent Trap)
Joshua Elliott as a rainbow, Henry Lewis voicing numerous sentient objects (including Niall's back) - and Bryony's descent from the castle were all very entertaining. Harry Kershaw's Ice King had his moments as well - his lack of awareness of everyday things like hair, legs, hands and words was amusing.
The cast seemed very emotional at the end - I think they've had just as much fun doing these shows as we've enjoyed watching them.
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Post by david on Feb 21, 2021 21:20:46 GMT
With the final film tonight, pianowithsam 100% with you. The MMN season has been a blast and brought some much-needed laughter at the moment. I'm definitely going to miss these evenings. A big thanks not only to everyone at Mischief but the tech crew who really have brightened up the last few months.
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Post by pianowithsam on Feb 21, 2021 21:25:00 GMT
A nice little compilation of clips here.
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Post by NeilVHughes on Feb 21, 2021 21:41:02 GMT
Almost a 100,000 people per stream, very impressive and extremely lucrative.
Kudos as they seem to one of the few ensembles to make streaming work and pretty sure that it won’t be long before they return.
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Post by Dawnstar on Feb 21, 2021 22:24:15 GMT
I notice they're putting up a collection of fan-made posters in the countdown which is a nice touch. I feel the number of posters at the end started getting a bit much though. It was a great idea at the beginning, when they were showing 3 or 4 posters done by people who are really good artists, but tonight there must have been at least a dozen, many of which looked like they'd been done by 6 year olds.
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Post by greeny11 on Feb 21, 2021 22:33:50 GMT
Because they probably were - I get what you're saying but it's nice for the kids to feel like they're involved. They probably did more this evening as it was the last show.
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Post by Dawnstar on Feb 21, 2021 22:50:46 GMT
It felt a bit like having to fake being enthusiastic when some nauseatingly proud parents/grandparents show you their offspring's artwork! And MMN is supposed to be 11+!
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Post by greeny11 on Feb 21, 2021 23:16:29 GMT
I didn't see an age range listed on the website, so they probably decided to open it up for families in lockdown times. I guess they now have a following of young fans who've seen the stage shows and the TV shows so were interested in this. That would explain why Oscar was often quick to shut down some of the less family friendly parts.
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Post by marob on Feb 21, 2021 23:23:28 GMT
Yeah, as much as I’ve enjoyed it, it has kind of annoyed me to see them (well, mainly Jonathan) tone stuff down because people ignored the age guidance. Maybe if/when it comes back they could do some PG and others not.
The fan art got a bit tiresome tbh, though I did like the two regular contributors whose work was quite cartoonish.
But as gripes go, they’re pretty minor as this has been a terrific run of shows. They’ve really cheered me up no end.
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Post by Dawnstar on Feb 22, 2021 14:01:32 GMT
Yeah, as much as I’ve enjoyed it, it has kind of annoyed me to see them (well, mainly Jonathan) tone stuff down because people ignored the age guidance. Maybe if/when it comes back they could do some PG and others not. The fan art got a bit tiresome tbh, though I did like the two regular contributors whose work was quite cartoonish. But as gripes go, they’re pretty minor as this has been a terrific run of shows. They’ve really cheered me up no end. Yes, compared to the stage version some things have definitely been reined in. When they were doing the 3-show days at the Arts Theatre the matinees were usually more family-friendly & the evening shows, especially the 9.15pm ones, less so. I'm not saying I want outright filth or swearing but I think a certain amount of broad innuendo should be allowed.
The fan art I really liked were the drawings by @garyscribbler, which he seemed to do for every show, & the photomontage posters by @btodman93, which sadly only seem to have been done for a few of the shows.
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Post by ncbears on Feb 22, 2021 15:41:15 GMT
Wishing for Wishy Washy Pantomime From the moment this was selected as the genre, I knew this was going to be bonkers - but I wasn't quite prepared for what we witnessed. Lauren as Madame Frisky, Joshua as Trevor Noun/Lucinda's dad, Niall as Sister Martha/indecipherable being in the bad grammar forest were all hilarious. Harry as Buttons throwing Maths in Joshua's direction while thrusting, trying to cure Lucinda was another highlight. Henry Lewis rather stole the show as a horse/cow hybrid, the full stop goblin and the chief of the bad grammar forest - before break dancing in the final number! Bonkers is an understatement for we yankees across the pond watching the ... well, "Oscar" did try to explain the motifs and traditions, but my bride was perplexed. Nevertheless, we enjoyed it as just a bunch of silliness without rhyme or reason but did include breakdancing.
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Post by talkingheads on Feb 23, 2021 17:06:41 GMT
Intriguing tweet from Mischief. Working on a new play perhaps? As far as I know Lauren Shearing isn't part of the core gang and she is tagged in it (glad she's being included though, her contributions have been my favourites across the Movie Nights)
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Post by Dawnstar on Feb 23, 2021 20:24:58 GMT
I could do without them being annoyingly tantalising only 2 days after MMN has finished. There's enough uncertainty going on in this country at the moment already!
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Post by talkingheads on Feb 23, 2021 21:53:38 GMT
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