Shinigami's HIGNFY reviews episode 1-03
Here's the next review of Season 1 HIGNFY: The Tony Slattery/Robert Harris episode!
Next episode review for those who are interested, coming up.
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Air date: 12 Oct 1990
Ian's Guest: Tony Slattery
Paul's Guest: Robert Harris
My observations and notes:
I am still very glad they changed the intro theme.
Ok, now Angus’s hair looks as bad as the first episode.
Hehe, Ian’s tie has a bright flowery pattern.
Tony is <3. And very handsome here in that suit. If you don’t know him, then you obviously never watched the British Whose Line EVER! He and Paul worked together on Whose Line. Tony has appeared in movies and TV shows from Peter’s Friends (with fellow Cambridge Footlight comrades Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, and Emma Thompson) to Just a Gigolo (his own series he and friend Richard Vranch created) to (most recently) Kingdom. This is his first of four appearances and the first time he’s teamed up with Ian.
Paul’s shirt (Black with blue Hawaiian type print) is the same one he wore on his episode with Julian Clary on Whose Line.
Robert Harris is a TV reporter and novelist. He has appeared several more times on HIGNFY. This is his first appearance on HIGNFY.
- Here he is called as a last minute replacement for Roy Hattersley, who had pulled out at 3Pm of the taping. This won’t be the first time Roy is a no-show. He would do it two more times.
First Round: “Film Round”.
Tony’s first comment and, of course, it’s something dirty - “It’s to do with Ivana Trump, and it looks like the World’s Most Expensive Diaphragm.”
Iraq, George Bush, war - Fast forward to the present. Not much has changed.
Awww, Tony’s so cute and polite asking about an extra point about Paul and Robert’s image. He then makes a joke about Saddam being part of the Village People.
Paul makes Tony laugh with his joke about Saddam being the new man in Dietrich Bailers(??) life.
Every time I hear about the Hubble, I think about Mystery Science Theatre 3000 the Movie.
Paul: (on a small bus of people) Roy Hattersley’s lunch has arrived.
Scores so far: Ian - 4, Paul - 5
Second Round: Tabloid Headlines.
Paul turns a simple little headline about a circumcision gone wrong into a vasectomy mess up at a pub. And then Ian makes a “Cut me up, Scotty” joke.
Paul: (On the headline “The Day America was Shut”) Are you sure that isn’t a misprint?
Man, Paul is just BASHING the hell out of Roy Hattersley!
-And there is some Bush bashing…
-And Angus does some Dan Quayle Bashing!
I <3 hearing Tony talk. Something so soothing about his voice…even when he’s talking about UFO sightings in Belgium.
“Don’t Ring Us” - Ian: Ah, this is Tony’s Agent again.
Tony: (makes an “OMG you didn’t!” face, laughs a bit) How dare- How dare you!
Ian: No, this is, um, British Telecom.
Tony: No, you were right the first time.
(laughter)
Robert: Is he on the telephone…
Tony: (to the camera) I hope your watching.
Angus: Exactly.
Tony bashing the British Telecom - LOL!
Scores so far: Ian - 8, Paul - 9
Love Ian and Tony’s interaction with each other.
Third Round: Clip connection to recent news.
Oh, to be that pen Tony’s nibbling on….
WOW! So many Fergie jokes! And Dallas jokes, too.
I have to say it again that Tony is fricking adorable in this episode.
And there’s another Roy Hattersley bash by Paul on seeing a Cow and some guy making a crazy face.
Man, this episode IS old - They’re talking about Madonna’s relationship with Sean Penn!
Fourth Round: Archive Round
A young Robert Harris looks a bit like Sam Waterston/Jack McCoy from Law and Order.
A little Robert teasing for his appearance in Ian and Tony’s clip, where Margaret Thatcher trails him instead of the other way around. (Note: this was then shown on the Very Best of HIGNFY)
Scores so far: Ian - 12, Paul - 13
Fifth Round: Odd One Out.
Short playing - one for each group.
Ian and Tony tease each other playfully.
God, I keep forgetting how bad Angus’s hair looks.
Speaking of bad looks, Angus makes one after mentioning Leslie DuMorie (Not sure of the spelling) as one of Robert Maxwell’s other names.
Angus makes a joke about how people change their names by saying his last name was Shag-lastly. Fast forward to 2002…
Props round.
Paul and Robert’s props: A Mars bar, a jar of honey, an egg timer, three Mars bars, (which Paul says it deals with Roy Hattersley) another 17 Mars bars, and a Bumblebee toy.
Paul and Robert loved playing with that Bumblebee toy ^_^
Tony looks so proud when he gets Paul and Robert’s question right. Paul then takes the piss out of him during their question.
Ian and Tony’s props: Railroad Timetable book, an Abacus, a Dunce’s hat (“Formal wear for the Tory Party conference” according to Ian, who puts the hat on), and another 34 Mars Bars.
Scores so far: Ian - 18, Paul - 19
Final round: Missing Words
“Dangers of Going *What* by Anne” - Ian: British Rails.
“Cecil’s plan to get Britain *What*” - Tony: Pregnant!
“Major Ron sells *What* for 5p” - Paul: Crotch-less knickers.
“I Made Thatcher *What* Boasts Nigel” - Paul: …Swallow! (Tony cracks up hysterically) Angus: No, it’s not a reference to food… (Tony is XDing to death) (Note: this was then shown on the Very Best of HIGNFY. On the commentary, Paul said he had to do something dirty because of Tony’s presence.)
Paul was on fire tonight.
Final Scores: Ian - 23, Paul - 25
Paul’s second win.
Screenshots: http://s201.photobucket.com/albums/aa28/shinigami518/HIGNFY/1x03%20full/
My Overall Opinion: Paul was a bit more into it; mostly I think it’s because of Tony being there. Robert is pretty good tonight, can see why he was asked back. Ian was his usual self. Tony was pretty decent, but I tend to be bias due to my love for him. Mostly it was funny due to all the Hattersley bashing and the Archive clip of Robert, plus the “I made Thatcher *what” Missing words made it even funnier.