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Zealousideal_Role189 t1_itcwmer wrote

The battle for primacy between David Michell the author and David Mitchell the comedian rages on. Partisan factions continue to support their preferred candidate.

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DerekB52 t1_itd5j8t wrote

To make it worse, I own 2 books written by the comedian, and that isn't even all of them. Also, Sir Winston Churchill ended up winning a nobel prize for his writing. I don't even think most people know he was an author.

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Zealousideal_Role189 t1_itd5yik wrote

Yeah. The comedian writing books is a clear shot across the established author’s bow. Don’t get comfortable, David Mitchell. David Mitchell is making incursions into your turf.

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dalenacio t1_itel5ww wrote

The only acceptable response is for David Mitchell to captain David Mitchell's team on Would I Lie To You, all the while nobody acknowledges that it's David Mitchell and not David Mitchell.

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Lopsided-Ad-6696 t1_itegy64 wrote

I am an American who got addicted to BBC panel shows during lockdown. The American Alex Jones and UK Alex Jones are vastly different people, haha

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this_moi t1_itd8jnu wrote

On a smaller scale, the furious rivalry between Justin McElroy the American podcaster and Justin McElroy the Canadian journalist rages on.

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pbmm1 t1_itf87tv wrote

They have made peace, I have heard it

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waddiewadkins t1_itd9q0y wrote

Upstart Crow isn't that great imo

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Zealousideal_Role189 t1_itdbo81 wrote

I actually really liked Upstart Crow. There’s so many jokes that could only be made in the context of that program. It’s a show for fans of Shakespeare who would like to explore that interest in a sitcom vehicle. I liked the Mitchell-style humor in character as Shakespeare, but I found the rest of the cast to be a bit boring.

But Mitchell convincing the old actors to not play Romeo and Juliet because the real stars are Priest and Nurse? That’s good Elizabethan sitcom material.

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waddiewadkins t1_itdcynl wrote

Cool. I'm too much of a fan of Blackadder and the drop off from that was too great for what I watched. Same writer too.

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Zealousideal_Role189 t1_itddtdq wrote

I liked Blackadder too. It’s fun to have a show that incorporates historical figures and events.

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