Stumbled across this having devoured all the TPB stuff i could find and needing something funny to fill the hole. Felt compelled to write a positive review to balance things out a bit, as there is only one review at the time of writing.
I found the show itself initially baffling, until Pat Roach runs in telling the boys they've been drugged, and so has the rest of the cast, who now believe they are the characters they're being paid to play. The show jumps between genres, one moment a mob flick , then an old-school WWII story, or superhero gang, or mutinous pirates, the list goes on. The impressive thing is that they manage to weave the overlying story of a Mad Scientist drugging everyone throughout all the absurd genre changes; so a compelling mystery\thriller emerges amongst the mix of fantastic subtle humour and lots of c*ck\sh*t jokes.
I think the other review says they don't have the acting chops to pull off the characters, but i'd have to disagree. The mob characters were particularly fantastic. Mike Smith as the grand-daddy was down right scary. Of course you can tell it's them, and of course they hammed it up at times with certain characters, but that's where some of the humour comes from, as was the way much more prominently in TPB.
I'm not saying everybody should love this, or if you don't find it funny then you don't "get it". But I found it hilarious, creative story telling, that was different enough from TPB so it didn't feel like they were coasting on past success. I have no idea if there will ever be any more Happy Funtime Hour, but i certainly hope so.
I found the show itself initially baffling, until Pat Roach runs in telling the boys they've been drugged, and so has the rest of the cast, who now believe they are the characters they're being paid to play. The show jumps between genres, one moment a mob flick , then an old-school WWII story, or superhero gang, or mutinous pirates, the list goes on. The impressive thing is that they manage to weave the overlying story of a Mad Scientist drugging everyone throughout all the absurd genre changes; so a compelling mystery\thriller emerges amongst the mix of fantastic subtle humour and lots of c*ck\sh*t jokes.
I think the other review says they don't have the acting chops to pull off the characters, but i'd have to disagree. The mob characters were particularly fantastic. Mike Smith as the grand-daddy was down right scary. Of course you can tell it's them, and of course they hammed it up at times with certain characters, but that's where some of the humour comes from, as was the way much more prominently in TPB.
I'm not saying everybody should love this, or if you don't find it funny then you don't "get it". But I found it hilarious, creative story telling, that was different enough from TPB so it didn't feel like they were coasting on past success. I have no idea if there will ever be any more Happy Funtime Hour, but i certainly hope so.