Yup, as Jonathan Linsley alluded to in his talk Music Hall performers like Danny or Joe (Gladwin) used every inch of their body to enhance and telegraph a bit of funny business. Mr Clarke's had the odd bit of drag in his shows tho such...
You could fit Dr Who's TARDIS randomiser onto it, one minute you're in a full blown blast of barmy Blamire bother the next you're appreciating awesome Alvin's aviation antics!
In the early episodes I must have counted at least 1/2 dozen times where the microphone is showing at the top of the cafe shots. Either that or Leo Sayer is hanging upside down from the ceiling.
This one I think is intended as an affectionate nod but other plots and ideass are lifted wholescale, note also the lack of 'comedy accent' being employed and compare and contrast with the tone in OAH for similar subject matter.
Sometimes a big batch of episodes and sometimes the odd one. It really varies but at least half an hour of quality entertainment is always the result :)
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