Easter BennyHIGNFY is on series 71? Does that mean it started in 1955? I'm pretty sure that's not right. Maybe it is. I have no idea what's real anymore.
Nick@TheBreadmonkey They do two series a year and it started in 1990. Just a Minute is on series 96.
Makes more sense than they're all immortal I suppose
@TheBreadmonkey I’m astonished it’s still going. I stopped watching it after noticing that everyone had already made the same or better topical jokes on Twitter earlier in the week.
https://theonion.com/british-man-desperately-trying-to-get-out-of-panel-show-duty/
British Man Desperately Trying To Get Out Of Panel Show Duty
LONDON—Pinching the bridge of his nose and releasing a long weary sigh after he opened a letter summoning him to BBC headquarters, British man Arthur Batts confirmed this week that he was desperately trying to get out of panel show duty. “For God’s sake, it seems like I was just on 8 Out Of 10 […]
Yes everything is now just what someone said on social media earlier in the week. News. Quizzes. News quizzes. Comedy. Shows. Comedy shows. I'm pretty sure we should be credited for some of HIGNFY. I'm almost certain I've seen them doing your material. Merton going on about fish pumps.
internetsdairy@TheBreadmonkey @Nickiquote it's been quite a few years since all the obvious jokes and also the best possible ones get made online in the first two hours after some news happens... and then hignfy runs some of the obvious ones three days later after they've been through several layers of legal advice
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Theriac@TheBreadmonkey @Nickiquote
I think that's because when something big comes up social media is much faster at gathering and processing info. I remember when Prigozhin started driving towards Moscow - the analysis of what was going on was turning up here on the #fediverse in real time and it took a while before the press caught up but in the mean time we'd moved on to the insightful summaries which used to be the role of the guest columists or Sunday features .
I think that's because when something big comes up social media is much faster at gathering and processing info. I remember when Prigozhin started driving towards Moscow - the analysis of what was going on was turning up here on the #fediverse in real time and it took a while before the press caught up but in the mean time we'd moved on to the insightful summaries which used to be the role of the guest columists or Sunday features .