Sunday, June 18, 2006

Are You Being Served?


Ground floor: perfumery,
stationery and leather goods,
wigs and haberdashery
kitchenware and food. Going up!
First floor: telephones,
gents ready-made suits,
shirts, socks, ties, hats,
underwear and shoes. Going up!
Second floor: carpets,
travel goods and bedding,
material, soft furnishings,
restaurant and teas. Going down!

"Are You Free?"
"I am free"

Are You Being Served? (or AYBS? for short) runs on weekday afternoons on BBC America, but for those of us at work, public libraries should have the entire DVD set available for loan. Crass and cheap at times, with plenty of double-entendres to go around, and totally politically incorrect at all times, yet this show manages to pull the laughter hidden deep inside our bowels.

How does it manage to do that? With plenty of good acting, fantastic dialogue, and excellent comic timing with superb facial expressions to go-along as displayed by the actors involved. The actors share a chemistry that shines through. Mostly though, despite its reliance on cheaper tactics to elicit laughter, the basic script is outstanding in its comedy potential.

Recommended comedy watch, considering that despite its sometimes crude portrayals, its got my parents laughing their tummies out...

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