Tonight ickledot watched the last of four dramas on BBC4 named The Curse of Comedy. All were absorbing but for me the best was probably last week's piece about Hughie Green, starring Trevor Eve. His portrayal was superb, even though initially he seemed rather unlike Green. Perhaps also, as Green was not actually a comedian, there was no requirement for humour.
This was where, for me, the other three suffered. They weren't funny, at any point. Now I know what you're thinking. They were dramas, not comedies. True, but the writers and producers should have worked harder to make us laugh at some point so they could illustrate why these characters were so popular. Or were they assuming an audience of over 50s who could all remember the originals?
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