Radio Four’s News Quiz

It’s because they are in separate houses isn’t it? HIGNFY was the same the other week. Just not funny

It’s hard to create the atmosphere in a zoom type meeting. They are no replacement for the real thing. They don't play off each other so well.

Oh I watched a bit of HIGN last night and had to turn it off. It doesn’t work, does it?

I’ve never listened to News Quiz dumpling so I hent gotta dickies arse to say about that?

HIGNFY was always on our not the be missed list. Now it’s fairly painful so we’ve almost given up.
The protagonists need to be in the same room I think.

It’s deffo not the same but it’s better than nothing I suppose. I’m listening to recording of The Unbelievable Truth on Radio 4. A panel game that can be really funny depending on the guests of course.

HIGNFY is dire now.
Not worth transmitting!
News Quiz is also off my list. Gave up on it when Miles Jupp took over.

Well, Eglantine, oi ont bother tew if I were yew!

I thought both were going downhill before the lockdown.

News Quiz was always so much better than HIGNFY. But....but both of these programmes really do need a live audience and as neither can have them at the moment, they try to make up by giggling and laughing amongst themselves....and that really does not cut it.
I can understand that they are trying to put these shows out....but they are NOT as normal, and do need somehow to have some sort of audience response, perhaps this would the one time when some sort of canned laughter could be used. (Never thought I would EVER say that about anything)