House of Rooms

I tried to come into watching this void of any preconceptions… something thankfully made far easier by its being so completely different than could possibly be expected that the moment it started I forgot all about Milton’s fantastic stand-up and was whisked away into his little world.

Being a surrealist at heart, I loved the bizarreness of the whole affair as we see the down-beaten Milton struggle to cope with the popularity of new tenant Paul, especially from his love interest, Alice, and has a brilliantly thought-out sub-plot I shan’t detail for fear of ruining it for you!

I will be honest, there were parts of it which put me in mind of ‘Flight of the Conchordes’… not for the content but for the general ambience of the show, with subtle sound effects and the occasional musical backing track. Not that I consider that a bad thing, by a long stretch… Conchordes is fabulous! Suffice it to say that if you liked one, you would most likely feel the same way about the other!

To my mind, Jones proved brilliantly that his one-liner style can fit perfectly into a sitcom with script which is absolutely hilarious in the most understated way.

As a pilot offering, I really hope this becomes a full series at some point… I for one will be very much looking forward to it!


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Milton Jones – Lion Whisperer

In the interests of disclosure, I should say from the outset that Milton Jones makes me fall about with laughter at every television and radio appearance. It will not surprise you, then, to hear that I loved this dvd!

His quick-fire delivery is not for all, I admit; and I do prefer to watch/listen to Jones alone… not for the reasons you might think! – but because invariably someone will make a noise, I will miss an entire joke and that is it!

I do appreciate that such a paced performance can be hard for some to keep up with; a fact of which I am hugely aware after the hub-creature sat stoically throughout, unable to process the puns and missing out on the laughs, so maybe this isn’t for anyone with any kind of diminished brain function, but for everyone else – freakin’ hilarious!

I absolutely love the way Jones is so effortless in his performance, flowing seamlessly from one subject to another with seldom a pause. There is something quite ethereal about the way he does this without creating an air of chaos and discord.

As you would expect, this performance gives nothing especially challenging, nothing contraversial and nothing unsuitable for younger kids; the laughs just roll in one after another, giving the viewer the opportunity to relax and just allow the laughter to happen.

Absolutely brilliant!!

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