I’ve never seen ‘hit BBC Two sitcom’ Miranda.  Its second series started on Monday 15th November, so I thought I’d give it a chance and see what this Award Winning Sitcom is all about. Miranda follows the hilarious scrapes that Miranda, played by giant she-woman Miranda Hart (how many times can I put ‘Miranda’ in one paragraph?) gets herself into on a day-to-day basis.

So let’s dive into series two – get ready with some staples and glue as surely thy sides shall split.

Okay, so it opened with her talking directly to the camera.  Ooh, she singled someone out as ‘cheeky’ – the audience piss themselves.  I’m not sure why.

Her fella Gary has fucked off to Hong Kong, which is ironic as he was apparently dating Hong’s brother King.  Oh, she’s made SILLY FRUIT FRIENDS.  The audience is again in hysterics.  Before stopping abruptly, like it’s….a…recording….waaaiit….

OH GOD!

Hilarity continues as she gets her dress caught in a cab door and we see too much.  Way, way too much.  Wait, that was series one?  When does series two start?  Oh good… two minutes into it, that’s when it starts.

Oh, Miranda – the scrapes you get into!  She’s caught doing a posh voice and now is stuck doing it!  The audience may well be dying of laughter.  Christ, we’re only two and a half minutes in.  I’ll next write something in five minutes…

Right, I’m back.  Sides hurting. Nothing do with laughter, I just punched myself each time I groaned.  Miranda is setting out for a ‘new Miranda!’ – hopefully one more funny. Sally Phillips showed up!  Sally Phillips is a good comedy actress!  YA… oh, she’s gone.  And Miranda’s mum moved in to her flat – HILARITY ENSUES.  Right, back in ten.

….I’m really, REALLY regretting suggesting I watch this for a blog post. I’m only ten minutes in…

She went for sushi, and HILARIOUSLY got her necklace caught in the conveyor belt, meaning she had to clamber over and onto it, ruining people’s lunch!  The necklace was so fucking loose it seemed a real effort to keep it from falling off her head, thus rounding off the delicious slapstick set-up.

Now, I will be the first to admit, I am not Miranda’s target demographic.  I’m a twenty-five year old man. Whereas this is targeted towards middle-aged women.  Or possibly lobotomy patients.

Ah, what now?  She just got mistaken for a member of staff in a furniture store by a member of public – that’s pretty run of the mi-OH WAIT SHE’S SOMEHOW ENDED UP DRIVING A FUCKING FORKLIFT IN THE WAREHOUSE.  OH THIS MISUNDERSTANDING HAS GOT TERRIBLY OUT OF HAND.

Now she’s in the staff room..?  What the fuck?  Christ.  She also just went “diddly di dee….I’ve gone Irish!”…. Brilliant.

The recording of an audience is literally howling with laughter.  I imagine by this point the actual audience have reverse-evolved and have started smashing each other’s heads open.

A man whom many would dub ‘attractive’ likes Miranda.  No one knows why.  During the date, her mum is pretending to be her cleaner and is doing a ‘funny foreign voice’.  It’s rip-roaring, groundbreaking, game-changing stuff.

Now there’s a goat…. OH I SEE, her mum hates GHOSTS, but her friend misheard and GOT A FUCKING GOAT!  A GOAT!  OF ALL THE THINGS!  HOW RANDOM AND LOLSOME.

Now, somehow, it’s post-date and her mum hasn’t fucked off like she promised. BUT WHERE IS THE GOAT?! OH MY! WHERE!? Oh wait… the scene ended with no goat-based hilarity.  Did I miss it?  I’m certainly not rewinding the fucking thing.  She’s now walking like a prick to It’s Raining Men.

OOH THE CHEF JUST KISSED HER! OH BUT GARY JUST WALKED IN. GARY.  Gary?  No?  In Hong Kong?  Looks like Giles Coren apparently..?  OH SHE’S FALLEN OVER AND SOMEHOW TAKEN THE TABLECLOTH AND ALL THE FOOD WITH IT!  And that’s the end of that scene.

The chef who has only just started going out with her is going to Birmingham… yup, his storyline’s done with.

OH AND HERE’S THE PAY-OFF! The sushi restaurant manager has turned up with police… at the same time as the woman at the furniture shop who she pretended to be and a delivery of a ball-pool which is a joke pay-off that isn’t even worth explaining. Quite how lucky it is that all three turn up at the same time isn’t mentioned.

Gary and Our Hero hug. The audience ‘aww!’ as though a puppy just shat a rainbow. The credits roll and the performers wave goodbye like at the end of Playdays. AND. ITS. OVER.

Well… what can you say about that?  Um… predictable?  Tired?  Unfunny?  Messy?  Probably the best description is “not aimed at you Tim, for fuck’s sake, of course you wouldn’t like it”.

Comments

1. Shanti says:

   February 2, 2011 at 1:41 pm

   How can you NOT like Miranda? You’re mental!
2. shorty says:

   March 16, 2011 at 6:33 am

   Tim Ward should stop criticizing writers and become one himself. Apparently he picked this sitcom apart easily,meaning I can only wait until he gets the balls to render his thoughts onto video.

   Cant wait to see your work!
3. Wardy says:

   March 16, 2011 at 12:34 pm

   Shortly, please visit http://www.itv.com/takemeout and watch Take Me Out The Gossip. I wrote that.

   Thanks babe x

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