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This has got to be one of the best comedy DVD's ever released!
Barry Welsh is the main character in the show played by a Welshman called John Sparks. He has a range of characters ranging from a news reporter called Hugh Pugh, a trio of characters in the Animal Rescue Squad (or A.R.S.) all called Dave, a drunk spectator called Gwyn, and even the oldest mad in Wales, Mr. FFFF.
Barry Welsh: Usually starts and ends each show whilst having comical letters sent to him through the post by viewers such as Shenkin Arsecandle, and speaking to another character called Gerain Pillock who tries to do death-defying stunts in a coracle. He sometimes goes into Cardiff to try and ask people questions like "Would you teach your grandmother to suck eggs?"
Hugh Pugh: A news reporter from a town called Fishguard. Fishguard, according to the show, is filled with old and backward people who invent such things as "brail cows" and have funerals by installments, and also live in black and white. I can't even say what the mayor's name is because of the restrictions on this board, but he plays a major role in the news stories. The footage that is shown in the news stories is taken from old recorded footage that has been kept in HTV's archives for so long. John Sparks takes them, edits them and uses them to create funny news sketches that are so shocking, that you'd probably believe it, like: "Fishguard's new Fire Station opened in a blaze of publicity this week as it caught fire. Mayor of Fishguard, Me. Kenny **** was pleased with the firemen who did the right thing by dialling 999 and waiting for help." You see footage of firemen running outside a building.
A.R.S: I can't say much about the Animal Rescue Squad, again because of restrictions on this board, however you will find these guys funny! They treat all creatures in distress and will even shoot a spider with a broken leg to put it out of it's misery. They get called out to emergencies like: large animals trapped under stairs, dogs swallowing hamsters, and maggots caught on fishing lines. The three characters in the squad, Dave, Dave and Dave all hate Rolf Harris, and are hopeless at their job.
Mr. FFFF: He's the oldest man in Wales and tells anacdotes of his past. Like when he first used a condom, and his annual holidays....to the bathroom. He claims that most people with Parkinsons are like that so that the matrons in the home don't put them in a coffin and send them to the crematorium.
Geraint Pillock: "Doesn't know the meaning of failure....or success....or any other word with more than one sllable either!" Every week he attempts to do some crazy challenge like cross the Sahaa in his coracle, eat his own coracle, fly to the moon in his coracle, and even commit suicide by jumping into the path of his coracle. But every time he fails. The footage is basically off an old interview in HTV's old archives that is cut and edited to match what Barry Welsh is saying. Even though you know what he's going to say next, he's still one of the funniest characters.
There are other characters in the show as well like Gwyn who fills in for Barry Welsh by covering himself in Beer whilst singing his favourite songs, and other characters tend to make appearances in one-off clips.
One of the most famous clips from his show is when Hguh Pugh gives an interview:
hugh: What do you think of the jokes on the Barry Welsh show?
Old TV footage of woman: I think they're absolutely disgusting!
hugh: Do you watch the show every week
Old TV footage of woman: Yes, I do.
If you can get yourself to a store in Wales, I reccomend you buy this DVD (or video if you prefer) as it has all these characters and brilliant clips from the show which make is seem like one long show.
It's an 18 certificate though, but I'm sure you can talk a stranger into buying it for you if you don't get served (joke).
"If Laughter is the best medicine, then get a dose of this." The Fish-Guardian.
Barry Welsh is the main character in the show played by a Welshman called John Sparks. He has a range of characters ranging from a news reporter called Hugh Pugh, a trio of characters in the Animal Rescue Squad (or A.R.S.) all called Dave, a drunk spectator called Gwyn, and even the oldest mad in Wales, Mr. FFFF.
Barry Welsh: Usually starts and ends each show whilst having comical letters sent to him through the post by viewers such as Shenkin Arsecandle, and speaking to another character called Gerain Pillock who tries to do death-defying stunts in a coracle. He sometimes goes into Cardiff to try and ask people questions like "Would you teach your grandmother to suck eggs?"
Hugh Pugh: A news reporter from a town called Fishguard. Fishguard, according to the show, is filled with old and backward people who invent such things as "brail cows" and have funerals by installments, and also live in black and white. I can't even say what the mayor's name is because of the restrictions on this board, but he plays a major role in the news stories. The footage that is shown in the news stories is taken from old recorded footage that has been kept in HTV's archives for so long. John Sparks takes them, edits them and uses them to create funny news sketches that are so shocking, that you'd probably believe it, like: "Fishguard's new Fire Station opened in a blaze of publicity this week as it caught fire. Mayor of Fishguard, Me. Kenny **** was pleased with the firemen who did the right thing by dialling 999 and waiting for help." You see footage of firemen running outside a building.
A.R.S: I can't say much about the Animal Rescue Squad, again because of restrictions on this board, however you will find these guys funny! They treat all creatures in distress and will even shoot a spider with a broken leg to put it out of it's misery. They get called out to emergencies like: large animals trapped under stairs, dogs swallowing hamsters, and maggots caught on fishing lines. The three characters in the squad, Dave, Dave and Dave all hate Rolf Harris, and are hopeless at their job.
Mr. FFFF: He's the oldest man in Wales and tells anacdotes of his past. Like when he first used a condom, and his annual holidays....to the bathroom. He claims that most people with Parkinsons are like that so that the matrons in the home don't put them in a coffin and send them to the crematorium.
Geraint Pillock: "Doesn't know the meaning of failure....or success....or any other word with more than one sllable either!" Every week he attempts to do some crazy challenge like cross the Sahaa in his coracle, eat his own coracle, fly to the moon in his coracle, and even commit suicide by jumping into the path of his coracle. But every time he fails. The footage is basically off an old interview in HTV's old archives that is cut and edited to match what Barry Welsh is saying. Even though you know what he's going to say next, he's still one of the funniest characters.
There are other characters in the show as well like Gwyn who fills in for Barry Welsh by covering himself in Beer whilst singing his favourite songs, and other characters tend to make appearances in one-off clips.
One of the most famous clips from his show is when Hguh Pugh gives an interview:
hugh: What do you think of the jokes on the Barry Welsh show?
Old TV footage of woman: I think they're absolutely disgusting!
hugh: Do you watch the show every week
Old TV footage of woman: Yes, I do.
If you can get yourself to a store in Wales, I reccomend you buy this DVD (or video if you prefer) as it has all these characters and brilliant clips from the show which make is seem like one long show.
It's an 18 certificate though, but I'm sure you can talk a stranger into buying it for you if you don't get served (joke).
"If Laughter is the best medicine, then get a dose of this." The Fish-Guardian.
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This has got to be one of the best comedy DVD's ever released!
Barry Welsh is the main character in the show played by a Welshman called John Sparks. He has a range of characters ranging from a news reporter called Hugh Pugh, a trio of characters in the Animal Rescue Squad (or A.R.S.) all called Dave, a drunk spectator called Gwyn, and even the oldest mad in Wales, Mr. FFFF.
Barry Welsh: Usually starts and ends each show whilst having comical letters sent to him through the post by viewers such as Shenkin Arsecandle, and speaking to another character called Gerain Pillock who tries to do death-defying stunts in a coracle. He sometimes goes into Cardiff to try and ask people questions like "Would you teach your grandmother to suck eggs?"
Hugh Pugh: A news reporter from a town called Fishguard. Fishguard, according to the show, is filled with old and backward people who invent such things as "brail cows" and have funerals by installments, and also live in black and white. I can't even say what the mayor's name is because of the restrictions on this board, but he plays a major role in the news stories. The footage that is shown in the news stories is taken from old recorded footage that has been kept in HTV's archives for so long. John Sparks takes them, edits them and uses them to create funny news sketches that are so shocking, that you'd probably believe it, like: "Fishguard's new Fire Station opened in a blaze of publicity this week as it caught fire. Mayor of Fishguard, Me. Kenny **** was pleased with the firemen who did the right thing by dialling 999 and waiting for help." You see footage of firemen running outside a building.
A.R.S: I can't say much about the Animal Rescue Squad, again because of restrictions on this board, however you will find these guys funny! They treat all creatures in distress and will even shoot a spider with a broken leg to put it out of it's misery. They get called out to emergencies like: large animals trapped under stairs, dogs swallowing hamsters, and maggots caught on fishing lines. The three characters in the squad, Dave, Dave and Dave all hate Rolf Harris, and are hopeless at their job.
Mr. FFFF: He's the oldest man in Wales and tells anacdotes of his past. Like when he first used a condom, and his annual holidays....to the bathroom. He claims that most people with Parkinsons are like that so that the matrons in the home don't put them in a coffin and send them to the crematorium.
Geraint Pillock: "Doesn't know the meaning of failure....or success....or any other word with more than one sllable either!" Every week he attempts to do some crazy challenge like cross the Sahaa in his coracle, eat his own coracle, fly to the moon in his coracle, and even commit suicide by jumping into the path of his coracle. But every time he fails. The footage is basically off an old interview in HTV's old archives that is cut and edited to match what Barry Welsh is saying. Even though you know what he's going to say next, he's still one of the funniest characters.
There are other characters in the show as well like Gwyn who fills in for Barry Welsh by covering himself in Beer whilst singing his favourite songs, and other characters tend to make appearances in one-off clips.
One of the most famous clips from his show is when Hguh Pugh gives an interview:
hugh: What do you think of the jokes on the Barry Welsh show?
Old TV footage of woman: I think they're absolutely disgusting!
hugh: Do you watch the show every week
Old TV footage of woman: Yes, I do.
If you can get yourself to a store in Wales, I reccomend you buy this DVD (or video if you prefer) as it has all these characters and brilliant clips from the show which make is seem like one long show.
It's an 18 certificate though, but I'm sure you can talk a stranger into buying it for you if you don't get served (joke).
"If Laughter is the best medicine, then get a dose of this." The Fish-Guardian.
Barry Welsh is the main character in the show played by a Welshman called John Sparks. He has a range of characters ranging from a news reporter called Hugh Pugh, a trio of characters in the Animal Rescue Squad (or A.R.S.) all called Dave, a drunk spectator called Gwyn, and even the oldest mad in Wales, Mr. FFFF.
Barry Welsh: Usually starts and ends each show whilst having comical letters sent to him through the post by viewers such as Shenkin Arsecandle, and speaking to another character called Gerain Pillock who tries to do death-defying stunts in a coracle. He sometimes goes into Cardiff to try and ask people questions like "Would you teach your grandmother to suck eggs?"
Hugh Pugh: A news reporter from a town called Fishguard. Fishguard, according to the show, is filled with old and backward people who invent such things as "brail cows" and have funerals by installments, and also live in black and white. I can't even say what the mayor's name is because of the restrictions on this board, but he plays a major role in the news stories. The footage that is shown in the news stories is taken from old recorded footage that has been kept in HTV's archives for so long. John Sparks takes them, edits them and uses them to create funny news sketches that are so shocking, that you'd probably believe it, like: "Fishguard's new Fire Station opened in a blaze of publicity this week as it caught fire. Mayor of Fishguard, Me. Kenny **** was pleased with the firemen who did the right thing by dialling 999 and waiting for help." You see footage of firemen running outside a building.
A.R.S: I can't say much about the Animal Rescue Squad, again because of restrictions on this board, however you will find these guys funny! They treat all creatures in distress and will even shoot a spider with a broken leg to put it out of it's misery. They get called out to emergencies like: large animals trapped under stairs, dogs swallowing hamsters, and maggots caught on fishing lines. The three characters in the squad, Dave, Dave and Dave all hate Rolf Harris, and are hopeless at their job.
Mr. FFFF: He's the oldest man in Wales and tells anacdotes of his past. Like when he first used a condom, and his annual holidays....to the bathroom. He claims that most people with Parkinsons are like that so that the matrons in the home don't put them in a coffin and send them to the crematorium.
Geraint Pillock: "Doesn't know the meaning of failure....or success....or any other word with more than one sllable either!" Every week he attempts to do some crazy challenge like cross the Sahaa in his coracle, eat his own coracle, fly to the moon in his coracle, and even commit suicide by jumping into the path of his coracle. But every time he fails. The footage is basically off an old interview in HTV's old archives that is cut and edited to match what Barry Welsh is saying. Even though you know what he's going to say next, he's still one of the funniest characters.
There are other characters in the show as well like Gwyn who fills in for Barry Welsh by covering himself in Beer whilst singing his favourite songs, and other characters tend to make appearances in one-off clips.
One of the most famous clips from his show is when Hguh Pugh gives an interview:
hugh: What do you think of the jokes on the Barry Welsh show?
Old TV footage of woman: I think they're absolutely disgusting!
hugh: Do you watch the show every week
Old TV footage of woman: Yes, I do.
If you can get yourself to a store in Wales, I reccomend you buy this DVD (or video if you prefer) as it has all these characters and brilliant clips from the show which make is seem like one long show.
It's an 18 certificate though, but I'm sure you can talk a stranger into buying it for you if you don't get served (joke).
"If Laughter is the best medicine, then get a dose of this." The Fish-Guardian.