Los Dos Bros

One that got away.

One of the few programmes that has had me in uncontrollable tears of laughter. Something that in these days where a knowing smile makes a comedy show, we so lack. Just utterly silly slapstick humour, but brilliantly, with the best timing and physical performances you could hope for.

Some of the physical action comedy wouldn't look out of place in a parkour video.

And of course it was only shown on channel 4 very late at night. Perhaps it just wasn't ironic enough for the trendy metropolitan programme planners, who knows?

A sad miss, could have been huge.

What really needs to be said about this obscure almost forgotten comedy, is that if your a fan of Laurel and Hardy then you are going to really like this programme. Its based on two half brothers who both think that they are the boss but the other is having none of it. They also think they are intelligent and attractive to women but are sadly at a loss as for how to talk to the opposite sex. The situations they get themselves into are hilarious; far-fetched and ridiculous but it works because the comic timing of both the actors (Darren Boyd and CavanClerkin) is spot on.

A lot of the comedy stems from physical slapstick and, while not being a huge fan of slapstick itself, their performances are so convincing and the situations so ridiculous, that they get away with it. Its like: Mr Bean meets Mr Bean but with some added arrogance and ego. Its a shame they never made more than the one series.