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I do not think I have watched any comedy series without laughing 90% of every single show. The guests have always been top notch (perhaps with the exception of Ardal O Hanlon) and they never fail to make me laugh. This is what I believe to be true comedy, the art of improvisation. You get something different every time and it must require great talent to adapt to these situations so quickly! Highlights of this programme include Party Quirks and Standing, sitting, bending. Clive Anderson makes a very droll host. I believe the British version to be superior due to less whooping from the audience (although the American audiences are better participators!). Although we have our fair share of great comedians on here including Tony Slattery, Jim Sweeney and Josie Lawrence to name but a few, the Americans and Canadians bring a fair share of laughter. My particular favourite is Ryan Stiles, who in my eyes is a modern comedy genius! Closely followed by the lovely Colin Mochrie.

I thoroughly recommend this program. Comedy has never been done so good.

I tried watching the British version and just did not find it funny. Ricky Gervais seems to be less than endearing and sometimes annoying. Steve Carell is exactly the opposite. I am so lucky to catch the American version currently showing over here on BBC2. I thought Id give it a shot and it was funny from start to finish. Steve is the perfect "boss from hell who tries so hard" and the supporting cast are fantastic in their roles. The British supporting cast did their parts justice but for me, just was not funny. I am now willing to give our version of the Office a second chance, thanks to Steve Carell. Hopefully this show won't be ruined by an attempt to keep this show going and going. Two or three series should be enough to give it the status that its predecessor gained over here.

I expected a lovely, lavish children's movie along the same lines as Harry Potter with huge chunks likely to be omitted. Once I started watching I just no longer cared. The acting was absolutely fantastic and Tilda Swinton was an absolute joy to watch. I cried, I laughed, I admired the courage of Peter. The little girl who played Lucy was a pleasure to watch.

For those unaware of CS Lewis's masterpieces, this is the second book of seven "Chronicles of Narnia", about the four Pevensie children who accidentally stumble across the Land of Narnia and a tense situation between Aslan (voiced wonderfully by Liam Neeson) and the White Witch (Tilda Swinton).

The Christian Allegory so many press articles seem to be picking up on is there and very blatant. But so what? What I saw was a fantastic retelling of CS Lewis's book and I thoroughly enjoyed the movie.

The two and a half hours just flew by and I wished it could have been longer but no doubt the fidgeting children would have been a nuisance. Perfectly condensed, great casting and some lovely effects. I could not have asked for more.