Limmy's Show! (2009–2013) User Reviews

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[aaroninacave · 8/10 · 26 June 2013]

This show is pure class!

Not only are most of the characters very funny but Limmy also has the ability to look at the world in a particular manner... sometimes after a sketch i think flip me he's right there, i never thought of that before... other times i think i'm glad someone else has picked up on that as well.

You well know after the first 10 mins of the pilot whether or not you will like this show..

i would say give this a chance and you could well be glad that you did.

nice one Limmy

See you Limmy!

[stephen-mclaughlin76 · 8/10 · 12 January 2010]

Well after the success of the Pilot episode of Limmy's Show last year I honestly thought the originality and quick witted sketches couldn't be topped. How wrong was I? I watched the first episode (1 of 6) last night and wasn't left disappointed that Limmy had fluked it. Far from it. Some of the characters from what I have saw from Episode 1 and the Pilot look like they will be regulars (Dee Dee and Jaqueline) in this series.

This show is quite surreal and obviously full of Glasgow sayings and patter. But that shouldn't put any Non-Glaswiegans off. (something tells me it wouldn't bother Brian Limmond even if it did, as he comes across as a comedy writer/performer who is just being himself and really enjoys his job.) The problems that Limmy may come across from some is that they may compare it to Still Game or Chewin' the Fat. This is nothing like those two great shows. It's like a combination of the quick random wit of 'The Fast Show' and observation of the classic 'Absolutely'.

I'd say to anyone who can get BBC Scotland to at least give it a go and see what you think. It's fast,surreal,funny.

Distilled Genius

[scythertitus · 8/10 · 28 February 2019]

A lot of the scetches seem to be written as streams of consciousness, one thing leads to another and to another and then something else pops in and so on. For people who are only familiar with generic TV plotting and pacing this is probably off-putting and nonsensical, but at times it can capture real human thoughts and feelings on a scale rarely ever seen on television.

The overarching point of the show seems to be to question everything and never take anything for granted, which can be unnerving if you are trying to watch some light comedy to turn your brain off. If that's the case then this really isn't the show for you, in fact it actively aggitates those who would watch it for such a reason.

Because the show tries to break barriers and challenge it can sometimes miss a mark or not completely convey what it was going for, at least not on a universal level, and its definitely not for everyone, but what it is is a show that actually tries. It's not mindless entertainment and it's not trying to cater to all markets, most of the time it comes off as one man's attempt to piece together and dissect his own sanity, and I think that is worthy of its own show, at least once in a while.

Sometimes reaches greatness.

[kieron_roe · 10/10 · 2 December 2011]

This show suffers a bit from being Glaswegian. A lot of people can't really understand what's being said and maybe this holds it back.

I'm a southern fairy and i don't have a problem with the accent. In fact, i think Limmy's Show is easily the best comedy sketch show of the last few years.

When you think that shows like Armstrong and Miller, That Mitchel and Webb Look and Smack The Pony have made it into mainstream TV and this hasn't it is a disgrace. Even Little Britain is just men dressing up as women and puking on each other. So much lazy writing.

Limmy has moments of observational genius and several moments of just plain weird, but his characterisation is brilliant. Falconhoof for example should have his own show format, i could watch that sketch all day.

If you enjoy subversive, laugh-out-loud observational comedy with a hint of the surreal this sits right up there with Jam, Chris Morris, Monkey Dust, Reeves and Mortimer, Serafinowitz, and before them The Young Ones. Lets hope a new series is in the pipeline.

Funny

[smacgregor-136-440244 · 18 August 2011]

The only people that seem to have time to review anything on here unfortunately as usual have nothing positive to say about anything.

To be fair this show isn't for everyone but if you're lucky enough to have a sense of humour of some description and no chip on your shoulder then you might well enjoy Limmy's show.

The humour is very "West of Scotland" - so a lot of the laughs are maybe going to pass you by if your not local, but maybe not. The show is well observed and extremely funny in places and works on different levels. Limmy definitely has something to say about the world - and that's to be encouraged.

Overall its well worth a watch although it is a bit hit and miss - I'd say about 30% is genuinely hilarious, 60% generally funny with about 10% off the sketches not doing it. I'd say that it compares well with other comedy shows out there just now and if you're going to slate something as being a 1 or a 2 out of 10 then it'd be interesting to see what you would recommend in its place.

Hope he gets a 3rd season.

Wow

[minimilz · 10/10 · 24 May 2021]

It's like a fever dream but enjoyable. Limmy is a genius.

True Story

[calvinnigh · 10/10 · 3 December 2020]

I'm an internet reviewer, and this show gets my thumb.

Very good dark comedy

[Tigernine · 10/10 · 13 September 2018]

Very well thought out and you have to wonder how he came up with some of the content. The angle he takes in the sketches is top notch. sometimes you won't laugh but it's very entertaining, EXCELLENT, up there with partridge and peep show.

Limmy is a genius..

[jamiedee-45573 · 10/10 · 23 May 2020]

D,ya want this mushroom? She turned the weans against us! Oii! Twenty's plenty! What's the ploblem?!

Need I say more. Genius.

Good

[happypantsofdoom · 10/10 · 4 May 2019]

The writing is fantastic and so is the humor. I find it funny because of how well the jokes are executed and because of the dark and bizzarre the humor is.

Bizzare

[cestriatlast · 7/10 · 15 April 2018]

I had no idea what I was getting into and less of one when I was getting out a couples seasons later.

Great

[coles_notes · 8/10 · 7 June 2022]

A recent rewatch (*cough* youtube), Limmy's show is a 2009 surreal sketch comedy from Scottish comedian Brian Limond. Created for a quite low budget almost by himself, Limmy's Show has become quite the cult classic in recent years, and he's even used his success from the show to start twitch streaming where he now has >350K followers. Limmy's Show is funny and original, and is so fast paced (and accented) that you'll need to rewatch it a few times anyway just to catch everything. A great laugh, would recommend.

Ugh!

[Rabical-91 · 1/10 · 3 February 2019]

Brian Limond started out his career as an internet star. Eventually becoming a sensation with online fans, he was in great demand to make a move to televisual media. In 2009, a pilot entitled 'Limmy's Show' got made, around the same time as 'Burnistoun' and by all accounts was a rip roaring success. Shortly after, a full series followed. Now, there is no denying its popularity but personally I'd rather stick knitting needles in my eyes than watch this pile of mindless nonsense. Brian Limond is so smug and annoying it is impossible to watch the show without feeling the urge to kick the television screen in. Shame on BBC Scotland for inflicting this guff upon us poor license payers.

It's Easy To Get A Comedy Show On BBC Scotland ...

[Theo Robertson · 11 January 2010]

... As long as you're well connected to the powers that be .

With the success of CHEWING THE FAT and STILL GAME BBC Scotland had a couple of well deserved smash hits on their hands and in their haste to follow this up they executed anyone muttering important concepts like " Quality control " and replaced them with pretentious sycophants

BBC Scotland have mirrored the Soviet Union . If CHEWING THE FAT and STILL GAME were the television equivalent of Lenin's New Economic Policy then they've shot all the kulaks and replaced them with LEGIT , GARY'S WAR and LIMMY'S SHOW . I'm finding it difficult to work out what show's worse but this one might be the deserved winner

LIMMY'S SHOW is highly surreal , and highly , highly unfunny . Apparently Brian Limond ( Limmy ) was discovered via his own website and had a highly successful podcast , so apparently he got this gig because someone liked his " Glesga patter " . That someone must be the only person in Scotland taken by Limmy's humour in that case . To give you a clue how bizarrely esoteric the sketches try this one :

Two rockers listen to Mahatten Skyline by Aha . The guitar rift breaks in , the picture freezes and Limmy walks in to the picture : " Right next time you're in a pub toilet , take out a pen and write " Benny Havey RIP " on the door . If you're too young to go to pubs scratch " Benny Harvey RIP " on your school desk . Who's Benny Harvey ? No idea "

And if you're waiting for a resolution or even a punchline to any of the above you'll have a very long wait

BTW if anyone from BBC Scotland is reading this looking for some hot new talent who will appeal to both the proletariat and kulaks alike drop me a line

not funny

[klamnat · 2/10 · 18 January 2010]

To say this was funny would be misleading and I could be done under the sales and services act for false advertising. I settled down to watch this last week as I am always on the lookout for new comedy but sat through this and didn't utter a laugh. Nearly a chortle but no laughs. Much like the new wave of comedy programmes that grace the TV like the Kevin Bishop show or The Persuasionists, if its not old redundant joke material or gross out comedy then its extremely surreal. Thank god the old live at the Apollo and Dave is on for some proper laugh out loud comedy. Even Michael MacIntyre is funnier then this programme. All it was, was surreal comedy with Glaswegian thrown in but not intentionally funny. Taking everyday situations and making them macabre. But not in a funny way.

Don't you laugh and don't you smile <> But watch Limmy's show another mile

[zh84 · 1/10 · 1 February 2010]

I know Limmy has fans on the Internet. I hadn't heard of him before and didn't get round to trying the show until episode four. In five minutes I found it completely incomprehensible. After a quarter of an hour the star of the show came on and announced that it has come to his attention that some of the audience think his show is (a word that the IMDb won't let me use). He said that it was because we were thinking about it too much. The previous sketch was based on a very old joke—where do all the socks go that are mysteriously half pairs, ha-ha-ha?—and that is a result of the writer not thinking enough. He then continued with more jokes and stories that were not funny. I transcribe below a bit of the wit from Limmy's Show for reference. A chippy in Scotland, perhaps Glasgow. The camera shows Limmy's point of view as the woman behind the counter serves his chips and puts vinegar on them. Another man comes in: Other Man: Is there a toilet in here? Limmy: You're a toilet. Woman behind counter: There's a toilet, but it isnae working. Limmy: You're a toilet. Other man exits. The camera, representing Limmy, follows him down the street. The other man goes into a pub and through to the Gents. Limmy follows him and sees which cubicle he has gone into. From his point of view we see him pick up a wodge of paper towels, put them in the urinal, and urinate on them copiously. He goes into the cubicle next to the one the other man is using, and hurls the urine-soaked paper towels over the division, then runs to the toilet entrance and waits till the other man comes out of the cubicle, screaming in disgust. Limmy: You're a toilet. As far as I'm concerned, the Internet can keep him.

Very boring

[supermalta · 1/10 · 27 November 2019]

This is a terribly unfunny show. Don't waste your time watching it

Utter Sh**e

[mkeenan51 · 1/10 · 1 June 2022]

As Scottish Born and Bred, this has to be the worst series I've ever seen. Its the first programme I've felt the need to review after watching 10 mins of the pilot show. It is seriously a complete waste of tax payers money and I would invite the script writers to look for a new career. It has to be the worst programme that's came out of Scotland since the 17th century.

Failed cowardly comedy that's been created only for certain alphabetical groups. Avoid at all costs.

[RedPillKing · 1/10 · 14 February 2023]

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