The Goes Wrong Show

The concept of Cimrman's Záskok (ten golden rules of non-acting, Hamlet without Hamlet, etc...you know, what I mean) in a British interpretation and played out ad absurdum. And even further. I mean much further. It is extremely funny without exception, packed with one-liners and with some gimmicks. And so, in the “Tennessee Williams" episode, the set designers didn’t understand that 90 degrees is related to weather, not the position of the set, and in another episode they mix up the scale, enter the set during dramatic scenes, etc. On top of that, you have actors with top comedy timing (and stunt training) who play amateur actors with a really straight face; they forget the script, do not understand the allusions, look at the audience, exaggerate their accents... Well, above all this there is another level, when in every episode there is a deliberately failed and misunderstood adaptation of the traditional drama genre; southern drama, gothic horror, Christmas story, “Austen story", court drama or war/spy drama. Some are damn good, while others are just good. Some jokes are repeated across performances, but thanks to the running time, you will fortunately not become bored by them. However, there are several parts in each episode when you won’t stop laughing. Even the worst episode is still a fast-paced, above-average comedy. But there is also the third “judicial" episode and... And I'm really wondering if I've ever seen a funnier half-hour containing that many running gags. It is so incredibly good that it can be put on the pedestal of the “funniest performance" next to the Czech stage play Záskok. And that means a lot. (01/02/2020)