Sharing a desk with a football fan

[Derek Hardballs]

[Tom Joad]

Ha! Every West Midland glory hunter claims their dad came from Liverpool or Manchester. Funny how their dads never come from Bury, Stockport or Wigan?

[Mr vertical]

I'd not seen that before, thanks for posting. I do like them - their Green Clarinet sketch is wonderful imo.

[sickParrot]

Ha! Every West Midland glory hunter claims their dad came from Liverpool or Manchester. Funny how their dads never come from Bury, Stockport or Wigan?

Even a dingle lass would turn her nose up at a lad from bury 

[fuzzbox]

I like them and the sketch is funny, but it's not what's going on. Being a fan is about belonging and togetherness. That's something all humans want. 

David Mitchell probably get his from his private school alumni or membership from the various Cambridge University clubs that exist exclusively for privileged graduates.  Whereas I would refer to 'we' in regards to West Brom, he no doubt does the same for the boat race or his inter-collegiate rugby team.

This made me a laugh, though:

"The duo fronted the campaign of the UK version of Apple Inc.'s Get a Mac adverts, with Mitchell playing a PC.[31] The adverts proved controversial. Writing in The Guardian, Charlie Brooker claimed that the use of Mitchell and Webb in the adverts was a curious choice. He compared the characters of PC and Mac in the adverts to those of Mark and Jeremy in Peep Show, stating that "when you see the ads, you think, 'PCs are a bit rubbish yet ultimately lovable, whereas Macs are just smug, preening tossers.'"

[Tom Joad]

I like them and the sketch is funny, but it's not what's going on. Being a fan is about belonging and togetherness. That's something all humans want. 

David Mitchell probably get his from his private school alumni or membership from the various Cambridge University clubs that exist exclusively for privileged graduates.  Whereas I would refer to 'we' in regards to West Brom, he no doubt does the same for the boat race or his inter-collegiate rugby team.

Nothing wrong with describing The Albion as "we". I regularly do it myself. It's very much our club IMO. It is very different in the sketch where some random chooses a football team with no apparent (other than imagined) affinity.

[CarlosCorbewrong]

I don’t like them but aren’t their football sketches more about how they don’t understand it, rather than ‘football fans are stupid’? The joke is on them isn’t it?

[MrBater]

I don’t like them but aren’t their football sketches more about how they don’t understand it, rather than ‘football fans are stupid’? The joke is on them isn’t it?

They invisibly shoed you with that sketch

[Jacko]

I don’t like them but aren’t their football sketches more about how they don’t understand it, rather than ‘football fans are stupid’? The joke is on them isn’t it?

They understand the game, this sketch is about glory hunters. Thought a multi persona comic genius like yourself would be well onto it...

[Sliced]

The best thing about jokes is how you can dissect them