Hi. Before I forget, great post, as usual. Also, I love Lee-Ann's Spare Fridays, but (yes, there is a but, but only one. Or two, as I’ve just used another one...) I discovered it right in the moment I was entering into a sort of a personal crisis regarding my relationship with/love for comedy, which means I've only listened to the first two episodes. But (oh, look, there's another one...) I hugely enjoyed them.
Regarding a writer's true identity, it's something that's become quite important to me. I read (and watch and listen to) mostly (about 98.7% of everything I read, watch and/or listen to) British stuff, which used to mean, in actual terms, mostly southern English stuff. Having realised that (and I’m sure Hullraisers, which I also love by the way (1), played a part in said realisation), I’ve made an effort to diversify my “cultural input”, and actively look for Scottish, Welsh, Irish and English-but-not-from-London creators. And yes, I’ve felt cheated when I’ve watched a TV show set in the North West of England, for example, only to later find out the scriptwriter was born and bred in any of the home counties and has no real connection with any other part of the country...
And I’d be furious if I discovered I’ve bought a book by a female author who turned out to be a male one, and I’d accept no excuses about it.
(1) I adored series 1 but the second one not so much... I mean, I didn’t hate it, but it felt... different? I guess nobody can replicate the Lucy Beaumont factor...
That’s an interesting point about cultural/regional diversity and the writer’s background. I watched the first episode of Hullraisers purely because it was set in Yorkshire (I also prefer series 1 but series 2 is still very good) but I guess I didn’t know anything about the writer. Though I did assume nobody would set a sitcom in Hull if they didn’t have to ;-)
I’m glad you took a chance on Lee-Ann and enjoyed the episodes you listened to. And look at it this way: if you ever decide to go back and listen to more, you have some of her best lines still to come :-)
Hi. Before I forget, great post, as usual. Also, I love Lee-Ann's Spare Fridays, but (yes, there is a but, but only one. Or two, as I’ve just used another one...) I discovered it right in the moment I was entering into a sort of a personal crisis regarding my relationship with/love for comedy, which means I've only listened to the first two episodes. But (oh, look, there's another one...) I hugely enjoyed them.
Regarding a writer's true identity, it's something that's become quite important to me. I read (and watch and listen to) mostly (about 98.7% of everything I read, watch and/or listen to) British stuff, which used to mean, in actual terms, mostly southern English stuff. Having realised that (and I’m sure Hullraisers, which I also love by the way (1), played a part in said realisation), I’ve made an effort to diversify my “cultural input”, and actively look for Scottish, Welsh, Irish and English-but-not-from-London creators. And yes, I’ve felt cheated when I’ve watched a TV show set in the North West of England, for example, only to later find out the scriptwriter was born and bred in any of the home counties and has no real connection with any other part of the country...
And I’d be furious if I discovered I’ve bought a book by a female author who turned out to be a male one, and I’d accept no excuses about it.
(1) I adored series 1 but the second one not so much... I mean, I didn’t hate it, but it felt... different? I guess nobody can replicate the Lucy Beaumont factor...
That’s an interesting point about cultural/regional diversity and the writer’s background. I watched the first episode of Hullraisers purely because it was set in Yorkshire (I also prefer series 1 but series 2 is still very good) but I guess I didn’t know anything about the writer. Though I did assume nobody would set a sitcom in Hull if they didn’t have to ;-)
I’m glad you took a chance on Lee-Ann and enjoyed the episodes you listened to. And look at it this way: if you ever decide to go back and listen to more, you have some of her best lines still to come :-)