Hi all, if you've never heard of a show called Cabin Pressure before then I wouldn't be surprised, It's a radio show written by a very talented chap named John Finnemore who has also written or been involved extensively in writing That Mitchell and Webb Look, Dead Ringers, Safety Catch, The Now Show and The Unbelievable Truth, that is if Wikipedia is accurate (Sorry Mr Finnemore if its not). It' s about a small charter airline company and the hilarious situations the four main characters (with some excellent small part characters like Hercules Shipwright played by the talented Anthony Head) get themselves into and out of.
Back to the point (or first point I want to make) on this Blog, Cabin Pressure is the funniest Sitcom currently available on any media. That's not debatable that's simple fact.
Now I understand that many people (not that there are many people reading my blog) will immediately start arguing that their are many many great Sitcoms on the TV and I obviously have the IQ of egg plant but let me explain my point here. Cabin Pressure is a radio show that is as funny as any televised Sitcom currently being shown on any network I've seen, that includes classics like 'Only Fools and Horses' and 'Allo Allo'. Televised Sitcoms tend to rely as much on the visual elements available to them for their laughs as they do on well written scripts, not all I admit but a large number of the gags in televised sitcoms are visual gags. Cabin Pressure is, in my opinion, funnier then any modern sitcom I've watched on the TV and achieves this without anyone being able to see the cast, their reactions or expressions. That is down to damn good writing and an excellent cast and Cabin Pressure has a very talented cast including a chap called Benedict Cumberbatch, (I wonder, out of all the people not acquainted with Cabin Pressure, who was expecting that name to come up)?
Cabin Pressure is definitely worth your time, anything that can be as funny as 'The Big Bang Theory', the 'IT Crowd' or classic 'Fools' without the visual element is just comedy gold and I implore you to order a copy of the show. Cabin Pressure has reached series 4 and all are available to buy. I've got them on Audible which you can use to listen to various books and published radios shows on your PC, Tablet or Smartphone and at around £10 (between £9 and £13 per series based on prices for 14/03/2013) its great value for money.
The second point I would like to raise isn't a point but a question, why hasn't Cabin Pressure been turned into a televised Sitcom? Mr Finnemore, if you ever read this could you please tell me?
Many thanks for reading, if you have anything you would like to feedback I'm always happy to hear.
M
