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A series of sketches filmed in Physics gent's toilets over two evenings. | |||
A series of sketches filmed in Physics gent's toilets | |||
Jokes were supplied and told by [[John Thompson]], who was filmed by [[Charles Blessing]]. Notable ingenuity was used during this filming, such as John holding his hands up and swaying, then turning the camera upside-down, to simulate being hung from the ankles, and placing a microphone in the sink to get the dripping noises associated with a dungeon. | Jokes were supplied and told by [[John Thompson]], who was filmed by [[Charles Blessing]]. Notable ingenuity was used during this filming, such as John holding his hands up and swaying, then turning the camera upside-down, to simulate being hung from the ankles, and placing a microphone in the sink to get the dripping noises associated with a dungeon. | ||
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This set of jokes were used during live broadcasts to hide technical issues, giving the "techies" precious seconds and minutes to change a fuse or re-wire a plug. | This set of jokes were used during live broadcasts to hide technical issues, giving the "techies" precious seconds and minutes to change a fuse or re-wire a plug. | ||
The quality of the jokes didn't really matter as few people on campus were able to hear the sound from the YSTV monitors (usually in a college cafeteria). | The quality of the jokes didn't really matter as few people on campus were able to hear the sound from the YSTV monitors (usually placed in a college cafeteria). | ||
It wasn't the last time YSTV would venture into the gents' toilets - a decade later [[Small Screen]] featured a regular feature called Shit TV (make your own jokes...) where [[Kate Rushworth]] sat on the loo in Goodricke recalling the worst elements of the week's broadcasts. | |||
{{YSTV Productions}} | |||
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