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Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!
- 28 February 2007
- BBC Radio 4, 11.30pm
Steve Delaney’s comic creation just isn’t very Strong
There’s nothing uplifting about Count Arthur Strong. Aping Alan Partridge’s flailing grasps at fame and painfully humdrum home life, Arthur is a classic tragic-comic figure. Unfortunately, he’s just not funny.
The first episode of the second series sees Arthur preparing a motivational seminar. Pedestrian at best, the gags centre on Strong muddling his words, or – shockingly – his less than crystal clear understanding of technology. Not exactly groundbreaking stuff.
There are flashes of insight into this (potentially) complex character,
but in the end the show is as miserable as its underwhelming hero.
Gwynne Dixon
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