Reviews by KarenTonight the hybrid audiences decided on a legal drama set in a medieval circus called Rumpole of the Motte and Bailey. Social media decided it should include a hard-core metal number about trees, Dapper Stan, a fashionable man and a tech team cameo (playing God).
There were laws involving chickens, a slightly disturbing queen and prince who create cruel and nonsensical laws and want to own the circus. We see how the subjects try to fight back in the crazy funny movie.
7/10
The various hybrid audiences chose a wrestling movie set in Texas. It was called Popes on the Ropes. Social media also asked for most winks in one scene, unnecessary use of mime at a pivotal moment and best shoes.
It was funny but weird and had gentle vampires who wrestle against popes, a lot of Janines, crochet and dinosaur conscious.
6/10
Tonight the hybrid audiences chose a murder mystery set in Cheeseland, where everything is made of cheese. The title was The Hound of the Wensleydales. The extra things they needed to try to fit in were most alliteration squished into one line, most alternative on-screen covid safe kisses, Fallulah Ballulah who loves to rhyme (but in the end didn’t rhyme much).
It followed Mr Bones and his assistant Jessica who went to the Wensleydales in the Fromage District. It emerged be had been there before. It was crazily complicated and not wholly family-friendly but was funny.
7/10
For the first time, there was a small live studio audience in addition to those at home. This was called Over the Henge, a stone-age historical drama with a body-swapping part element. It had an award for the most creative use of the phrase “Kachow”, with Tony Bahama, who doesn’t go anywhere without his Llama, and an award for the least necessary murder.
It included unexpectedly funny some new special effects with a horse, dinosaur, bath, muddy grass, steel star. To make is borderline family-friendly the coitus bush was off stage.
7/10
Sadly this is the final night of this run of Mischief Night In but it has been great to experience their improv show from home.
Tonight was a fantasy (the first one of the run), set in a wintery land with circus creatures and a castle with a trapped princess with a necklace. It was called Fraud of the Blings. It also had an award for the most characters yodelling in a scene, Jimbo Jumbo whose life goal is to be a rainbow and an award for the most confusing catchphrase.
The princess was ordered to protect the necklace of warmth from the Ice King by staying in the castle. The princess had the power to make things sentient.
She then left the castle with the necklace, and it then began to lose its powers.
It was a mixture of Lord of the Rings, Frozen and Parent Trap.
7/10
Tonight was a pantomime with the message “be careful what you wish for”. It was called Wishing for Wishy Washy. The social media audience also requested an award for best Blue Peter Style demo of making or explaining something, Trevor Noun the literacy wizard and the most flirtatious use of maths.
It was the story of a downtrodden girl Lucinda who wanted to be the world’s best potter. She did a deal with a wizard to get her wish, but then her memory of words started going missing. Her friend had to go to the forest of bad grammar to find the fairy godmother
It was funny, crazy and had a lot less death than many of the other movies!
8/10
Nancy was back as Emmy tonight, but this time Jonathan was finally on as an improviser!
Tonight the movie was an 80s horror slasher film set at a dog show called Nightmare in Bone Street. The audience also asked for an award for the most actors used as furniture and a character Freddie Fryer a magically talking tumble drier, and an award for the most creamy centre.
It was crazy, didn’t make a lot of sense but was still funny – even the cast were laughing – uncontrollably at some points!
7/10
Tonight was an adventure movie set at a temple called The Temple of the Red Giraffe. The audience suggested it included Terry Marvellous who believes he is a great magician, award for most abrupt tea party, and the most salacious filing cabinet.
It was crazy and funny it had a very funny Trouser Song from Harry Kershaw that resulted in multiple corpsing, some crazy Pishan people who guarded the temple and shouted Pishan if you say it the wrong number of times:
“Say Pishan once and we go. Say Pishan twice and we arrive.”
“… Pishan.”
“… We have to go then.”
8/10
Jonathan Sayer was back as Oscar for this rom-com special for Valentine’s Day special. It included a proposal via the Twitter audience.
The rom-com was set in a prison and was called Love Behind Bars. It included awards for most inappropriate romance at a funeral (for the warden’s dog) and worst valentines gift and a character called Hope Less who sees romance in everything.
It was a very calm and gentle prison with prisoners and staff who were friendly. Then the warden imposed restrictions when his dog died. They had to try to make him happy.
8/10
Tonight was led by Emmy played by Byrony Corrigan. The movie was a Kung Fu film, set at a carnival called Enter the Elephant. The audience requested a lot of people in a bath together, a rubbish spy and a late introduction of a character.
It was crazy but funny with a king fu student having to decide on whether to follow the path of good or evil ways of the elephant and unexpected advice on boiling eggs.
7/10