Have you listened to every single show?

[yesno]

Wondering how many of the crazy completists are here.

(I've listened to everything except most of 2003 and a few 2007, and anything missing from the archives.)

[John Junk 2.0]

I just put "No, But Almost" but I probably missed most of 2005.

[Come on, Jason]

All of them since 2004, probably 90% of pre-2004, or at least of what's archived.

[masterofsparks]

I'm working my way through the archives in reverse order. I'm currently in the middle of April 2002, so I'm getting closer.

[erechoveraker]

Most since 05, before that it gets spotty - maybe a few shows in 2002-03 or so. I need to make another push next year and feed the completionist in me though.

[Gibby]

Probably about halfway. I've heard every show since 2006 and am working backwards and forwards, no real order but marking off which ones I listen to.

Question: the archives go back to 2000, but Ronald Thomas Clontle is from 1999 (I think) - so what was the Best Show before it was the Best Show? Or is it just a case that the archives just pick up from a certain date?

[Omar]

Question: the archives go back to 2000, but Ronald Thomas Clontle is from 1999 (I think) - so what was the Best Show before it was the Best Show? Or is it just a case that the archives just pick up from a certain date?

RTC is November 19, 1997, pre-TBS.

[Gibby]

Question: the archives go back to 2000, but Ronald Thomas Clontle is from 1999 (I think) - so what was the Best Show before it was the Best Show? Or is it just a case that the archives just pick up from a certain date?

RTC is November 19, 1997, pre-TBS.

Frighteningly awesome. You remind me of Bill Frindall, a legend on these shores.

There are at least 44 shows each year (apart from 1999/2000) so anyone who has listened to 320+ shows gets my thumbs up. I estimate I'm on around 150-160.

[Chris L]

At least part of each one except for a couple of the early '01 shows.  And most of them live since late '02.

[yesno]

To get technical I skipped over the teenage girl episode. 

And some of the interviews where Tom was a "real" radio guy gave me the same weird feeling as Ali G so I skipped those, though they were really funny.

[John Junk 2.0]

And some of the interviews where Tom was a "real" radio guy gave me the same weird feeling as Ali G so I skipped those, though they were really funny.

How would you know?

[yesno]

And some of the interviews where Tom was a "real" radio guy gave me the same weird feeling as Ali G so I skipped those, though they were really funny.

How would you know?

I always tried to listen to all of them and then had to skip past them when they made me start to cringe.  I never skipped them because they weren't funny.

Some people understand what I mean when I say that I would sometimes have to leave the room or hide my head under a pillow during Ali G interviews.  I also can't listen to the Just Farr a Laugh CD.  What I've heard of it is funny, but it makes me feel physically ill when I try to listen to it. 

I'm sure there's a name for this other than "being a pussy."

[masterofsparks]

Some people understand what I mean when I say that I would sometimes have to leave the room or hide my head under a pillow during Ali G interviews.  I also can't listen to the Just Farr a Laugh CD.  What I've heard of it is funny, but it makes me feel physically ill when I try to listen to it. 

I have a similar reaction to The Office (UK), Extras, and Curb Your Enthusiasm, all of which I'd say I like.

I don't have this reaction to JFAL, though.

[Martin]

Some people understand what I mean when I say that I would sometimes have to leave the room or hide my head under a pillow during Ali G interviews.  I also can't listen to the Just Farr a Laugh CD.  What I've heard of it is funny, but it makes me feel physically ill when I try to listen to it. 

I have a similar reaction to The Office (UK), Extras, and Curb Your Enthusiasm, all of which I'd say I like.

Me too.

[yesno]

Some people understand what I mean when I say that I would sometimes have to leave the room or hide my head under a pillow during Ali G interviews.  I also can't listen to the Just Farr a Laugh CD.  What I've heard of it is funny, but it makes me feel physically ill when I try to listen to it. 

I have a similar reaction to The Office (UK), Extras, and Curb Your Enthusiasm, all of which I'd say I like.

I don't have this reaction to JFAL, though.

If I know the people are fictional there's no problem usually.  Curb Your Enthusiasm takes it so far that there's sometimes a little twinge.

Maybe people freak out whenever they see their worst fear.  Mine must be some sort of "I'm too stupid to understand what's happening to me" embarrassment.  (That, and any sort of clinical execution scenes.  If I ever have to be put down for my many sins I hope it's firing squad or hanging or pack of dogs, not lethal injection.)