Dave scoop up the Mash Report format and leave it largely untouched - which is a double-edged sword really, although the Dave version feels a lot looser and a little bit more anarchic which is good but the transitions between bits still feel stiff, the news anchor set up never quite works and all-in-all it always feels over-rehearsed. There seems greater variety in the guests here though which is fantastic, getting in quality folk like the Turtle Canyon comedy crew, Olga Koch, a lot more Ahir Shah and the brilliantly droll Delightful Sausage. The facts only segments are weirdly great and some of their pre-recorded skits are by far and away the best stuff Mash has ever done.
It's still not essential satire though and with the loss of Nish and the gradual migration of some of the contributors into the greasy world of culture war grift comedy this mash is looking decidedly unpalatable and rudderless. A serious shame.
It's still not essential satire though and with the loss of Nish and the gradual migration of some of the contributors into the greasy world of culture war grift comedy this mash is looking decidedly unpalatable and rudderless. A serious shame.