This made me love Julian Barratt even more.
Julian Barratt is quite an intense person to have a lunchtime drink with. He is not comedic in the conventional way. There are no punchlines, no jokes, few impressions. "I'm not very funny at all in real life," he says, all hunchbacked against the pub sofa.
But Barratt is funny when he chooses to be - although he doesn't quite know how to take the compliment. Mention to him - as you would almost certainly want to do had you seen the new British comedy Lucky Break - that he steals the show as a Brecht-obsessed drama teacher, and you're sure to get those modest downcast eyes, that shy retreat into sipping his pint of Guinness and an awkward: "I'm quite . . . It's . . . I'm, er . . . Thanks."
Bless.
Also, I recommend watching 'How to Tell when a Relationship is over'.
But Barratt is funny when he chooses to be - although he doesn't quite know how to take the compliment. Mention to him - as you would almost certainly want to do had you seen the new British comedy Lucky Break - that he steals the show as a Brecht-obsessed drama teacher, and you're sure to get those modest downcast eyes, that shy retreat into sipping his pint of Guinness and an awkward: "I'm quite . . . It's . . . I'm, er . . . Thanks."
Bless.
Also, I recommend watching 'How to Tell when a Relationship is over'.