PhaedrusR
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Ha, Margolyes comes up as a topic often with various people of a certain age I know!What are people's general opinion of Miriam Margolyes? I get the impression she's "marmite". Funnily enough her farting and dodgy comments are on paper right up my street but I just can't bear the woman for some reason! I know this is pretty wrong of me to say this but most "funny women" imvho aren't really funny at all. For me Joan Rivers was the queen. Caroline Aherne (though I didn't really like Mrs Merton) was a brilliant scriptwriter and comedy actress. I know that many women have written great comedy shows and sketches, but when it comes to being able to entertain as a stand alone comedy act is a different story. Of course I know it's all subjective, but for me my faves are Sarah Millican - vulgar but loveable where as Ms Margolyes is vulgar but somehow offputting, Angela Barnes is great and of course Joan Rivers.
Yes, marmite. Have watched her 2 Australian series. Like her directness, hello I'm Miriam, what do you do?
A bit like the Queen used to.
Also, since she's had her knees done I think she was in less pain and looked a bit happier lately, less grumpy, a fairer disposition and the little twinkle in her eye has returned a bit.
I don't mind her bodily functions and her swearing on chat shows and docos and lack of social graces is often refreshing and she's not stupid and has a good take on things and an open mind. Just a bit actor luvvie! And her acting in Harry Potter and recognition is interesting from the children she meets, yet seems to be money for old rope!
Obviously the topics close to her heart this time were more pronounced, the gay hotel in the film location, the gay influencer model.
The gay/bullied girl at school.
But then she gets a to the crux of the homelessness situation in Byron Bay, and generally in the western world. And pointed out the influencer's lack of meaning on social media! And showing the immigrant Philippino community integrated into Aussie male society.
And she's a game old bird, flying out to Broken Hill in a Cessna, if not staged!
The first series was better, covering indigenous people's lives and of regular folk.
Overall, she's an interesting character, not a recalcitrant no-personality actor, like many you see on chat shows who are hollow and seem to act to replace their own lack of character.
So more positive than negative in my view.
The real credit has to go to the research and TV crew who do all the work and prep! As always, it's the behind the scenes team that make it.