Shaun Williamson is supposed to be playing himself. But they treat him as though he's still called "Barry" his Eastenders character. That character was a bit stupid - loveably stupid. And the gag here is that nobody can remember the actor's name, and he's stupid in real-life.
There's not much more to it than that. But it's even more caustic when you realised that Williamson has not exactly gone on to greatness since leaving Eastenders. Many actors use the soaps (which go out in primetime remember) as stepping stones to bigger careers. But not all them "make it." And they then return to the soaps as their characters come back from the dead/return from abroad (Delete as applicable). Adam On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > > JUst finished watching the first three episodes of the second season > of Extras. This character of Barry from Eastenders is playing a major > role. I understand that Eastenders is a long-running British blue > collar soap opera, but anything else I need to know to understand the > jokes? > Is Shaun Williamson basically playing the same character of Barry on both > shows? > The first season of Extras was inconsistent. It seemed like the first > and sixth episodes were first-rate bookends to four that were of > varied quality but all three so far in the second season have been > great. Daniel Radcliffe as the horny, geeky teen was a brilliant idea. > And David Bowie singing at the piano was laugh out loud funny. They > interviewed him in the DVD extras and he's got this incredibly dry > sense of humor. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
