Witty Banter: Difference between revisions

** In Britain most of this is either talked over, or at least commented on by [[Terry Wogan]] who mercilessly rips it apart.

*** Terry Wogan (and Graham Norton, now that Wogan left) is the only reason many British and Irish people can bear to watch them. Wogan's hilarious but oh-so-true comments about how Britain never gets any votes and how most countries are simply making tactical or political votes as opposed to voting for the genuine best song make you wonder how the Eurovision execs let him get away with mocking the entire contest as a whole.

**** He has admitted, in at least one interview, that they keep a mini bar on hand while they're doing the commentary, and have gotten ''quite'' drunk during the ad breaks over the years.

* The American morning news show ''[http://dailybuzznow.com The Daily Buzz]'' is pretty much based around presenting the news in an entertaining format, and they seem to make Witty Banter work on their show to the point it has become a viable comedic alternative to other morning news shows like The Early Show or Good Morning America.

* Conversely, Witty Banter, when breaking down, can be funny. Case in point, NJ News Channel 12:

Anchor: ... Yeah... }}

* Similarly, MSNBC:

Entertainment goon: I wouldn't have noticed that. (Summed up by Anthony of the ''Opie and Anthony Show'' as "[[Not That There's Anything Wrong with That|Nohomo]]. [[Back To You Dave|Back to you, Diane]].") }}

* The "Greatest Hits" game in ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]'' revolves around two performers (almost always Colin and Ryan) advertising a compilation album while exchanging witty banter.

== Film ==

* ''[[Anchorman]]'' parodies this straight to hell. The two hosts hate each other; their on-screen banter is all scripted, and over the station credits they improvise:

* In an episode of ''Back to You'', the anchors of WURG realise that they need to "practise their banter".

* Also spoofed in ''Broken News'', where the news presenters would frequently make witty banter involving double-entendres to their weatherman.

Weatherman: I won't go there! }}

* Frequently parodied in ''[[The Day Today]]'', the show in which Alan Partridge (mentioned above) originated; the segues between host Chris Morris and the other correspondents parody these tactics in different ways. With the travel reporter Valerie Sinatra, Morris would make no effort to conceal the fact that he had a heavy crush on her, which she would politely attempt to rebuff; with the business correspondent Collaterlie Sisters he would openly insult her, and he would psychologically torment Alan in a variety of different ways, including [[Ho Yay|flirting]] and overly aggressive interrogation.

* In an episode of ''Friends'', Joey practices with Ross and Chandler before his audition for the role of a game show host. He jokingly berates Ross for introducing himself too verbosely. Chandler introduces himself as:

* Smashie and Nicey on ''[[Harry Enfield and Chums]]'' are a parody of radio DJs who seem to spend more time engaging it [[Witty Banter]] than actually playing records.

** ''[[Small Reference Pools|Record]]''. Specifically, ''You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet''.

* Spoofed on ''[[Murphy Brown]]'': During a FYI airing, Miles tells Murphy and the gang at the last minute to talk amongst themselves so that the footage can be played during the end credits to give the show a "friendly atmosphere". However, he adds that the audio will not be recorded, prompting this exchange of dialog:

'''Jim''':''[cheerily]'' Good idea! We'll throw a blanket over his head! He'll never know what hit him! }}