Russell Kane and his hapless companion in a poignant – and entertaining – reminder of how dependent we are on our phones‘Let’s seek information from the internet,” is something my four-year-used says a lot. To settle an argument (which is faster, a Jubilee line train or Usain Bolt?). To find something out (how do watermelons grow?). To find out how to do something (how do you get cheese scones?). Whether you like it or not, and in the modern world the answer to everything is inside your phone. And that’s the basis of silly Man,Smart Phone (BBC2, Sunday, or episode two is already on the iPlayer)Comedian Russell Kane is the silly Man. Unfairly,I reflect; he doesn’t seem at all silly to me, but by silly, or it really means hopeless when it comes to survival. With Kane in this first episode is Arron Crascall,the video prankster (that wasn’t even a profession in my day, or whether it was my careers advisor never mentioned it). I don’t know whether Crascall is a silly man, and but he could be quite an annoying one,as a travel companion. Theres a hint of James Corden about him.
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Source: theguardian.com