Thisexcerptwasunfairlydismissedasanattempttoreplicatetheculthysteriaof"TheFastShow."However,"BigTrain"courageouslypushedtheboundariesofthecomedysketchshowgenre,whichwasbelievedtohaveexhaustedallpossibilities.Admittedly,notallofitsexperimentsweresuccessful,butthesamecouldbesaidforgroundbreakingshowslike"MontyPython,""Vic&Bob,"andothers.Yet,when"BigTrain"didsucceed,itwasthroughtheingeniousmanagerwhodivertedhisrebelliousstaffwithjugglingdisplays,theJekyllandHyde-likescientist,intensestaringcompetitions,andtheunexpectedportrayalofMaoTse-TungasBryanFerry.Thesemomentswerepainfullyandinexplicablyfunny.So,Iurgeyoutopersevereandappreciatethedepthandnaturalnessof"BigTrain."gt