There's a chap in our office who's having to be reprimanded for excessive banter.

[Berni]

He's a nice enough chap, but he doesn't seem to be able to stop himself from bantering in a blokey way (usually preceded by a throaty chuckle). It's like a compulsion and it's getting on everyone's tits.

Could this be the first instance of 'bantz' manifesting as a personality disorder?
Are we going to have to sack him for 'non-epic bantz'?
Why won't he shut up?

[Classic Jorge]

It's a risky strategy but a quick re-hash of those hilarious WKD adverts should give you a basic bantz grounding.

Failing that I propose some clockwork orange style aversion therapy where you strap him into a chair and make him watch A League of Their Own with the hilarious James Corden until cured.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Is he like Finchy?

[Berni]

invariably delivered an octave lower than his actual voice.

[Berni]

[Classic Jorge]

[Berni]

[Mack]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

I've only seen him being interviewed on a chat show, but he struck me as a peculiarly open, polite and witty young man, and I understand his recent run in the West End in One Man Two Guvnors received excellent reviews. What have I missed?

[Classic Jorge]

He deals in the dark arts of banter with 'personalities' from the sports world such as her-from-sky-sports-news, retired-northern-former-cricketer and Daymee Wednapp.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSpi7H_bzwY NSFDP

[Berni]

And no-one should like Jamie Redknapp that much. No-one. Not even Mrs Redknapp.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

I watched all of that. It was quite depressing.

Le Tissier's carrying a bit of timber, isn't he?