Matthew Pritchard – A hero for our time

I’m not happy with my writing here, but it’ll do for now. The substance will remain the same, the words may change.

I was about to write, “It would be easy to over-intellectualise Dirty Sanchez,” but of course it isn’t – intellectualising it at all takes a leap of faith, this is the most mindless programme ever made. It is also one of the best five things I have ever seen.

Unlike Jackass, you feel that the cameras make little difference to whether or not they do their stunts. Their shenanigans are a way of escaping the boredom of small town post-industrial Wales – putting your scrotum in front of a pool table pocket is a way of pricking the ennui, it’s not about impressing chicks. But enough of that, I’m not making a case for the programme, it speaks for itself, I am stating loudly and clearly that these four men deserve our respect and admiration. They are true heroes and should be celebrated as such. Taking the principle of “no permanent damage” as far as they can, they live life at a heightened pitch compared to the rest of us. They are an inspiration to throw off the shackles of our humdrum lives and search out intense experiences wherever we may find them. Personally I’d rather not jump over barbed-wire hurdles, but that’s because I’m lame. I realise that they are better than me. And the best is obviously Pritchard. He’s like Jesus.

Don’t get me wrong, I can talk about how it’s transcendent and inspirational, but it’s mainly five Welsh blokes hitting each other over the head with skateboards and laughing. And there’s very little wrong with that.

Comments

[Catherine]

FYI at least one person in 5 has the surname 'Pritchard' in Herefordshire. It's a typical Marches name.

[Danny]

Don;t talk bollocks. The only way he's like Jesus is cos he had a nail in his hand.

[Zoe]

heya pritchard. its pancho's cousin here.

[lauren]

I want to say that i think the programme is very funny. There's no getting away from it, the lads are completely insane... but that's what makes the whole programme hysterical. If any girl tries to reproduce any of the stunts, they would look like complete nobs, but that's what makes the two sexes comletely different. I am a massive fan of male humour and to top it all off, dirty sanchez will be a unforgetable programme. The lads do the welsh proud!! lol.

[Ema]

I love Pritchard, he's so fucking beautiful !