After watching Kenny on Sunday, I decided to give another Aussie comedy a go on Tuesday night. Sadly, I probably should have quit whilst I was ahead.

BoyTown is the story of a middle aged guys reforming their once popular boy band. Most of the humour comes from watching a bunch of mid 40 year old gents dancing around trying to recapture the New Kids on the Block style magic that had made them such a hit in the 80's. The sting in the tail comes when they decided to target there music toward their now middle aged fan base. Their reformed hits include songs about dropping kids off at school, sharing the remote control and how sensitive they are to a woman's special time of the month.

The concept itself is a perfect set up for a lot of laughs, and with Mick Molloy, Glenn Robbins and Bob Franklin (as well as the occasional appearance from Tony Martin), a lot of laughs are exactly what I had expected. Unfortunately, beside a few gentle chuckles, the gags are very few and far between. The highlights of the film for me were the few scenes featuring the Grandma of Mick Molloy's character.

How does it compare to Kenny? Well, it doesn't really. BoyTown and Kenny are worlds apart in terms of their humour and execution. Where as Kenny seemed fresh, BoyTown felt stale. In short, BoyTown could have been a whole lot better. Wait for DVD.