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Banana skins, theremins and Poop- Can slapstick save our humanity
I am in a sentimental mood. I shouldn’t be, Jeanette Winterson warns us that sentimentality is a cheap and shallow recourse for those who may be incapable of true emotion. This may be why mafia films are always so keen … Continue reading
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Typing at Strangers for Money -day one of writing a book – a history of procrastination
Now is the time for procrastination. I want to write a book. I have to write a book. There is a deadline. This morning, I dreamt that Amy Schumer was doing a show at a theatre in coastal Kent. It … Continue reading
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The Contempt Count Rises…
I used to think I was my own worst critic, then I went online. It turns out I am merely the most methodical. (below is an exercise in showing the mental processes of someone who doesn’t take criticism well. I … Continue reading
And the Tuba Played Lovecats – When Brian met Robert met Jazz
The good thing about failure is that it’s easy to replicate. Unfortunately, I think last night in Hammersmith was a success. So now there is the bother of trying to match The Cure singing Close to Me, before Eric Idle … Continue reading
When your teenage icons are no more
The first icon death I can recall is Elvis. I was putting stickers of world war 2 bombers into my RAF Hendon commemorative brochure when the news filtered through. I knew him as a myth, as so many people are … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Hoskins, Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Rik Mayall, Robin Williams
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Did it start with a Puppet Show..? What is Alternative Comedy, and is it anyway?
What is alternative comedy? Does such a thing exist anymore and, if so, does it require a new label. As a child, or parasitic growth, of the age of alternative comedy, I wonder what defines it. When I first saw … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexei Sayle, Charles Darwin, Laurel and Hardy, Michael McIntyre, Rik Mayall, stewart lee
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Never Ever Bloody Anything Ever
I am hosting an event in celebration of Rik Mayall next month, so I revisited the words I wrote about him on the day he died. I wish I’d called this blog post – But We Still Don’t Know, Is … Continue reading
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