Monthly Archives: September 2010

I heard Mr Ed’s speech today, apart from the parts where I dropped off. Anyhow, his regular reference to his generation and having something to say reminded me of something. So, Hey hey he’s the leader of the opposition

I have an exclusive photo of the new Labour leader endorsing celebrity culture with this Oprah Winfrey interview     Meantime plans are afoot for comic Ray Romano to resume his sitcom career.    with thanks to @twrafferty

It’s Saturday night which means that the populace is forced into a televised choice between the jazzed up snooker (in its short form basically a glorified version of Pot Black with added theme tunes, flashing lights, an annoying announcer (“let’s … Continue reading →

Congratulations to the new leader of the Labour party.

This was the first record I bought. I still know all the words – unlike John Wark who sways in time rather than pretending to mime. It was of course not John Wark’s greatest performance. That was this (33 seconds … Continue reading →

Tomorrow I am going to work. My role model for the venture though risks being Titus Oates as I may be some time. My journey to work will be disrupted by gawpers, protestors, and pilgrims going to see a man … Continue reading →

Post a link to clips of a bad television programme with a chimp, an orangutan, a giraffe, a zebra, an elephant, and a collection of little people – get multiple hits within seconds. Post a link to a post about domestic … Continue reading →

I think the title says it all (radio coverage is here)

Over the years I have seen a number of stand up comics – from the sublime (such as Stewart Lee, Eddie Izzard, Les Dawson, Bruce Morton) to the not so sublime (an Australian woman in 1997 whose routine was based on … Continue reading →

As my regular reader will be aware I run a completely fictitious blog poll to identify the best blogs in the known Universe and publish the results over a steady 114 day period, released at 1 per day, before reaching … Continue reading →

Surprisingly omitted by the BBC in their news report which felt it appropriate to list the best of Morecambe and Wise, here is – for me – the best of Morecambe and Wise.

Enough of the serious stuff. Let me resume my usual diet of youtube clips, erudite cultural references, bad puns, failed TV pitches, and heavily laboured satire. So, after Captain Zep yesterday, here’s Siadwell