Governor Didn’t you mention that comedian…
...chap? Wh-What's his name? Jimmy Tarbrush? ...read this Blog post →
RIP Eric Sykes…
...it should have been Sir Eric. A national disgrace that Eric Sykes who entertained the country through eight decades has died without such recognition. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → BBC, Chic Murray, Eric Sykes, Film, Frankie Howerd, radio, Spike Milligan, The Plank, Tommy Cooper, Tony Hancock, TV
I am serious…
...and don't call me Shirley. Come on, everyone's using it, it's one of the classic comedy lines of all times, in one of the classic comedy films of all time. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → Airplane!, Columbo, comedy, Film, films, Leslie Nielsen, Naked Gun, Police Squad, spoof, The Poseidon Adventure, TV
I vant to bite your…
...neck. Ah sad news that one of the queens of British horror flicks, Ingrid Pitt, died yesterday. Never the greaest of actresses she had certain assets which made her stick in the memory. ...read this Blog post →
Eric Sykes…
...why hasn't he been knighted yet? One of the greats of post-war comedy, writing and performing, through eight decades of laughter, nowt, yet some useless old prat on a reality show has a campaign backing him. ...read this Blog post →
They're here already! You're next!…
...You're next, You're next...! Invasion Of The Body Snatchers is a classic piece of 1950s American paranoia cinema and the film that Kevin McCarthy is probably best remembered for. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → BBC, Film, films, Horror, Invasion Of The Body Snatchers, Kevin McCarthy, sleep
Lord Adonis…
...where have I seen him before? I've been racking my brain where have I seen this clown before, I'd narrowed it down to two candidates but finally Burty proved photographic evidence. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → Bad News Bears, comedian, comedy, Emo Phillips, Film, humour, Labour, Lord Adonis, media, News, osCommerce, Politicians, Politics, Timmy Lupus, Twitter
You ever been in a cockpit before?…
...No sir, I've never been up in a plane before. You ever ... seen a grown man naked? Joey, did ya ever hang around a gymnasium? Joey, do you like movies about gladiators? ...read this Blog post →
Tags → Airplane!, Capt. Oveur, Clarence Oveur, comedy, Film, films, Jim Phelps, media, Mission Impossible, movies, Peter Graves, TV
They just fucked with the wrong…
...Mexican. If you're gonna hire Machete to kill the bad guy, you better make sure the bad guy isn't you... ...read this Blog post →
Is this a BAFTA…
...I see before me. Why did I watch the second series of Wallander? The first three BBC films should have given me enough clues to how this series would pan out. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → BBC, books, Film, films, Henning Mankell, Kenneth Branagh, Kurt Wallander, snow, Sweden, television, TV, Wallander
Who would appear in this play what I wrote…
?...Edward Woodward would. What chances the main British channels will show any half decent tribute to the late Edward Woodward, little chance of Callan getting its first airing for years. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → BBC, Callan, Channel 4, Common As Muck, crap, Edward Woodward, Film, ITV, News, rubbish, The Equalizer, The Wicker Man, TV
I don't think I could drink a Sprite…
...again. Not that I drink much fizzy pop but after seeing the video of the so called banned Sprite ad I don't think I could down another Sprite. ...read this Blog post →
Zombies: Everybody wants some…
...baby how about you? Zombies and great track from Van Halen's Women And Children First. You can't get romantic on a subway line, Conductor don't like it, says, 'You're wastin' your time'. ...read this Blog post →
Infamy! Infamy!…
...They've all got it in for me! Carry On producer Peter Rogers has died, yeah some were utter crap but there was classics in the Carry On films. ...read this Blog post →
You have to hand it to the Jocks…
A Scottish news bulletin claimed victory for Scotland at the Oscars for Forest Whitaker's best actor award in the film 'The Last King Of Scotland' ...read this Blog post →