RIP Eric Braben…
...the third man in Morecambe and Wise. Writer and producer of the classic Morecambe and Wise shows. ...read this Blog post →
Dave Allen at…
...large. It was a bit timely that the PFA hired Reginald D. Hunter to do a bit of stand up at their little back slapping soirée and the fuss it caused as the day after the BBC showed a tribute to the late great Dave Allen. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → BBC, Dave Allen, House of Commons, Mary Whitehouse, media, MP, stupidity, TV
Jerry Sadowitz on Jimmy Savile…
...from the 1980s. The comedian, like a lot of people, knew back then. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → BBC, comedian, comedy, Jerry Sadowitz, Jimmy Savile, TV
Poor old Des Lynam, it was about the only thing…
...he got right in the column. Don't know how long Des Lynam's column about the BBC broadcasting of the Olympics was but in classic Twitter mob style they picked out about the only sentence in the whole piece that was accurate. ...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
Have the teams in the Euros been trying to make England…
...feel good about themselves? Opening games of tournaments have become increasingly cagey affairs, teams scared of getting off to a bad start, leading to some dire football and said teams ending up on the wrong end of a bad start. ...read this Blog post →
Peter Sellers…
...on Parkie. On of the funniest men to come out of Britain almost shows himself in this interview from 1974. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → 1970s, humour, Michael Parkinson, Peter Sellers, television, TV
Woe to you O earth and sea for the Devil sends the beast with wrath…
...because he knows the time is short. Let him who hath understanding reckon the number of the beast for it is a human number... its number is six hundred and sixty six. ...read this Blog post →
Have you seen Bungle's twanger?…
...Oh, I have. I showed him how to pluck with it. As a tribute to the voice of the Daleks along with George and Zippy there can only one video to post the x-rated Rainbow episode. ...read this Blog post →
Bonnet de Douche…
...Rodney. John Sullivan who died last week was responsible for two and more of the funniest moments in TV history. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → BBC, comedy, Del Boy, Del Trotter, Grandad, John Sullivan, Only Fools And Horses, Rodney Trotter, Trigger, 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
Only thing worse than England…
...last night. Was ITV telling us how good England were. Unsurprisingly England were crap in the first game of a tournament, unsurprisingly Lampard and Gerrard didn't work and unsurprisingly ITV talked them up live and and exclusive. ...read this Blog post →
Effectology volume 16…
...Dr. Who theme tune. Bill Ruppert has come up with a new video showcasing the amazing non-guitar sounds you can get from a guitar and a few pedals, taking us back to our childhood with the Dr. Who theme tune. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → BBC, BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Bill Ruppert, Delia Derbyshire, Dr. Who, Effectology, Effects Pedal, EHX, FX, FX pedals, guitar, Guitar Effects, John Pertwee, Music, television, Tom Baker, TV, video, videos, YouTube
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
When Wilson Palacios is…
...Man Of The Match. It doesn't take too much guessing to figure out what type of game Spurs' FA Cup quarter final away to Fulham was like. And you wouldn't be wrong, it wasn't the best game you'll ever see but Spurs are still in it. ...read this Blog post →