I may not like what Clarkson said yesterday, ”with his outrageously politically incorrect opinions which he has for money” but I can hardly complain about it – last year I absolutely cracked up when I saw Stewart Lee in Horsham and he did this routine. Remember “it’s just a joke, like on Top Gear” You need [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Comedy'
Christ on a bike
February 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Life
The weekend got off to a good start with a couple of trips to Brighton on Friday.  First Jayne and went down for a look around and to do some shopping, which also involved a delicious full English breakfast.  After taking her and her goodies home I went back with the kids to see Richard [...]
Some forthcoming attractions
October 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Life, Music
Always lots to do and see in the last few months of the year. This is a very selective sample (i.e. the ones I intend to go to). If anybody else is going to any of these I’ll see them there. October 22nd – Covered at the Queen’s Head, Horsham Covered are a seven-piece covers [...]
Montana woman fights bear with courgette
September 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Life
A very eye-catching headline from the BBC News website - Montana woman fights bear with courgette.  It is almost impossible to not click on it to read the story, which is worth doing because it includes this: The woman, whom police have not named, grabbed the closest object – a courgette from her garden – [...]
So the secret is out
September 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Life
The other day I booked a couple of tickets for the Lyric comedy night in Hammersmith. I have been a couple of times now and seen people like Al Murray and Stewart Lee there and it is always a good, full evening of comedy at a reasonable price. It is also good to get back [...]
Tags: Comedy
No hugging and no learning
August 2nd, 2010 · 3 Comments · Life
Interesting story at Chortle about the Americans’ attempts to re-make The IT Crowd. Three years ago they made a pilot which was a bit like the failed attempt at doing Red Dwarf – sticking slavishly to the original script, keeping one member of the UK cast – but now they are going for it again, [...]
Not singing any more
June 30th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Life
I know I have been very quiet lately, and I make no apologies for that. I think it always sounds a bit precious when somebody apologises for not updating a blog for a while, and a bit presumptuous; I expect few people even notice and even fewer care if I decide not to write anything [...]
Tags: Comedy·World Cup 2010
How not to grow up
May 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Life
The book that got me through the later stages of the election campaign was How Not to Grow Up by Richard Herring. I kept it in my bag and read it at odd moments because it is the sort of thing you can dip into like that. I like to arrive early for things, so [...]
So that was 2009
January 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Life
Another year gone, another decade even. I can hardly get my head round how much has happened in the noughties, and since I didn’t start this blog until halfway through 2004 I would be hard-pressed to remember a lot of it anyway, though I do seem to recall getting married at some point. It is [...]
Brighton podcast
December 9th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Life
I took Frankie out to another comedy show tonight. Something a bit different this time – Richard Herring and Andrew Collins doing a live recording of the Collings and Herrin Podcast in Brighton. To be honest, I was a bit disappointed.
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