CFF 2010 Daily Review: The Trip
This was originally written for the Cambridge Film Festival 2010 Daily and posted on the website, a link to which can be found here. However, I can’t account for how long that link survives so I’ve reposted it here. —— This improvised comedy, aside from raising many a laugh, brings up interesting questions about how [...]
Mock The ‘Weak’
I’m currently watching the latest episode of Mock the Week on iPlayer, I’m 20 minutes in and haven’t laughed once. It really has gone downhill in the latest few episodes. First off the ‘headlines’ round where the panel guess the headline from the acronym of it and an image – it’s not funny and it [...]
Leader TV Debates: Time To Eat Humble Pie
We’ve had two of three scheduled debates between David Cameron, Gordon Brown and Nick Clegg. Anybody who knows me well will tell you I am a very stubborn man, but when I call something clearly wrong I’ll (usually…) hold my hands up – and I’ll do just that over the election TV debates. I still [...]
Top Of The Pops: Good Riddance
Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys wants Top Of The Pops back on the air, and he joins a growing list. Am I on it? No, and here’s why. TOTP had become dated and a relic. Whenever I was flicking channels with friends not one would say “Put on Top of the Pops, will [...]
30 Rock: Watch it
Long time since I got on here, bloody exams! Done now and thought I’d briefly give a shout out to 30 Rock, my American TV Comedy of the moment. I’m sure there are many people who know of this, Americans mainly, but loads have people have asked me “What’s that then?” recently when watching on [...]
