Taking inspiration from I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue, here’s the first in a series of posts about new definitions for old words or phrases. Sparked debate: the meaning of this phrase has changed. When it’s used in relation to … Continue reading →
Graham Lineham causes consternation on the right, not just because he’s reputedly the ‘worst person on Twitter’, but also because he writes comedies that everyone, even evil right-wingers, love, like Father Ted, and Black Books (which I was always lukewarm … Continue reading →
For Ms Topsy-Turvy every day is opposite day. The British public voted to regain their sovereignty from the EU, but silly old Theresa Topsy Turvy is trying to do the opposite, taking even more of our sovereignty away and giving … Continue reading →
From the Telegraph: Shed of the Year, a competition that has been running annually since 2007, attracted 2,971 entries this year, and from these the organisers selected 24 entrants, across eight categories, for the public vote. The categories were eco … Continue reading →
Private Eye editor Ian Hislop pens a rare article of defence of offensive jokes in The Telegraph, but if this is the best that can be said in favour free speech in comedy, then we’re in trouble. There is a … Continue reading →
If it turns out that Justin Trudeau doesn’t wear false eyebrows then there is no God. But in the full video of his press conference with Macron it does look like he just has weird eyebrows with a lot of … Continue reading →
A little Friday afternoon fun: The Brexit Memorial Home (with apologies to Roger Waters) Take all your overgrown infants away somewhere And build them a home, a little place of their own The Brexit Memorial Home for Incurable Remainers and Lords … Continue reading →
The title explains it all, really. Who should be on it? The following is hardly definitive, but it’s a start. Add who you want in the comments. THE FUCK OFF AND DIE LIST In no particular order Corbyn’s Labour … Continue reading →
I draw your attention to a most amusing post entitled “Why Do Feminists Always Draw Themselves Thinner?” The only thing I’d add is that not only do they draw themselves thinner and prettier than they really are, but also younger, … Continue reading →
A group called the RNLI Was recently eaten alive Through cupboards they roamed And tickboxes combed Until nothing of value survived. … Continue reading →
Another Theresa May government minister starts preparing the way for more government intervention in the private sphere: Highly-addictive video games risk having a “damaging” impact on children’s lives, the Culture Secretary has warned after parents raised concerns about a hugely … Continue reading →
The other day I saw this on the Twitter page of Sean Thomas (one of my favourite online writers): Am on a train listening to strangers, families, couples – all chatting, making friends, swapping stories, laughing. This is how humans … Continue reading →
One of the bizarre things about taking kids to eat out in the UK is that most places you go to insist on serving kids’ drinks in the tallest, thinnest glasses you can possible imagine. In other words, the glasses … Continue reading →
One of my more off-the-beaten-path comedy loves is a writer mostly forgotten now, but pretty big in his day: Michael Green, and his ‘The Art of Coarse’ series of books: The Art of Coarse Acting, Coarse Drinking, Rugby (still the … Continue reading →
