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Life and Death

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Nice to see Kris Marshall is recovering from his recent accident - following the sad loss of Humphrey Lyttleton last week I was a little reluctant to wish him well in case this very blog had some sort of curse attached to it.

Of course it is life and death.  We can quite easily wish someone to get well soon regardless of what subsequently happens to us, simply because we have a fondness for that someone, and don’t want to lose them.

Comedians come and go, as do musicians.  It’s rare to see careers continue for so many years as we saw with Humph, and sad as it is that we lost him, he must have had a very varied and enjoyable life.

After all, he enjoyed the silliness of I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue, and you could hear in his voice that he loved the show.  To have something as big as that to keep you going and entertained in such advanced years - well I think that is something we should all strive for.

So best of luck Kris Marshall in your recovery, and get well soon.

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Kris Marshall in Hospital

Monday, April 28th, 2008

myfamily.jpgA big get well soon to bonkers wide eyed comedy actor Kris Marshall, who was rushed to hospital following a night out at the weekend.

The 34 year old winner of the Best Comedy Newcomer gong at the British Comedy Awards in 2002 for his role in My Family was reportedly hit by a car outside a pub in Bristol.  He’s also the star of the BT adverts, and appeared in Love, Actually.

“Kris’s family have been extremely worried.

“He’s awake, but obviously, with any head injury, there are fears.”

A spokesman said: “Kris was in an accident and sustained a head injury. He is in a stable condition.”

We hope you get well soon.

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Whose Family?

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

myfamily.jpgPopular critic-baiting sitcom My Family has been commissioned for a further two series, ensuring that the Robert Lindsay and Zoe Wanamaker-starring comedy remains on our screens until 2010 at least.

Despite rumours that the two leads refused to record an episode because it was so poorly written, the BBC continue to flog a horse that frankly should have been put out to pasture when the real star, Kris Marshall, left to pursue other projects.

It is reassuring to think that veterans of Lindsay and Wanamaker’s standing are in paid employment - however at the risk of stating the obvious, the series has long since been nothing more but a 30 minute space filler, and the BBC need to be looking at developing new comedy for BBC One that will attract new, younger viewers.

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