We are literally days away from Christmas, so let’s sit back and enjoy some great comedy!
There’s tonnes of cool stuff on this year (which we’ll come to over the weekend) from Stanley Baxter making a long overdue return to television to a special show about Blackadder (and annoyingly they’re both on at the same time…)
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Mock the Week at Christmas!
Late Arrivals at the Christmas Ball
A wonderful (White) Christmas-themed classic dialogue here from I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue…
Now, read these out loud for the full effect…
A crowd of Christmas favourites, led by Emma Dreaming, Arthur White, Chris Muss, Jess Likedee, Juan Swee, Hugh Stannow, Wendy Treetopsglisten and children, Liz-Ann Tooearsleighbell, Cindy Snow.
Hang on, three of them have come back [...]
Castrated?
What happened to Have I Got News For You this week?
Paul Merton and Ian Hislop were joined by Al Murray in the chair and among the guests was Germaine Greer.
During the days running up to recording (Thursday evening), terrorists have attacked the city of Mumbai,
Woolworths and MFI announced serious woe and various reports of impending [...]
Frankie Boyle on Mock the Week
There’s little you can say about Scots comic Frankie Boyle that hasn’t already been said.
This clip from Mock the Week is the perfect illustration of a comic who isn’t concerned with crossing boundaries, merely whether he got a receipt at the toll booth…
httpv://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=4yjJFt3uFVw
Paul Merton goes off on one
This should get you in the mood for tonight’s Have I Got News For You - Paul Merton on the Major James Ingram winning a million thanks to strategic coughing on Who Wants to be a Millionaire…
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAkpeh_PTaw
(Host is Martin Clunes, guest with Ian Hislop is Ruby Wax, with Merton is Glenda Jackson MP)
Carry On Shooting Stars
Sid! QUACK QUACK QUACK
It’ll all make sense… just hit play as Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Johnny Vegas, WIll Self, Ulrika Jonsson and Matt Lucas pay homage to Carry On Camping
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZQ1PxNzhlI
Samantha Says
Some more classics from I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue, coined by the late great Humprey Lyttleton…
Senior stylist Samantha has been called back to the salon, where there’s a regular client waiting to have his length adjusted, before she finishes him off with an expert blow…
Samantha was telling us she’s off to help the elderly [...]
Life and Death
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 [...]
