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This is the News

The Day Today is an-oft omitted entry into the British Comedy oevre.  It’s difficult to underline Chris Morris’ spoof news show without sounding all tossy and using phrases like “British Comedy oevre”, but I digress.
This is a prime example of the content of the show, a small clip of the news show format, which also [...]

Up Yours Cowell

Apparently, Simon Cowell tuned in to Peter Kay’s Britain’s Got the Pop Factor… and found it clever - but considers Winners Song “pathetic” and “a waste of time”.
Just held off the top by US scary lady Pink, Peter Kay as Geraldine McQueen nevertheless embarrassed Cowell and his latest protege Leon thingy, who won last years [...]

C’est la Vie!

One of French and Saunders earliest - and some say best - pastiches.  ABBA!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eidyrlSdKcE

Tech Comedy

You don’t get much hi tech comedy really outside of The IT Crowd - let’s try and redress the balance a bit…

There’s more tech gubbins over at The Gadget Monkey.

Scouse Olympiad

[singlepic=69,320,240,,right]Here’s the classic web joke that was the Liverpool Olympic bid. Let’s keep it topical!

Did you know that Liverpool had put a bid in for the Olympics? Here is a section of their bid that was leaked from the IOC…
OPENING CEREMONY
The Olympic flame [...]

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