Ben Elton used to do to Thatch what some comedians now do to UKIP.
She won three terms.
Unlike many politicians, Farage isn't afraid of having enemies. Indeed, he probably realises that if certain people are annoyed by you, you are on the right track.
Simon Evans is quite posh and very funny.
I've heard that Mickey Flanagan is not terribly popular with the right on brigade such as Brigstock and others. Must be because he is probably the only one who grew up in poverty and is genuine working class, and he doesn't want to go back there.
That was epically clever. I cried with laughter at the PEye parody of Diana as Queen Of Hearts. Some things really stick in my mind - and that was one.
I've never heard of Andrew Lawrence before, but his Facebook page is great:
"Andrew Lawrence 8 hours ago The reason there are no right-leaning comics in this country is because whenever one has the balls to stand-up, they become the target of a witch-hunt. Where there should be balance, there is, terrifyingly, censorship."
Quite right. But I would like someone inbetween the Boyles/Brookers and Jim Davidson/Bernard Manning.
A brave, well-informed intelligent centre-right comedian who can satirise to pieces the sanctimonious left-wing comics, deny them the moral high-ground, and tie their tongues in knots through creative wit and riposte.
I'd go and see them every night.
Someone like William Hague !! Who didn't laugh at his Blair for Euro President speech in the Commons?
I always feel unsettled by Official Remembrance Services, partly because of the way in which people were compelled to fight, but the Poppies at The Tower helped me remember relatives who died in 1916. Losses which hurt my grandparents' families. The installation is unsettling, with a river of blood red poppies pouring out of cannon ports, even more so when I reflect one relative has no known grave, and that another died in a collision at sea; and the nature of their deaths. I also remember one young man killed in Afghanistan, a couple of years ago, and I wonder what was the point of it all? The poppy is a symbol which helps me think hard about war, politics and the impact on families.
If Jones wanted to make a political point, he might have asked was going to war in 1914, one the worst political decisions by a British Government?
Jones would be better off employed searching for some real poppies to display on Remembrance Sunday (he will likely not find any at this time of year) than writing such trite sanctimonious ideological drivel. That he perverts the intent of the display with his petty political prejudices and treats with contempt the nobility of all those who sacrificed themselves during that war (with his cheap shallow 'Friday the 13th' vision of what the memorial should be) is utterly offensive.
I remember watching one of Ben Elton's Man From Auntie shows and being unable to stop laughing, which is the only time that's ever happened as far as I can remember.
I've never heard of Andrew Lawrence before, but his Facebook page is great:
"Andrew Lawrence 8 hours ago The reason there are no right-leaning comics in this country is because whenever one has the balls to stand-up, they become the target of a witch-hunt. Where there should be balance, there is, terrifyingly, censorship."
Quite right. But I would like someone inbetween the Boyles/Brookers and Jim Davidson/Bernard Manning.
A brave, well-informed intelligent centre-right comedian who can satirise to pieces the sanctimonious left-wing comics, deny them the moral high-ground, and tie their tongues in knots through creative wit and riposte.
I'd go and see them every night.
Do we know he's centre-right? Thought he avoided politics in his acts entirely.
Mr. Royale, that's something that irks me. The cheap shot, which often amounts to "Look at me, I'm mocking a royal or (ex-)PM. Gosh I'm daring."
It's predictable, it's tedious and it's usually unamusing.
I wouldn't suggest I'm political in humour, but (I'm unsure whether this will come across annoyingly or as a helpful suggestion. Feel free to slap me around the face with a genetically engineered fish if the former) Sir Edric's Temple is definitely not politically correct. If being tired of leftwing class war is the poison then Sir Edric is the antidote. [In a year or so it'll be traditionally published with probably tiny variations, but the self-published version's up on Amazon and other sites now].
Mr. Antifrank, reminds me in PR terms of the lady author whose name escapes me who wrote something horrid about Thatcher earlier this year and got lots of coverage about the 'controversy'.
This will be high watermark for UKIP - expect their poll ratings to decline as press scrutiny increases. Can you expect a collection of loons, fruitcakes and closet rascists to hold their discipline over an extended election campaign? UKIP will poll 10%ish at GE 15...
Yea, yeah yeah and the moon is made of cheese as well. Next smear....?
This will be high watermark for UKIP - expect their poll ratings to decline as press scrutiny increases. Can you expect a collection of loons, fruitcakes and closet rascists to hold their discipline over an extended election campaign? UKIP will poll 10%ish at GE 15...
Yea, yeah yeah and the moon is made of cheese as well.
This will be high watermark for UKIP - expect their poll ratings to decline as press scrutiny increases. Can you expect a collection of loons, fruitcakes and closet rascists to hold their discipline over an extended election campaign? UKIP will poll 10%ish at GE 15...
Ben Elton used to do to Thatch what some comedians now do to UKIP.
She won three terms.
Unlike many politicians, Farage isn't afraid of having enemies. Indeed, he probably realises that if certain people are annoyed by you, you are on the right track.
Simon Evans is quite posh and very funny.
I've heard that Mickey Flanagan is not terribly popular with the right on brigade such as Brigstock and others. Must be because he is probably the only one who grew up in poverty and is genuine working class, and he doesn't want to go back there.
I've never heard of Andrew Lawrence before, but his Facebook page is great:
"Andrew Lawrence 8 hours ago The reason there are no right-leaning comics in this country is because whenever one has the balls to stand-up, they become the target of a witch-hunt. Where there should be balance, there is, terrifyingly, censorship."
Quite right. But I would like someone inbetween the Boyles/Brookers and Jim Davidson/Bernard Manning.
A brave, well-informed intelligent centre-right comedian who can satirise to pieces the sanctimonious left-wing comics, deny them the moral high-ground, and tie their tongues in knots through creative wit and riposte.
I'd go and see them every night.
Do we know he's centre-right? Thought he avoided politics in his acts entirely.
Often wonder where Peter Kay is politically ?(somebody will now tell me he is an open MArxist Leninist) .His act is based on a warm cosy working class nostalgia but his sit- coms tend to include immigrants in a northern setting whom he tends to portray with a cosy juxtaposition to the northern 'norm' . Perhaps he aint interested at all which is fair enough
David Mitchell isn't left wing either afaik. I remember watching a QI special on the EU that was basically a PR puff piece -every single question/answer was in fact designed to 'explode' a 'myth'. As if Europe had never produced a single poor or ridiculous piece of regulation. David Mitchell was very good at getting the odd 'off message' comment in there amongst the abysmal dross.
I've never heard of Andrew Lawrence before, but his Facebook page is great:
"Andrew Lawrence 8 hours ago The reason there are no right-leaning comics in this country is because whenever one has the balls to stand-up, they become the target of a witch-hunt. Where there should be balance, there is, terrifyingly, censorship."
Quite right. But I would like someone inbetween the Boyles/Brookers and Jim Davidson/Bernard Manning.
A brave, well-informed intelligent centre-right comedian who can satirise to pieces the sanctimonious left-wing comics, deny them the moral high-ground, and tie their tongues in knots through creative wit and riposte.
This will be high watermark for UKIP - expect their poll ratings to decline as press scrutiny increases. Can you expect a collection of loons, fruitcakes and closet rascists to hold their discipline over an extended election campaign? UKIP will poll 10%ish at GE 15...
Yea, yeah yeah and the moon is made of cheese as well.
You're up early Mr Kent.
Did you enter the comp?
No. I don't want to tempt fate today and I've got no feel for this election (and the book sounds excruitiating particularly if its highlight is the sexual deviancy of the Libdems)
This will be high watermark for UKIP - expect their poll ratings to decline as press scrutiny increases. Can you expect a collection of loons, fruitcakes and closet rascists to hold their discipline over an extended election campaign? UKIP will poll 10%ish at GE 15...
Yea, yeah yeah and the moon is made of cheese as well.
You're up early Mr Kent.
Did you enter the comp?
No. I don't want to tempt fate today and I've got no feel for this election (and the book sounds excruitiating particularly if its highlight is the sexual deviancy of the Libdems)
David Mitchell isn't left wing either afaik. I remember watching a QI special on the EU that was basically a PR puff piece -every single question/answer was in fact designed to 'explode' a 'myth'. As if Europe had never produced a single poor or ridiculous piece of regulation. David Mitchell was very good at getting the odd 'off message' comment in there amongst the abysmal dross.
I've never heard of Andrew Lawrence before, but his Facebook page is great:
"Andrew Lawrence 8 hours ago The reason there are no right-leaning comics in this country is because whenever one has the balls to stand-up, they become the target of a witch-hunt. Where there should be balance, there is, terrifyingly, censorship."
Quite right. But I would like someone inbetween the Boyles/Brookers and Jim Davidson/Bernard Manning.
A brave, well-informed intelligent centre-right comedian who can satirise to pieces the sanctimonious left-wing comics, deny them the moral high-ground, and tie their tongues in knots through creative wit and riposte.
I'd go and see them every night.
David Mitchell is too intelligent to be the lazy'right-on' type . Again I don't think he is politically inclined yet he is obviously politically aware. I think above all he likes things to be logical
Mr. Royale, that's something that irks me. The cheap shot, which often amounts to "Look at me, I'm mocking a royal or (ex-)PM. Gosh I'm daring."
It's predictable, it's tedious and it's usually unamusing.
I wouldn't suggest I'm political in humour, but (I'm unsure whether this will come across annoyingly or as a helpful suggestion. Feel free to slap me around the face with a genetically engineered fish if the former) Sir Edric's Temple is definitely not politically correct. If being tired of leftwing class war is the poison then Sir Edric is the antidote. [In a year or so it'll be traditionally published with probably tiny variations, but the self-published version's up on Amazon and other sites now].
Mr. Antifrank, reminds me in PR terms of the lady author whose name escapes me who wrote something horrid about Thatcher earlier this year and got lots of coverage about the 'controversy'.
Thanks. I'll take a look.
@plato - perhaps you're right. I know Stewart Lee laid nastily into Michael McIntyre. I'm not sure why.
David Mitchell isn't left wing either afaik. I remember watching a QI special on the EU that was basically a PR puff piece -every single question/answer was in fact designed to 'explode' a 'myth'. As if Europe had never produced a single poor or ridiculous piece of regulation. David Mitchell was very good at getting the odd 'off message' comment in there amongst the abysmal dross.
I've never heard of Andrew Lawrence before, but his Facebook page is great:
"Andrew Lawrence 8 hours ago The reason there are no right-leaning comics in this country is because whenever one has the balls to stand-up, they become the target of a witch-hunt. Where there should be balance, there is, terrifyingly, censorship."
Quite right. But I would like someone inbetween the Boyles/Brookers and Jim Davidson/Bernard Manning.
A brave, well-informed intelligent centre-right comedian who can satirise to pieces the sanctimonious left-wing comics, deny them the moral high-ground, and tie their tongues in knots through creative wit and riposte.
I've never heard of Andrew Lawrence before, but his Facebook page is great:
"Andrew Lawrence 8 hours ago The reason there are no right-leaning comics in this country is because whenever one has the balls to stand-up, they become the target of a witch-hunt. Where there should be balance, there is, terrifyingly, censorship."
Quite right. But I would like someone inbetween the Boyles/Brookers and Jim Davidson/Bernard Manning.
A brave, well-informed intelligent centre-right comedian who can satirise to pieces the sanctimonious left-wing comics, deny them the moral high-ground, and tie their tongues in knots through creative wit and riposte.
I'd go and see them every night.
The issue with comedian's who self identify as right wing, is that typically the comedy has been aimed at those who aren't in much of a position to fight back, the poor, minorities ect. Rush Limbaugh tried comedy in his 1990's TV show, too frequently he came off as a bully, as have Manning/Davidson ect.
Whereas left wing humour has typically been about mocking those in power be it big business, politicians ect.
It can be done thought, PJ O'Rourke is pretty amusing and also right wing.
I remember watching one of Ben Elton's Man From Auntie shows and being unable to stop laughing, which is the only time that's ever happened as far as I can remember.
David Mitchell isn't left wing either afaik. I remember watching a QI special on the EU that was basically a PR puff piece -every single question/answer was in fact designed to 'explode' a 'myth'. As if Europe had never produced a single poor or ridiculous piece of regulation. David Mitchell was very good at getting the odd 'off message' comment in there amongst the abysmal dross.
I've never heard of Andrew Lawrence before, but his Facebook page is great:
"Andrew Lawrence 8 hours ago The reason there are no right-leaning comics in this country is because whenever one has the balls to stand-up, they become the target of a witch-hunt. Where there should be balance, there is, terrifyingly, censorship."
Quite right. But I would like someone inbetween the Boyles/Brookers and Jim Davidson/Bernard Manning.
A brave, well-informed intelligent centre-right comedian who can satirise to pieces the sanctimonious left-wing comics, deny them the moral high-ground, and tie their tongues in knots through creative wit and riposte.
I'd go and see them every night.
In David Mitchell's book he does say he used to fantasize about being supreme leader and liked to dress up as a King in his boyhood. Perhaps he could be any politics you like if it means power (ie like Blair or Cameron !!)
I remember watching one of Ben Elton's Man From Auntie shows and being unable to stop laughing, which is the only time that's ever happened as far as I can remember.
Elton's 'mating habits of the right whale' is classic (about 22 minutes in)
Mr. Royale, that's something that irks me. The cheap shot, which often amounts to "Look at me, I'm mocking a royal or (ex-)PM. Gosh I'm daring."
It's predictable, it's tedious and it's usually unamusing.
I wouldn't suggest I'm political in humour, but (I'm unsure whether this will come across annoyingly or as a helpful suggestion. Feel free to slap me around the face with a genetically engineered fish if the former) Sir Edric's Temple is definitely not politically correct. If being tired of leftwing class war is the poison then Sir Edric is the antidote. [In a year or so it'll be traditionally published with probably tiny variations, but the self-published version's up on Amazon and other sites now].
Mr. Antifrank, reminds me in PR terms of the lady author whose name escapes me who wrote something horrid about Thatcher earlier this year and got lots of coverage about the 'controversy'.
Citing Rush is just risible. Why not Alex Jones whilst you're on. We're talking about mainstream current comics who get most of their income from this genre - in the UK.
I've never heard of Andrew Lawrence before, but his Facebook page is great:
"Andrew Lawrence 8 hours ago The reason there are no right-leaning comics in this country is because whenever one has the balls to stand-up, they become the target of a witch-hunt. Where there should be balance, there is, terrifyingly, censorship."
Quite right. But I would like someone inbetween the Boyles/Brookers and Jim Davidson/Bernard Manning.
A brave, well-informed intelligent centre-right comedian who can satirise to pieces the sanctimonious left-wing comics, deny them the moral high-ground, and tie their tongues in knots through creative wit and riposte.
I'd go and see them every night.
The issue with comedian's who self identify as right wing, is that typically the comedy has been aimed at those who aren't in much of a position to fight back, the poor, minorities ect. Rush Limbaugh tried comedy in his 1990's TV show, too frequently he came off as a bully, as have Manning/Davidson ect.
Whereas left wing humour has typically been about mocking those in power be it big business, politicians ect.
It can be done thought, PJ O'Rourke is pretty amusing and also right wing.
David Mitchell isn't left wing either afaik. I remember watching a QI special on the EU that was basically a PR puff piece -every single question/answer was in fact designed to 'explode' a 'myth'. As if Europe had never produced a single poor or ridiculous piece of regulation. David Mitchell was very good at getting the odd 'off message' comment in there amongst the abysmal dross.
I've never heard of Andrew Lawrence before, but his Facebook page is great:
"Andrew Lawrence 8 hours ago The reason there are no right-leaning comics in this country is because whenever one has the balls to stand-up, they become the target of a witch-hunt. Where there should be balance, there is, terrifyingly, censorship."
Quite right. But I would like someone inbetween the Boyles/Brookers and Jim Davidson/Bernard Manning.
A brave, well-informed intelligent centre-right comedian who can satirise to pieces the sanctimonious left-wing comics, deny them the moral high-ground, and tie their tongues in knots through creative wit and riposte.
I'd go and see them every night.
David Mitchell is too intelligent to be the lazy'right-on' type . Again I don't think he is politically inclined yet he is obviously politically aware. I think above all he likes things to be logical
If you read his Observer column it's pretty clear where his sympathies lie.
There are plenty of comic actors who are more right than left. Armstrong & Miller are Tory-leaning, I'd hazard.
David Mitchell isn't left wing either afaik. I remember watching a QI special on the EU that was basically a PR puff piece -every single question/answer was in fact designed to 'explode' a 'myth'. As if Europe had never produced a single poor or ridiculous piece of regulation. David Mitchell was very good at getting the odd 'off message' comment in there amongst the abysmal dross.
I've never heard of Andrew Lawrence before, but his Facebook page is great:
"Andrew Lawrence 8 hours ago The reason there are no right-leaning comics in this country is because whenever one has the balls to stand-up, they become the target of a witch-hunt. Where there should be balance, there is, terrifyingly, censorship."
Quite right. But I would like someone inbetween the Boyles/Brookers and Jim Davidson/Bernard Manning.
A brave, well-informed intelligent centre-right comedian who can satirise to pieces the sanctimonious left-wing comics, deny them the moral high-ground, and tie their tongues in knots through creative wit and riposte.
I'd go and see them every night.
David Mitchell is too intelligent to be the lazy'right-on' type . Again I don't think he is politically inclined yet he is obviously politically aware. I think above all he likes things to be logical
David is exactly what Victoria tells him to be. Who could disobey Ms Coren-Mitchell and survive?
Former cabinet minister Chris Huhne has lost a legal challenge over court costs incurred during his trial for swapping speeding points with his ex-wife.
The ex-Liberal Democrat MP went to the Court of Appeal to challenge an order that he should pay £77,750 in costs.
David Mitchell isn't left wing either afaik. I remember watching a QI special on the EU that was basically a PR puff piece -every single question/answer was in fact designed to 'explode' a 'myth'. As if Europe had never produced a single poor or ridiculous piece of regulation. David Mitchell was very good at getting the odd 'off message' comment in there amongst the abysmal dross.
I've never heard of Andrew Lawrence before, but his Facebook page is great:
"Andrew Lawrence 8 hours ago The reason there are no right-leaning comics in this country is because whenever one has the balls to stand-up, they become the target of a witch-hunt. Where there should be balance, there is, terrifyingly, censorship."
Quite right. But I would like someone inbetween the Boyles/Brookers and Jim Davidson/Bernard Manning.
A brave, well-informed intelligent centre-right comedian who can satirise to pieces the sanctimonious left-wing comics, deny them the moral high-ground, and tie their tongues in knots through creative wit and riposte.
I'd go and see them every night.
David Mitchell is too intelligent to be the lazy'right-on' type . Again I don't think he is politically inclined yet he is obviously politically aware. I think above all he likes things to be logical
David is exactly what Victoria tells him to be. Who could disobey Ms Coren-Mitchell and survive?
I think she has held the title of European Poker champion...
David Mitchell isn't left wing either afaik. I remember watching a QI special on the EU that was basically a PR puff piece -every single question/answer was in fact designed to 'explode' a 'myth'. As if Europe had never produced a single poor or ridiculous piece of regulation. David Mitchell was very good at getting the odd 'off message' comment in there amongst the abysmal dross.
I've never heard of Andrew Lawrence before, but his Facebook page is great:
"Andrew Lawrence 8 hours ago The reason there are no right-leaning comics in this country is because whenever one has the balls to stand-up, they become the target of a witch-hunt. Where there should be balance, there is, terrifyingly, censorship."
Quite right. But I would like someone inbetween the Boyles/Brookers and Jim Davidson/Bernard Manning.
A brave, well-informed intelligent centre-right comedian who can satirise to pieces the sanctimonious left-wing comics, deny them the moral high-ground, and tie their tongues in knots through creative wit and riposte.
I'd go and see them every night.
David Mitchell is too intelligent to be the lazy'right-on' type . Again I don't think he is politically inclined yet he is obviously politically aware. I think above all he likes things to be logical
If you read his Observer column it's pretty clear where his sympathies lie.
There are plenty of comic actors who are more right than left. Armstrong & Miller are Tory-leaning, I'd hazard.
The fact that he presumably gets a big fee for writing the Observer column might make him inclined to say what he thinks Observer readers want to read?
From reading his book,I am not sure he his that inclined anyway politically
David Mitchell isn't left wing either afaik. I remember watching a QI special on the EU that was basically a PR puff piece -every single question/answer was in fact designed to 'explode' a 'myth'. As if Europe had never produced a single poor or ridiculous piece of regulation. David Mitchell was very good at getting the odd 'off message' comment in there amongst the abysmal dross.
I've never heard of Andrew Lawrence before, but his Facebook page is great:
"Andrew Lawrence 8 hours ago The reason there are no right-leaning comics in this country is because whenever one has the balls to stand-up, they become the target of a witch-hunt. Where there should be balance, there is, terrifyingly, censorship."
Quite right. But I would like someone inbetween the Boyles/Brookers and Jim Davidson/Bernard Manning.
A brave, well-informed intelligent centre-right comedian who can satirise to pieces the sanctimonious left-wing comics, deny them the moral high-ground, and tie their tongues in knots through creative wit and riposte.
I'd go and see them every night.
David Mitchell is too intelligent to be the lazy'right-on' type . Again I don't think he is politically inclined yet he is obviously politically aware. I think above all he likes things to be logical
David is exactly what Victoria tells him to be. Who could disobey Ms Coren-Mitchell and survive?
So that's why she's Coren-Mitchell now! (Sorry saw the beginning of HIGNY last night and wondered why she isn't plain Victoria Coren.)
David Mitchell isn't left wing either afaik. I remember watching a QI special on the EU that was basically a PR puff piece -every single question/answer was in fact designed to 'explode' a 'myth'. As if Europe had never produced a single poor or ridiculous piece of regulation. David Mitchell was very good at getting the odd 'off message' comment in there amongst the abysmal dross.
I've never heard of Andrew Lawrence before, but his Facebook page is great:
"Andrew Lawrence 8 hours ago The reason there are no right-leaning comics in this country is because whenever one has the balls to stand-up, they become the target of a witch-hunt. Where there should be balance, there is, terrifyingly, censorship."
Quite right. But I would like someone inbetween the Boyles/Brookers and Jim Davidson/Bernard Manning.
A brave, well-informed intelligent centre-right comedian who can satirise to pieces the sanctimonious left-wing comics, deny them the moral high-ground, and tie their tongues in knots through creative wit and riposte.
I'd go and see them every night.
David Mitchell is too intelligent to be the lazy'right-on' type . Again I don't think he is politically inclined yet he is obviously politically aware. I think above all he likes things to be logical
David is exactly what Victoria tells him to be. Who could disobey Ms Coren-Mitchell and survive?
David Mitchell isn't left wing either afaik. I remember watching a QI special on the EU that was basically a PR puff piece -every single question/answer was in fact designed to 'explode' a 'myth'. As if Europe had never produced a single poor or ridiculous piece of regulation. David Mitchell was very good at getting the odd 'off message' comment in there amongst the abysmal dross.
I've never heard of Andrew Lawrence before, but his Facebook page is great:
"Andrew Lawrence 8 hours ago The reason there are no right-leaning comics in this country is because whenever one has the balls to stand-up, they become the target of a witch-hunt. Where there should be balance, there is, terrifyingly, censorship."
Quite right. But I would like someone inbetween the Boyles/Brookers and Jim Davidson/Bernard Manning.
A brave, well-informed intelligent centre-right comedian who can satirise to pieces the sanctimonious left-wing comics, deny them the moral high-ground, and tie their tongues in knots through creative wit and riposte.
I'd go and see them every night.
David Mitchell is too intelligent to be the lazy'right-on' type . Again I don't think he is politically inclined yet he is obviously politically aware. I think above all he likes things to be logical
David is exactly what Victoria tells him to be. Who could disobey Ms Coren-Mitchell and survive?
I wouldn't blame him, she does appear to be frightening bright - a sexy voice too..!
Former cabinet minister Chris Huhne has lost a legal challenge over court costs incurred during his trial for swapping speeding points with his ex-wife.
The ex-Liberal Democrat MP went to the Court of Appeal to challenge an order that he should pay £77,750 in costs.
Former cabinet minister Chris Huhne has lost a legal challenge over court costs incurred during his trial for swapping speeding points with his ex-wife.
The ex-Liberal Democrat MP went to the Court of Appeal to challenge an order that he should pay £77,750 in costs.
David Mitchell isn't left wing either afaik. I remember watching a QI special on the EU that was basically a PR puff piece -every single question/answer was in fact designed to 'explode' a 'myth'. As if Europe had never produced a single poor or ridiculous piece of regulation. David Mitchell was very good at getting the odd 'off message' comment in there amongst the abysmal dross.
I've never heard of Andrew Lawrence before, but his Facebook page is great:
"Andrew Lawrence 8 hours ago The reason there are no right-leaning comics in this country is because whenever one has the balls to stand-up, they become the target of a witch-hunt. Where there should be balance, there is, terrifyingly, censorship."
Quite right. But I would like someone inbetween the Boyles/Brookers and Jim Davidson/Bernard Manning.
A brave, well-informed intelligent centre-right comedian who can satirise to pieces the sanctimonious left-wing comics, deny them the moral high-ground, and tie their tongues in knots through creative wit and riposte.
I'd go and see them every night.
David Mitchell is too intelligent to be the lazy'right-on' type . Again I don't think he is politically inclined yet he is obviously politically aware. I think above all he likes things to be logical
David is exactly what Victoria tells him to be. Who could disobey Ms Coren-Mitchell and survive?
So that's why she's Coren-Mitchell now! (Sorry saw the beginning of HIGNY last night and wondered why she isn't plain Victoria Coren.)
The joy of having to wait until 1 of 12 pages came around to 1 again so you could read the second half of the report on the page
I had one of the early accounts with Sporting Index. The only way to get prices was to use ceefax (or the commercial equal) -The pressure of trying to record in your brain the superiority of Man Utd over Chelsea before they went off to horse racing and not to be seen again for 20 minutes like Halleys Comet was immense
Just spotted Ladbrokes have cut Southampton for top 4 to 5/1, and have a top 6 market up now - Saints 23/20 fifth in the betting a bit ahead of Spurs & Everton (Sunil - Wham 12/1)
David Mitchell isn't left wing either afaik. I remember watching a QI special on the EU that was basically a PR puff piece -every single question/answer was in fact designed to 'explode' a 'myth'. As if Europe had never produced a single poor or ridiculous piece of regulation. David Mitchell was very good at getting the odd 'off message' comment in there amongst the abysmal dross.
I've never heard of Andrew Lawrence before, but his Facebook page is great:
"Andrew Lawrence 8 hours ago The reason there are no right-leaning comics in this country is because whenever one has the balls to stand-up, they become the target of a witch-hunt. Where there should be balance, there is, terrifyingly, censorship."
Quite right. But I would like someone inbetween the Boyles/Brookers and Jim Davidson/Bernard Manning.
A brave, well-informed intelligent centre-right comedian who can satirise to pieces the sanctimonious left-wing comics, deny them the moral high-ground, and tie their tongues in knots through creative wit and riposte.
I'd go and see them every night.
David Mitchell is too intelligent to be the lazy'right-on' type . Again I don't think he is politically inclined yet he is obviously politically aware. I think above all he likes things to be logical
David is exactly what Victoria tells him to be. Who could disobey Ms Coren-Mitchell and survive?
So that's why she's Coren-Mitchell now! (Sorry saw the beginning of HIGNY last night and wondered why she isn't plain Victoria Coren.)
David Mitchell isn't left wing either afaik. I remember watching a QI special on the EU that was basically a PR puff piece -every single question/answer was in fact designed to 'explode' a 'myth'. As if Europe had never produced a single poor or ridiculous piece of regulation. David Mitchell was very good at getting the odd 'off message' comment in there amongst the abysmal dross.
I've never heard of Andrew Lawrence before, but his Facebook page is great:
"Andrew Lawrence 8 hours ago The reason there are no right-leaning comics in this country is because whenever one has the balls to stand-up, they become the target of a witch-hunt. Where there should be balance, there is, terrifyingly, censorship."
Quite right. But I would like someone inbetween the Boyles/Brookers and Jim Davidson/Bernard Manning.
A brave, well-informed intelligent centre-right comedian who can satirise to pieces the sanctimonious left-wing comics, deny them the moral high-ground, and tie their tongues in knots through creative wit and riposte.
I'd go and see them every night.
David Mitchell is too intelligent to be the lazy'right-on' type . Again I don't think he is politically inclined yet he is obviously politically aware. I think above all he likes things to be logical
If you read his Observer column it's pretty clear where his sympathies lie.
There are plenty of comic actors who are more right than left. Armstrong & Miller are Tory-leaning, I'd hazard.
The fact that he presumably gets a big fee for writing the Observer column might make him inclined to say what he thinks Observer readers want to read?
From reading his book,I am not sure he his that inclined anyway politically
I'd be very surprised if the Observer pays him a big fee. They have not got any money.
David Mitchell isn't left wing either afaik. I remember watching a QI special on the EU that was basically a PR puff piece -every single question/answer was in fact designed to 'explode' a 'myth'. As if Europe had never produced a single poor or ridiculous piece of regulation. David Mitchell was very good at getting the odd 'off message' comment in there amongst the abysmal dross.
I've never heard of Andrew Lawrence before, but his Facebook page is great:
"Andrew Lawrence 8 hours ago The reason there are no right-leaning comics in this country is because whenever one has the balls to stand-up, they become the target of a witch-hunt. Where there should be balance, there is, terrifyingly, censorship."
Quite right. But I would like someone inbetween the Boyles/Brookers and Jim Davidson/Bernard Manning.
A brave, well-informed intelligent centre-right comedian who can satirise to pieces the sanctimonious left-wing comics, deny them the moral high-ground, and tie their tongues in knots through creative wit and riposte.
I'd go and see them every night.
David Mitchell is too intelligent to be the lazy'right-on' type . Again I don't think he is politically inclined yet he is obviously politically aware. I think above all he likes things to be logical
If you read his Observer column it's pretty clear where his sympathies lie.
There are plenty of comic actors who are more right than left. Armstrong & Miller are Tory-leaning, I'd hazard.
Armstrong has voted LD - almost like some voters in Rotherham have always voted Labour. However he is keen on field sports, with guns.
Mr. Away, kids today don't know they're born. When I were a lad, it used to take 30 minutes for a computer game to load from the cassette tape.
[That sounds like a piss take, but it's actually true].
Today, the PS4 permits shareplay, which means (if you subscribe to some service or other) a friend of yours can remotely play for one hour (can be renewed indefinitely) a game you own on your PS4, provided both are connected to the internet. Even if the friend doesn't own that game.
I don't own one, mind, I just think it's incredibly impressive.
Edited extra bit: of course, if a Sony exec follows pb.com and wants to reward me for my endorsement, I would be willing to accept one and/or some money as thanks.
David Mitchell isn't left wing either afaik. I remember watching a QI special on the EU that was basically a PR puff piece -every single question/answer was in fact designed to 'explode' a 'myth'. As if Europe had never produced a single poor or ridiculous piece of regulation. David Mitchell was very good at getting the odd 'off message' comment in there amongst the abysmal dross.
I've never heard of Andrew Lawrence before, but his Facebook page is great:
"Andrew Lawrence 8 hours ago The reason there are no right-leaning comics in this country is because whenever one has the balls to stand-up, they become the target of a witch-hunt. Where there should be balance, there is, terrifyingly, censorship."
Quite right. But I would like someone inbetween the Boyles/Brookers and Jim Davidson/Bernard Manning.
A brave, well-informed intelligent centre-right comedian who can satirise to pieces the sanctimonious left-wing comics, deny them the moral high-ground, and tie their tongues in knots through creative wit and riposte.
I'd go and see them every night.
David Mitchell is too intelligent to be the lazy'right-on' type . Again I don't think he is politically inclined yet he is obviously politically aware. I think above all he likes things to be logical
If you read his Observer column it's pretty clear where his sympathies lie.
There are plenty of comic actors who are more right than left. Armstrong & Miller are Tory-leaning, I'd hazard.
Armstrong has voted LD - almost like some voters in Rotherham have always voted Labour. However he is keen on field sports, with guns.
My husband and I never discussed politics - he came from red-stock, me from blue.
I've no idea how he voted despite 18yrs together. Is this common?
It is the same here. In over 20 years I have never asked (or been asked). Nor have I asked my daughter who voted for the first time recently in a local by-election.
Mr. Away, kids today don't know they're born. When I were a lad, it used to take 30 minutes for a computer game to load from the cassette tape.
[That sounds like a piss take, but it's actually true].
Today, the PS4 permits shareplay, which means (if you subscribe to some service or other) a friend of yours can remotely play for one hour (can be renewed indefinitely) a game you own on your PS4, provided both are connected to the internet. Even if the friend doesn't own that game.
I don't own one, mind, I just think it's incredibly impressive.
Edited extra bit: of course, if a Sony exec follows pb.com and wants to reward me for my endorsement, I would be willing to accept one and/or some money as thanks.
not only did it take 30 minutes it took constant fiddling with the volume control to load most programmes (for some reason!!!) A slight slip of the volume control and programme crashed on the ZX81
Mr. Away, kids today don't know they're born. When I were a lad, it used to take 30 minutes for a computer game to load from the cassette tape.
[That sounds like a piss take, but it's actually true].
Today, the PS4 permits shareplay, which means (if you subscribe to some service or other) a friend of yours can remotely play for one hour (can be renewed indefinitely) a game you own on your PS4, provided both are connected to the internet. Even if the friend doesn't own that game.
I don't own one, mind, I just think it's incredibly impressive.
Edited extra bit: of course, if a Sony exec follows pb.com and wants to reward me for my endorsement, I would be willing to accept one and/or some money as thanks.
The Spectrum games I used to play didn't usually take longer than 5 minutes to load.
Mr. Away, kids today don't know they're born. When I were a lad, it used to take 30 minutes for a computer game to load from the cassette tape.
[That sounds like a piss take, but it's actually true].
Today, the PS4 permits shareplay, which means (if you subscribe to some service or other) a friend of yours can remotely play for one hour (can be renewed indefinitely) a game you own on your PS4, provided both are connected to the internet. Even if the friend doesn't own that game.
I don't own one, mind, I just think it's incredibly impressive.
Edited extra bit: of course, if a Sony exec follows pb.com and wants to reward me for my endorsement, I would be willing to accept one and/or some money as thanks.
Former cabinet minister Chris Huhne has lost a legal challenge over court costs incurred during his trial for swapping speeding points with his ex-wife.
The ex-Liberal Democrat MP went to the Court of Appeal to challenge an order that he should pay £77,750 in costs.
Mr. Away, kids today don't know they're born. When I were a lad, it used to take 30 minutes for a computer game to load from the cassette tape.
[That sounds like a piss take, but it's actually true].
Today, the PS4 permits shareplay, which means (if you subscribe to some service or other) a friend of yours can remotely play for one hour (can be renewed indefinitely) a game you own on your PS4, provided both are connected to the internet. Even if the friend doesn't own that game.
I don't own one, mind, I just think it's incredibly impressive.
Edited extra bit: of course, if a Sony exec follows pb.com and wants to reward me for my endorsement, I would be willing to accept one and/or some money as thanks.
The Spectrum games I used to play didn't usually take longer than 5 minutes to load.
the longest ones from memory were Football Manager ,3-D Monster Maze ,Elite (worth the wait) and Fantasy Island . I could never get the Hobbit to load
Marriages conceal a lot of the unexpected to the outsider and that is why some marriages/ partnerships are a complete puzzle to many of us. Unlikely matches carry on successfully and apparently ideal matches founder. In some parts of the UK then the wife voted as she was told, but where I came from I did not hear politics discussed by my parents (in front of me), but my mother had firm political views and my father was a member of a political party.
Perhaps the awareness of your different political backgrounds meant that by mutual non-verbal agreement, political matters were best not discussed. Did he actually vote?
David Mitchell isn't left wing either afaik. I remember watching a QI special on the EU that was basically a PR puff piece -every single question/answer was in fact designed to 'explode' a 'myth'. As if Europe had never produced a single poor or ridiculous piece of regulation. David Mitchell was very good at getting the odd 'off message' comment in there amongst the abysmal dross.
I've never heard of Andrew Lawrence before, but his Facebook page is great:
"Andrew Lawrence 8 hours ago The reason there are no right-leaning comics in this country is because whenever one has the balls to stand-up, they become the target of a witch-hunt. Where there should be balance, there is, terrifyingly, censorship."
Quite right. But I would like someone inbetween the Boyles/Brookers and Jim Davidson/Bernard Manning.
A brave, well-informed intelligent centre-right comedian who can satirise to pieces the sanctimonious left-wing comics, deny them the moral high-ground, and tie their tongues in knots through creative wit and riposte.
I'd go and see them every night.
David Mitchell is too intelligent to be the lazy'right-on' type . Again I don't think he is politically inclined yet he is obviously politically aware. I think above all he likes things to be logical
David is exactly what Victoria tells him to be. Who could disobey Ms Coren-Mitchell and survive?
Two things interesting about that Mason-Apps is a 67 year old solicitor who is ''not actually a politician by nature'' but is doing it because he wants a referendum. Something which of course he can only guarantee by voting conservative. The other is that there is a candidate called Sunil standing for the Christian Party.
I'm stunned that Marcus Brigstocke has a career at all. He's such a self-righteous buzzkill.
Who on Earth gets a laugh or chin-rubbing moment of superiority is beyond me. I'm clearly too vulgar to appreciate him.
I would agree with that assessment of Mr Brigstock with one exception. He did a show some time ago where he would visit a town, wander round it and ask some questions and then do a potted history of the town and area in 30 minutes. They were usually very good and contained none of his tedious political stuff.
Marriages conceal a lot of the unexpected to the outsider and that is why some marriages/ partnerships are a complete puzzle to many of us. Unlikely matches carry on successfully and apparently ideal matches founder. In some parts of the UK then the wife voted as she was told, but where I came from I did not hear politics discussed by my parents (in front of me), but my mother had firm political views and my father was a member of a political party.
Perhaps the awareness of your different political backgrounds meant that by mutual non-verbal agreement, political matters were best not discussed. Did he actually vote?
Lol - CONFIRMED (with the Brisky stamp)
Third sector households are not allowed to discuss politics.
If anyone bar @MaxPB is getting a Sony one - it's me. I'm delighted with my Xperia Z3c - what a sexy phone. Bigger than my tiny ancient Nokia 6300, but for an all singing and dancing bit of kit it's small compared to rivals and even has a barometer. WTF? Hilarious but marvellous as a weather geek!
Someone will pop up and say theirs does too - YAWN. Let me enjoy this fun - I haven't bought a mobile since 2009.
Mr. Away, kids today don't know they're born. When I were a lad, it used to take 30 minutes for a computer game to load from the cassette tape.
[That sounds like a piss take, but it's actually true].
Today, the PS4 permits shareplay, which means (if you subscribe to some service or other) a friend of yours can remotely play for one hour (can be renewed indefinitely) a game you own on your PS4, provided both are connected to the internet. Even if the friend doesn't own that game.
I don't own one, mind, I just think it's incredibly impressive.
Edited extra bit: of course, if a Sony exec follows pb.com and wants to reward me for my endorsement, I would be willing to accept one and/or some money as thanks.
Not sure McIntyre is a Tory either - he doesn't seem at all political and I can't find a single source online saying he is a Tory. He may be but I think Plato's post is conjecture
Mr. Away, hmm. I think I've seen a video or two, and whilst it's not for me (console only gamer) it looked really rather good. Beta at the moment, but perhaps you should consider giving it a look. XCOM was very successfully resurrected recently, so it can work.
Elite Dangerous: http://www.elitedangerous.com/ Beta 3 is out in... a few hours. It's a decent reimagining of Elite, along with the Frontier variants of the early 1990s.
It's a shame I don't have time to play it much, but I've managed to get an Anaconda (*), load it up with gimballed beam lasers and multicannons and kill rather a large number of those annoying Feds in the Eranin system... :-)
Mr. Away, hmm. I think I've seen a video or two, and whilst it's not for me (console only gamer) it looked really rather good. Beta at the moment, but perhaps you should consider giving it a look. XCOM was very successfully resurrected recently, so it can work.
I haven't actually played a video type game since about 1985!! I did play Stratego and Risk on the internet recently but lost
David Mitchell isn't left wing either afaik. I remember watching a QI special on the EU that was basically a PR puff piece -every single question/answer was in fact designed to 'explode' a 'myth'. As if Europe had never produced a single poor or ridiculous piece of regulation. David Mitchell was very good at getting the odd 'off message' comment in there amongst the abysmal dross.
I've never heard of Andrew Lawrence before, but his Facebook page is great:
"Andrew Lawrence 8 hours ago The reason there are no right-leaning comics in this country is because whenever one has the balls to stand-up, they become the target of a witch-hunt. Where there should be balance, there is, terrifyingly, censorship."
Quite right. But I would like someone inbetween the Boyles/Brookers and Jim Davidson/Bernard Manning.
A brave, well-informed intelligent centre-right comedian who can satirise to pieces the sanctimonious left-wing comics, deny them the moral high-ground, and tie their tongues in knots through creative wit and riposte.
I'd go and see them every night.
David Mitchell is too intelligent to be the lazy'right-on' type . Again I don't think he is politically inclined yet he is obviously politically aware. I think above all he likes things to be logical
Mitchell is very obviously left, stereotypical bullied at school turned embittered lefty adult.
Two things interesting about that Mason-Apps is a 67 year old solicitor who is ''not actually a politician by nature'' but is doing it because he wants a referendum. Something which of course he can only guarantee by voting conservative. The other is that there is a candidate called Sunil standing for the Christian Party.
Nah, not me! My only association with the town was working briefly at the University during the first year of my PhD at Imperial, late 1990s.
I do remember Routemaster buses on route F, and "doing" the line into Waterloo as an alternative to the line into Paddington.
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I've heard that Mickey Flanagan is not terribly popular with the right on brigade such as Brigstock and others. Must be because he is probably the only one who grew up in poverty and is genuine working class, and he doesn't want to go back there.
Watch this.. first sketch is Brand impersonated by Morgana Robinson.. absolutely rips him, I love it!!
Clever concept as it has (an excellent impression of) David Attenbrough commenting a la the Human Zoo
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/very-important-people/on-demand/52398-002
Chingford & Woodford Green: Freddy Vachha
Leyton & Wanstead: Martin Levin
Walthamstow: Paul Hillman
https://www.facebook.com/UKIPWalthamForest/timeline?ref=page_internal
It's predictable, it's tedious and it's usually unamusing.
I wouldn't suggest I'm political in humour, but (I'm unsure whether this will come across annoyingly or as a helpful suggestion. Feel free to slap me around the face with a genetically engineered fish if the former) Sir Edric's Temple is definitely not politically correct. If being tired of leftwing class war is the poison then Sir Edric is the antidote. [In a year or so it'll be traditionally published with probably tiny variations, but the self-published version's up on Amazon and other sites now].
Mr. Antifrank, reminds me in PR terms of the lady author whose name escapes me who wrote something horrid about Thatcher earlier this year and got lots of coverage about the 'controversy'.
Did you enter the comp?
Who on Earth gets a laugh or chin-rubbing moment of superiority is beyond me. I'm clearly too vulgar to appreciate him.
Perhaps he aint interested at all which is fair enough
Shappi Korshandi, Andi Ocho (?) are two that come to mind.
Rich?
@plato - perhaps you're right. I know Stewart Lee laid nastily into Michael McIntyre. I'm not sure why.
Reading East: Peter Mason-Apps
Reading West: Malik Azam
https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/ukip-picks-general-election-candidates-8002476
Jimmy Carr was of course famously outed for a bunch of things that conflicted with his media persona.
What might be perceived as ‘radical’ coming from a 20 something year old, looks rather sad when they reach their forties.
Boyle is 42 #QED
Whereas left wing humour has typically been about mocking those in power be it big business, politicians ect.
It can be done thought, PJ O'Rourke is pretty amusing and also right wing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiKlQa7nxFE
The PCC? Labour by 4.1%.
Chingford and Woodford Green have pinned a blue rosette on a donkey time and time again. Can't see UKIP pushing out IDS.
This man does!
http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/11540244.Indian_born_Ukip_candidate_predicts_defeat_for_Iain_Duncan_Smith/
Citing Rush is just risible. Why not Alex Jones whilst you're on. We're talking about mainstream current comics who get most of their income from this genre - in the UK.
There are plenty of comic actors who are more right than left. Armstrong & Miller are Tory-leaning, I'd hazard.
The ex-Liberal Democrat MP went to the Court of Appeal to challenge an order that he should pay £77,750 in costs.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29808453
Never mind eh Chris..
From reading his book,I am not sure he his that inclined anyway politically
I've no idea how he voted despite 18yrs together. Is this common?
http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/11540244.Indian_born_Ukip_candidate_predicts_defeat_for_Iain_Duncan_Smith/
Would be a very surprising result for UKIP, but Cameron would be finished if C & W changed hands.
I see that a former LD & Playboy centrefold model is also standing against him.
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londoners-diary/watch-out-ids-marina-peppers-eyeing-up-your-manor-9614705.html
Was she ever 'plain' Victoria Coren?
The mind boggles at the BBC1 schedule for a day such as Tuesday 7th May 1985:
6am - 6:50am: Pages from Ceefax
9:20am - 10:30am: Pages from Ceefax
10:50am - 12:25pm: Pages from Ceefax
1:45pm - 2pm: Pages from Ceefax
3:35pm - 3:53pm: Pages from Ceefax
11:50pm: Shutdown
http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1985-05-07
I had one of the early accounts with Sporting Index. The only way to get prices was to use ceefax (or the commercial equal) -The pressure of trying to record in your brain the superiority of Man Utd over Chelsea before they went off to horse racing and not to be seen again for 20 minutes like Halleys Comet was immense
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/comedy/features/pedigree-chum-is-alexander-armstrong-the-poshest-man-in-comedy-7543987.html
[That sounds like a piss take, but it's actually true].
Today, the PS4 permits shareplay, which means (if you subscribe to some service or other) a friend of yours can remotely play for one hour (can be renewed indefinitely) a game you own on your PS4, provided both are connected to the internet. Even if the friend doesn't own that game.
I don't own one, mind, I just think it's incredibly impressive.
Edited extra bit: of course, if a Sony exec follows pb.com and wants to reward me for my endorsement, I would be willing to accept one and/or some money as thanks.
It is the same here. In over 20 years I have never asked (or been asked). Nor have I asked my daughter who voted for the first time recently in a local by-election.
FTR - Yes, just to confirm to all, (including, even, apparently Ms
http://www.politicshome.com/uk/article/107250/rochester_and_screwed.html
http://handheldempire.com/game_instance_images/412_1410_1257523957666_Casio_Dandy_Cowboy.jpg
http://handheldempire.com/game_instance_images/472_649_1234978039553_Casio_Marine_Hunter.jpg
Mr. JS, mine was an Amstrad. Not sure of the model.
http://www.betfair.com/exchange/politics/market?id=1.115707446
Marriages conceal a lot of the unexpected to the outsider and that is why some marriages/ partnerships are a complete puzzle to many of us. Unlikely matches carry on successfully and apparently ideal matches founder. In some parts of the UK then the wife voted as she was told, but where I came from I did not hear politics discussed by my parents (in front of me), but my mother had firm political views and my father was a member of a political party.
Perhaps the awareness of your different political backgrounds meant that by mutual non-verbal agreement, political matters were best not discussed. Did he actually vote?
Mason-Apps is a 67 year old solicitor who is ''not actually a politician by nature'' but is doing it because he wants a referendum. Something which of course he can only guarantee by voting conservative.
The other is that there is a candidate called Sunil standing for the Christian Party.
Flanagan is a Leftie but avoids political content as many of his fans find it boring. Fair enough
Third sector households are not allowed to discuss politics.
Someone will pop up and say theirs does too - YAWN. Let me enjoy this fun - I haven't bought a mobile since 2009.
Could the tories come third?
19.55%
http://www.elitedangerous.com/
Beta 3 is out in... a few hours. It's a decent reimagining of Elite, along with the Frontier variants of the early 1990s.
It's a shame I don't have time to play it much, but I've managed to get an Anaconda (*), load it up with gimballed beam lasers and multicannons and kill rather a large number of those annoying Feds in the Eranin system... :-)
(*) A very large ship.
After a three year gap, I've gone back to playing WoW. Now, need to drug the wife and somehow cope with 3 hours sleep every night.
Yes, I am sad....
I'll give 9-2 against that.
I do remember Routemaster buses on route F, and "doing" the line into Waterloo as an alternative to the line into Paddington.