Posts Tagged Comedy
The return of BBC Two’s Beautiful People
It’s baaaaaaaaaaaaaaack! 
Series two of Beautiful People started on BBC Two last night, and it’s as if they never went away!
I’m pleased that they’ve ditched the New York bits at the start/end of the show, and it’ll be interesting to see how they develop the ‘older Simon’ segments now. I am also not a fan of ‘younger Simon’ having his hair as long as he has it as I think it looks odd… but that’s not really a criticism, is it? It’s me being pnickety!
Absolutely loving all of the additional sing-song bits, especially those sourced from musical theatre
Series one was only six episodes long, and alas that is all we are getting for series two too (boo!). I can genuinely, hand on heart, say that I have not laughed at anything as much this whole year. Absolutely fantastic all round, though Meera Syal as Auntie Hayley definitely stole the show this week, but it was also great to see they found a way to keep the ever excellent Tameka Empson in the show (now appearing as Tameka’s identical cousin – made me LOL as it was an episode that started with geneology, and obviously this can’t happen – JoHoYo). I like how transparent they’ve made that switch, it’s really in keeping with the show’s humour I think.
I cannot wait until next week, I may have to re-watch this episode again mid-week to save off the withdrawl pangs!
Anyone who missed it, catch up on BBC iPlayer!
FABULOUS DARLINGS!
My favourite moment from Series One.
Add comment November 14, 2009
Misheard Numa Numa Lyrics
Oh wow! How have I not seen this clip before? It is AWESOME!
Ragu sledding, yay!
Add comment August 10, 2009
Otto Titsling
There are many things that Bette Midler should be immortalized for, and I think that the song of Otto Titsling has to be right up there as one of the top reasons!
I came across a mix-CD (not quite as satisfying sounding as mix-tape) that was made for me in 2003 (and hadn’t been played since!), and this song was on there. Needless to say, the track has been on repeat for most of the morning at work!
Very pleased to have rediscovered the song!
Her appearance on Johnny Carson’s show in 1991 is also hillarious in my opinion!
The below lyrics are kind of a mismatch of Beaches and Bette’s solo performances of the song (the solo versions are better I reckon!)
Otto Titsling, inventor and kraut,
had nothing to get very worked up about.
His inventions were failures, his future seemed bleak.
He fled to the opera at least twice a week.One night at the opera he saw an Aida
who’s tits were so big they would often impede her.
Bug-eyed he watched her fall into the pit,
done in by the weight of those terrible tits.Oh, my god! There she blows!
Aerodynamically this bitch was a mess.
Otto eyeballed the diva lying comatose amongst the reeds,
and he suddenly felt the fire of inspiration
flood his soul. He knew what he had to do!
He ran back to his workshop
where he futzed and futzed and futzed.For Otto Titsling had found his quest:
to lift and mold the female breast;
to point the small ones to the sky;
to keep the big ones high and dry!Every night he’d sweat and snort
searching for the right support.
He tried some string and paper clips.
Hey! He even tried his own two lips!Well, he stitched and he slaved
and he slaved and he stitched
until finally one night, in the wee hours of morning,
Otto arose from his workbench triumphant.
Yes! He had invented the worlds first
over-the-shoulder-boulder-holder. Hooray!Exhausted but ecstatic he ran
down the street to the diva’s house
bearing the prototype in his hot little hand.
Now, the diva did not want to try the darn thing on.
But, after many initial misgivings,
she finally did.
And the sigh of relief that issued forth
from the diva’s mouth
was so loud that it was mistaken by some
to be the early onset of the Siroccan Winds
which would often roll through the Schwarzwald
with a vengeance!
Ahhhhh-i!But little did Otto know,
at the moment of his greatest triumph,
lurking under the diva’s bed
was none other than the very worst
of the French patent thieves,
Philippe DeBrassiere.
And Phil was watching the scene
with a great deal of interest!Later that night, while our Brun Hilda slept,
into the wardrobe Philippe softly crept.
He fumbled through knickers and corsets galore,
’til he found Otto’s titsling and he ran out the door.Crying, “Oh, my god! What joy! What bliss!
I’m gonna make me a million from this!
Every woman in the world will wanna buy one.
I can have all the goods manufactured in Taiwan.”The result of this swindle is pointedly clear:
Do you buy a titsling or do you buy a brassiere?
Add comment June 19, 2009
The Bloody Apprentice
I was browsing Thingbox earlier and came across this hilarious video skit of The Apprentice that had been posted on the forums:
I have not laughed so much in ages!
Hurrah to ‘Casetteboy’ for such a great clip. Their WordPress blog can be found here – http://cassetteboy.wordpress.com (and there is also a post on his blog dedicated to this clip HERE).
Add comment May 28, 2009
Neighbours – Two Libbys!
T’other day whilst on twitter, @scottm highlighted his article on The Stage’s website to me, which, as a die-hard Neighbours fan, made me giggle somewhat!
The subject of the blog article was the below video:
[apologies that it's YouTube and not a clip of higher resolution - the original was on BrightCove, which WordPress doesn't support. Gah! Visit either of the external page links to see via BrightCove]
Great to see that Neighbours have referenced the blatant (and in my opinion, terrible!) switch over.
This clip was recorded exclusively for Five TV over here in the UK, though I can’t say that I have seen it aired yet… though as I don’t want to spoil things for myself, I vehemently avoid any kind of Neighbours promo. So, perhaps I’m not the best person to comment on that aspect after all then… heh!
The below is taken from the Five website (SOURCE).
Exclusive video: Two Libbys
Friday 8 May‘She hasn’t just changed her hair; she’s changed her head!’
It was one of the most talked about changes in Neighbours history: earlier this year an army of fans was left crying ‘Where’s Libby?’ as Karl and Susan’s daughter underwent something of a radical makeover – without her nearest and dearest so much as batting an eyelid. This was more than just a new haircut; Libby had changed faces completely!
But there was a good reason for the transformation. Actress Michala Banas temporarily took over the role of Libby Kennedy when illness forced long-time Neighbours star Kym Valentine to take a break from filming; the character’s involvement in some of the show’s central storylines meant that the producers were left with no other choice than to make the switch.
With Kym now fighting fit and back on our screens, the cast wanted to poke a bit of fun at the whole affair, so they wrote and performed a hilarious comedy sketch exclusively for Five. Scroll [up] to see Kym Valentine, Alan Fletcher (Karl Kennedy) and Jackie Woodburne (Susan Kennedy) in action.
1 comment May 17, 2009
Just a reminder…
1 comment March 1, 2009
What A Feeling!
Cor, blimey!
Did anyone else catch Robert Webb on BBC One’s ‘Lets Dance for Comic Relief‘ ?
The concept of the show is remarkably simple, celebs / well known people appear each week and try to perform an established dance routine (such as a song from High School Musical, Grease etc) in order to get the public to vote them through to the final. Something like 36.8p of every 50p phone call, goes to Comic Relief – and no, I have no idea where the .8p comes from either!
Most celebs got dressed up a little and gave it a fair effort (though I agree with guest judge Michael McIntyre – Biggins was suitable for nothing other than ‘Walking on Ice’!), however Robert Webb got a little too far into the psyche of his character (the female welder-cum-dancer from Flashdance)…. as the video clip below demonstrates.
Absolute comedy gold!
I don’t think that I have laughed so much in years!! Kudos to Webb for putting himself out there like that, well done that man!
BBC iPlayer should carry the full episode via THIS LINK until the afternoon of Saturday 28th February 2009.
Synopsis: Hosts Claudia Winkleman and Steve Jones present a brand new four-part spectacular celebrity-packed dance show in conjunction with Comic Relief. Each week, they are joined by regular panellist Anton Du Beke and two special guest panellists who are on hand to comment, congratulate, cajole or commiserate on the standard of the celebrity performances.
In the first three weeks of heats, six different celebrity acts each perform an iconic dance from Hollywood musicals, West End stage shows and pop videos. Who will wow us with their twinkle toes, and who will flounder with two left feet?
Each week there is a viewer vote and two acts go through to the Grand Final on the 14th March.
Celebrities competing in the series include: Jo Brand, Dick and Dom, Robert Webb, Angela Rippon, Deborah, Duncan and Peter from Dragon’s Den, Paddy McGuinness and Keith Lemon, and many more.
This week’s show also includes special performances from the cast of West End hit Billy Elliot, and Girl group The Saturdays perform this year’s official Comic Relief single, I Just Can’t Get Enough.
Proceeds from the voting will go through to Comic Relief.
Add comment February 23, 2009
Top 10 most ambiguously named company websites…
Office funny that went around work yesterday. Some of the websites are genuinely real, some are funny duds – I’ll let you discover which are which!
NB – All links appear to be safe, I’ve had no problems with any of them, though, as always, I do recommend that you have Anti-Virus and Ad-Aware active on your machine just to be on the safe side.
Enjoy!
The top 10 unintentionally worst company URLs
Attn: Entrepreneurs
Everyone knows that if you are going to operate a business in today’s world you need a domain name. It is advisable to look at the domain name selected as other see it and not just as you think it looks. Failure to do this may result in situations such as the following (legitimate) companies who deal in everyday humdrum products and services but clearly didn’t give their domain names enough consideration:1. A site called ‘Who Represents ‘ where you can find the name of the agent that represents a celebrity. Their domain name… wait for it… is
www.whorepresents.com2. Experts Exchange, a knowledge base where programmers can exchange advice and views at
www.expertsexchange.com3. Looking for a pen? Look no further than Pen Island at
www.penisland.net4. Need a therapist? Try Therapist Finder at
www.therapistfinder.com5. Then of course, there’s the Italian Power Generator company…
www.powergenitalia.com6. And now, we have the Mole Station Native Nursery, based in New South Wales:
www.molestationnursery.com7. If you’re looking for computer software, there’s always
www.ipanywhere.com
8. Welcome to the First Cumming Methodist Church Their website is
www.cummingfirst.com9. Then, of course, there’s these brainless art designers, and their whacky website:
www.speedofart.com10. Want to holiday in Lake Tahoe ? Try their brochure website at
www.gotahoe.com
2 comments July 26, 2008
