And Now For Something Completely Different — Silly Walks are deemed ‘vigorous...
Photo: BMJ and Monty Python A study by the BMJ found that a walking style made famous in a sketch by the Monty Python comedy troupe is actually vigorous exercise. Studies published in the annual...
View ArticleHappy belated 68th, Rowan Atkinson!
‘Mr. Bean’ actor Rowan Atkinson is shown celebrating the 25th anniversary of his show. Photo: Official Mr. Bean website Rowan Atkinson turned 68 on Friday. From this end, all we can do is wish him a...
View Article‘Tom Jones’ (no, not that one) heads to PBS Masterpiece beginning April 30
Solly McLeod as Tom Jones and Sophie Wilde as Sophia Western . Photo: PBS Masterpiece The adaptation of Henry Fielding’s classic novel The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling, long considered to be one...
View ArticleHappy 80th, George Harrison, 25 February 1943.
George Harrison’s birthplace and childhood home at 12 Arnold Grove, Liverpool. Photo: Bill Young Sometimes known as ‘the quiet Beatle’, George Harrison would have been 80 years young today. The...
View Article‘Two Ronnies’ comedy gold is money in the bank for this Norfolk garden shop
Two Ronnies Four Candles sketch. Photo: BBC A garden shop in Norfolk recently sold out of fork handles after designing a special window display in tribute to a classic BBC comedy sketch courtesy of...
View ArticleRoyal Mail’s cunning plan to celebrate Blackadder’s 40th!
Marking the 40th anniversary of one of the greats of British comedy, Royal Mail has released a collection of 12 special stamps celebrating the brilliance of Blackadder. Eight of the stamps will...
View ArticleNorwegian Blue — Dead Parrot or Best Cheese of 2023…or both?
Monty Python’s “Dead Parrot Sketch”, one of the most famous of the sketches in the television comedy series Monty Python’s Flying Circus, was written by Graham Chapman and John Cleese and first...
View ArticleBenny Hill turns 100!
Benny Hill blue plaque, Queens Gate. Photo: Bill Young While, clearly, a majority of my formative years were shaped by the greatness of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, there was a small amount quietly...
View ArticleRemembering ‘Monty Python’ founder and ‘Life of Brian’ director Terry Jones
Terry Jones at home in Hampstead Heath. Photo: Bill Young I’m re-posting this 2020 blog post to remember the greatness of Terry Jones. He passed away four years ago on January 21, all too soon....
View ArticleHappy 81st, George Harrison, 25 February 1943
George Harrison’s birthplace and childhood home at 12 Arnold Grove, Liverpool. Photo: Bill Young Sometimes known as ‘the quiet Beatle’, George Harrison would have been 81 years young today. The...
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