Monthly Archives: February 2011

The AbFab Four

Posted on 28/02/2011 by

Although I never intended this blog to be an “encyclopaedia” of women working in comedy, I was thinking the other day that I should really get around to writing more about Jennifer Saunders… partly because she’s such a prolific writer … Continue reading →

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Quasi-GothWatch: Frankie Cassidy

Posted on 26/02/2011 by

[Contains dated, implausible SPOILERS!] On the back of the DVD cover for Three And Out (2008) there’s a press quote from a reviewer named Simon Rose (BBC Radio), which describes the movie as “a deliciously twisted, hilarious British comedy with … Continue reading →

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Back To White

Posted on 24/02/2011 by

Last night I watched Under Great White Northern Lights (2009) with a musically-inclined friend of mine, as we mourned the official break-up of The White Stripes. Of course, they hadn’t actually released a studio album since 2007’s Icky Thump, so … Continue reading →

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Self-Google Snafu

Posted on 23/02/2011 by

Recently ITV began running adverts for the new series of their Brits-behaving-badly-abroad sitcom Benidorm, which appeared to feature Kathryn Drysdale (of Two Pints and St. Trinian’s fame) lounging by the pool. I thought this was funny, since her cast-mate Sheridan … Continue reading →

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Snaps to Smith

Posted on 21/02/2011 by

As we all know, awards are meaningless… except when they’re given to the right people, and we plebs get to goggle at the celebs who get all gussied-up for the ceremony! Sadly, I’m having a hard time finding any decent … Continue reading →

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Royale With Cheesecake

Posted on 19/02/2011 by

So, as the weather (theoretically) warms up, I’ve been trying to motivate myself to go on more walks… and one powerful incentive is the fact that a charity shop a few miles down the way has started selling their CDs … Continue reading →

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Quasi-GothWatch: Selena G and Jessie J

Posted on 18/02/2011 by

As an easily distracted chap, I often find myself rubbernecking as I walk past the magazine racks… and more often than not, it’s because someone has chosen to make the cover model over in a gothic style. This frequently leads … Continue reading →

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Hungry Hungry Hungarians!

Posted on 16/02/2011 by

Watching a black-and-white “neorealist” film about homeless war orphans struggling to survive in devastated post-war Hungary might not be everyone’s idea of a fun way to spend an evening, but Somewhere in Europe (1947) actually exhibits far more warmth and … Continue reading →

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Let England Listen…

Posted on 15/02/2011 by

My homegirl (in a very tenuous sense) PJ Harvey has a new album out, called Let England Shake, and what I’ve heard of it so far has been pretty awesome… it’s also picking up some very encouraging reviews, so I … Continue reading →

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Ommm Shandy

Posted on 14/02/2011 by

In an attempt to figure out what the central heroine of my latest script should look like, and achieve some vague sense of accomplishment and productivity, I knocked up the following cartoon strip. So, ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, … Continue reading →

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