The A to Z of British Comedy
June 2, 2009 by jonathan
Filed under Anglophile Links, Anglophilia, Entertainment, Humor
This comes from the Guardian – it’s a quick A to Z of British comedy. It covers some pretty cool stuff and you may learn about something new that’s worth watching.
From the Article:
H is for Harry Enfield, who managed to get his “undercarriage” stuck in his costume seconds before coming onstage in front of the audience and had to have the costume lady untangle him.
I is for Armando Iannucci, director of smash-hit movie In The Loop, who once recreated “rolling news” on his Radio 4 show Charm Offensive by having BBC newsreader Vaughan Savidge pulled across stage on a porter’s trolley while reading out the news headlines.
J is for Julian Clary, who hosted spoof panel game A Question Of Spurt for Channel 4 World Aids Day fundraiser The Big Snog
Check out the rest of the article here.
Author Info - Jonathan is a consummate Anglophile with an obsession for Britain that borders on psychosis. He keeps Anglotopia running in his spare time, always dreaming of his next trip to England, wishing he lived there - specifically Dorset - and is always trying to figure out a way to move to England. It will happen one day. Keep up with him on Twitter here. Read more from this author
