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Joan’s right

All my comics have happy endings!

Alastair Sim - born this day 1900

Went to see One Battle after Another. Strong written-by-a-teenage-boy vibes.

Were you aware that Cheadle crematorium holds the ashes of Stanley Kershaw, patenter of the Kershaw Double Gusset? To my mind, a far bigger boon than communism.

'Schmigadoon' is heading to Broadway, sets 2026 opening (exclusive) 'Schmigadoon,' a stage musical based on the Apple TV+ series of the same name, is heading to Broadway in 2026.

Sometimes your wildest dreams come true. Broadway, here we come! Can't wait for you all to see it! ❤️
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Fabulous!! But when are you coming to London?

[Scene is a 1960s suburban sitting room, with a grand piano in it. The religious songwriter ESTELLE WHITE is sat at the piano, with a rotary phone sat on top of the lid. She is on the phone to her music publisher, someone I've made up called JERRY] 1 ESTELLE WHITE: OK Jerry I’ve got another banger for you 2 ESTELLE WHITE: Listen to this! [She slams the receiver on the top of the piano]. 3 ESTELLE WHITE [hammering on the piano]: AUTUMN DAYS WHEN THE GRASS IS JEWELLED AND THE SILK INSIDE A CHESTNUT SHELL! JET PLANES MEETING IN THE AIR TO BE REFUELLED, ALL THESE - JERRY [voice from the phone handset]: Eh? 4 JERRY: What was that last bit, Estelle? ESTELLE WHITE: “Jet planes meeting in the air to be refuelled”… 5 JERRY: Is that a thing you often see in autumn? ESTELLE WHITE [Smoking from a long cigarette holder]: All the time, Jerry. Aaaaall the time.... 6 JERRY: Nothing to do with it being the only thing that rhymes with ‘jewelled’? ESTELLE WHITE: No! 7 ESTELLE WHITE: It’s one of the high-speed, high-altitude feats of military aviation one often sees in autumn time. 8 JERRY: What about leaves and squirrels and - ESTELLE WHITE: Now listen, Jerry. 9 ESTELLE WHITE: Do you want a crap hymn about conkers… 10 ESTELLE WHITE: Or do you want an all-time earworm banger that everyone who hears it will sing in their heads, every single time they see a fallen leaf, until the day they die? 11 JERRY: OK… sorry… carry on… 12 ESTELLE WHITE: FROS-TY WINDOWS ON HARR-IER JUMPJETS AND THE SMELL OF NUCLEAR SUB-MAR-INES… JERRY: How about acorns? [ends]

Autumn days when the grass is jewelled

Highlight of the new Spinal Tap film: Nigel Tufnell in a Sooty jumper

Dreamt that I invented Spit the Dog. It was like Yesterday but instead of the world forgetting The Beatles, they had forgotten Bob Carolgees

Hands down one of *the* greatest albums. Still listen to it regularly and I dreamed of being the cover girl wandering chicly around a parade ground.

This whole @rushanaraalibgs.bsky.social story is so bizarre to me. She was a terrific MP for my family and we wouldn’t have found a home for our disabled daughter without her help. I can’t believe she’s suddenly a baddie.

Heretic is fun

The man out of Pere Ubu’s dog ate my plastic Juninho

Masterstroke

New Partridge and new Ed Reardon on the same day. Happiest of days.

Phantom of the Paradise Stage Musical in the Works From Paul Williams Phantom of the Paradise, the cult classic 1974 Brian de Palma film that reworked Phantom of the Opera and starred songwriting icon Paul Williams as the

www.moviemaker.com/phantom-of-t... this is really REALLY needs to happen

Blimey, Fiddler on the Roof at Barbican is just about perfect. What a joyous experience a good musical is.

+BBC CLOCK COMPETITION+

We won't be making a run of these but this Bank Holiday weekend you can win a one-off 90s inspired BBC ident clock. Follow, Like & RP to enter. Winner announced Mon AM. We've also restocked our 'Radiophonic' inspired signs & other items.

hiddenbritain.bigcartel.com

Christ alive Andor is ultimate telly.

Really looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it. Enjoy

Just backed it. Cannot fucking wait.

Bloody hell, new Andor is
just immense

"Name?"
"Mark Carney."
"Full name?"

Just finished this. Didn’t think I could love Neil any more and yet here we are. What a genius he was.

NaNuke of The North

Met a man with “hand model” on his business card and it wasn’t Bob Downe and he was serious.

Pretty sure I heard a cuckoo this afternoon. Beat that.

Silver Screen Cinema, corking beaches, quick trains, film festivals. Sorry, that’s four.