John O’Farrell

'They spent the child benefit in the pub' was a 1970s cliche about the very worst sort of parents. Now it's Farage's policy.

Thank you for being such a great supporter of the show all this time!

I took number two daughter to its first preview, where we bumped into @johnofarrell.bsky.social in the interval, & she's not stopped raving about it ever since, so she'll explode with joy at £20 standing tickets I just got for its closing night. Thank you for such a joyful & incredibly funny show.

Thank you. People always talk of Broadway and Eastleigh in the same sentence.

Can't think of any.

If only there had been some sort of clue that Mandelson was dodgy.

David Nobbs Memorial Trust 2026 competition opens - BCG Pro The David Nobbs Memorial Trust's annual comedy writing competition is open for entries until 6th March 2026.

David Nobbs Memorial Trust 2026 competition opens: www.comedy.co.uk/pro/news/862...

I must say I feel so much better about Amazon sucking all the money out of publishing and denying authors any viable income, now that I know that all those millions were used to pay Melania for her pisspoor propaganda film.

I think Andrew should do another interview with Emily Maitlis to draw a line under all this.

You're right - it was going to open in Leicester in 2020. I hope it is worth the wait!

Darth Vader has defected to Reform. He joins Vlad the Impaler, Idi Amin and Cruella de Vil as the latest heavyweights to bolster Farage's team.

John Logie Baird transmitted the first television images a hundred years ago today. And then his grown up kids were immediately asking for his log-in code.

Thank you so much for taking the trouble to tell me. So glad you enjoyed it!

I think I understand #BlueMonday now. Apparently it's when everyone is a little bit depressed, because it's cold and dark and the glow of Christmas has faded and it's the start of World War Three.

"If you don't give me a peace prize, I will start a war."

"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."

'Only we can deal with these dreadful fires' claims serial arsonist.

Under UK electoral law Robert Jenrick remains the MP for Newark because it is an anagram of wanker.

Have followed

I'm planning a bank heist at the top of Snowdon. Who's in?

Two weeks of brilliant public transport and great service across Japan, then back to a 2 hour wait for our baggage to turn up at Heathrow. No explanation or apologies from @british-airways.bsky.social - just me being embarrassed in front of lots of tourists getting their first impression of the UK.

“…and rock and roll.”

Sir Michael Palin reflects on the "step into the unknown" that would become a comedy classic Ripping Yarns, the masterly anthology series that Palin created with fellow Python Terry Jones, is 45 this week – and now on BritBox. So how did it come about? And which is Palin's favourite episode?

Happy 50th birthday, Ripping Yarns! The comedy anthology created by Michael Palin and Terry Jones began #OTD in 1976 with the pilot episode. A few years ago I sought the views of Sir Michael and superfan @johnofarrell.bsky.social: www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/si... @radiotimes.bsky.social

squares and triangles
#Japan

missing my dog back home, so got a cheap fix at a Japanese dog cafe

I expect they’ll still put Fulham last on Match of the Day…
#FFC

Apologies- but I already have too many books waiting to be read from people I know. Wish him best of luck with it.

Finally - some instructions. I can’t believe I’ve been doing it wrong all this time.

Well the Japanese Something Rotten was great! I never imagined when we were writing this show in a cafe in Clapham, that one day we’d be meeting a wonderful cast in Tokyo.

Nice Japanese poster for our musical. Seeing it tomorrow - don't tell me what happens.