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Chick Blaine πŸ’™

@chickblaine.bsky.social

Humorist, Comedy Enthusiast and Air Fryer Escapologist. Walsall, UK (middle bit). **** 4 stars and a handful of sage & onion POULTRY DIGEST

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My favourite underrated beauty spot is at the foot of Dartmoor. It's an area that's always been criminally overlooked.

#LunchPun #Jokes

04.03.2026 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Collage of the lineup.

Collage of the lineup.

Just a handful of tickets left for 12th March's #Hitchin Town Hall #MostlyComedy with Andy Hamilton, @rachelparris.bsky.social, Richard Todd & @davidephgrave.bsky.social. Don't miss out. www.ticketsource.co.uk/mostly-comed...

#livecomedy #hertfordshire

03.03.2026 08:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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More Ambassadors Announced For Live Comedy Day ive Comedy Day (LCD), the brand new national day of celebration for the UK’s live comedy sector, has announced a further wave of high-profile Comedy Ambassadors ahead of its inaugural event on 1st Apr...

beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/1721...

02.03.2026 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's my first day working at the Bletchley Park Museum and I've spent four hours on an Enigma machine.

Serves me right for asking for the dress code.

#LunchPun #Jokes

02.03.2026 12:02 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Home | Matt Owen | Freelance Writer | Speech Writer I offer a broad and diverse range of writing services. Get in touch!

My husband @mjowen174.bsky.social is very down and it’s difficult to see.
He had a thriving writing business until AI came along but now he’s struggling to find work.
Please repost this far and wide in the hope that he can find some writing work.
www.mathew-owen.co.uk

28.02.2026 11:18 β€” πŸ‘ 247    πŸ” 425    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 13
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Goodbye, Rob Grant – the Red Dwarf co-creator who found the laughs in loneliness Paying tribute to the man who brought solace to a generation of sci-fi loving misfits.

My own small tribute to Red Dwarf co-creator Rob Grant #RedDwarf www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/ro...

27.02.2026 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

The council stopped me from creating the final part of my Take That Sculpture Trail outside Waterstones.

But I'm still determined to make my Mark on the High Street.

#LunchPun #Jokes

27.02.2026 12:07 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Red Dwarf co-creator Rob Grant dies - British Comedy Guide Rob Grant, the co-creator of Red Dwarf, has died suddenly.

Rob Grant, the co-creator of Red Dwarf, has died. "A great loss to his family, friends and comedy fans across the world".

www.comedy.co.uk/people/news/...

26.02.2026 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 179    πŸ” 108    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 45

I think I toured with Gorton and Denton. One did impersonations of famous people on the toilet while the other played the trombone. They used to turn out for the Lord's Taverners.

26.02.2026 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One of the criminally neglected singer-songwriters.

26.02.2026 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This Sunday! 😊

25.02.2026 09:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was interested to try a new restaurant specialising in dishes made with trotters, but when the appetisers arrived I got cold feet.

#LunchPun #Jokes

25.02.2026 11:55 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've donned my steel toe hiking boots for my first day as a metal detectorist.

At the moment I'm just finding my feet.

#LunchPun #Jokes

23.02.2026 12:02 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In this month's Record Collector, I have a column about my pet obsession: comedy in music.

22.02.2026 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
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Today BBC Radio 4 Extra is broadcasting The Versatile Voice of Kenneth Williams: A Centenary Celebration. Six hours of archive material and newly recorded interviews curated and presented by Wes Butters. Radio Times article by David McGillivray has more

22.02.2026 07:46 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A touch of the Gogols: When Kenneth Williams read Russian literature - Comedy Chronicles - British Comedy Guide It might have been somewhat surprising at the time, but now, looking back at it, it seems quite an apt connection: a diarist drawn to a diary. The diarist in question was Kenneth Williams, and the dia...

Kenneth Williams - star of the Carry On films, Just A Minute, Hancock's Half Hour, and more - was born on this day 100 years ago.

Here's an interesting article about when he read Russian literature: www.comedy.co.uk/features/com...

22.02.2026 12:18 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Black Grunger of Hounslow
YouTube video by Kenneth Williams - Topic The Black Grunger of Hounslow

Celebrating Kenneth Williams centenary. My earliest comedy memory. Age 5, at the Sunday dinner table, hearing Kenny getting the biggest laughs on Round the Horne. I was far too young to know what they were laughing at, but I knew what it sounded like...
youtu.be/eeW_Cp5z0TA?...

22.02.2026 10:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Last night I performed at the Plywood & Panel Industry Trade Awards.

It's fair to say the room was divided.

#LunchPun #Jokes

20.02.2026 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Image of Gemma wearing a yellow and white jumper. Text: MEDWAY PLAY LAB CIC/
STORE 104
CREATIVE WRITING MASTERCLASS Writing Comedy Introduction to Sketch Comedy
Gemma Arrowsmith
Monday 23d February
7pm - 8.30pm
Store 104, Rochester
Free to attend
To book a space please email:
medwayplaylabcic@gmail.com
Writer-Performer for TV and Radio
Gemma's TV writing includes: Emmy nominated Tracey Ullman's Show, Tracey Breaks the News & Spitting Image. Radio credits include: Newsjack,
The Lenny Henry Show & DMs Are Open. Her "What were you wearing?" sketch was featured in the New York Times and was BBC Comedy's highest rated video of the year.
β€’ Learn the fundamentals of sketch comedy
β€’ How to format and structure sketch
β€’ Try out your skills in writing exercises
Play Lab Readers & Writers Club
is supported by:
Funded by UK Government Medway

Image of Gemma wearing a yellow and white jumper. Text: MEDWAY PLAY LAB CIC/ STORE 104 CREATIVE WRITING MASTERCLASS Writing Comedy Introduction to Sketch Comedy Gemma Arrowsmith Monday 23d February 7pm - 8.30pm Store 104, Rochester Free to attend To book a space please email: medwayplaylabcic@gmail.com Writer-Performer for TV and Radio Gemma's TV writing includes: Emmy nominated Tracey Ullman's Show, Tracey Breaks the News & Spitting Image. Radio credits include: Newsjack, The Lenny Henry Show & DMs Are Open. Her "What were you wearing?" sketch was featured in the New York Times and was BBC Comedy's highest rated video of the year. β€’ Learn the fundamentals of sketch comedy β€’ How to format and structure sketch β€’ Try out your skills in writing exercises Play Lab Readers & Writers Club is supported by: Funded by UK Government Medway

I’m running this intro to sketch comedy writing workshop next week:
www.medwayplaylab.com/workshops-/

17.02.2026 11:40 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If you want to know more about Pluto, I've written some ex-planetory notes.

#LunchPun

18.02.2026 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've been taking part in clinical trials for a new rainbow enema.

It passed with flying colours.

#LunchPun #Jokes

18.02.2026 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Some folks they hurl puddings of batter
But pancakes are round & much flatter
With wrist-flicking flair
They'll toss in the air
Then land on your head like a hat... er #PancakeDay

17.02.2026 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I love SMALL PROPHETS and I am fond of Jerome K Jerome so I was delighted to see the bucket routine in ep 2 which is surely a distant descendant of the shoe shop scene in THREE MEN ON THE BUMMEL

#oneforthegreatgreatgreatgreatgrandads

16.02.2026 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

I was disqualified from this year's talented pet competition after my Canadian Snapper became too aggressive.

Sadly, I was unable to defend my turtle.

#LunchPun #Jokes

16.02.2026 12:02 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Love cosy crime. β€œOne of the competitors has been harpooned but the village bake sale must go ahead!”

13.02.2026 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards famously worked as a plasterer before becoming a ski jumper. He made a fantastic job of our hall and stairs but I had to take marks off for the landing.

#LunchPun #Jokes #WinterOlympics

13.02.2026 12:03 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Collage of the lineup.

Collage of the lineup.

Just a week to go until 19th February's #Hitchin #MostlyComedy with @halcruttenden.bsky.social, Nabil Abdulrashid, Julia Eckhoff & @davidephgrave.bsky.social. Only a handful of tickets remain. www.ticketsource.co.uk/mostly-comed... #livecomedy #hertfordshire

12.02.2026 09:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Matt is finding it really hard to get any work.

AI has had a devastating impact on his writing jobs. He’s had five clients let him down this year.

If you need the services of a great writer, have a look at his website
www.mathew-owen.co.uk

12.02.2026 08:44 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 62    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 6
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My solo show Susan Harrison: Should I Still Be Doing This? is on next week Friday 13th at 6.00pm as part of @leicscomedyfest.bsky.social at the gorgeous Big Difference venue and I'd love to see you there! If you like fun, silly, warm, surreal comedy this is the show for you!

03.02.2026 12:45 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Birmingham European Athletics Championships volunteer appeal Hundreds of volunteers are wanted for August's European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.

Birmingham European Athletics Championships volunteer appeal - BBC News share.google/Xbn7B1HogO3S...

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