Tag Archives: Comedy

Life’s a show – Film Review

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Stephen Liddell

One of the nice things about doing my blog for this long is that I often get invited to review films. I can’t accept every offer so pick those which I think might be fun or interesting and recently one … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Movies and Films | Tagged Comedy, Coronavirus Diary, Film Review, Films, Harvey Puttock, Jon Tracy, Life’s a Show | 2 Comments

The Death of Stalin – Movie Review

Posted on October 29, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

Dear Comrades, it gives me great pleasure, indeed it is behoven on me to introduce to you one of the great cinematic treasures of 2017, The Death of Stalin. As the Presidium is no doubt aware (for they have eyes … Continue reading →

Posted in Funny & Humour, history, Life, Movies and Films | Tagged Comedy, Films, Jason Isaacs, Movie Review, movies, Russia, Simon Russell Beale, Stalin, The Death Of Stalin | 6 Comments

Remembering Andrew Sachs, Manuel from Fawlty Towers

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

learn This morning awaking before 5am I was saddened to learn of the death of Andrew Sachs who famously portrayted the well-meaning but inept Spanish waiter Manuel in the classic comedy Fawlty Towers. Manuel was always in a state of constant … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Popular Culture, television | Tagged Andrew Sachs, Basil Fawlty, BBC comedy, Comedy, Death, Fawlty Towers, Life, Manuel, Sybil, The Germans | 3 Comments

It’s goodnight from me … and it’s goodnight from him.

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

These days so many of us watch or have to watch people with little talent on a Saturday night trying to sing, dance or make us laugh. It wasn’t so long ago that our Saturday evenings were spent watching people … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Britannia, Funny & Humour, television | Tagged Comedy, Funny, Its goodnight from him, Life, Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett, Sorry, television, The Two Ronnies, TV | 3 Comments

Don’t Panic! Don’t Panic! New Dad’s Army film but are remakes worth the risk?

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

One of the things I find being an avid cinema and television fan is that remakes are often ultimately disappointing. I’d much rather watch a brand new idea rather than revisit an old one which is likely to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Movies and Films, Popular Culture | Tagged Cinema, Comedy, Dads Army, Films, history, Home Guard, Life, movie remakes, movies, television, WW2 | 4 Comments

#Mugabe Falls

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

It’s always nice to see politicians make an idiot of themselves. Whether it former President George W. Bush or current London Mayor Boris Johnson, if we have to put up with characters then at least we can laugh at them. … Continue reading →

Posted in Funny & Humour, Life, Uncategorized | Tagged #Mugabefalls, Comedy, Funny, Humor, Humour, Life, Meme, Mugabe Falls, News, Politics, Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe | 10 Comments

My life is too short for long scroll-bar selections

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Stephen Liddell

Do any of you remember the old fashioned telephones. I don’t mean just the ones that have a cable that connects into the wall but those with a dial on the front rather than push-buttons. I always liked those phones … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged #WPLongform, Comedy, Funny, Internet, Life, Modern Life Problems, Opinion, Registration, scrollbar, U.K., United Kingdom | 10 Comments

Red sauce, brown sauce or no sauce at all? 15 minutes of fame on the Danny Baker Show

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Stephen Liddell

I thought a while on what to title this post. I settled on 15 minutes of fame for reasons that will become clear but it might as easily be ascribed the title “How I ended up sitting on the throne … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Popular Culture, Travel, writing | Tagged BBC 5Live, CCTV, Comedy, Culture, Danny Baker Show, Fame, Jordan, Life, Lynsey Hipgrave, Radio, Spying, Travel, Travelogue | 4 Comments

Robin Williams – Laughing on the outside, crying on the inside

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Stephen Liddell

The sad news of Robin Williams untimely death this week has brought forth the expected tide of tributes to this man who made millions laugh around the world and rightfully so. He wasn’t ever my favourite comedian, far from it, … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged Comedy, Culture, Death, Depression, Life, Mental Illness, movies, News, Robin Williams, Suicide | 9 Comments

Remembering Rik Mayall – Lets do-oo-oo it!

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Stephen Liddell

Two weeks ago one of mine and many others favourite comedian, Rik Mayall died. Rik first came to prominence in the early 1980’s in what was known as the Alternative Comedy scene. It was during the times of the great … Continue reading →