A rather empty day, save for the news of the passing of England's last great manager Sir Bobby Robson.
Mum actually went to see him at Ipswich Town when he was their manager during the 1970s before taking on the role managing the England team
for 8 years up to the impressive performance in the 1990 World Cup.
As expected Kevin Bishop's sketch show wasn't up to standard, continuing to prove that people who base their act on impressions make crap comics.
I thought the Horne and Corden do "On The Buses" sketch was a pure example of pot calling the kettle black as the show was just as unfunny as their own sketch show.
Visually it's very impressive taking the concept of a Sky Digi Guide as the continuity device of the show but far more time seems to have been spent on making it look polished as opposed to coming up with any laughs.
I doubt I'll be watching the rest of the series.
Tomorrow will probably be another day of rummaging apart from PY on Jazz FM where the end of August sees the 30th anniversary of his first ever Soul Cellar broadcast on Capital Radio on the August Bank Holiday of 1979.
I also hope to finish off the mince from a couple of days ago with some delicious penne pasta which in rather tight times is what I live for and is barely demanding at all.
Good night.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Comedy Consumerism
Last night's Mock The Week wasn't as good as the last show but there's always the reassurance that an otherwise run of the mill programme will be saved by the final round.
This week they had to make suggestions for "Unlikely Things To Hear On A Consumer Programme" where there were several digs at the presenters of such shows;
"At first the company seemed willing to compromise,
but when we sent them a letter from Nicky Campbell they told us to fuck off"
Oddly enough that joke didn't come from Frankie Boyle.
Several people posting on discussion boards think that Frankie doesn't seem to let the others get a word in edgeways which is true to an extent and also seems to be the case on Charlie Brooker's show, but without him
Mock The Week would be nowhere near as funny, as the context of the final round shows that he can't necessarily repeat the jokes in the context of a stand up act.
I watched the final day of the live streaming on The Chris Moyles Show where in the second half of the Golden Hour, all the team members were in the mix attempting to blend in their selection of Ibiza dance tunes with amusing results.
Bizarrely enough Aled's was my favourite which was Yomanda's "Synth And Strings" which Westminster alumni Dan P once mentioned was the song he wanted played at his funeral.
They're off for two weeks with Scott covering next week, and Vernon Kay stepping in with Comedy Dave the week after. As mentioned quite a few times before, I'll take a break from the show until around November/December time when I will have hopefully finished my "side project" or over indulgent nonsense.
Not a lot happening tonight, although Kevin Bishop is back with a new series of his fast moving sketch show on Channel 4.
When shown last summer I thought it was OK but not really worthy of a second series.
I'll give the first episode a go but the show definitely represents the Guardian's reasoning that sketch shows on television are on a downwards spiral.
It's not as bad as Horne and Corden though.
This week they had to make suggestions for "Unlikely Things To Hear On A Consumer Programme" where there were several digs at the presenters of such shows;
"At first the company seemed willing to compromise,
but when we sent them a letter from Nicky Campbell they told us to fuck off"
Oddly enough that joke didn't come from Frankie Boyle.
Several people posting on discussion boards think that Frankie doesn't seem to let the others get a word in edgeways which is true to an extent and also seems to be the case on Charlie Brooker's show, but without him
Mock The Week would be nowhere near as funny, as the context of the final round shows that he can't necessarily repeat the jokes in the context of a stand up act.
I watched the final day of the live streaming on The Chris Moyles Show where in the second half of the Golden Hour, all the team members were in the mix attempting to blend in their selection of Ibiza dance tunes with amusing results.
Bizarrely enough Aled's was my favourite which was Yomanda's "Synth And Strings" which Westminster alumni Dan P once mentioned was the song he wanted played at his funeral.
They're off for two weeks with Scott covering next week, and Vernon Kay stepping in with Comedy Dave the week after. As mentioned quite a few times before, I'll take a break from the show until around November/December time when I will have hopefully finished my "side project" or over indulgent nonsense.
Not a lot happening tonight, although Kevin Bishop is back with a new series of his fast moving sketch show on Channel 4.
When shown last summer I thought it was OK but not really worthy of a second series.
I'll give the first episode a go but the show definitely represents the Guardian's reasoning that sketch shows on television are on a downwards spiral.
It's not as bad as Horne and Corden though.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
No Place To Chill?
Not a great deal happening today.
I'm doing the cooking later where I plan to make a "fus bol" if you can call it that with expensive fusilli pasta and mince.
This morning's Chris Moyles Show came from 'Ull and the studios of BBC Radio Humberside following last night's Karaoke but the live video streaming continued albeit in slightly more grainy picture quality.
It's the last one tomorrow that will be video streamed and my last show for at least 3 months as a listener, as I plan to continue writing my own "University Biography" which I've been going on about an awful lot but I'm hoping it will be worth it in the end.
As for the rest of tonight it's Mock The Week once again where this week's guests include Australian comic Adam Hills, and Northern stand up Alun Cochrane who was one of the better comics that was on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow.
That's the good news.
The bad news is that Chill have announced that they are to cease broadcasting on DAB in several areas of the country from next week including over here in the "Vandalised Garden Of England".
Radio Today Article
This is due to them being yet another victim of the current economic conditions and I am gutted. It probably raises the issue if it's any point owning a DAB radio anymore.
Well in Canterbury anyway.
There's still the option of having my computer switched on with it coming out of my speaker as Chill will still be continung online but it isn't really the same as having the option of it being their just to switch on and tune into it instantly.
I'll see what can be done about moving back to London if at all possible as although a lot of the radio was down the plughole, if I didn't like what Jazz FM were playing I could listen to Chill, and vice versa.
Then again there's still the full CD wallets and external hard drives that will provide entertainment for the time being.
I'm doing the cooking later where I plan to make a "fus bol" if you can call it that with expensive fusilli pasta and mince.
This morning's Chris Moyles Show came from 'Ull and the studios of BBC Radio Humberside following last night's Karaoke but the live video streaming continued albeit in slightly more grainy picture quality.
It's the last one tomorrow that will be video streamed and my last show for at least 3 months as a listener, as I plan to continue writing my own "University Biography" which I've been going on about an awful lot but I'm hoping it will be worth it in the end.
As for the rest of tonight it's Mock The Week once again where this week's guests include Australian comic Adam Hills, and Northern stand up Alun Cochrane who was one of the better comics that was on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow.
That's the good news.
The bad news is that Chill have announced that they are to cease broadcasting on DAB in several areas of the country from next week including over here in the "Vandalised Garden Of England".
Radio Today Article
This is due to them being yet another victim of the current economic conditions and I am gutted. It probably raises the issue if it's any point owning a DAB radio anymore.
Well in Canterbury anyway.
There's still the option of having my computer switched on with it coming out of my speaker as Chill will still be continung online but it isn't really the same as having the option of it being their just to switch on and tune into it instantly.
I'll see what can be done about moving back to London if at all possible as although a lot of the radio was down the plughole, if I didn't like what Jazz FM were playing I could listen to Chill, and vice versa.
Then again there's still the full CD wallets and external hard drives that will provide entertainment for the time being.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Long Awaited Award Illustration
After what seems like a lifetime, the SRA have finally seen fit into putting the winners from the 2008 Awards onto the site with both the audio and written entries.
And not just the winners but also the runners up so as well, as our station entry which won Silver is included, and Goodlass and Marshall's interview with Danny Wallace is up there too.
With regards to the station category if I'm not too sure about the winners URN's audio piece as in the first third of it at least there's too much informative content such as the elections and sports coverage as opposed to the fun stuff Fly FM have got spot on in giving more of a "jumping out of the speakers" opening.
I can't comment on our own audio piece as I helped compile it, but the written entry makes good sense and highlights the goals that we achieved and the gaps we managed to fill even if it wasn't my greatest year at University.
And who'd think that the liveliness of Goodlass and Marshall would lose out to the lesser entertaining entries in the so called "Entertainment" category?
Best of all, the winner of the newly inaugarated Kevin Greening award makes a lot more sense in audio form, in this case being the "Technical Difficulties" of University Radio York in a witty lampoon of the BBC's competition row where the spoken content is almost exactly the same as Lorraine Heggessy when addressing CBBC viewers on Richard Bacon's sacking from Blue Peter in 1998.
I'm hoping that the audio for this years awards will be uploaded too, although preferrably nearer the time they take place.
And not just the winners but also the runners up so as well, as our station entry which won Silver is included, and Goodlass and Marshall's interview with Danny Wallace is up there too.
With regards to the station category if I'm not too sure about the winners URN's audio piece as in the first third of it at least there's too much informative content such as the elections and sports coverage as opposed to the fun stuff Fly FM have got spot on in giving more of a "jumping out of the speakers" opening.
I can't comment on our own audio piece as I helped compile it, but the written entry makes good sense and highlights the goals that we achieved and the gaps we managed to fill even if it wasn't my greatest year at University.
And who'd think that the liveliness of Goodlass and Marshall would lose out to the lesser entertaining entries in the so called "Entertainment" category?
Best of all, the winner of the newly inaugarated Kevin Greening award makes a lot more sense in audio form, in this case being the "Technical Difficulties" of University Radio York in a witty lampoon of the BBC's competition row where the spoken content is almost exactly the same as Lorraine Heggessy when addressing CBBC viewers on Richard Bacon's sacking from Blue Peter in 1998.
I'm hoping that the audio for this years awards will be uploaded too, although preferrably nearer the time they take place.
Trial Employment
The Back To Work meeting went OK and didn't drag on for too long.
It was a Powerpoint based seminar where I was in a room with others who were signing on and we were told the usual patronising stuff about it being difficult to find work because of the recession and so on.
However it was useful in terms of learning about the various options such as Job Trials which sounds like a great opportunity in giving a job a go and if it's not up to what I'm expecting, I can carry on signing on with the allowance.
As for today I'm reminiscing one of the finest events we have put on during the history of Smoke Radio, that being Smoke Aid which was actually the first big event for the station I took part in and really brought everyone together and brought the awareness of the station elsewhere as part of National No Smoking Day.
Memorable highlights included the outside broadcasts on the Street with Ross Goodlass's German character "Hanz", and Andy B dressing up as our the SU mascot "Smokey The Bear".
Listening back to it now it was evident that there was a buzz throughout the whole day but despite the large amount of excitement it really was only the beginning of many superb events done by the station.
It really has come a long way and will continue to go further in my absence.
Whilst I will also be going further.
Down the gutter.
It was a Powerpoint based seminar where I was in a room with others who were signing on and we were told the usual patronising stuff about it being difficult to find work because of the recession and so on.
However it was useful in terms of learning about the various options such as Job Trials which sounds like a great opportunity in giving a job a go and if it's not up to what I'm expecting, I can carry on signing on with the allowance.
As for today I'm reminiscing one of the finest events we have put on during the history of Smoke Radio, that being Smoke Aid which was actually the first big event for the station I took part in and really brought everyone together and brought the awareness of the station elsewhere as part of National No Smoking Day.
Memorable highlights included the outside broadcasts on the Street with Ross Goodlass's German character "Hanz", and Andy B dressing up as our the SU mascot "Smokey The Bear".
Listening back to it now it was evident that there was a buzz throughout the whole day but despite the large amount of excitement it really was only the beginning of many superb events done by the station.
It really has come a long way and will continue to go further in my absence.
Whilst I will also be going further.
Down the gutter.
Plastic Swans
Morning.
Or Happy Birthday Mum if you're reading this.
Last night's "You Have Been Watching" with Charlie Brooker provided the laughs once again and it has firmly become a staple in my viewing schedule in the otherwise depressing summer months.
This week was a Weird TV special where the shows looked at included
Terry Nutkin's "My Life As An Animal" from BBC Three earlier in the year, one of Brooker's favourites "The Jeremy Kyle Show", and an absolutely appalling show from Sky 3 called "The Swan" where otherwise ugly looking women were given plastic surgery.
The latter happened to be hosted by Amanda Byram and further proof that any programme that she presents is guaranteed to be utter rubbish.
Charlie Brooker summed it up spot on when saying that the people who made the programme were c***s.
One of the panellists this week used to work with Amanda many years ago, that being Richard Bacon whilst the other panellists were the rather attractive Josie Long and a welcome return for Frankie Boyle two weeks running.
I really think Frankie should become a regular on the show as whilst he may get the most time on air, what he says is hilarious and the chemistry between him and Charlie Brooker works really well, especially if they don't agree with each other.
I wouldn't see it as a problem as Jason Manford happens to be a captain on both 8 Out Of 10 Cats, and BBC 1's light hearted equivalent to YHBW
"As Seen On TV" and I don't think it's done him any harm at all.
Just a shame that the latter has a weak host in the form of Steve Jones.
Good to play along with though, whereas YHBW is essentially a weekly rant giving television the ribbing it deserves.
Chris Moyles is on good form this morning, ranting against the fact the August may be unsettled as opposed to being a heatwave as previously predicted.
He then suggested that they should move to Portugual and change the name to "England 2" which I think they should do, just to piss Len Groat off even more.
The Jinglemad contributor who used to be a PD at Trent FM for 15 years who now lives in Portugal and does nothing but moan about the current state of radio in an ever repetitive manner, the miserable sod.
Throughout this week, Chris and the team have been urging listeners to download John Barrowman's version of the Barry Manilow tune "I Made It Through The Rain" which lyric wise could be this year's answer to Rihanna's "Umbrella".
I doubt it will get to number 1 but it's been doing really well in the iTunes top 10 currently at number 7.
With Scott Mills sucessfully getting the Hoff to number 3 a few years ago it's proof that radio presenters have a knack for getting annoying tosspots into the greater public eye.
I could say I never caught onto the Hoff as I barely saw an episode of Baywatch in full, although at an early age John Barrowman was a familiar sight on
Live & Kicking and The Movie Game.
And I still thought he was irritating.
In just over an hour I'll make my way over to the Job Centre for my Back To Work Meeting which I'm dreading. It's meant to last just an hour but it will probably seem longer.
I'm a reluctant bastard at this time and unlike Barrowman I doubt I'll survive the wet weather.
Or Happy Birthday Mum if you're reading this.
Last night's "You Have Been Watching" with Charlie Brooker provided the laughs once again and it has firmly become a staple in my viewing schedule in the otherwise depressing summer months.
This week was a Weird TV special where the shows looked at included
Terry Nutkin's "My Life As An Animal" from BBC Three earlier in the year, one of Brooker's favourites "The Jeremy Kyle Show", and an absolutely appalling show from Sky 3 called "The Swan" where otherwise ugly looking women were given plastic surgery.
The latter happened to be hosted by Amanda Byram and further proof that any programme that she presents is guaranteed to be utter rubbish.
Charlie Brooker summed it up spot on when saying that the people who made the programme were c***s.
One of the panellists this week used to work with Amanda many years ago, that being Richard Bacon whilst the other panellists were the rather attractive Josie Long and a welcome return for Frankie Boyle two weeks running.
I really think Frankie should become a regular on the show as whilst he may get the most time on air, what he says is hilarious and the chemistry between him and Charlie Brooker works really well, especially if they don't agree with each other.
I wouldn't see it as a problem as Jason Manford happens to be a captain on both 8 Out Of 10 Cats, and BBC 1's light hearted equivalent to YHBW
"As Seen On TV" and I don't think it's done him any harm at all.
Just a shame that the latter has a weak host in the form of Steve Jones.
Good to play along with though, whereas YHBW is essentially a weekly rant giving television the ribbing it deserves.
Chris Moyles is on good form this morning, ranting against the fact the August may be unsettled as opposed to being a heatwave as previously predicted.
He then suggested that they should move to Portugual and change the name to "England 2" which I think they should do, just to piss Len Groat off even more.
The Jinglemad contributor who used to be a PD at Trent FM for 15 years who now lives in Portugal and does nothing but moan about the current state of radio in an ever repetitive manner, the miserable sod.
Throughout this week, Chris and the team have been urging listeners to download John Barrowman's version of the Barry Manilow tune "I Made It Through The Rain" which lyric wise could be this year's answer to Rihanna's "Umbrella".
I doubt it will get to number 1 but it's been doing really well in the iTunes top 10 currently at number 7.
With Scott Mills sucessfully getting the Hoff to number 3 a few years ago it's proof that radio presenters have a knack for getting annoying tosspots into the greater public eye.
I could say I never caught onto the Hoff as I barely saw an episode of Baywatch in full, although at an early age John Barrowman was a familiar sight on
Live & Kicking and The Movie Game.
And I still thought he was irritating.
In just over an hour I'll make my way over to the Job Centre for my Back To Work Meeting which I'm dreading. It's meant to last just an hour but it will probably seem longer.
I'm a reluctant bastard at this time and unlike Barrowman I doubt I'll survive the wet weather.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Karaoke And Cackling
After what seems like a whole month Natalie "The Sexy Vampire" was finally eliminated from Cheggers' Pop Quiz on The Chris Moyles Show.
She wasn't particularly annoying but I never found any charm about her and was just really dull as opposed to being really thick like most of the others who get a ribbing.
Tomorrow will quite possibly be the last ever round of the competition as they'll be heading off to Hull on Thursday and Friday will be the Golden Hour as always.
Producer Rachel was begging for the team to have a meal of fish and chips before the Karaoke night in Hull tomorrow evening and according to Aled giving away tickets in the city itself, it has the largest amount of takeaways for the
"English delicacy".
It should be a laugh regardless of how bad the performances are.
Speaking of laughs I had a look at the programme for the Canterbury Festival taking place in October and the comedy acts look pretty good with the ones I want to see being Stewart Lee, and best of all Reginald D. Hunter.
The tickets for non "Friends Of Canterbury" members go on sale in two weeks so I'll be right up there to get tickets for Reginald's performance at the Gulbenkian.
I won't have to wait too long to see him however as he's making an appearance on Charlie Brooker's YHBW next week.
As for tonight's show, this weeks guests include a second appearance for
Frankie Boyle in two weeks and the lads will probably pleased that Josie Long's back as well.
So it looks as if tonight will be filled with guffawing and gorgeousness.
Before that though I need to go into Canterbury to buy Mum a birthday present as she's 51 tomorrow.
She wasn't particularly annoying but I never found any charm about her and was just really dull as opposed to being really thick like most of the others who get a ribbing.
Tomorrow will quite possibly be the last ever round of the competition as they'll be heading off to Hull on Thursday and Friday will be the Golden Hour as always.
Producer Rachel was begging for the team to have a meal of fish and chips before the Karaoke night in Hull tomorrow evening and according to Aled giving away tickets in the city itself, it has the largest amount of takeaways for the
"English delicacy".
It should be a laugh regardless of how bad the performances are.
Speaking of laughs I had a look at the programme for the Canterbury Festival taking place in October and the comedy acts look pretty good with the ones I want to see being Stewart Lee, and best of all Reginald D. Hunter.
The tickets for non "Friends Of Canterbury" members go on sale in two weeks so I'll be right up there to get tickets for Reginald's performance at the Gulbenkian.
I won't have to wait too long to see him however as he's making an appearance on Charlie Brooker's YHBW next week.
As for tonight's show, this weeks guests include a second appearance for
Frankie Boyle in two weeks and the lads will probably pleased that Josie Long's back as well.
So it looks as if tonight will be filled with guffawing and gorgeousness.
Before that though I need to go into Canterbury to buy Mum a birthday present as she's 51 tomorrow.
Monday, July 27, 2009
The Laughter Supplement
A rather miserable start to the week if outside is anything to go by.
It can only get worse when the Job Centre meeting arrives on Wednesday.
This morning I watched the first of the final week's video streaming on the Chris Moyles Show where they had Peter Jones from Dragon's Den as a guest and Dave pitched his idea of a cooking utensil known as "the Peter Pan".
From what I gather it will also be the final week they'll be doing Chegger's Pop Quiz as Chris mentioned that today is the "last Monday" they'll be doing it on, and they'll be on holiday again next week which fits in nicely as I plan to take an even longer break from the show as mentioned yesterday.
I've never really been able to listen to the programme continuously for more than a year and whenever I take a break and start listening after 6 months or a year it sounds as if it's all picked up.
Ken Bruce is also on holiday next week on his Radio 2 show, so Zoe Ball will be stepping in again and of course taking charge of Popmaster.
This morning's G2 supplement focuses on comedy and includes interviews with people such as Russell Kane, Charlie Brooker and Barry Cryer amongst others.
In true supplement style theres a "What's Hot And What's Not" gauge on the first page where stand up television shows such as Apollo and Stewart Lee are at the top, whilst at the bottom are sketch shows with Horne and Corden being the worst offenders.
There's also a section where comedians such as Sarah Millican, Omid Djalili and David O'Doherty are interviewed about their worst ever stand up gigs.
Another interviewee was Stephen K. Amos who's one of my favourites although I doubt anything could be more embarrassing than appearing as a O/B presenter on Totally Saturday.
And there's a list of the top 10 comedy podcasts which includes Collings and Herrin from Andrew Collins and Richard Herring, with Adam and Joe's 6 Music podcast at number 1.
Tonight comedy wise (in a loose sense) will be the return of Just A Minute on BBC Radio 4 although I may give it a miss as the panel doesn't look too good, especially with the absence of Paul Merton where in his place are Tim Rice, the ever smug Tony Hawks, the unfunny Sue Perkins, and Pam Ayres which pretty much states the case to avoid.
I doubt Clement Freud would be impressed.
It can only get worse when the Job Centre meeting arrives on Wednesday.
This morning I watched the first of the final week's video streaming on the Chris Moyles Show where they had Peter Jones from Dragon's Den as a guest and Dave pitched his idea of a cooking utensil known as "the Peter Pan".
From what I gather it will also be the final week they'll be doing Chegger's Pop Quiz as Chris mentioned that today is the "last Monday" they'll be doing it on, and they'll be on holiday again next week which fits in nicely as I plan to take an even longer break from the show as mentioned yesterday.
I've never really been able to listen to the programme continuously for more than a year and whenever I take a break and start listening after 6 months or a year it sounds as if it's all picked up.
Ken Bruce is also on holiday next week on his Radio 2 show, so Zoe Ball will be stepping in again and of course taking charge of Popmaster.
This morning's G2 supplement focuses on comedy and includes interviews with people such as Russell Kane, Charlie Brooker and Barry Cryer amongst others.
In true supplement style theres a "What's Hot And What's Not" gauge on the first page where stand up television shows such as Apollo and Stewart Lee are at the top, whilst at the bottom are sketch shows with Horne and Corden being the worst offenders.
There's also a section where comedians such as Sarah Millican, Omid Djalili and David O'Doherty are interviewed about their worst ever stand up gigs.
Another interviewee was Stephen K. Amos who's one of my favourites although I doubt anything could be more embarrassing than appearing as a O/B presenter on Totally Saturday.
And there's a list of the top 10 comedy podcasts which includes Collings and Herrin from Andrew Collins and Richard Herring, with Adam and Joe's 6 Music podcast at number 1.
Tonight comedy wise (in a loose sense) will be the return of Just A Minute on BBC Radio 4 although I may give it a miss as the panel doesn't look too good, especially with the absence of Paul Merton where in his place are Tim Rice, the ever smug Tony Hawks, the unfunny Sue Perkins, and Pam Ayres which pretty much states the case to avoid.
I doubt Clement Freud would be impressed.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Making A Bad Impression
I would never usually directly slate a jingle company on my blog, but this example has to be one of the most blatant rip offs I have ever heard.
Produced by Manchester based company Dave Langer, this jingle for Northern Irish hospital radio presenter Maurice Taggart has the signs of
"I'm sure I've heard this somewhere before...".
If you read the blurb on the site itself, I very much doubt that is what was actually said and if Chris Moyles himself was to hear this I doubt him or even Sandy Beech at Music 4 would be impressed.
My main grudge apart from it being a blatant rip off is that the "Cheesy Song" played at the beginning of the show every morning was designed to be a send up of extended songs and themes for local radio stations in the 1980s but the flat instrumentation on the cut from Dave Langer and dreadful vocals just emphasizes what I really don't like about radio presenters who are clearly stuck in 1985 with a very patronising presenting style and a habit of talking down the listener.
With a jingle like the above example it gives you a hint of exactly that and I hope that Music 4 will be issuing a lawsuit before too long.
Speaking of which they've put the Scott Mills the Musical themes onto their site which are actually well produced and having heard them 24 hours before the rest of the UK, it was quite a treat.
Whilst I may never be fully converted into the show itself, the above examples really have had the effort put into them and are great fun overall in the usual tounge in cheek manner.
It's the last week of Moyles's video streaming from tomorrow and after that I'll probably take another break from listening for a month or so as I want to continue writing my "biog" and will have more time to go through various audio.
Whilst it's been good fun, I thought the first phase of live streaming in January was funnier with "Fire At Will" being a highlight.
If we happen to meet up before graduation I'd love to play the same game with one of the fellow radio students. Phil Harris and Chris Chilvers spring to mind...
Come to think of it, "Fire At Stoobs" would be genius.
Produced by Manchester based company Dave Langer, this jingle for Northern Irish hospital radio presenter Maurice Taggart has the signs of
"I'm sure I've heard this somewhere before...".
If you read the blurb on the site itself, I very much doubt that is what was actually said and if Chris Moyles himself was to hear this I doubt him or even Sandy Beech at Music 4 would be impressed.
My main grudge apart from it being a blatant rip off is that the "Cheesy Song" played at the beginning of the show every morning was designed to be a send up of extended songs and themes for local radio stations in the 1980s but the flat instrumentation on the cut from Dave Langer and dreadful vocals just emphasizes what I really don't like about radio presenters who are clearly stuck in 1985 with a very patronising presenting style and a habit of talking down the listener.
With a jingle like the above example it gives you a hint of exactly that and I hope that Music 4 will be issuing a lawsuit before too long.
Speaking of which they've put the Scott Mills the Musical themes onto their site which are actually well produced and having heard them 24 hours before the rest of the UK, it was quite a treat.
Whilst I may never be fully converted into the show itself, the above examples really have had the effort put into them and are great fun overall in the usual tounge in cheek manner.
It's the last week of Moyles's video streaming from tomorrow and after that I'll probably take another break from listening for a month or so as I want to continue writing my "biog" and will have more time to go through various audio.
Whilst it's been good fun, I thought the first phase of live streaming in January was funnier with "Fire At Will" being a highlight.
If we happen to meet up before graduation I'd love to play the same game with one of the fellow radio students. Phil Harris and Chris Chilvers spring to mind...
Come to think of it, "Fire At Stoobs" would be genius.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
"You Won't Hear That Joke On Mock The Week!"
I spent last night immursed in more rummaging where I'm now up to very early 2006. It's not just old recordings of Smoke I have at my disposal as there's quite a lot of stuff from Solar Radio and Iain Lee's show from LBC which I used to listen to heavily, especially the last half hour where callers were put through straight to air.
I pretty much leaned off Solar as 2006 went on and I became "less underground" and more outgoing and it made things a lot better at University.
The only show I really listened to on there was Sandra C's on Sunday mornings and she's back spinning the discs on Stomp Radio, and online station also on Sunday mornings between 9 and 11am.
The only problem is that the second hour is on at the same time as Robbie Vincent on Jazz FM but I may give Sandra a listen and hopefully find out how she's getting on as we met a couple of times at the Jazz Cafe during my time at University.
I spent the latter half of last night watching Frankie Boyle's live DVD and despite a lot of the stuff being done before on Mock The Week, there were plenty of gags that I hadn't heard before and I was in tears having to pause the DVD for at least two minutes.
A joke about school teachers being paedophiles was one such example
but I won't give away the punchline.
For now though, let the memories continue.
I pretty much leaned off Solar as 2006 went on and I became "less underground" and more outgoing and it made things a lot better at University.
The only show I really listened to on there was Sandra C's on Sunday mornings and she's back spinning the discs on Stomp Radio, and online station also on Sunday mornings between 9 and 11am.
The only problem is that the second hour is on at the same time as Robbie Vincent on Jazz FM but I may give Sandra a listen and hopefully find out how she's getting on as we met a couple of times at the Jazz Cafe during my time at University.
I spent the latter half of last night watching Frankie Boyle's live DVD and despite a lot of the stuff being done before on Mock The Week, there were plenty of gags that I hadn't heard before and I was in tears having to pause the DVD for at least two minutes.
A joke about school teachers being paedophiles was one such example
but I won't give away the punchline.
For now though, let the memories continue.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Improved Fantasy
Earlier today I listened to David Mitchell guesting on Desert Island Discs where his chosen records were an interesting and varied selection including Herb Alpert's "Spanish Flea" which he described as a tune to go mad to whilst on the island.
In a silly manner of course, not of a mentally ill disorder.
Others included "Mmm Mmm Mmm" by the Crash Test Dummies reminding him of starting University, "Creep" by Radiohead which was ever appropriate and could be my song actually, and "Rainbow Connection" as sung by Kermit The Frog in "The Muppet Movie".
It was interesting when presenter Kirsty Young asked questions about comedy partner Robert Webb becoming a Dad and whether it would see any changes to their relationship as an act, to which David said it would but they could deal with it in a sensible manner and Robert could balance his family life with performing alongside David.
I should also mention last night's Mock The Week which for me has to be the funniest so far in the series.
The guests weren't too bad, mainly because of the noticeable difference in height between them, with the rather tiny but sweet Lucy Porter, and Greg Davies who's 6 ft 8 in comparison.
As always it was the final round which had me laughing the most where the first topic was "Deleted Lines From A Fantasy Film".
My favourite had to be Frankie Boyle's "Ron had swine flu and people were avoiding him. Luckily he was ginger so he was used to it".
However another one which was just as hilarious was Greg Davies' one near the end which I won't give away but is easily accessible on iPlayer, Youtube etc.
I'm getting used to Frankie having a beard although I've also noticed that Dara has started wearing a tie which I'm not too sure about as it doesn't really fit in with the casual manner of the programme, as despite being the host, Dara's just as an active contributor in certain rounds of the show.
There's not a great deal worth viewing tonight as this week's 8OO10C is a compilation show, and Jonathan Ross's guests for the final show in the series don't look too exciting.
Mum's away tonight and Dad's still at WOMAD so I'll sort out my own cooking whilst listening to The Now Show on Radio 4.
Other than that I'll carry on with my "side projects".
In a silly manner of course, not of a mentally ill disorder.
Others included "Mmm Mmm Mmm" by the Crash Test Dummies reminding him of starting University, "Creep" by Radiohead which was ever appropriate and could be my song actually, and "Rainbow Connection" as sung by Kermit The Frog in "The Muppet Movie".
It was interesting when presenter Kirsty Young asked questions about comedy partner Robert Webb becoming a Dad and whether it would see any changes to their relationship as an act, to which David said it would but they could deal with it in a sensible manner and Robert could balance his family life with performing alongside David.
I should also mention last night's Mock The Week which for me has to be the funniest so far in the series.
The guests weren't too bad, mainly because of the noticeable difference in height between them, with the rather tiny but sweet Lucy Porter, and Greg Davies who's 6 ft 8 in comparison.
As always it was the final round which had me laughing the most where the first topic was "Deleted Lines From A Fantasy Film".
My favourite had to be Frankie Boyle's "Ron had swine flu and people were avoiding him. Luckily he was ginger so he was used to it".
However another one which was just as hilarious was Greg Davies' one near the end which I won't give away but is easily accessible on iPlayer, Youtube etc.
I'm getting used to Frankie having a beard although I've also noticed that Dara has started wearing a tie which I'm not too sure about as it doesn't really fit in with the casual manner of the programme, as despite being the host, Dara's just as an active contributor in certain rounds of the show.
There's not a great deal worth viewing tonight as this week's 8OO10C is a compilation show, and Jonathan Ross's guests for the final show in the series don't look too exciting.
Mum's away tonight and Dad's still at WOMAD so I'll sort out my own cooking whilst listening to The Now Show on Radio 4.
Other than that I'll carry on with my "side projects".
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Collecting Prescriptions And Reliving Preservations
More audio rummaging has been in order of today mainly listening back to radio recordings from Autumn of '05.
It's all rather exhaustive but those who know me well, will know that it will be worth it in the end.
I also made a visit to the doctors to collect a prescription for my medication that I'll collect on Monday when they arrive at the chemist.
As for the rest of today I've already made a start on tonight's cooking which will involve a chicken stew with penne pasta, and TV wise there's the second edition of Steve Jones' television quiz on BBC 1 and later on there's the third edition of Mock The Week in the current series which should provide the laughs.
For now though I'll continue with the rummaging.
It's all rather exhaustive but those who know me well, will know that it will be worth it in the end.
I also made a visit to the doctors to collect a prescription for my medication that I'll collect on Monday when they arrive at the chemist.
As for the rest of today I've already made a start on tonight's cooking which will involve a chicken stew with penne pasta, and TV wise there's the second edition of Steve Jones' television quiz on BBC 1 and later on there's the third edition of Mock The Week in the current series which should provide the laughs.
For now though I'll continue with the rummaging.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Further Tracing
Tonight's Who Do You Think You Are with Chris Moyles as the subject was far from an ego trip into the man himself.
This was a well made look into the traces of his relatives from his Irish mother and his father who had Irish parents.
I'm guessing the programme was shot nearly a year ago as in the studio shots right at the beginning they were playing the August 2007 jingles that were in use until last December.
Overall it was an interesting journey that took the radio presenter from Dublin to West Ireland, and all the way to Ypres in Belgium where his great grandfather fought in the battlefields during the first World War and managed to show a softer side to the usually outspoken broadcaster.
The only other episode in the current series that take my interest is the one with David Mitchell, although I won't have to wait too long to hear him as he's been on Desert Island Discs this week which is being repeated on Friday morning.
Tomorrow I need to sort out a doctor's appointment in order to get a prescription for my medication and sort out for cooking although with Dad at WOMAD this weekend it will just be me and Jo.
I'll probably be required to do more than my fair share of cooking during this time which I wouldn't complain about.
Good Night.
This was a well made look into the traces of his relatives from his Irish mother and his father who had Irish parents.
I'm guessing the programme was shot nearly a year ago as in the studio shots right at the beginning they were playing the August 2007 jingles that were in use until last December.
Overall it was an interesting journey that took the radio presenter from Dublin to West Ireland, and all the way to Ypres in Belgium where his great grandfather fought in the battlefields during the first World War and managed to show a softer side to the usually outspoken broadcaster.
The only other episode in the current series that take my interest is the one with David Mitchell, although I won't have to wait too long to hear him as he's been on Desert Island Discs this week which is being repeated on Friday morning.
Tomorrow I need to sort out a doctor's appointment in order to get a prescription for my medication and sort out for cooking although with Dad at WOMAD this weekend it will just be me and Jo.
I'll probably be required to do more than my fair share of cooking during this time which I wouldn't complain about.
Good Night.
Roots And Stones
Pretty empty day, not helped by waking up at 9am.
It's always in the warmer months that I wake up late and during the winter up up at stupid o'clock regardless of what the agenda is.
Tonight I plan to watch the much awaited episode of Who Do You Think You Are where Chris Moyles makes an emotional journey to discover the routes of his Irish ancestors. Whether it will convert any haters of the presenter remains to be seen, but it should provide interesting viewing.
Moyles earlier this year lost a few stone climbing Mt Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief although someone else who has recently lost weight (in his own words) has been Ross T, who has recently been gloating about his achievements.
It's a lot more effort than I put last year to lose weight due to the drugs I was on but honestly, if that's being slim then I'm Victoria Beckham.
Then again I wouldn't want to dictate people's lifestyles as I know I could not live on a carb free diet having been put on gluten free diet many many years ago.
I seem to remember the wheat free pasta or whatever it was completely lacking any flavour.
It's always in the warmer months that I wake up late and during the winter up up at stupid o'clock regardless of what the agenda is.
Tonight I plan to watch the much awaited episode of Who Do You Think You Are where Chris Moyles makes an emotional journey to discover the routes of his Irish ancestors. Whether it will convert any haters of the presenter remains to be seen, but it should provide interesting viewing.
Moyles earlier this year lost a few stone climbing Mt Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief although someone else who has recently lost weight (in his own words) has been Ross T, who has recently been gloating about his achievements.
It's a lot more effort than I put last year to lose weight due to the drugs I was on but honestly, if that's being slim then I'm Victoria Beckham.
Then again I wouldn't want to dictate people's lifestyles as I know I could not live on a carb free diet having been put on gluten free diet many many years ago.
I seem to remember the wheat free pasta or whatever it was completely lacking any flavour.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Graphic TV Dissection
Tonight's YHBW had the same conventions as the others in terms of being laugh out loud funny at times, but at others really revolting.
One such programme that fitted into the latter was "Inside Nature's Giants" which involved graphic depictions of animal autopsies. Again not to my taste.
The chat about the show provided the laughs however, especially when Charlie lashed out at the panellists for responding to the show negatively, although guest Frankie Boyle's response to Charlie wanting to see elephants also had me laughing.
One of the other programmes looked at was the Got Talent franchise and how it can be just as revolting in other territories such as Russia which involved a man drilling into his brain.
Again I couldn't look at it myself although if Nick Hell was anything to go by in the last series of BGT, I doubt we'll have seen the last of the extreme acts.
My favourite part however had to be in the final round at the end when Charlie asked the question;
Charlie Brooker: "How did Danny Dyer injure his jaw?"
BUZZ
Frankie Boyle: "By talking like a c**t"
It won't be the last we hear of the Scotch comedian this week as MTW's back on Thursday although the guest line up doesn't look as good.
As for tomorrow, more audio rummaging I guess.
Good Night.
One such programme that fitted into the latter was "Inside Nature's Giants" which involved graphic depictions of animal autopsies. Again not to my taste.
The chat about the show provided the laughs however, especially when Charlie lashed out at the panellists for responding to the show negatively, although guest Frankie Boyle's response to Charlie wanting to see elephants also had me laughing.
One of the other programmes looked at was the Got Talent franchise and how it can be just as revolting in other territories such as Russia which involved a man drilling into his brain.
Again I couldn't look at it myself although if Nick Hell was anything to go by in the last series of BGT, I doubt we'll have seen the last of the extreme acts.
My favourite part however had to be in the final round at the end when Charlie asked the question;
Charlie Brooker: "How did Danny Dyer injure his jaw?"
BUZZ
Frankie Boyle: "By talking like a c**t"
It won't be the last we hear of the Scotch comedian this week as MTW's back on Thursday although the guest line up doesn't look as good.
As for tomorrow, more audio rummaging I guess.
Good Night.
"Listen To Him When You're Having A Bath"
I decided to have a look back to the early hey-days of Chris Moyles in his infancy at Radio 1 back in 1997-98 and what you could call the hey-day of Radio 1 from my point of view, although others may look at it as it's "wilderness era" pre-Parfitt which is when it fell down the plug hole for me as a station.
Features on the show included "Throwing Sugar Lumps At The Studio Clock" and the ever hilarious "True Or False" in which it would always be fixed so no one who called in would get all three questions right.
Around the time Chris broadcast in the same slot as Greg James does currently although what Moyles was doing was a lot more entertaining and a lot less patronising than what the so called "radio star of the future" has to offer.
There was a lot more music played back then but it was a lot more wider and unpredictable than it is now, with tracks such as "Play It Cool" by The Super Furry Animals, "Arms Around The World" by Louise, and "Phenomenom" by
LL Cool J, and even recurrent tracks by Simply Red and Boyz II Men.
As a listener back then I certainly preferred it to what commercial radio here had to offer although they were quite ahead in terms of new releases too.
Chris however would always speak his mind about records that he didn't think were that good such as the LL Cool J track which he said "sounded like it wasn't finished" and needed strings on it.
Oddly enough the track sampled on "Phenomenon" happened to be a rare groove track from the late 70s by Creative Source called "Who Is He" which did in fact have strings on it as the tune built up.
Other comments on songs included the superb "Closer Than Close" by Rosie Gaines that was quite a regular on Radio 1 at the time;
"Closer Than Close by Rosie Gaines, a lot of weight..."
Which I imagine Chris had more than the right to say.
Another one was for erstwhile girlband Cleopatra who oddly enough were also to my liking songwise;
"Cleopatra and "Life Ain't Easy". When you're in Cleopatra"
Within two years later Radio 1 had started getting more childlike and idiotic, with the station being rather dance and R&B heavy around 2000-2001 being a huge low.
Everyone moans about what Bannister did to Radio 1 in 1993 but for me,
it was Andy Parfitt who shot the bullet into the station.
Features on the show included "Throwing Sugar Lumps At The Studio Clock" and the ever hilarious "True Or False" in which it would always be fixed so no one who called in would get all three questions right.
Around the time Chris broadcast in the same slot as Greg James does currently although what Moyles was doing was a lot more entertaining and a lot less patronising than what the so called "radio star of the future" has to offer.
There was a lot more music played back then but it was a lot more wider and unpredictable than it is now, with tracks such as "Play It Cool" by The Super Furry Animals, "Arms Around The World" by Louise, and "Phenomenom" by
LL Cool J, and even recurrent tracks by Simply Red and Boyz II Men.
As a listener back then I certainly preferred it to what commercial radio here had to offer although they were quite ahead in terms of new releases too.
Chris however would always speak his mind about records that he didn't think were that good such as the LL Cool J track which he said "sounded like it wasn't finished" and needed strings on it.
Oddly enough the track sampled on "Phenomenon" happened to be a rare groove track from the late 70s by Creative Source called "Who Is He" which did in fact have strings on it as the tune built up.
Other comments on songs included the superb "Closer Than Close" by Rosie Gaines that was quite a regular on Radio 1 at the time;
"Closer Than Close by Rosie Gaines, a lot of weight..."
Which I imagine Chris had more than the right to say.
Another one was for erstwhile girlband Cleopatra who oddly enough were also to my liking songwise;
"Cleopatra and "Life Ain't Easy". When you're in Cleopatra"
Within two years later Radio 1 had started getting more childlike and idiotic, with the station being rather dance and R&B heavy around 2000-2001 being a huge low.
Everyone moans about what Bannister did to Radio 1 in 1993 but for me,
it was Andy Parfitt who shot the bullet into the station.
Monday, July 20, 2009
"Might As Well Jump"
The laughs tonight were provided courtesy of Russell Howard's stand-up DVD and it's definitely the funniest I've seen so far out of the ones to come out in the last year or thereabouts.
Russell's routine is based on anecdotes although unlike Dara O'Briain they take a more juvenile as opposed to quirky outlook on things although I wouldn't see it as "Bo Selecta/lowest common denominator" juvenile.
Most of the jokes relate to some of the naughty things Russell and his brother got up to as children growing up in Bristol although in most cases it's his delivery of exclamations as simple as a man screaming that have me in stitches or wanting to rewind the DVD due to it's hilarity.
You can't really rewind jokes on their own, but if it's exclamations or funny voices then they're an exception.
My favourite gag on there had to be the one about the man wanting to jump off the Bristol Hippodrome although part of that rings true as nearly two years ago I was close to doing the same from the mental ward of St Martin's Hospital.
Overall it's further proof of wanting to see him live, although thankfully the possibilities of actually achieving that aim are higher than me actually getting a proper job in radio.
Actually come to think of it, recurring thoughts about radio and my spite towards other people getting further may actually result in me being positioned at even more dangerous heights if I let thoughts go too far.
Everyone says you need ideas to get into radio and to be honest I haven't heard any creative to the point of entertaining ideas done in radio for an awful long time.
They don't have to be original of course, but there's a fair share of those in the industry who go on about ideas and features in the same way as a new flavour of Polos when they turn out to be the equivalent of a fun size Mars bar.
The closest that I would get to the sort of pre-produced items I used to do on the soul show such as The Bubblegum Top 10, would be either Radio 2's "Blaggers Guide", or "The Day The Music Died" which managed to use pop music and audio production creatively, although they were probably funnier than what I did.
I'm guessing that Jon Holmes from TDTMD didn't call me a c*nt for nothing
at the 2006 Student Radio Awards.
In a jokey manner of course.
At one point I was deluded to the point of thinking I was the next Kenny Everett in terms of spending up to half a day creating such things but then again everyone wants to be the new him, although unlike those who rip off either Chris Moyles and Scott Mills, I have no problem with that.
That's because it proves they're putting effort into what the actual item sounds like by messing about with special effects etc.
One such example being fellow Westminster student Dan Roberts who's probably too young to even remember Kenny but would be flattered at the comparison.
In the words of the JAM Creative Productions slogan
"We Care What It Sounds Like".
Good Night.
Russell's routine is based on anecdotes although unlike Dara O'Briain they take a more juvenile as opposed to quirky outlook on things although I wouldn't see it as "Bo Selecta/lowest common denominator" juvenile.
Most of the jokes relate to some of the naughty things Russell and his brother got up to as children growing up in Bristol although in most cases it's his delivery of exclamations as simple as a man screaming that have me in stitches or wanting to rewind the DVD due to it's hilarity.
You can't really rewind jokes on their own, but if it's exclamations or funny voices then they're an exception.
My favourite gag on there had to be the one about the man wanting to jump off the Bristol Hippodrome although part of that rings true as nearly two years ago I was close to doing the same from the mental ward of St Martin's Hospital.
Overall it's further proof of wanting to see him live, although thankfully the possibilities of actually achieving that aim are higher than me actually getting a proper job in radio.
Actually come to think of it, recurring thoughts about radio and my spite towards other people getting further may actually result in me being positioned at even more dangerous heights if I let thoughts go too far.
Everyone says you need ideas to get into radio and to be honest I haven't heard any creative to the point of entertaining ideas done in radio for an awful long time.
They don't have to be original of course, but there's a fair share of those in the industry who go on about ideas and features in the same way as a new flavour of Polos when they turn out to be the equivalent of a fun size Mars bar.
The closest that I would get to the sort of pre-produced items I used to do on the soul show such as The Bubblegum Top 10, would be either Radio 2's "Blaggers Guide", or "The Day The Music Died" which managed to use pop music and audio production creatively, although they were probably funnier than what I did.
I'm guessing that Jon Holmes from TDTMD didn't call me a c*nt for nothing
at the 2006 Student Radio Awards.
In a jokey manner of course.
At one point I was deluded to the point of thinking I was the next Kenny Everett in terms of spending up to half a day creating such things but then again everyone wants to be the new him, although unlike those who rip off either Chris Moyles and Scott Mills, I have no problem with that.
That's because it proves they're putting effort into what the actual item sounds like by messing about with special effects etc.
One such example being fellow Westminster student Dan Roberts who's probably too young to even remember Kenny but would be flattered at the comparison.
In the words of the JAM Creative Productions slogan
"We Care What It Sounds Like".
Good Night.
Calling Time On Clue?
The final edition of the first Humph-free series (sorry about the pun) of
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue aired tonight and it pretty much ended on a whimper with rather weak and in places recycled gags throughout.
It was pretty much reflected when Tim Brooke-Taylor joked about Stephen Fry and Jack Dee being better at hosting the programme than Rob Brydon who was the host for the final two episodes.
The series returns in the Autumn although it's pretty evident that I don't think I've laughed at the show to the point of cackling for almost two years, with the last time I can remember being the "Identify The Dead Air" round from the Summer 2007 series.
A couple of Christmases ago I was listening to the Winter 1989 series which had me laughing uncontrollably, although this was partly due to the more imaginative and varied selection of games and the addition of the late Willie Rushton as one of the regular panellists.
I may have a gander at another stand up DVD later tonight, this time from Russell Howard. I've never seen him perform a full show before, mainly because Ticketmaster ballsed up my order to see him at Wembley last year.
Nontheless it should be an enjoyable watch.
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue aired tonight and it pretty much ended on a whimper with rather weak and in places recycled gags throughout.
It was pretty much reflected when Tim Brooke-Taylor joked about Stephen Fry and Jack Dee being better at hosting the programme than Rob Brydon who was the host for the final two episodes.
The series returns in the Autumn although it's pretty evident that I don't think I've laughed at the show to the point of cackling for almost two years, with the last time I can remember being the "Identify The Dead Air" round from the Summer 2007 series.
A couple of Christmases ago I was listening to the Winter 1989 series which had me laughing uncontrollably, although this was partly due to the more imaginative and varied selection of games and the addition of the late Willie Rushton as one of the regular panellists.
I may have a gander at another stand up DVD later tonight, this time from Russell Howard. I've never seen him perform a full show before, mainly because Ticketmaster ballsed up my order to see him at Wembley last year.
Nontheless it should be an enjoyable watch.
Brick Walls And Polystyrene Walls
I went for my visit to the Job Centre as planned and for me it looks as if things are getting worse.
I have a "Back To Work Session" on the 29th of July which I'm guessing is some sort of motivation exercise/bollocking in response to the lack of success I've had in terms of finding jobs.
Let's face it, I'm rubbish overall at finding the right job although many would suggest that "the right job" for me would be back in ASDA, or a very similar role that in the long term could result in something a lot worse than being depressed.
Or possibly in my case, preferable to being depressed.
However I listed my requirements when originally setting my agenda on the Job Seekers allowance, and retail jobs were out of the question, without saying.
As the old saying goes "Beggars Can't Be Choosers" although I'm just an annoying bugger as opposed to beggar.
Earlier today on The Chris Moyles Show, Dave recounted his experience of filming "Hole In The Wall" that weekend and it sounds as if things have gotten even worse.
Dave was on a team alongside captain Joe Swash and Z-lister Anne Diamond, whilst the other team consisted of television whore (in more ways than one) Sophie Anderton, and John Altman AKA Nick Cotton from Eastenders.
I can picture him in that silver outfit and believe me, it's more or less proof that we're being punished.
The tackiness appears to have gone even further as Dave mentioned that the teams in this series make their entrance by sliding down a water slide.
That should be enough to discourage anyone from watching although the one thing I am grateful about Hole In The Wall, was that it was one of the programme extracts that helped me to get a successful result for my dissertation.
That's ideal motivation for anyone unsure about what to do their's on in 2010.
I have a "Back To Work Session" on the 29th of July which I'm guessing is some sort of motivation exercise/bollocking in response to the lack of success I've had in terms of finding jobs.
Let's face it, I'm rubbish overall at finding the right job although many would suggest that "the right job" for me would be back in ASDA, or a very similar role that in the long term could result in something a lot worse than being depressed.
Or possibly in my case, preferable to being depressed.
However I listed my requirements when originally setting my agenda on the Job Seekers allowance, and retail jobs were out of the question, without saying.
As the old saying goes "Beggars Can't Be Choosers" although I'm just an annoying bugger as opposed to beggar.
Earlier today on The Chris Moyles Show, Dave recounted his experience of filming "Hole In The Wall" that weekend and it sounds as if things have gotten even worse.
Dave was on a team alongside captain Joe Swash and Z-lister Anne Diamond, whilst the other team consisted of television whore (in more ways than one) Sophie Anderton, and John Altman AKA Nick Cotton from Eastenders.
I can picture him in that silver outfit and believe me, it's more or less proof that we're being punished.
The tackiness appears to have gone even further as Dave mentioned that the teams in this series make their entrance by sliding down a water slide.
That should be enough to discourage anyone from watching although the one thing I am grateful about Hole In The Wall, was that it was one of the programme extracts that helped me to get a successful result for my dissertation.
That's ideal motivation for anyone unsure about what to do their's on in 2010.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Stand-Up And Deliver (Usually Nonsense)
I've just finished watching Dara O'Briain's live stand up as shown on BBC 2 and it's more or less proof as to why he's better off as the host of Mock The Week as opposed to one of the panellists.
I don't really like anecdotal based comedy as much as straight jokes like
Jimmy Carr and Frankie Boyle although there were a few gags that made me laugh such as those who drive past famous people's houses, and Facebook being an "online butler".
On a similar note I discovered a new podcast from Frankie Boyle earlier today which is basically a recording of him trying out jokes to be used on Mock The Week in front of a small audience about two days before the recording.
It's worth listening to in terms of hearing jokes that won't get into the show although the audio quality itself is rather amateurish.
My favourite part has to be Frank's suggestions for the answers in the "If This Is The Answer, What Is The Question?" round which in the current podcast involves the ones around Michael Jackson's funeral.
One of them that didn't get on television involved the Pope with the answer being "50 million".
I'm not sure if I'll make a habit of listening throughout the series in case they spoil the jokes when done on television, although in the first podcast it only really covers stuff that was done in the first two shows.
Tomorrow will involve a visit to the Job Centre where many around me are hinting that things can only get worse, through their own personal experience, and after returning I'll make a start on my long wounded audio rummage, to help my write my "University biog" which will probably involve the closedown of Jazz FM in London and the launch of Smooth FM on the same frequency in June 2005, and some vintage Solar Radio recordings from the rest of the summer,
that could be what inspired me to have a go at doing something similar myself.
Hopefully in a lot less arrogant style than some of the presenters.
Good times, and Good Night.
I don't really like anecdotal based comedy as much as straight jokes like
Jimmy Carr and Frankie Boyle although there were a few gags that made me laugh such as those who drive past famous people's houses, and Facebook being an "online butler".
On a similar note I discovered a new podcast from Frankie Boyle earlier today which is basically a recording of him trying out jokes to be used on Mock The Week in front of a small audience about two days before the recording.
It's worth listening to in terms of hearing jokes that won't get into the show although the audio quality itself is rather amateurish.
My favourite part has to be Frank's suggestions for the answers in the "If This Is The Answer, What Is The Question?" round which in the current podcast involves the ones around Michael Jackson's funeral.
One of them that didn't get on television involved the Pope with the answer being "50 million".
I'm not sure if I'll make a habit of listening throughout the series in case they spoil the jokes when done on television, although in the first podcast it only really covers stuff that was done in the first two shows.
Tomorrow will involve a visit to the Job Centre where many around me are hinting that things can only get worse, through their own personal experience, and after returning I'll make a start on my long wounded audio rummage, to help my write my "University biog" which will probably involve the closedown of Jazz FM in London and the launch of Smooth FM on the same frequency in June 2005, and some vintage Solar Radio recordings from the rest of the summer,
that could be what inspired me to have a go at doing something similar myself.
Hopefully in a lot less arrogant style than some of the presenters.
Good times, and Good Night.
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