I am going to start regularly posting links to classic pieces of comedy that are examples of the highest levels of writing and performance.
The first is the sort of silly, clever comedy that I wish I could write. It is absolute genius and, most importantly, very very funny.
Anyone who can get a laugh just out of the word ‘Hovis’ has my vote.
Watch, enjoy and laugh.
This show is made up of the bulk of the content from the live show, but is not a recording of the event itself. I wasn’t happy putting the recording out as a podcast because the sound quality wasn’t up to the usual standard (and it was a soft-launch test anyway). There will be more live shows in the future, and they’ll be much more widely publicised.
Until then, enjoy show 41 which is definitely my favourite show so far. I hope it is yours too.
Click the play button below or download the mp3 here.
Didn’t We Do Well At The Olympics?
By gazuky
Didn’t we do well at the Olympics?
With a fantastic gold medal haul.
Quite unlike Papua New Guinea
Who sadly have won bugger all.
Didn’t we do well at the Olympics?
Winning gold in the Yngling with ease.
I haven’t a clue what Yngling is…
It sounds like a nasty disease.
Didn’t we do well at the Olympics?
Chris Hoy is a true Scottish gent.
He won us three golds in the cycling
And has thighs that are bigger than Kent.
Didn’t we do well at the Olympics?
Our sailors really let fly!
Following the tradition of the best in their field
Like Nelson, Pugwash and Popeye.
Didn’t we do well at the Olympics?
Paula Radcliffe – not exhausted by heat -
Managed to finish in 28th place
Without doing a poo in the street.
Didn’t we do well at the Olympics?
Our swimmers left nothing to chance.
They trained really hard, and remembered their kit
So they didn’t have to swim in their pants.
Didn’t we do well at the Olympics?
Lewis Smith held his bronze medal aloft.
Our previous best in the pommel horse
Was managing not to fall off.
So let’s all look forward to London!
We’ll be backing the team to the hilt
To win even more than we did in Beijing…
Let’s just hope the stadium’s built!
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