Deze Engelse komische acteur werd een vooraanstaand figuur in de radio- en televisiekomedie. Hij verfijnde zijn vaardigheden in sketch-optredens aan de universiteit en ontwikkelde een onderscheidende stijl die werd gekenmerkt door snelle humor en satirische observaties. Zijn samenwerkingen met mede-artiesten leidden tot iconische sketchshows en een blijvende nalatenschap in de Britse komische kunsten. Hij wordt geprezen om zijn unieke bijdrage aan het genre door populaire en blijvende series.
With The Uxbridge English Dictionary the stars of BBC Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue had the nation in stitches. But times move on, words change and their meanings with them. Comedy's most outrageous dictionary is back with a hilarious new collection of definitions for all those English words that don't mean anything like they should.
Featuring hilarious excerpts from the show's favourite games including: The Uxbridge English Dictionary, Famous First Words, the Trail of the Lonesome Pun and Late Arrivals as well as much much more, this book is essential for Clue fans young and old.
From humble beginnings at the Windmill Theatre and Expresso Bongo, to The Frost Report, Call My Bluff and I'm Sorry I haven't a Clue, this collection of stories and anecdotes recalls the good, the bad, and the downright ugly.
If you love QI you will love The Unbelievable Truth the most successful BBC Radio 4 panel show fronted by David Mitchell is all about identifying the unbeilevable truths from the lies.
Barry Cryer is one of the great comedians of the last 50 years. This is a sparkling series of hilarious and true anecdotes, almost all of which have never been told before!
Secularism was born of Christianity. This book argues that it is impossible to understand the idea of the secular without appreciating that, at root, it is Christian. It reshapes discussions of western culture, religion and politics. It is suitable for students of religion, political philosophy, and the history of ideas.
The first course was The Complete Limericks Collection which sold over 30,000 copies in the trade last Autumn. Now the team is ready to expose every bit of their talent assisted by Sven, Samantha and Mrs Trellis. Profoundly illustrated we the Late Arrives at the Ball, Celebrity Lonely Hearts, Famous Unsuccessful Chat Up Lines, Famous First Words, Hitler’s Diaries (ideas for fraudulent diaries from other famous folk), Unhelpful Advice (the team supplies unhelpful advice to among many a sex education class and new parliamentarians), Mrs Trellis’ Letters, Name That Barcode, National Anthems (suggestions for unusual anthems for countries around the world), Humphrey’s Opening Links, Proverbs in Translation, Through the Keyhole, Topical Nursery Rhymes, Low budget Remakes of Famous Films... and much more. I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue is the most listened-to comedy programme on British radio, an institution with regular panellists Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer and until 1996 Willie Rushton, being given silly things to do by jazz supremo Humphrey Lyttelton. Listener figures are now over 2 million each week and is now aired also on Radio Two the only radio comedy show to do so. Tickets are so keenly sought after shows are now held in two thousand seat theatres around the country. THIS IS THE BIG HUMOUR TITLE FOR CHRISTMAS
A book in which the author, who is one of the great names of British comedy, recounts the stories about the great names, such as Tommy Cooper, Morecambe and Wise, John Cleese, Ronnie Corbett, Ronnie Barker, Michael Palin, Alan Bennett, Groucho Marx, Jack Benny, Frankie.
Three thousand years ago, in the thick of the Bronze Age, Cornwall is known far and wide for its wealth of highly valuable tin. Because of this, Agrar, Chieftain of the Agrarian peoples, must be ever-vigilant in his quest to keep his clan safe from marauders who seek riches from the metals of the land.When strange foreigners arrive from the faraway land of Greece with hopes of amiable trade, new friendships are formed and cultures collide - but despite the good nature of these new friends, they seem to bring danger that no one could have foreseen.In this ancient mythical land, Agrar now has to battle the wrath of Gods and Deities to ensure the safety of his people, and perhaps even more importantly, the safety of his son.
Do words fail you? Dip into these helpfully illustrated pages and you'll find many of the words you use every day without ever realising that their up-to- date definition is something entirely different.