Sketch of the Week

This sketch called the phobias workshop. It's really funny. Enjoy!

Clatterford or Jam&Jerusalem

This is a surprisingly poignant, but still outrageous comedy. It's more of a chick flick comedy but it's really good and well written. I think American audiences will like this show because it's funny but with a lot of meaning and loveable characters. I love it because Jennifer Saunders wrote it and you would never know that she did because it's nothing like what she usually writes. So let's all journey down to Clatterford, don't stop off at Hole. They're boring there. Enjoy!

Benidorm

It's been so cold here lately....I just want to go to Benidorm....or at least curl up and watch a most hilarious show about a group of insane holiday makers that always end up in the same horrible resort for the same horrible, yet, very funny vacation. I love this show because although one of the characters fit together, they do, and the have this magical cast chemistry that makes this show seamless and even funnier to me. Americans will love this show because well..it's like watching Jersey Shore, but without the shame because it's not real. Below is a small clip of series one. The show is around online, but I won't tell you where...just search about for a bit... Enjoy!

Interview:The Avengers

 Do you know of a place with almost 2,000 DVDs of almost every movie and TV show worth seeing or knowing about? Blockbuster? Video Warehouse? Try Robin Robinson's den. Yep, she rocks. She knows all things TV and is especially fond of The Avengers. I was lucky enough to sneak in a very short interview with this very busy lady (She's a cop by night, and usually asleep at the time of this interview; do excuse the brevity but she can't protect the city if she's asleep on the job can she?). Let's talk about John Steed and his famous bowler and brolly. Enjoy!

Me: What first drew you to The Avengers? 

RR: I have always been intrigued with spy shows.

Me: Do you have a favorite character and why are they your favorite?

RR: Emma Peel; She's smart, strong, independent, with a kick-ass attitude.

Me: What makes Steed so great?  

RR: He's just so darn smart and sharp.

Me: Did you see the feature film? Did you like it? 

RR: Yes; It did have some of the old school feel with a modern touch.

Me: What is the most iconic part of the show to you?

RR: How well the two main characters worked together.

Below is a most iconic episode of this funny spy classic:

Sketch of the Week!

The sketches of the week are from Ruby Wax's hilarious talk show, The Full Wax, and a more current clip from Tracy Ullman's State of the Union. I'm actually spoiling you with full episodes today so you....Enjoy!

Guest Blogger!

I have a guest blogger here to talk to you about that classic Brit show, Steptoe and Son. So I present to some and introduce to most the talented, the beautiful, the well groomed and linen fresh, Ms. Torva McClure!!! Enjoy!

American versions of British hits is not a recent phenomenon, although fans of "The Office" or "Shameless" may think otherwise. Thirty odd years ago, American television viewers enjoyed a slew of remixed Britcoms including one of my faves "Sanford and son". This Cult classic ran from 1972-1977 starring Redd Foxx as Fred Sanford, a disgruntled old junk dealer who spewed snappy one liners and insults to a live studio audience for half an hour. And as much as I'd like to give producer Norman Lear credit for an original concept, the truth is this classic tv show is a remake of "Steptoe and Son", a British sitcom that aired a decade before its American brother from another mother. "Steptoe and Son" had its beginnings as a sketch for "Comedy Playhouse" an anthology series that ran on BBC from 1967-1975. Unique in its time for presenting somewhat of a comedy/drama hybrid, the series used grim humor verses the slapstick style of comedy prevalent in British comedy that was the norm. Check out some of Steptoe's gritty humor here:

Absolutely Fabulous!

"You can't buy happiness, but you can bloody well charge it." Famous words from that iconic show, yes, it had to be-the one, the only....ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!!! Please darlings hold your much appreciated applause until the end of the lecture, thank you. This is my favorite 90's show. Some misguided souls have Friends, others have Roseanne, some more fortunate people have Will&Grace, I have AbFab. I love this show because nobody doesn't like Sara Lee! But seriously everybody loves watching girls behaving badly, but we love watching English society women behaving badly more than that (yes, I'm talking about you too Fergie). Americans will love this show because, even though it's British, it's really universal as far as comedy and content goes. They tackle regular problems, i.e. getting fat, how to stay relevant as you age, motherhood, but in a heart stopping, hilarious way. I love watching Joanna Lumely, possibly the classiest person on the face of the earth, act so completely uncouth (she's the U.K. AOL "you've got mail" voice by the way, pretty cool huh), and to watch Jennifer Saunders who is so often very quiet and put together be so loud and neurotic is priceless. If you don't love this show you are one of the many mentally stable human beings that the world, quite frankly, could do without. If you do love it, then welcome home brothers and sisters, it's been a long winter without you here! So watch the show, down below. And as always...Enjoy! (that's actually an order this time...you had better watch and love this show...seriously...stop reading this empty threat right now and go watch it)