For this, I'll might even forgive him for "I just called to say I love you"

I can't claim credit for finding this. I got hold of this via another blog, which got it via yet another blog.

It's Stevie Wonder. Playing "Superstition". On Sesame Street. And it's even better than the version you're familiar with. Enjoy. Because it might just be the coolest thing I've ever seen in my life.

(Belated) RIP time again

Rather belatedly, we bring you news of the death of Paul Cole, Florida resident, and "man who appeared in the background of the Abbey Road album cover".

A sad loss to the world. We'll never see his "beatnik-disliking" type again...

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2008/feb/15/30gtpaul-cole-man-on-beatles-abbey-road-cover/

Curse you Charles Goodyear, inventor of vulcanised rubber!

Been catching some episodes of Wipeout, a US series in the same kind of style of It's a Knockout and Takeshi's Castle. Here's the first five minutes or so of the first episode.



A UK version is apparently on the way, with Richard Hammond hosting. That might work, as I think he can carry off the sarcastic commentary which I think makes this series so addictive.

Note to the BBC though: don't muck around with the style. We don't need any celebrities taking part, we don't want any backstories for any of the contestants, and we don't need any faffing about. Just loads of ordinary members of the public falling off obstacles into mud and Hammond taking the piss out of them.

So yeah, it's slightly idiotic. But it's still incredibly funny.

The Rage

Following on from my posting of some "home-made" comedy with Radioface, I thought I should give a plug for "The Rage".

This is a short film, set between 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later, which was directed by my one showbiz friend Carter Ferguson. Or as he's sometimes known "That bloke who played the policeman on River City." He's also well known in the industry as one of the best fight arrangers there is.

I don't know all the ins and outs of this, but I believe it was filmed on a budget of next to nothing, with lots of favours called in.

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The genius of Jim Henson #3

For most people in Britain, Sesame Street is that programme with Big Bird and that animation with the marble travelling along a path while counting to twelve.

It also featured some great Muppet stuff, and here's a clip. This is apparently from a PBS pledge drive, hence the All-Star cast.

Some wonderfully weird cameos in there. John Candy! Danny De Vito! Pee-Wee Herman! Gordon Jackson and Jean Marsh off of Upstairs Downstairs! Ladysmith Black Mambazo! Err...some baseball players! A woman with an outlandish hat!

That's an egg

One of the more obvious, lazy responses given to anyone who criticizes comedy is "Oh yeah, could you do any better?"

Obviously, most of the time the answer must be "no", but several members of cookd and bombd decided to go out and do better.

And blow me down, if this isn't actually quite funny. Yeah, the production values are less than great, but it's the imagination and intelligence involved that you need to look at. This is considerably more intelligent than the general rubbish you see on TV nowadays.

So, here for you delectation is Radioface, episode one - "Fitting In". Now, someone give these people a job.

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