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September 30, 2008 at 12:41 am (Uncategorized) (, )

7 Must Do’s Before Launching Your Blog

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High-kicking new life into beautiful game

Where funny ideas come from

Record 13% drop in Dublin market

And finally…

Why was 1970s children’s TV so good?

6 Comments

  1. B'dum B'dum B'dum B'd- said,

    October 2, 2008 at 1:39 pm

    Poor Richard Herring, absolutely brilliant comedian… yet completely overshadowed cos he was in a double act with the best ever.

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  2. NaRocRoc said,

    October 2, 2008 at 1:57 pm

    Maybe so B’D. It’s a good article althought I would love to see it epanded as a real study on comedy and the ideas process.

    That said, re: Herring, I have absolutely no time for Time Gentlemen Please and Herring was writer/co-creator of that. It bugs me that show.

    I’ve never seen him do stand-up tho. Is that where his brilliance lies?

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  3. B'dum B'dum B'dum B'd- said,

    October 2, 2008 at 2:04 pm

    his stand up is very good, he’s very witty in general though…. and there’s a youtube of him with a heckler thats priceless.
    i find that both him and lee weren’t that suited to performing on television.

    richard herring applied for head of bbc comedy 2 or 3 years ago but thanks to the lee&herring radio joke job applications it wasn’t even considered.
    he’d be very good in a role like that.

    you probably hate al murray?

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  4. NaRocRoc said,

    October 2, 2008 at 2:30 pm

    I’m afraid I do B’Dum. Al Murray annoys me greatly. Being loud and shouty is not funny.

    Although I do see that Richard Herring’s wikipedia page says “he has been described as “one of the leading hidden masters of modern British comedy” “. And the link is to his own webpage! I wonder, I wonder.

    I will however check out some of his stuff on youtube, particularly the heckler one you mention.

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  5. B'dum B'dum B'dum B'd- said,

    October 2, 2008 at 3:15 pm

    I love Al Murray… it seems like I shouldn’t but I do.

    Herring would never say that about himself, that’d be his manager or a quote from a review that’s on his site. He’s been consistently good(occasionally great) for almost 20 years now with entirely new shows every year(which is a HUGE achievement).

    In other news, Dave Allen is amazing… how come I never seen him til now?

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  6. NaRocRoc said,

    October 2, 2008 at 3:37 pm

    I hear ya re: Herring’s body of work. Seems he must have a new show for Edinburgh every year which is no mean feat. Most comics get jaded and just stick to the easy stuff that pays the bills. He seems to keep it updated and fresh from what I gather.

    Also he once wrote a play called Ra Ra Rasputin so he can’t be all bad!

    Dave Allen died a couple of years back. Was from Tallaght originally. Very interesting style of comedy, very laid back. Whiskey, fags and gags about God. I never saw him live, only re-runs and such like. A cool guy.

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