I love I.T!

Just a quick message really, I was sat watching tv with my housemate on Friday night and after watching the usual crap television like we do , we came across nothing to watch at 10pm. Now I know what your thinking, and let me just say , i have no money and thats why i wasnt out on the piss on a Friday night like any other student my age.

Wll anyway, we decided to give the IT crowd a view, now i must admit i have never watched it before, and i didnt quite know what to expect from it. Let me just tell you its fantastic. It focuses around two IT workers at a company who are nerds and spend there time on the internet. And i seriously loved it. The writing is witty and not to over powering, the jokes are funny and even the canned laughter doesnt put you off.

Here is a clip from the first season

Prison is no joke

Saw this story and it made me smile: 

The comedy classes were said to boost team work The justice minister has ordered the cancellation of a comedy workshop for prisoners at a top security jail. The course, which started on Monday at Whitemoor Prison in Cambridgeshire, was supposed to run for eight days. Jack Straw, Secretary of State for Justice, described the course as “totally unacceptable”. “Senior managers in the prison service, who were also unaware of the course, take the same view as me,” Mr Straw added in a statement. ‘Ramifications outside’ Comedy classes, which organisers say boost team work and communication skills, have been available at the prison since 1998. Mr Straw said: “Prisons should be places of punishment and reform, and providing educational, training and constructive pursuits is an essential part of this. “But the types of courses available, and the manner in which they are delivered must be appropriate in every prison. “What happens inside the prison gates has ramifications outside, on victims and their families, and on taxpayers. “There is a crucial test: can the recreational, social and educational classes paid for out of taxpayers’ money (or otherwise) be justified to the community?”

Breaking news…… well not really

First of all an apology, i have not had chance to update my blog in a while, i have been so busy trying to sort out my stand up and my course that i havent stopped by, well here i am and may i start with the good news, the stand up gig has been moved back a week. Thats right after all the nerves and excitment i was told that my services wont be needed for another week. 

This of course is great news, i was confident that if i was needed on the 29th i could have been, but it has been changed to the 7th december. So still buy your tickets for what will be a great night. 

I have now been writing for the last couple of weeks and have about 15 minutes of new material, but i wont ruin it for anyone , you will just have to wait for the big night.

Breaking news…… American Inbetweeners

It has been confirmed that 2010 will see the second series of the Inbetweeners. But it has now been confirmed that the show which follows 4 teeange boys trying to get laid will be remade for an American version. The show was a hidden gem that is currently being shown on Channel 4. 

The show is brilliant in my opinion and has 4 brilliant main characters and is brilliantly written by Iain Morris and Damian Beesley. But i am really hope that it is not ruined by an American remake. It is the first show from E4 that has made it over the pond , but dvd sales and word of mouth has caused America to take a chance. 

We now must wait to see if America manages to ruin another unrated British comedy after the quite frankly awful remake of spaced.

The inbetweeners series 2 is out next year and series 1 is on dvd now.                                                                  

Not long now…..

me in action....

Just a quick post that may excite my loyal readers, I have my first serious gig coming up. I am playing the Staffordshire University students union (LRV) on Saturday 29th November as part of the drama socieites variety night. And to be honest i am terrified , but do come along i promise to be very funny and it should be a good night.

After appearing on Britains got talent and stepping in for someone at an awards night last year this is my first test in front of paying customers at my union. GULP!

Well if you can make it that would be great but if you are unable to make it a video will appear on here a few days after. So come along Saturday 29th November £3.50 staffordshire University’s student union.

Also there will be a diary in the coming weeks on the build up to a big night for me

Live at the apollo to replace Ross.

It has been Announced that Jonathan’s Ross ‘ Friday night chat show has been replaced with Live at the Apollo for the next few weeks while he serves his suspension from the BBC. The shamed TV host is currently fighting to save his career after the now famous remarks made on Russell Brand’s radio show.  

Live at the Apollo, which was formerly shown on a Monday night will be hosted by Michael McIntyre, who has appeared on Mock the week and Have I got news for you.  The comic has become popular for his views on Modern Britain.

I have to say that I am a big fan of Live at the Apollo as it has show cased some very promising talent in the world of comedy, this series, which is the fourth, will run till the end of January when Ross is expected to return.  I think that it was important that the BBC didn’t lose it’s sense of humour all together and it has made the right decision in replacing like for like and not using the empty slot to just show old films.

As for the decision to have McIntyre as the host, I am unsure that this will work, I think that he is a funny comic but I feel that it would have been a chance for someone like Andy Parsons from Mock the week to step into the limelight. I just find that McIntyre often takes too long to get to a punch line and many times when I have watched him I find that I am bored of him.  However, I think that it is a great chance for him.

The show is being filmed this week and will be shown the following Friday.