The first signs of Christmas

Obviously mentally ill.

Quick sketch of mo

This will be used as the base-sketch to create the first we love flyer.

A little movie...

Created this on xtranormal.com. Dead easy to use too, only took about 10 minutes. Enjoy.

Doing some stand-up at Desperately Seeking Stagetime

Part of my set recorded on the 30th September 2009. Commenting on having a broken foot, my last relationship ending and moving to a new part of town...

This is it...

This looks like it'll be an amazing insight into what should have been a great show...

The news in Scotland

Just saw this whilst wandering in the wrong direction along Newington Road in Edinburgh... I'm sometimes rather glad I have no sense of direction!

Stupid boy!

So there I was about to go over to Comedy Car crash & I can't find my keys anywhere... So I get on a train to what should have been Kentish Town and end up in St. Alban's. What a wally!

Timely apology from the Times...

I think this could be the best correction I've ever seen. It's from 1969 and just after Stretch Armstrong and Buzz Lightyear flew a rocket and trod all over that big round cheese in the sky.



Thanks Simon Brunning for finding this!

Thinking About Michael - The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan

Thinking About Michael - The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan

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Think this is about the best tribute I've seen. Short, but sharp.

Michael Jackson Lives...

I've been thinking about writing this for the last few days. The first album I ever bought was MJs 'Bad' on cassette tape. The last cassette tape album I ever bought was MJs 'Dangerous', before I moved with the world onto CD. For me he defined that era of adolescence, the bit before my voice got lower and hair started appearing in strange places. Some of you might say that would have been his favourite era of me too, but that's not why we're here. It's now cool again to dust off and listen to those Michael Jackson albums and remember a legend. A legend who peaked too soon maybe, but a legend never-the-less.

RIP MJ.

Star Trekkin'

Saw the new Star Trek movie a few weeks ago. Thought JJ Abrams re-imaging of the series is spot on. Full of action from the off, it doesn't give you an inch! Although it's obviously been brought bang up to date, it still plays plenty of homage to the original source material – although you don't have to be a Trekkie to enjoy the film. So far, the best blockbuster of the summer for sure. I'd rate it four and a half Klingons on the starboard bow.

Flight of the Conchords Spring 2009 Posters

Flight of the Conchords Spring 2009 Poster Series - a set on Flickr

To celebrate the launch of flight of the Conchords 2009 spring tour, the duo have commissioned a series of very nice posters from some amazing talent. Click on the link to see them all.

I called the swine flu hotline and all I got was crackling...

Accessorize! accessorize! accessorize!

We all love to make a fashion statement from time to time. Even when the chips are down and the pigs are flying, it's important to get yourself out there looking hot, but not feverishly hot. So with all that in mind, may I present to you this years must have – the flu mask.















Look for them at a store near you soon, or on the galleries below:

http://guanabee.com/2009/04/swine-flu-mask-fashion

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthpicturegalleries/5243655/Decorated-swine-flu-surgical-masks-in-Mexico.html?image=11

Burlesque in Camden: the new Prohibition?

So, Camden Council have sent out a warning to The Proud Gallery in Stables Market and other venues in the area, telling them to drop Burlesque acts from it's Saturday night 'Be' club – or apply for a strip licence. The owner of the gallery and bar, Alex Proud, said: "It seems to me that the letter of the law rather than the spirit of the law is being enforced. It seemed lacking in common sense that it was somehow illegal or lewd for Burlesque girls dancing to an obviously mixed, obviously non-striptease crowd. Proud is a million miles away from a strip club. The spirit of Paul Raymond does not live here. Although I am as ugly and as hairy-chested as that man, I do not intend to emulate him in any other way.” Now, Camden's licensing policy apparently states, performers can walk on stage in nothing but nipple tassels and a g-string, but they cannot take their clothes off on stage – which obviously would interfere with some burlesque performances. A woman from the council said: “Camden is not preventing Burlesque troops from performing in the borough. Camden’s licensing policy, which was widely consulted upon and approved in 2008, states that any premises in the borough that wish to offer entertainment involving nudity, striptease or other entertainment of an adult nature will need approval from the Licensing Authority – Burlesque falls within this criteria.” Personally, as a lover of burlesque, I think it's a shame things are going this way. Yes, in a way it is adult entertainment – but putting it in the same category as strip clubs or pole dancing venues? I don't think so. I also want to ask, is a balloon pop act considered stripping, since technically no clothes are involved? Answers on a g-string please...

More here from Ham & High:

http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/content/camden/hamhigh/news/story.aspx?brand=NorthLondon24&category=Newshamhigh&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newshamhigh&itemid=WeED27%20Apr%202009%2010%3A51%3A28%3A163

And from bbc news:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8023462.stm

The Comedy School...

I've only gaw'n and done it! Starting on the 10th of May and going on until June the 20th, a six week course in fact... It says on the site you'll be learning things like, generating material, developing performance skills, discovering your comic attitude, examining stage persona and exploring joke structure... Well, it should be pretty cathartic I hope and yet still cheaper than therapy and a course of anti-depressants (although I'll probably have to start those after I get through it and end up on stage). Just typing this is giving me sweaty palms. Well, you heard it here first people, all the no people that are reading this anyway. I'll be posting updates on my development once it all kicks-off.

Aaaaaaaaaaagggrrrrhhhh!!!!

Let the right one in...

Went to see this about a week ago. A very special film, very sensitively crafted about a fragile young lad, Oskar, who is regularly bullied by his classmates and never strikes back. So far so Emo you say, but this is Sweden and there is a vampire in our midst, in the guise of 12-year-old Eli. Director Tomas Alfredson has weaved a magic tale of loyalty and friendship into a darkly disturbing tapestry of blood-stained vampire goodness. A great film, unusually paced with terrific moments. I'd rate it five vials of holy water out of five.

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My next course...

There comes a time in every man and boys life when he feels the need to try something different, something he has never tried before. Something he has wanted to do for a long time but has been just too jittery to try. I am about to try and enroll in a Stand-Up Comedy course... Aaaaaaaaaaaaggggggrrrrhhhh!!! I shall keep you posted.

Swifty

Tense British thriller by writer director Eran Creevy. Went and saw this on Sunday afternoon. Ouch – tough gig! Thoroughly enjoyed it, although was a lesson in awkward social situations. I spent a lot of the film wanting to watch it through my fingers, and that was just the bits where characters are interacting face to face in a 'normal' situation. Cracking performances from Riz Ahmed and Daniel Mays and good job all round for Creevy. Four grammes of the devils dandruff outta five for this one.

In the Loopedy Loop

In the Loop I finally got around to watching last night. It's the 'This is Spinal Tap' of cutting Anglo-American political satire. Armando Iannucci has written some of the sharpest, most biting dialogue that you could hope to hear coming from a cinema sound system and you could certainly almost start to believe that this is how it all went down. Apparently Alastair Campbell didn't like it, citing it as boring. Iannucci's answer? Campbell has already seen it all happen once, it's bound to not be as good a second time round! I'd certainly give it a rating of five amended leaked dossiers out of five.

It's Movember...

And yes I've started the mo' – support the cause brothers (and sponsor us sisters, please!)

A little investment advice during the credit crunch

If you had purchased £1000 of Northern Rock shares one year ago it would now be worth £4.95.

 

With HBOS, earlier this week your £1000 would have been worth £16.50.

 

£1000 invested in XL Leisure would now be worth less than £5.

 

If, however, you bought £1000 worth of Tennent's Lager one year
ago, drank it all, then took the empty cans to an aluminium re-cycling
plant, you would get £214.

 

Based on the above statistical analysis the best current investment advice is to drink heavily and re-cycle.

David Lanham illustrations

David Lanham

Drawings and other creations by David Lanham

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Marcellus Wallace typography project

This is the sort of shizzle you love to be experimenting with as a designer. And I will at some point very soon!

Quantum of Solace website

Quantum Of Solace

QUANTUM OF SOLACE continues the high octane adventures of James Bond (DANIEL CRAIG) in CASINO ROYALE. Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M (JUDI DENCH) interrogate Mr White (JESPER CHRISTENSEN) who reveals the organisation which blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined. Forensic intelligence links an Mi6 traitor to a bank account in Haiti where a case of mistaken identity introduces Bond to the beautiful but feisty Camille (OLGA KURYLENKO), a woman who has her own vendetta. Camille leads Bond straight to Dominic Greene (MATHIEU AMALRIC), a ruthless business man and major force within the mysterious organisation. On a mission that leads him to Austria, Italy and South America, Bond discovers that Greene, conspiring to take total control of one of the world's most important natural resources, is forging a deal with the exiled General Medrano (JOAQUIN COSIO). Using his associates in the organisation, and manipulating his powerful contacts within the CIA and the British government, Greene promises to overthrow the existing regime in a Latin American country, giving the General control of the country in exchange for a seemingly barren piece of land. In a minefield of treachery, murder and deceit, Bond allies with old friends in a battle to uncover the truth. As he gets closer to finding the man responsible for the betrayal of Vesper, 007 must keep one step ahead of the CIA, the terrorists and even M, to unravel Greene's sinister plan and stop his organisation.

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Quick test

Using Scribefire for Firefox, which should make life a bit easier...

Hit the road Jack!

Work in progress

The story so far - will finish tomorrow'

Teletubby porn shocker...

Essex, Drugs and Rock'n'Roll...

...was written on a poster I saw at Heathrow on the way back, but this poster was snapped in the Sex Museum, Amsterdam. Pure Essex...(!)

McDonald's in Amsterdam

Some of the window posters seen at McDonald's restaurants in Amsterdam. Not too exciting, but hey, it's all research baby...

More roar with laughter...

Said I'd post more on Roar with Laughter and here, so be it... Terribly blurry camera phone images of the three funny-as-hell acts. 'Swiggle on iiiiiiiit!'

Well, if you're ever Sauf of the River on the 2nd or 4th Thursday of the monthm check out who's on at Roar with Laughter here.

The girl effect

Powerful typography, powerful message...

Obey the toaster...

Ok, one quick one before I fall asleep... Saw this last Friday in near Covent Garden. Seems Mr. Fairey has been around these here parts again.

Roaring with Laughter...

Where else do you get to see both the surreal mania of Harry Hill and one of the funniest men I have ever been lucky enough to see, Stephen K. Amos, on the same bill?! I'll tell you where – a pub in Colliers Wood! Such was the scene last Thursday night... But for now I'm tired and have eaten near my weight in mini Toblerone, having just flown back from a five day trip to Amsterdam. But hey, more on all that tomorrow I say! For now, I must sleeeeeeeeep...

Cock Soup, anyone?!

Bought yesterday from Tesco Greenford by my housemate, Claire.

Lezzing for London

This was seen last night at Leicester Square Station – a poster for the new Low Emission Zone apparently still coming soon to London (Boris hasn't scrapped it after all?). Thought someone would have checked the URL a bit closer in proofing before it went out!

e-bay: A man is selling his life...

Ian Usher, fed up with his life after splitting from his wife is selling it on e-bay. I remember a similar thing being tried before by a Cambridge University student, unfortunately e-bay stopped it. Here's hoping Usher does better. It's already been reset once as there was a loophole where non-members were bidding, sending things way out of hand. The bidding is now up to just over AU$300k... Bargain!

Absolute Legend of comedy, comedian George Carlin – DEAD!!! :-(

I can't even begin and am definitely not even worthy to give this great man, George Carlin, the tribute he deserves – just do a search for some of his work on YouTube and buy his fucking DVDs will'ya?! My girlfriend put it all into perspective last night 'I tell ya, I just keep thinking – Heaven is just a hell of a lot funnier now...'



George Carlin
May 12th, 1937 - June 22nd, 2008

Morton Valence video for Chandelier

Directed by Klaas Diersmann & Dan Sutherland from an original idea by Per Steinar Nielsen.

Check out the bling and the dogs... I was the sixth dog on the right!

Eitan!!

My man from Israel! At Mr. Kehs 33rd birthday bbq...

The Guardian's review of the Hulk

"Hulk. Smash!" Yes. Hulk. Smash. Yes. Smash. Big Hulk smash. Smash cars. Buildings. Army tanks. Hulk not just smash. Hulk also go rarrr! Then smash again. Smash important, obviously. Smash Hulk's USP. What Hulk smash most? Hulk smash all hope of interesting time in cinema..."

Genius review by Peter Bradshaw

Amsterdam!

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This is where we'll be heading at the end of the week – Friday until Wednesday the 2nd July baby!! Culminating with seeing Radiohead in the Westerpark.

McDonald's and Coca-Cola in Brussels

Courtesy of Laura!

McJuice

Yes, at Waterloo Station...

The small video

Sad though I am, editing the thing at the party on my mobile.

Fatal Alex and Annie

With boiled bunny

Teenwolf vs. Annie...

She got game.

Supergirl and supergirl...

The doc, Indy & the juice...

It's just like Universal Studios, innit?!

Scanner Steve & slutty Annie

The party hasn't quite got out of hand... Yet...

Annie gone wrong...

Oh dear oh dear

Rambo & Ruprecht

Chris & Andy...

Beetlejuice & Annie

Just another normal night in London...

Annie

She'll be wearing Sandy later...

Beetlejuiced

Michael Keeton or an old age Pete Doherty?