On Christmas Day, millions of people across the globe put Netflix on the TV to watch Ricky Gervais’s new stand up routine. Gervais is making millions and millions from these shows, allowing him a string of “I don’t care, I’m loaded” jokes that Billy Connolly perfected decades ago. It’s a clever way of getting the audience onside. Micky Flanagan does it as well but in a far funnier way than Gervais, in my opinion.
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I saw a post on the BBC Sports page the other day. It was about Harry Kane scoring again for Bayern Munich. There was a bit of a love in from England and Spurs supporters but it wasn’t long before the gammons joined in the party and started abusing him.
Farmers League Diver
Whenever I see Harry Kane interviewed he seems a very humble, pleasant sort of bloke. When I see him play football, he appears to do what he is paid handsomely for, ...
When I heard about the death of Benjamin Zephaniah yesterday I felt quite sad. Where is the justice in a decent bloke like him dying whilst the other Benjamin (Netanyahu) lives on? The first thing that came to my mind was that Zephaniah always seemed like a really good bloke.
What is a good bloke? It’s a term we hear quite a lot (“He’s a good bloke, is John”) but how is it defined? I think all us blokes would like to be remembered as ...
I spent some time reading about work visa applications last night. I’m afraid you are going to have to look it up yourself as it is ridiculously confusing. It looks like it has been hashed together at the breakfast table of a year one business studies student forced into going to university by status obsessed parents. “Did I tell you Connor is at Oxford (Brooks). That boy is soooo clever”.
The Skills Reversal Scheme
Connor should ...
The UK government is having a hard time at the moment. As it frantically tries to make an impact in the opinion polls, nothing appears to be working for them. In metaphorical terms they are like a football team embarking on a series of shots from 40 yards that are hitting the corner flag.
The Rwandan policy was too racist even for racists, and the pathetic attempt to ban peace marches was ridiculed by the Met Police, who so often in ...
