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humour News Archive16-Nov-2008
Jackie Ashley: Brown's just been reminded that nothing is inevitable (Guardian Unlimited) Go outside. Even if you see a flash of blue sky through the window, you'll find it isn't spring. Grim, cold, dark days lie ahead. Wrap up, chin up, and keep trudging: even Christmas shopping might not be the all-purpose therapy and seasonal tonic it once was. This is the politics, just as it's the time of the year. Labour people who claim the Glenrothes byelection heralds sunnier times for ...
Radio group broadcasts milestone (BBC News) A group of radio enthusiasts celebrates 60 years producing programmes for broadcast across the world.
Nail hopes for a hit with humour (The Journal) NORTH EAST actor Jimmy Nail is to make a comeback in a new BBC comedy series. He will star in BBC One?s Parents of the Band as Phil Palmer, a former Eighties pop musician with a solitary hit to his name.
MI6 :: The Home Of James Bond 007 (MI6) James Bond 007 at MI6 Headquarters - Latest news on Quantum of Solace (2008) the 22nd James Bond movie starring Daniel Craig as 007 due out November 7th 2008 (AKA Bond 22), plus complete coverage of all 007 movies including Casino Royale, the new videogame from Activision, the Ian Fleming centenary, Devil May Care and Young Bond, plus the largest discussion forum.
Coaches need that release from pressure-cooker (Crookwell Gazette) WHAT exactly do we want from the modern-day football coach? Expertise, composure, man-management, media management, a good dress sense, a sense of humour, a sense of honour.
Road safety heads see no humour in car crash ad (Whyalla News) IT WAS intended as a tongue-in-cheek pitch to cashed-up youngsters in the market for some new wheels.
Sharples continues rapid rise in politics (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News) Pita Sharples has been a leader for many years, but until five years ago he couldn't imagine himself as a politician.
Robert Hanks: Obama euphoria puts dampener on political humour (Independent) A question that kept poking up this week was, can political humour survive euphoria? On The News Quiz (Radio 4, Friday), Francis Wheen responded to a question about the US election by pretending that the obvious answer was Joe Biden, giving hope to dullards everywhere, and making an offhand quip about the "allegedly inspirational" Obama. This raised, at best, a subdued snicker from the ...
The art of humour with Vincent Lafrance (Hour.ca) There's trickery behind Vincent Lafrance's sense of humour - a skewed little something that displays pointed intelligence and a frightening understanding of the simple principles of entertainment. His art - part photography, part video - is displayed in full solo glory at Division Gallery right now.
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