Rik Mayall & Blackadder

Following the previous clip which showcased Rik’s role in The New Statesman I thought I’d follow up with a snippet from his appearances in the Blackadder series. Hope you enjoy – I certainly did.

Weekend Challenge – Rik Mayall Tribute

The sad news of the passing of Rik Mayall this week has left a hole in the heart of a number of British comedy fans.  Mayall rose to fame in 1982 playing one of four students sharing a house in hit sitcom The Young Ones and went on to enjoy a slew of classic roles, …

Hell’s Gone to Hell It Seems

This weekend we seem to be on a bit of a roll with the classic British comedy and this contribution by Willowdot21 is utterly hilarious as we watch John Cleese aka Satan make a fundraising appeal for Hell. It does appear that the current economic downturn has had far reaching effects, much further than you …

Sunday Can Be Silly Too

It seems I’ve got a thing for Rowan Atkinson this weekend, although it isn’t hard to see why as his work [other than Mr Bean] is utterly hilarious.  This clip is a wonderful representation of British Private School attitude taken to extremes.  In this piece we’ll see Rowan Atkinson take a parent to task over …

Finally Found It

For all of you who liked Rowan Atkinson’s Welcome to Hell clip I’ve finally tracked down the original audio recording which is a little longer and has some wonderful extra participants being processed into Hell.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I did when I first heard it.  This clip is courtesy of …

It’s All in the Flag

This contribution come to us from Curious Vogel who has a wonderful site that shows his view of the world around him through his camera lens.  Make sure to take a peek as it is really quite wonderful.  This particular clip is by Eddie Izzard who lets us in on the secret behind the British …

Weekend Funny Challenge – It’s Hell.

Sorry to have been a little late in the start of this Weekend’s Challenge but the piece I’m writing is taking a little longer than I thought.  This is mainly due to balancing the line between honest reflection and ownership of the choices I made without it reading as a type of Sackcloth and Ashes …

Abbott on the International Stage

Well I’ve been saying for awhile now that our Prime Minister is making us look foolish on the world stage but I never really imagined it would be this direct.  Following is a clip for Last Week Tonight which aired a segment lambasting Abbott on a variety of fronts.

The Word on Abbott and Speech Making

  So worth the listen – I don’t think I’ve laughed this much in ages.

She’s Alive…Beautiful…Finite and Hurting – Thursday’s Thought for the Day

  Thank you to Tashi Witekauha for sharing Sanctuary Asia’s Clip with us – this world is a gift, a precious gift not an unlimited convenience store that can be restocked when it’s shelves are emptied.  We live because of it and to destroy its’ resources for greed and profit is to destroy ourselves. This world and all on it is …