MP3 resurrected the radio star

#radio #comic #video #MP3 Photo by Monica Silvestre on Pexels.com They say that many a comic has died a death on stage back in the days before telly their acts were all the rage They’d record their gags in a studio in front of a selective few and transmit it across the radio where the …

Glaring

Glaring   Funny thing is this fame game, you confidently cross the wooden stage prepared for the task in front of you only to be hit by that beam of light casting a huge shadow at you   Its like the light is a giant magnet wiping clean the act nothing left to do but …

A Cat-astrophe

Plop 6th September 2016 The scene Blackpool promenade – a local fish and chip emporium family of four – Mum,Dad and two boys eating , outside in the summer sun – what else but fish? – haddock and chips the two lads are asked would they like an ice cream they say yes – meanwhile in …

Roaring with Laughter

In response to the prompt Roaring Laughter When was the last time something had me Rolling in the Aisles? Friday Afternoon half past One – I’m sat watching a pair of Old Comic Masters at their Utmost best – Eric Sykes and Tommy Cooper (without his trademark Fez) in “The Plank” The two comedians play two …

The Musical Place

  A poem dedicated to the Millennium Landmark of the Arts – based right in my home city, by the banks of the Manchester ship canal. There’s a place by Pier Eight, at the end of the quay – where people go looking for things to see. I’m talking of Art from Present and Past, …