Tag Archives: humour

The Best of Pals: Comedy Acts

Posted on January 3, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Stan & Ollie In advance of the new Laurel and Hardy biopic coming out this year, I should like to point out some other comedy pairs that have been embedded into our memories on TV. Laurel & Hardy Black and … Continue reading →

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A Meddlesome Priest on PBS

Posted on December 9, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Father Brown I never thought I’d be writing about this show, which comes on twice weekly on the PBS. But last night episode (S6, E5) entitled “The Face of the Enemy” had a few outstanding features about it, notwithstanding the … Continue reading →

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Retro-Feminist Television on CBC

Posted on December 7, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Frankie Drake Mysteries After the runaway “success” of the Murdock Mysteries the Canadian Broadcast Corporation decided to try to see if lightning could strike twice. These two shows are made by the same production company, Shaftesbury Films, based in Toronto. And therefore … Continue reading →

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Avebury Circles 1994

Posted on December 5, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Ram’s Head? Human face.

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Silbury Hill 1994

Posted on December 4, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Silbury Ant Hill?

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Funny, That: Mike Myers

Posted on December 2, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Wayne’s World Before Mike Myers hid behind (and inside) some great inventions, like Shrek, Austin Powers, The Love Guru, and others, he was just a guy, sitting in his mother’s basement with his best friend: Wayne Campbell. Now he’s added … Continue reading →

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2016 And All That

Posted on November 15, 2018 by cdsmiller17

1066 + 950 Years I was reading an analysis of Donald Trump this morning and was impressed with the way the article was written. I immediately was reminded of this spoof history book published in 1930. “It’s so easy to … Continue reading →

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Coincidence or Something Else?

Posted on November 5, 2018 by cdsmiller17

God (be)friended me I’ve been wanting to correct that title ever since this TV show started in the fall. I know that having a Facebook relationship is a friendship, and the act of linking up is called clicking  the “friend” … Continue reading →

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Fall Back in Time

Posted on November 3, 2018 by cdsmiller17

We Time Travel Twice a Year Have you ever thought about it that way? In spring, we get to jump forward in time (albeit only an hour), and in autumn, we get to relive one hour of our lives. Doesn’t … Continue reading →

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We’re All Bozos on This Bus

Posted on October 31, 2018 by cdsmiller17

The Firesign Theatre (1971) This was one of Rob Rudd‘s favourite albums. And the reason I’m highlighting its catch phrase today is the dream I had last night. In the dream, I experienced a sensation similar to what I can … Continue reading →

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