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I had a lovely surprise yesterday. I was listening to BBC Radio 4, while I was combing the dog, when I heard a familiar name. It was a new show entitled, Political Animal, which showcases various stand-up comedians. The name that made me prick my ears up was Nick Doody. He is young British comedian, who played at my comedy club about three years ago.
He lived in London, which is half the country away, and so after his excellent performance at the club, he stayed overnight at my house. That night I had a number of people staying, so Mr. Doody had to make do with the futon, which we put out for him in the dining room.
About 6 o'clock in the morning, I awoke, and felt thirsty, so I tip-toed downstairs to fetch a glass of water. An over-powering smell struck me as I opened the door to the kitchen, I followed my nose, and to my horror, discovered that my elderly Lurcher, Ruth, had made a nasty mess, on the floor, right next to Nick's bed. The exhausted comedian was fast asleep, so I carefully cleaned up the mess and mopped the floor with bleach, relieved that he didn't wake and discover Ruth's disgrace.
Over breakfast, I kept smiling to myself. Something was amusing me, and I just had to share the thought. This entailed telling my guest about my early-morning clean-up campaign. You see, it occurred to me that my old dog was a wordsmith. She had done a doody on the floor next to Nick Doody - geddit?
Well, I haven't heard from or about Nick since then - maybe for obvious reasons. So it was a delight to hear him performing on national radio. I get a little thrill every time I hear a comic I know making the big-time. Not that my little club, in the wilds of Derbyshire, was any help to them, but I like to know there's hope for every young performer. Perseverance, talent and wit are rewarded.
It's very rare for me to give an off-site link, in fact I've never done it before on a newsletter; but I'm just sure you'll like this blog by Nick Doody, so forgive me;
http://nickdoody.blogspot.com/
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You may have missed me last month, I didn't write a newsletter because I was in the middle of moving house. I moved a few hundred yards, but I can assure you that's just as difficult as moving hundreds of miles.
We hired a removal team of course, but even with their expertise, it was a long, hard weekend. And am I all settled in now? Well of course not. There are still only four habitable rooms, the rest are filled to the gunwales with boxes and bags. I keep looking at them and thinking I must start unpacking, and getting things sorted out, then I remember something vitally important I need to do on WDC. 
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A great item about having lunch with the legendary, Douglas Adams.
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An absolutely great what if story.
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These comments refer to my last newsletter which was about the differences between British and American humour. I didn't write a newsletter last month because I was busy moving house. It's good to be back!
Nighala a.k.a. Doxie Do-Right
Thanks for taking the chance and going into this. For me, the difference between American and British humor is the subtilty of British humor. Note, I am purposely forgetting Mr. Bean and Benny Hill for the moment. I'm thinking more Black Adder where the humor is from wit. But you're right, both have exceptions to their rules. Then, how different can we really be, one comes from the other and the other feeds off the one.
Thanks for the newsletter.
Nighala
scribbler
I think when people talk about American humour, sometimes Canadians get stuck in the thick of it. much of the time funny men from north America are assumed to be American and people are pretty surprised to hear about their canuck roots. We have our own type of humour, especially the French- Canadian sort and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Ghostwriter
I grew up with old British sitcoms like 'Are You Being Served?' and 'Mind Your Language' and in school, we learnt British-style English. Then I went to the university and studied American textbooks and was exposed to 'Friends'. Now I'm rather confused - other than the spelling differences, I don't quite know what this funny story below 'sounds' like - English or American?
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Maybe some comedy is regional, and the rest is universal? Many people laugh when someone takes a pratfall, yet, I don't think most Brits would understand "King of the Hill", an American cartoon that makes fun of southern rednecks. (and bully for them, too. I hate "King of the Hill")
I quite like King of the Hill. ~MM
karabu
It may blur the line even more that America and Britain like to steal ideas from each other so much. Fawlty Towers is one of my very favorite shows - a co-worker of mine loves The Honeymooners, and we often discuss how similar they are. I also know I've seen sketches from the Muppets that are suspiciously similar to Monty Python sketches (although a bit milder, naturally)
emmyloo
Excellent newsletter, Mavis! I prefer British humor, although my own work often doesn't translate across the pond. I recently discovered Guy Browning's "How To..." essays, and I've enjoyed them a lot.
Thank you for your comments - it's great to hear from you. ~ MM |
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Comedy: July 26, 2006 Issue [#1166]
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