Friday Night Dinner - Fantastic new comedy sitcom

Ok maybe not 'new', the fifth episode airs on April 1st, here are a couple pictures to show who stars and what you can expect from these great episodes.

The family, played by Simon Bird, Tom Rosenthal, Paul Ritter and Tamsin Greig.

The neighbour 'Jim'. Played by Mark Heap, whom I first noticed playing Prince Tertius in the 2007 film 'Stardust', also highly recommended. This neighbour fears his own dog and finds himself unknowingly in the most awkward social situations, it's a remarkably character and looks like great fun to play. One moment that sticks out is when his dog gets drunk and is carried home by the boys (played by Simon Bird and Tom Rosenthal), when one asks 'Isn't he going to wake up?', Jim jumps backward in shock whimpering the words 'Is he?'. Last week saw the mum (played by Tamsin Greig) running thinking her best friend has come round to show off a new dress, she skips excitedly toward the door singing 'I'm getting married in the morning! Ding Dong? the bells are going to...' She opens the door to find Jim singing '...chime' and smiling happily.

Very awkward and absolutely legendary comedy from Robert Popper's new show.

Bad Jokes vs Quality Jokes

Last night I watched 'Have I got News for You' for what felt like the millionth repeat on TV. The gang were laughing at politicians (as one does) and of course Ann Widdecombe popped into the conversation. The main punchline seemed to be that she shouldn't be in power because she's ugly. 'Ugly!?!' exclaimed David Mitchell in a manner that suggested he was ashamed at how low his friends' humour could get. He went on, as I am about to, describe exactly WHY we should be against her:

She is against abortion and sex education, she supports homophobia and censorship, she doesn't believe in climate change, she is against political parties helping women get into Parliament.

On the plus side I suppose she is against fox hunting, but then she's against stem cell research which she obviously doesn't fully understand... we're not going to make a human/animal hybrid!

Political humour has captivated Britain over the past decade, every day there seems to be a show dedicated to satire and talk shows get the most laughs out of our dear old politicians.... Gordon Brown's so-called 'smile' is still a laughing matter! But let's try understanding our politics in more depth, and not start voting against people just because they're ugly.