tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post4050733410196173395..comments2023-09-01T09:05:27.990-05:00Comments on The Moon Topples: Shakespeare sketchThe Moon Toppleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12717446064777879248noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-72874561597096600692007-02-04T17:07:00.000-06:002007-02-04T17:07:00.000-06:00Mr Moon, you impress me with your knowledge! Black...Mr Moon, you impress me with your knowledge! Blackadder was compulsive viewing at the time (early 80s). Haven't watched it for years, but I may just buy it for my son and see if it has stood the test of time.Ms Melancholyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03348356658378052119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-37514297097449406472007-02-04T17:04:00.000-06:002007-02-04T17:04:00.000-06:00On the other hand if you do popularise his 'earlie...On the other hand if you do popularise his 'earlier funnier' stuff you run the risk of more people seeing 'Maybe Baby'.<br /><br />http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206926/usercommentsJunk Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815834128251943035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-60354633455767544462007-02-04T11:35:00.000-06:002007-02-04T11:35:00.000-06:00Oh Yes - A bit of Fry and Laurie was hilarious - m...Oh Yes - A bit of Fry and Laurie was hilarious - my favourite is the sketch about privatising the police, which is turnnig out to be quite prophetic.Pantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00712642194215828800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-59773941759639974152007-02-04T09:32:00.000-06:002007-02-04T09:32:00.000-06:00Dreadful sorry, Mr Moon, I bow to your greater Lau...Dreadful sorry, Mr Moon, I bow to your greater Laurie-ate knowledge.<br />Very funny though - thanks for the reminder.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665385782194826703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-4414511983892514642007-02-04T05:20:00.000-06:002007-02-04T05:20:00.000-06:00Why yes, Minx. I did know all that.
While listing...Why yes, Minx. I did know all that.<br /><br />While listing his bio, you've left out that his father was an Olympic rower who medaled in Berlin. Or that "A Bit of Fry and Laurie" was one of the funniest sketch shows ever to grace a television. Or that his second novel comes out in September.<br /><br />My head is filled with trivia.The Moon Toppleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12717446064777879248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-34859771643074000242007-02-04T05:06:00.000-06:002007-02-04T05:06:00.000-06:00Did you also know that he's a musician, an author ...Did you also know that he's a musician, an author and dated Emma Thompson for a while at Cambridge University?<br />He has starred in upteen comedy shows and along with Atkinson, Stephen Fry, Rik Mayall and Tony Robinson, Miranda Richardson et al, they made Blackadder (all four series) one of the most popular comedies of all time.<br /><br />A favourite quote from Blackadder, talking about his sidekick, the turnip loving Baldrick...<br /><br />"If you want something done properly, then make sure you kill Baldrick before you start".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665385782194826703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-14143115034906590412007-02-04T04:10:00.000-06:002007-02-04T04:10:00.000-06:00smo: Yeah, some of the "cultured" are aware, but I...smo: Yeah, some of the "cultured" are aware, but I keep meeting folks who don't realize he's even English. This is to educate them and amuse the rest of us.The Moon Toppleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12717446064777879248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-90764070028674825782007-02-03T21:57:00.000-06:002007-02-03T21:57:00.000-06:00Thanks for sharing the layers of humor. Oh, and m...Thanks for sharing the layers of humor. Oh, and many of us tasteful Americans are quite familiar with HL's pre-House repitoire. Keep up the crusade!Smohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763412085005018216noreply@blogger.com