My God, this is funny.
Red Dwarf beams Back to Earth, courtesy of Dave
Red Dwarf is coming back! Is that good news or bad news? I’m not sure either way, and I say that as a man who owns Series 1-6 on DVD, once had an Ace Rimmer T-shirt that said ‘Smoke me a kipper, I’ll be back for breakfast,’ and can recite most early episodes from memory.
Liverpool Vodaphone advert with Jon Pertwee and Kyle MacLachlan
Take a Liverpool setting, Jon Pertwee, Kyle MacLachlan, some unfortunate cultural stereotyping and a certain cobbled street in the city and you have this Vodaphone advert
Setanta's Liverpool V Everton derby advert with Darren Farley
Here’s Setanta’s advert promoting the forthcoming Liverpool Everton Merseyside derby on 19 January, featuring the impressions of local lad made good Darren Farley.
Ringo Starr: A life in adverts
I’ve been pondering Ringo Starr’s latest advert, in which he suggests that all of his fame and fortune are down to him changing his name from Richard Starkey to Ringo Starr – rather than the songwriting genius of John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison.
Let's all have a sexual Christmastime
Those of you who know me personally may be aware that goodwill does not come easily to me, but in the spirit of the time of year here’s some seasonal goodwill, in the shape of Paul and his lovely late lady wife Linda McCartney with their weird 80′s psychedelia ‘Wonderful Christmas Time’
Working class? Brookside was always a middlebrow production
The history of the sale of Brookside Close is about as shambolic as the final couple of years of the show. Patience and sentiment have disappeared out of the window and everyone is keen to finish off the lame duck.
Liverpool wit: Rafa, Gerrard, Carragher, Owen and Crouch impersonations
I suppose it’s debatable exactly how cultural this is, but this Youtube video of some local lad running through his spot-on impressions of Rafa Benitez, Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher, Michael Owen and Peter Crouch is one of the funniest things I’ve seen in ages.
Bread: Liverpool and the new Hovis advert
Hovis’ new advert was filmed in Liverpool, and it’s good fun to spot all the places you recognise while it’s on.
Liverpool on the Box: triumph, tragedy and scousey cops
At the moment there’s a thoroughly excellent documentary about Liverpool and its portrayal on the box throughout the years.