Well, it's been a while since I last posted, and for that I apologise whole-heartedly, but it's been a bit hectic at home. To say that for the last couple of weeks it's been like a plague-pit in the household would be an understatement. I suppose it's the problem of viral / bacterial infection(s) and closed systems, really. Kids go to nursery / mums and tots group, pick up god knows what, the office has air conditioning and the worse feng shui I can possibly imagine ;-) I think you get the picture.
Anyway, back to the posting. I'm a big fan of most stand-up comedy (with the exception of Jimmy Carr!), my faves being Eddie Izzard and Peter Kay, although I'm partial to Lee Evans and Jack Dee as well. One comic which I never really got into, although I thought he is ace in Buzzcocks, is Bill Bailey. However, all that changed recently with the purchasement of his 1996 Bloomsbury Theatre show on DVD,
Cosmic Jam. What an astonishingly funny show, a combination of "rock opera" ("Insect Nation" : investigating what life would be like if insects ruled the world),
and hilarious cockney music / rock fest (yes, really...). It's not often that I say this, but it was hilarious. It also gave him a great forum for showcasing his cracking skills with both the guitar and the piano, didn't actually realise just how
good he was at both instruments really. The DVD also has a bonus disc of a 2001 show ("Bewilderness"),which I'll watch asap. Highly recommended.....
The other thing I've finished watching, finally, is all five series of Angel. I don't mind saying that this is one american TV series I simply can't get enough of. True enough, there's some weak episodes, but that's going to happen with any long-ish running TV series (yes, even Torchwood... ;-)), but thankfully they're in the minority. The long running story arcs are brilliant scripted and executed (Joss Whedon has to take the credit here), it's gritty, dark, yet witty and it's far enough away from the Sunnydale teen-angst to make it amazingly watchable. I'm just sad that
there's only 5 series, and what's more... no more Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia.....
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