Comic offers $55,000 to make it so
01/09/2020 … John Oliver has welcomed plans to name a sewage treatment plant after him –and even offered a $55,000 bounty to help grease the wheels.
© Merbler/CC BY-SA 2.0 28/08/2020 … Tweets of the week Why the hell would somebody pick up my mobile, delete my Spandau Ballet ringtone, then put it back? It just doesn't ring true.
Museum donation joins Bobby Davro’s sock
27/08/2020 … Stewart Lee’s hand sanitiser is to be turned to stone, after he donated it to a quirky tourist attraction yesterday.
Ireland releases a set of Father Ted stamps
27/08/2020 … The Irish post office is marking the 25th anniversary of Father Ted with a new series of stamps.
...but bear has a hefty price tag
25/08/2020 … It’s certainly not hooky gear - but it comes at quite a price.
© BBC How the BBC wanted Mr Humphries dropped from Are You Being Served?
25/08/2020 … He is one of the most memorable characters from Are You Being Served? – but Mr Humphries would have been axed had BBC bosses got their way.
Bizarre beef with Connecticut city
24/08/2020 … Few comedians get immortalised by having a major public site named after them.
21/08/2020 … Tweets of the week I'm currently trying to sell a thermos with absolutely no capacity for any liquid.
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