A few weeks ago, I blogged about seeing Russell Howard’s Good News. I was (only slightly) gutted not to have appeared on the broadcast version of the show.

Then, this morning, one of my colleagues stopped me in the lift…

Hey! Saw you on TV last night talking about Dorset Blue Vinney.

And so he did!

You can watch the full episode for the next few days on iPlayer – or skip straight to 54 minutes in to see my bit.

Big thanks to Russell Howard and the Good News team for making my day.

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On Tuesday, as a birthday treat, I managed to snaffle some tickets for Russell Howard’s Good News. While I’m a great admire of his, I hadn’t seen the show before and didn’t really know what to expect.

During any show, there are slack moments where cameras have to be repositioned, lights adjusted or other bits of TV nonsense. Normally it’s up to the warm-up act to keep the audience entertained – however Russell is obviously no slouch in the comedy department and kept up a witty banter with the audience throughout. At one point he was asking what we’d spend a £45 million Lotto win on.

Bizarrely, in a moment of silence while the audience contemplated a win of this magnitude, I shouted

CHEESE!

I struggle to think why. Why did I shout “Cheese!”? Why, when he asked what variety of cheese, I replied “Dorset Blue Vinney“. For some reason, it was the only one of the Cheese Shop Sketch cheeses I can remember.

As a testament to how popular twitter is now, before I’d even made the train home I received this tweet.

zanytk

(Tom Kendall)

@edent I'm gunna rub Dorset blue vinnie all over you!

On 17-11-2009 22:06:35 from Tweetie in reply to Terence Eden

Still, at least no-one tried to get me laid!

Sadly, the bit was cut from the TV screening – much to the consternation of some audience members.

jessyka19

(Jess Taylor)

@bbcgoodnews YOU LEFT CHEESEMAN OUT, HOW DARE YOU! :@ best bit!

On 19-11-2009 22:59:38 from web in reply to Good News Team

Do yourself a favour, apply for tickets to some of the shows on offer. Big name shows like Strictly Come Dancing often fill up quickly – but it’s easy to get free tickets for sitcoms, pilots and game-shows. As well as a great night’s entertainment you also run the very small chance of seeing the back of your head during the closing credits!

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