russell howard – Terence Eden’s Blog https://shkspr.mobi/blog Regular nonsense about tech and its effects 🙃 Wed, 11 Dec 2024 13:05:16 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://shkspr.mobi/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-avatar-32x32.jpeg russell howard – Terence Eden’s Blog https://shkspr.mobi/blog 32 32 <![CDATA[I *Am* The Cheese Lord]]> https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2009/12/i-am-the-cheese-lord/ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2009/12/i-am-the-cheese-lord/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:30:25 +0000 http://shkspr.mobi/blog/?p=1384 Edit! I've uploaded the clip as it's no longer available on iPlayer

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!

CHEESE

You can watch the full episode for the next few days on iPlayer - 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.

Still, at least no-one tried to get me laid! Note: That link is dead. I think it was from someone talking about how Russell tried to set them up with another audience member.

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

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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