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Part time human being, enjoys Goons, Marx Brothers, Bonzo Dog Band, Round The Horne, most BBC radio comedy, music of all shapes and sizes, animal lover and owner of 2 cats and 2 Corgis, walker and lover of nature, hater of Populists and right wing politics
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Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...

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Slava Ukraini.

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Spring is coming!

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In Episode 77 of The Marx Brothers Council Podcast, we finally discuss ZEPPO: THE RELUCTANT MARX BROTHER, the revelatory new biography by Robert S. Bader, which doesn't need a Marman clamp to hold your attention! He didn't leave out Hungerdunger. www.marxbrotherscouncilpodcast.com/episodes/202...

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I think the USA is cosplaying a 1950s Western. The cattle barons have cheated their way in charge and run anyone who opposes them out of town. The little old lady has stood up to them but ineffectually. It shouldn't be long before the retired gunfighter rides into town and restores law and order.

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ECCLES: I looked up my dad's trousers and I discovered something. BLUEBOTTLE: What? ECCLES: That's where he keeps his legs. (Goon Show, 24 Jan 1957)

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38d.gs/mev0

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Try a free one-week trial of Goon Pod Film Club and hear David Quantick, David Renwick, Andrew Marshall, Tim Worthington & many others talking about: Bedazzled Billy Liar Guest House Paradiso Carry On Screaming Kind Hearts & Coronets Whoops Apocalypse A Hard Days Night patreon.com/GoonPod

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Full Fact, one of a number of third party fact checkers, have checked 2,596 cases which include misleading, faked, or potentially harmful posts on Meta platforms since January 2019. Now this is no longer going to happen. Farewell truth

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Can we call it fascism now?

submitted 54 days ago • 9 comments

Extract from the Jay reoprt on child sexual abuse

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BEDAZZLED (1967) With @donnarees.bsky.social This month on Goon Pod Film Club the Peter Cook & Dudley Moore retelling of the Faust legend, including leaping nuns, cartoon flies and Drimble Wedge & The Vegetation! www.patreon.com/posts/119343...

submitted 57 days ago • 1 comment

Can we please make Bluesky an Elon Musk free zone?

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New! LISTENERS TOP 20 BRITISH COMEDY FILMS Join Tyler & Simon Meddings from Waffle On podcast as they reveal which films have made Goon Pod listeners laugh the most. Some expected showings plus some surprises and perhaps one or two glaring omissions? spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/65lylKSXHPb

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This about sums it up. Happy new year?

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On New Years' Day the last in this series of Goon Pod will drop: we're counting down Listeners' Top 20 British Comedy Films of All Time. Goon Pod will return in the spring. The Film Club will continue as normal. Thanks to everyone for your continued support & encouragement.

submitted 63 days ago • 5 comments