Madeleine McCann, Peter Mandelson And Russell Brand
MADDIE WATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann, Kate McCann and Gerry McCann
DAILY TELEGRAPH: “The public is sick of this heartless comedy”
Dominic Cavendish wonders how he can tie in Russell Brand, and Jonathan Ross with Our Maddie.
Our Maddie appears in most stories, having been linked to films, books, TV, murdered holidaymakers, Shameless families and games…
Now that Russell Brand has resigned from his Radio 2 programme and Jonathan Ross remains suspended for crassness beyond the call of duty, the pair will have plenty of time to watch re-runs of Fawlty Towers.
They do. Although what odds Brand returning with a better show on an independent radio station?
Plenty of time to remind themselves just why Andrew Sachs - who stooped to conquer our affections as Manuel - is held in such protective esteem by the public, more than three decades after Fawlty Towers first aired. And maybe they’ll begin to wonder along with the rest of us: what on earth happened to comedy in this country?
Fair point. Comedy in this country come sunder two heading: a) Unfunny; b) Spiteful.
As a comedy critic, I often encounter material on the stand-up circuit that leaves me stunned by its inhuman coldness, its relish for tawdry detail, its sheer nastiness. “Rape” has become a comedy word; paedophilia is a regular staple.
Ready…
I’ll never forget being told by one household-name comic that he was dying for Madeleine McCann to be found because he had the perfect joke ready for the occasion.
Bingo!
There have, of course, been Madeleine McCann jokes. Ther are sick jokes, plodding jokes and one pretty funny joke.
This week Private Eye told an Our Maddie joke. And it was, well, pretty funny. That’s it on the left.
Thanks to readers Tom Knight for sending it in.
A child is missing, but she keep turning up in all the big news stories…
The orginal post went down: we were hacked!!
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October 31st, 2008 at 1:35 am
I thought that picture was a rocket full of people that anorak wanted to launch into outer space!
Only there seemed to be a few spare cabins and I wondered who I could nominate, any ideas ?
October 31st, 2008 at 1:04 am
dear montaillou, i hope i remember not the 29th of december, good night to you and thank you.
October 31st, 2008 at 12:44 am
Good night Sam and anyone else out there. Just before I go - happy not birthday to you, happy not birthday to you, happy not birthday dear sa-am, happy not birthday to you, hip hip hurrah …… enjoy!
October 31st, 2008 at 12:36 am
I think not birthdays are a good idea, you could start a trend. I think I’ll have my next not birthday on June 29th exactly mid way between my yes brithdays, I always wanted to be a summer person, not a depth fo winter four days after Christmas person.
October 31st, 2008 at 12:25 am
montaillou, yes, to all of that, definately not having having any of of that. presents are alright though, i’ll have some of them.
October 31st, 2008 at 12:13 am
Happy not birthday next week Sam, are you going to have a not birthday cake and a not birthday party and celebrate being not a year older?
October 31st, 2008 at 12:03 am
montaillou, it’s my not birthday next week, isn’t that great
October 30th, 2008 at 11:45 pm
Hi Chatelaine and Sam, just in, obviously everyone’s off for an early night to overcome the stress of lost posts, dodgy lawyers, and weirdos.
October 30th, 2008 at 11:38 pm
hi chatelaine, other threads you know.
October 30th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
Well, much smaller than the cemetery of Chicago, but ten times as dead …
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M&A
Artemis
It has had to be resuscitated once today, Chatelaine; perhaps the other posters on this thread couldn’t stand the excitement.
October 30th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
Grande Finale Says:
October 30th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
Good evening Chatelaine
[...]
Would that be a bottle of……..
New Zealand “Montana sauvignon blanc”
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I would still be interested to see the Supermarket ticket …
October 30th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
“The most dangerous among them are those that don’t identify the side to which they belong. Sometimes they even disguise themselves as friends, winning your trust.”
October 30th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
did i mention it is also, or nearly, oldest son’s birthday tommorrow ? it is, halloween baby he is, born three days before my 18th, my gawd, i’m so old. happy birthday son
October 30th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
i had a grandma who stopped having birthdays when she was 50, she was 50 for years and years, and years unfortunately i’ve got to wait three more years to do that. oh well.
October 30th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
I was rather hoping for a Happy not Birthday Month, but there you go.
October 30th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
yes, thank you very much. may i wish you a happy not birthday in return ?
October 30th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
OK Then, Happy not Birthday week.
October 30th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
thank you. its not today though, but that doesnt matter as im not having one. im having a whole week instead. i’d go on strike but i’m already striking so i can’t do that.
October 30th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
Happy Not Birthday.
October 30th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
my goodness, has everyone really gone to bed ? it’s very boring here. i feel a neilson moment coming on but instead, no i think not, i am planning my not birthday next week which is going to last a week starting tommorrow cos it’s friday then and oldest son’s birthday and halloween and saturday’s pure filth and next saturday is psychle and so i might as well do the whole week then really.
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M&A
Artemis
Not birthdays are an excellent idea, though perhaps wasted on a week including Halloween, your oldest son’s birthday and Bonfire night.
October 30th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
bounty hunter, good to hear from you and that things are going fine. no-ones here atm it seems, they’ve all gone to bed or something, think i might too considering.
October 30th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
HI ALL
Not been posting for a week or more. much to catch up with sice back from Cape Town.
Brandon have given pictures to a friend to take to Bloemfontein, asked him to put it onto
photobucket. Little Brandon has a little blue collar, Aga has pink and Coco yellow. they were on the SABC news, maybe Julie saw it ? Mrs B holding them. dark hair white shirt, denims.
God our little bundles of joy are hard work, 24 hour care !! making special formula, feeding, every two hours , burping and toilettin, leaving that to the ladies. we are doing four hour shifts, mine are at night, absolutely sleep deprived.
Getting help from two trained animal nurses this week end.
Great news about the cipriano farce, if true maybe hope at last for Madeleine, their crazy lawyer seems to have let a few very interesting bits of information out !
Chatelaine, Marie Nicholas, Chenier all the good people, i tend not tost because i am absolutely sick of the weirdy men, the garseholes, they make me sick, sick i want to vomit.
hope K & G invite Leonore to RothleY Towers for a nice long stay, specially when she is ib the money fro sueing the Portuguese State.
Coco darling the Bounties will never desert, we always get our man or woman. please keep up cheering us up and annoying the arseputins etc.
off to sleep now back on duty at 2 am.
regards to all pals the rest piss off.
October 30th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
And my tongue in cheek post………….was don’t believe everything you read, even on Anorak………….Little lies you still didn’t get the irony, why am I not surprised……….
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kyE4CLM0QIA
October 30th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
Gandolf Says:
October 30th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Some of us believe in the rule of law.
666 666 666 666 666 666
Then you won’t be suprised that your link from 5.23 says……
This video has been removed due to terms of use violation.
(Which was the point of my tongue in cheek post of 7.19)
October 30th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Some of us believe in the rule of law, however imperfect it may be…………not mob rule.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=16u0wwCfoJ4
October 30th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
Good evening Chatelaine
Sometimes they even disguise themselves as friends, WINING your trust.”
Would that be a bottle of……..
New Zealand “Montana sauvignon blanc”
October 30th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
Sorry, missed in cut and paste the preceding: “Threats, bullying, misleading comments and intentionally misinterpretation of opinions, you’ve seen them all. The most dangerous among them are those that don’t identify the side to which they belong. Sometimes they even disguise themselves as friends, wining your trust.”
October 30th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
“The tactic is always the same. Politely dropping, here and there and very subtly, a distorting idea in a manner that entices you into going down the path that makes you lose sight of what was you were trying to state in the first place. This is to erode your will a bit by bit. Reinforcing the feeling of uselessness that invades when we cannot put across our, apparently simple, idea. Wearing you out. Making you lose momentum and sight of reason. Making you give up.”
October 30th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
Gandolf Says:
October 30th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
Now dirt, that is something you are an expert on, forever rolling in it.
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Unlike you I don’t associate myself with Bad uns
October 30th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
Oh Gandolph, how you make us laugh.
Goodnight all!
October 30th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
Now dirt, that is something you are an expert on, forever rolling in it.