Tumblr (3.0; @britishcomedy)http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnisyoszb21qk7w5oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Back from an unsurprising fantastic Glastonbury, U2 and Elbow were my highlights of the weekend - absolutely unforgettable.</p> <p>Here’s a photo I took of Steve Frost’s Impro Allstars, there’s nothing like some quick-witted improv on a Saturday afternoon. </p>http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/7021969345http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/7021969345Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:56:47 +0100phill jupitusandy smartrichard vranchglastonbury2010festivalcomedyliveimprovsteve frostnaming 50 countries<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/aRqGlV1vzqM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><em>… and you’ve got one choice: bizarre wash.</em></p> <p>This reminds me of my first year of uni so much.</p>http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/6752140219http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/6752140219Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:14:13 +0100eddie izzardwashing clothesunrepeatablelivestand upcomedy“It was one of those laughable misunderstandings, and I use the word “laughable” quite wrongly.”<br/><br/> - <em>Stephen Fry, QI 4.04</em>http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/6659089093http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/6659089093Sat, 18 Jun 2011 17:57:05 +0100bbccomedyqiquite interestingstephen frycomedytvpanel showlaughable<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ggLjMAYEwS4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>They hanglidididid</p>http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/6659001474http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/6659001474Sat, 18 Jun 2011 17:53:59 +0100eddie izzardlivestand upcomedyhanglidedefinite article“So in the Christian faith God created Adam, in his own image. So that was good. But sixty-five million years before that God created the dinosaurs using the image of his cousin Ted. And er, Ted was not the black sheep of the family, he was the huge fucking monster of the family.”<br/><br/> - <em>Eddie Izzard, Circle</em>http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/6008972052http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/6008972052Mon, 30 May 2011 20:11:10 +0100eddie izzardcirclestand uplivecomedycomicgoddinosaursted the huge fucking monster of the familylol“There is no such thing as bad language: it’s just our morals that are fucked.”<br/><br/> - <em>Billy Connolly Live, 1994</em>http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/5969744386http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/5969744386Sun, 29 May 2011 18:14:24 +0100billy connollylivestand upcomedymoralsbad language“Three blokes go into a pub. One of them is a little bit stupid, and the whole scene unfolds with a tedious inevitability.”<br/><br/> - <em>Bill Bailey, Part Troll 2004</em>http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/5946722866http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/5946722866Sun, 29 May 2011 01:04:37 +0100bill baileypart trolllivestand upcomedythree blokespubtedious inevitability“Not everyone who drinks is a poet. Some of us drink because we’re not poets.”<br/><br/> - <em>Dudley Moore</em>http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/5941596504http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/5941596504Sat, 28 May 2011 22:03:02 +0100dudley moorepoetsdrinkingcomedy<p>Just a quick note to say that uploads are likely to be erratic and infrequent until next week (degree deadline #breakdown) so please bear with me. Thanks! N x</p>http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/5941580139http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/5941580139Sat, 28 May 2011 22:02:28 +0100those shitty text posts that no one gives a damn aboutexcusesdegree arghi think graduating makes me old in tumblr yearsbreakdowntoo little sleepugh“One always overcompensates for disabilities. I’m thinking of having my entire body surgically removed.”<br/><br/> - <em>Douglas Adams<span> </span></em>http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/5941081495http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/5941081495Sat, 28 May 2011 21:45:04 +0100douglas adamscomedyquotes<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lluwlpsMAm1qk7w5oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Armstrong and Miller</p>http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/5896886429http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/5896886429Fri, 27 May 2011 14:39:25 +0100armstrong and millercomedytvbbc<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_5881177467" src="http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/5881177467/audio_player_iframe/britishcomedy/tumblr_lltva23Tn61qk7w5o?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fbritishcomedy%2F5881177467%2Ftumblr_lltva23Tn61qk7w5o" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Advertising String, Monty Python</p>http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/5881177467http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/5881177467Fri, 27 May 2011 01:13:14 +0100monty pythonstringi wish i'd been seeing frank turner in kingston tonightboocomedyadvertising“I appreciate your applause, but I don’t do it for applause. I do it for cash, it’s much better.”<br/><br/> - <em>Eddie Izzard</em>http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/5873754009http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/5873754009Thu, 26 May 2011 21:20:06 +0100eddie izzardcomedylivestand upcashapplause<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bPWVq6MwW4E?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Billy Connolly.</p> <p><em>There is no English equivalent for fuck off, because, it is english, fuck off.</em></p>http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/5873145205http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/5873145205Thu, 26 May 2011 21:02:19 +0100billy connollyfuck offcomedy“On pears: They’re ripe for half an hour, and you’re never there. They’re like a rock or they’re mush. You think, I’ll take them home and they’ll ripen up. But you put them in the bowl at home, and they sit there going: No! No! Don’t ripen yet, don’t ripen yet. Wait til he goes out the room. Now ripen! Now now now!”<br/><br/> - <em>Eddie Izzard, on pears.</em>http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/5870450846http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/5870450846Thu, 26 May 2011 19:16:11 +0100eddie izzardstand uppearslivecomedy<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llrefmQvN31qk7w5oo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Help! Help! I’m being repressed!</p>http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/5835260225http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/5835260225Wed, 25 May 2011 17:14:11 +0100monty pythonholy grailcomedyfilmhelp help im being repressed<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0YE9Kthyaco?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><em>“A lot of people say to me, “get out of my garden”“</em></p> <p>I love this.</p>http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/5831296500http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/5831296500Wed, 25 May 2011 13:21:20 +0100stewart leestand upcomedyget out of my gardenjoe pasqualejim davidsonjimmy carr<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llr10h83Ld1qk7w5oo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Billy Connolly</p>http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/5830508435http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/5830508435Wed, 25 May 2011 12:24:17 +0100stand upcomedybilly connolly<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-yUDh_IErT4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><em>“The famous man looked at the red cup”</em></p> <p>Stewart Lee on books.</p>http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/5827183570http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/5827183570Wed, 25 May 2011 08:00:06 +0100“It’s spelt Raymond Luxury Yacht, but it’s pronounced Throat Wobbler Mangrove.”<br/><br/> - <em>Raymond Luxury Yacht, Monty Python Flying Circus<span> </span></em>http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/5824258905http://britishcomedy.tumblr.com/post/5824258905Wed, 25 May 2011 05:20:06 +0100Monty PythonRaymond Luxury YachtThroat Wobbler Mangroveflying circuscomedybbc