Tweets of the week
Tweets of the week
Been snowing for 2 days, but it can t afford to settle in London. Richard Vranch (@richardvranch) February 9, 2021
not one banksy since captain tom died. coincidence? Rondelle Hobbs (@RondelleHobbs) February 11, 2021
The #SuperBowl is great, but the Hyperbole is a billion times better. Pundamentalism (@Pundamentalism) February 7, 2021
Personally I don’t like French Food, but then it’s horses for courses. Gary Delaney (@GaryDelaney) February 6, 2021
When I found out the amusement park was taking photos of me on their rides without my permission I was fluming. Olaf Falafel (@OFalafel) February 8, 2021
Pronounce the christening like Christ , to make it sound like a horror movie.
Book review by Steve Bennett
Helen Rutter’s debut novel, about an 11-year-old boy with a stammer who wants to become a stand-up, was inspired by her own son’s difficulties with speech.
But, really, The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh, will resonate with every pre-teen who feels there’s something different about them which makes it difficult to fit in at school. And there are a lot of youngsters like that.
We meet Billy Plimpton as he faces the terrifying prospect of going to secondary school, away from the people who know him and his stammer. His survival plan is to get through each day without uttering a word, until the miracle cure he’s sure is out there will fix his speech once and for all.
Man About The House star Sally Thomsett signs up to the pilot
Former Eggheads star CJ de Mooi is trying to raise enough money to shoot a pilot of a sitcom he’s written.
The quizzer turned actor has persuaded Man About The House star Sally Thomsett to appear in the comedy – which would be her first screen acting role in more than 40 years.
And he says that if a broadcaster picks up the series, John Challis – best known as Boycie from Only Fools And Horse – and Ewen MacIntosh, aka Keith from The Office, are lined up to star, too.