Last-minute gig idea! A knock-off VHS that looks a bit like a classic Disney cartoon:

The four wise men gave Jesus gold, frankincense, myrrh and nickel but Jesus gave the nickelback and that guy never made it as a wise man

"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future." - @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit. Incredible words. Listen to all of it!

With the New Year fast approaching, now would be a good time to watch my web series - about one man's journey to being better and running 15K.

Was at a pub quiz the other week. When it came to deciding the funny team name, two of the group immediately went to Chat GPT. A small, fraction of a thing that could have got a discussion going and even created a chuckle, gone. In favour of not giving it another thought. Ugh.

Was reading Simon Rich's Spoiled Brats last night and came across this little gem. Really made me laugh. www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...

Not many gigs next year , but I will be at #leicester comedy festival with new show Let The Quiet Ones Rise which I am hugely looking forward to events.comedy-festival.co.uk/events/robin...

Spot the difference:

Merry Kinkmas to all... 🎄🫦🎄

Harry Potter tattoos. Higher regret rate than trans affirming care.

📝 My inconsistently timed blogs on Michael La Vache MP return! This time, the series that brought his political career crashing down. One man, multiple corrupt dealings and a giant fucking poppy. Michael La Vache MP vs The Select Committee: robgilroy.wordpress.com/2025/12/08/m...

You lot need Dick Van Dyke singing Let's Go Fly a Kite on his 100th birthday more than you know.

Going into 2026, a reminder for everyone who's fallen off the creative wagon, game dev, writing, art, music, whatever, no matter how long:

At some point, representatives at world leader level, are going to stop shaking hands with this man. Right? His words and actions are irredeemable and unconscionable

One of my all-time favorite clips of Rob Reiner, from his Friars Club Roast in 2000, as he reads aloud Roger Ebert's infamous scathing review of his movie North. The man had an amazing sense of humor about himself. RIP.

When Rob Reiner was on his all-time epic run at the start of his career, he had an opportunity to read a script that was looking for a production partner, and he lost his mind for it. He decided Castle Rock had to have it, no matter what.

For the record, Robin Ince is a superb comedian, an absolute mensch, a remarkable thinker and the kindest human you’ll ever meet. And the BBC is a genuinely great and globally unique institution that needs to stop being afraid. I think that’s where most of its faults and issues stem from.

i first worked with @robinince.bsky.social in 2003, having first seen him as a stand-up in 1998 (in the glastonbury cabaret tent!) and you won’t find a kinder or funnier person in the comedy industry

From 2019-2022, I made several web series charting the career of inept politician, Michael La Vache. A fun, silly project that got me out of a creative funk. I've started adding them to my blog with thoughts on how they came about. If that sounds interesting, check the thread and links below 👇

Like Wham! but with a splash more coprophilia...

So glad all those families of terminally ill children were stopped from using Spider-Man and Mickey Mouse on headstones. It would have sullied Disney's fine name.

New Christmas banger

Thread, because this 100%. The moment the tech bros came in dicks swinging and screaming about how "we're gonna kill your jobs and you can't do anything about it," WHILE they were actively stealing from us, was the moment I became determined to burn GenAI shit to the ground.

Like Wham! but with a splash more coprophilia...

Does your Spotify Wrapped include songs that combine Christingles and autoerotic asphyxiation? Then have I got a present for you... 🎁

If I had a Tim Minchin I would go back and turn off autocorrect.

It also ignores the fact that half the struggle is understanding how creative industries work and where to start. If your parent has been through it, the road is, at least, more defined and tangible. If you're the first in your family, you're having to find the path before you can start walking it.

Our Simpsons

Answer's in the question: at home.

Good morning to those who find themselves undone by their own urges... At Christmas, we remember you. 🙏

paywall

I can’t emphasize enough how much you need to watch this until the end

The truth 👇

Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.

TONIGHT! We’ve got murder in store at Thread. Join us for a bit of Christmas chopping as @MurderIncComedy presents ‘Toys Were us’ – an improvised murder mystery set in a toy store! 🎄🎁🧸 stockportcomedy.short.gy/toys-show-dec #stockport #comedy #improv #murdermystery

Me: What if Allan Sherman were in Daft Punk. He'd be all like, "hello muddah, hello faddah, fasta stronga, betta hahda 🎶" My date who I will NOT be seeing again: you don't have to do the voices 🙄

Good morning to those who find themselves undone by their own urges... At Christmas, we remember you. 🙏

Merry Kinkmas to all... 🎄🫦🎄

Today in the advent calendar of non-awful Christmas music we have "Tinsel and String" by Neil Innes

Day 8 Advent & it’s Rachel Reeves! #rachelreeves #xmas

It's #ConservativePartyConference time which is a perfect opportunity to share my latest blog. All about the time I made my own party conference at home, only for Michael La Vache MP to turn up late. Michael La Vache MP at the Conservative Party Conference: robgilroy.wordpress.com/2025/10/06/m...

📝 New Blog: In which I create a web series to answer the question 'Is there a worse candidate for London Mayor than L*wrence F*x?' And found the answer was a resounding 'No'. Michael La Vache MP Runs for London Mayor: robgilroy.wordpress.com/2025/09/22/m...

Question: How do you keep making comedy during a global pandemic? Answer: Not easily. Especially if you want to keep your mental health. However, it is a great time to try out a new look... Michael La Vache MP: VE Day 2020 robgilroy.wordpress.com/2025/09/09/m...

Next up, the difficult second album and baking a great big batch of Brexit misery. Michael La Vache MP: The Road to Brexit Day robgilroy.wordpress.com/2025/09/05/m...

So, without further ado, here is my first post about the original web series that helped kick me out of a bit of a creative rut. Michael La Vache MP: On the Campaign Trail robgilroy.wordpress.com/2025/09/05/m...

why do actors do this

Or more succinctly - just because it is beyond your imagination does not mean it is an impossibility

From 2019-2022, I made several web series charting the career of inept politician, Michael La Vache. A fun, silly project that got me out of a creative funk. I've started adding them to my blog with thoughts on how they came about. If that sounds interesting, check the thread and links below 👇

If you enjoy the “hilarious” stuff I share on here, I’m available to write and create very funny things (if you pay me). Please, have a look at my website and perfectly formed CV and I’d very much appreciate it if you could share this far…and wide. Much obliged xx www.mathew-owen.co.uk