Eternal banger. Taking no questions at this time. #totp

I now view every Celine Dion clip in the knowledge that she is a Goofball And Certified Right Laugh (TM). #totp

Anthony Head singing "Behind Blue Eyes" on Buffy the Vampire Slayer (but not the scene, because then you'd have people talking over it) youtu.be/wp1NEMoYg_E?...

Very sad news about Anthony Head, who seemed charming and likeable. In the days when he was still filming Buffy the Vampire Slayer, I flew to LA on the same plane as him which, in a peak 90s moment, was also carrying Amanda de Cadenet.

I hired a hotel umbrella — £2 for 48 hours — only to find weeks later that I’d been charged the £2 plus £18 for not returning the umbrella (I did). I’m now embroiled in the most British customer services email correspondence imaginable.

Just gone full Nigel Tufnell over the fact that you can’t “wrap the tin foil tightly” over a Charlie Bigham paella because there is insufficient circumference.

An amusing appeal to vanity by someone trying to get corporate sponsorship. Impossible not to read this in the voice of Graham Lister.

The Chicken Shop Date with Paul McCartney is just great. Macca is on excellent form — extra playful, endearing and funny, and so sweet about Linda and John. His still waters always ran deep.

I absolutely love how the teenagers of today have turned the self-consciousness of hosting a massive zit into the flamboyance of sporting a dayglo, star-shaped pimple patch. Cutting-edge innovation.

Rewatching all of Poirot and a new reaction gif just dropped

Chuka Umunna, eh?

Hairdresser: What’s your styling routine? Me: Er…blast my hair with a hot brush until my arms get tired…?

Short story competitions where the prize is to publish your story *online*? In the age of generative AI and ubiquitous data scraping, je crois que non.

Michael Palin is now on stage at the David Attenborough tribute. We’re in an infinity mirror of national treasuredom.

Flicked on the David Attenborough celebration. Someone playing what can only be described as Prog Harp. Delightful.

Dave here, in his “newly-qualified tree surgeon” style era #totp

I would like to speak to the Head of Bank Holidays please.

Very sad to read that Timbre Timbre’s Taylor Kirk has died aged 44. No age at all. A huge talent and a very special band. How I loved his voice, which is so beautiful here. Timbre Timbre NPR Tiny Desk Concert: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSl4...

The great John Waters is brilliant here on the seriousness of comedy. It’s often the best way of making a serious point.

A light bulb went earlier. I looked at it in bewildered horror. I don’t think I’ve changed a light bulb in three years. Light bulbs sputtering out at an inopportune moment used to be a reliably regular irritation. So, contrary to what Blur said, modern life is NOT rubbish.

Hospital receptionist today. Ringer for Kim Woodburn. Chap on the phone telling his wife he was being booked in. Kim motioned for his phone. “Are you his wife? We’re sorting him out. Yes, he does need sorting out. You’re quite right. We’ll sort him out & send him back to you.”

Engraving the Ivor Novello award as we speak #totp

Skate punk Biff Tannen #totp

Man I Feel Like A Spirit In The Sky #totp

Rehearsal pictures from my play BEARING GIFTS, now on at INK Festival (in full swing until Sunday). Theatre impresario Gabe Carmichael needs a miracle. His angel arrives in the form of the (second) richest man in New York. But is the price of investment too high? 📸 Origin8 Photography

Back up at INK Festival this weekend to see my play BEARING GIFTS, which is being directed by the brilliant Nicola Sanderson from Slow Horses, Fawlty Towers (West End) and many more! 👉🔗 Meet The Cast — Bearing Gifts at INK Festival: www.nickydenovan.com/news/2026/4/...

Performance pictures 📸 🎭 TRUE TO YOU at Howick Little Plays in Auckland, New Zealand 🇳🇿 www.nickydenovan.com/news/2026/4/...

Stayed up late to watch the NASA livestream of the Artemis splashdown. Everyone involved in the enterprise - from Mission Control to astronauts - possessed a level of calm competence that I would struggle to match changing a fire alarm battery.

Going to tell the young people this was Babes in Toyland #totp

Binary Finary. Pass me the winary. #totp

Don’t think we didn’t notice when he over-corrected and went a bit Orville #totp

Chemical Brothers. Sent from the future to insert stone-cold bangers into the timeline. #totp

I invented that “Better Off Alone” piano hook on my new Casio keyboard during Christmas 1985. No-one ever believes me. #totp

In the ‘90s, if you said: “I’ve got a bunch of lads here, probably one of them can sort of sing”, cheque books flew open #totp

Thank you to UK Film Festival and Festival Director Murray Woodfield for this exciting news: ALAN HAS LEFT THE CHAT has made the shortlist in the 10-Minute Script competition! 🎉 I would LOVE to see this film made with real live humans. Can I manifest this reality? WE SHALL SEE 👀 🙏

▶️ Now on YouTube: Recording of my radio play ARMCHAIR CRITIC from the fine folk at Broken Arts Entertainment 📻 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=55qK...

Literally thought this was Celine Dion.

Just signed off the proof of my short story “Belongings”, which will be published in this new anthology being launched next month at Putney Library. 👁️ ❤️ 📚

The paperback of the Liza Minnelli autobiography costs more than the hardback.

✍️ 📚🎭🔗 www.waterstones.com/book/comedie...

Heck of a green room, this. Flea sinking warm Heineken with Dane Bowers. #totp

Current joy-giving thing: Ethan Hawke being such a wise old soul, radiating humility and thoughtfulness. Perceptive and sharp but without edge. A man peacefully rowing his own boat.

“You’ll never top the hat” “Hold my hair elastics” #totp

I’m writing for INK Festival 2026! ✍️ 📍 Join us in Halesworth, Suffolk from 16th - 19th April for 4 days of incredible new short plays, comedy and more. 🎭 🎫 Tickets on sale now at 🔗 inkfestival.org/festival2026 #INKFestival2026 #NewWriting #SupportTheArts #INKOnStage #INKis10

Gosh, Emo Phillips makes me laugh…

Wouldn’t want to be in this cafe after night closing.

📣 My play ARMCHAIR CRITIC is hitting the airwaves in Broken Arts Entertainment’s Make Me Laugh audio series. 🎙️ 🎭 🗓️ Fri March 27 2026 🕒 Live at 3pm EST ▶️ Head to YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@brokenartse... Once aired, available to stream across all podcasting platforms 🎙️

Not every Mum wants a soppy card. Some want a vinyl record. Some want a retro lamp. Some want a groovy floral. Some want a proper brew. Four new Mother’s Day cards. Designed in Manchester, made in the UK. www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/mothers-day