May 23, 2007
RADIO NEWS!
FABULOUS, RADIO 4, WEDNESDAY NIGHTS @ 11PM
I’m in a new Radio 4 sitcom called Fabulous by Lucy Clarke about ‘a woman who wants to be fabulous but can’t cope’. You can catch up with it here. I don’t suppose Lucy would thank me for saying so but it’s kind of a cross between Bridget Jones and Smack The Pony although that doesn’t do it justice (especially the Bridget Jones part! Aaargh! Bridget FUCKING Jones!!!) Anyway Fabulous features some of the best comedy actresses and actors around at them moment including Daisy Haggard, Olivia Coleman, Katy Brand, Laura Solon and the amazing Matt Holness (he’s like a magician of mirth you see). I play various parts and mumble deliberately incoherently as Daisy’s boyfriend, a little like the adults in the Charlie Brown cartoons who if you recall, were all represented by muted trumpets, which as a boy I found rather disturbing. Anyway, I think it’s a great show and I’m delighted to be involved with it, so check it! It’s only 15 minutes, so how wrong could you go? Oh, and speaking of Charlie Brown, here’s a nicely done jive dub I found on You Tube that made me chuckle a little guiltily…