Category Archives: COMEDY

THE JOY OF……..A GOOD LONG WEE, WHEN YOU SUFFER FROM LYMPHOEDEMA LIKE ME!

Posted on July 17, 2016 by SCARFMAN

I’ll let you all into an embarrassing secret of mine for a moment, the other morning I raced into the bathroom quicker than Linford Christie in tight Lycra and shouted the following OUT LOUD as I weed(in the voice of … Continue reading →

Posted in ANXIETY, cellulitis, COMEDY, EMOTION, HEALTH, LYMPH GLANDS, LYMPHOEDEMA, mens health, MENTAL HEALTH, NHS, TRUE STORIES, Uncategorized | Tagged amusing health story, anxiety, banter, big wees, BLADDER, CELLULITIS, COMEDY, COMPRESSION, compression socks, COMPRESSION STOCKINGS, coping with lymphoedema, David Coleman, David Colemen, DOCTORS, EMOTION, fluid drainage, GALLBLADDER REMOVED, gallbladder taken out, going to the toilet, GPS, Health, health comedy, IRRITABLE BLADDER, JOY, Linford Christie, living with lymphedema, living with lymphoedema, lymph fluid, lymph gland drainage issue, LYMPH GLANDS, lymphatic fluid, lymphatic glands, lymphedema, LYMPHOEDEMA, MALE HEALTH, MENS HEALTH, mental health, nerves, NHS, pee, physical health, poisoning my body, PROSTATE INFECTION, PROSTATITIS, record breakers, swelling in the legs, SWOLLEN ANKLES, SWOLLEN FEET, SWOLLEN LEGS, symptoms and side effects of lymphoedema, toilet, TRUE STORY, urinating, urination, useless doctors, WEE, WEEING | Leave a comment

‘I WANT MY WIFE BACK’ AND A SECOND SERIES……….JUST ABOUT! Series review.

Posted on May 29, 2016 by SCARFMAN

I have conflicting views about this sit-com. Part of me thinks not much happened in it and that Murray(Ben Miller’s character), was a poor man’s Basil Fawlty. On the other hand, I did find it funny to watch at times. … Continue reading →

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BOOMERS. BOOMING LOVELY….I WAS WRONG TO BE SNOBBY ABOUT BOOMERS.

Posted on May 7, 2016 by SCARFMAN

It may well be just over a week ago that series two of the BBC1 sit-com Boomers ended, but I still just had to tell you all how much I unexpectedly grew to love it! I can remember seeing the trailers … Continue reading →

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No big Al, meant no big laughs! Stella – review of series 5.

Posted on March 24, 2016 by SCARFMAN

Sky One’s Pontyberry comedy-drama Stella, is a sunny programme that really is the perfect antidote to those dark depressing winter months of January and Feb. I did a blog last year where I really praised series four(like the first two … Continue reading →

Posted in COMEDY, DRAMA, EMOTION, ENTERTAINMENT, mens health, POPULAR CULTURE, TELEVISION, THE ARTS, TV, TV REVIEW, UK TV, Uncategorized | Tagged A REVIEW, Anthony O'Donnell, Ben, Big Al, BIG ALAN, BRITISH TELEVISION, BRITISH TV, CATRIN STEWART, COCKING, COMEDY, COMEDY DRAMA, Dai Davies, Daniel Gammond, David Peat, death, December time, DRAMA, EMMA, EMOTION, enterainment, FUNNY, Grange Hill, humour, IVAN SCHLOSS, J.R.Ewing, Jagadeesh, JUSTIN DAVIES, Little Alan, MARCUS GARVEY, MENS HEALTH, MICHAEL JACKSON, OAK, Pal Aron, PATRICK BALADI, PONTYBERRY, popular culture, ROB MORGAN, ROB MORGAN DIES, RUTH JONES, SKY 1, SKY ONE, STELLA, STELLA 5TH SERIES, STELLA REVIEW, STELLA REVIEW SERIES 5, STELLA SEASON 5, STELLA SERIES 5, STELLA SERIES FIVE, STEVE SPEIRS, storylines, sunny programme, TELEVISION, TELEVISION REVIEW, THE ARTS, TONY GARDNER, TV, TV CRITIC, tv review, UK TELEVISION, UK TV, UNCATEGORIED, vicky pollard, WALES, WINTER BLUES | 5 Comments

‘DEATH IN PARADISE’, THE PERFECT REMEDY FOR THOSE WINTER BLUES! A TV review.

Posted on January 27, 2016 by SCARFMAN

Years ago I used to absolutely love the winter. At bedtime I would love diving underneath the covers and pulling them all the way up to my chin, as my feet blissfully wrapped themselves around a boiling hot water bottle. … Continue reading →

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THERE’S ONLY ONE BERNIE CLIFTON, ONE BERNIE CLIFTON, THERE’S ONLY ONE BERNIE CLIFTON’. The Voice UK 2016, a review of ep1.

Posted on January 12, 2016 by SCARFMAN

Last Saturday saw the return of The Voice on BBC1, the only reality TV singing show on the telly that I can just about put up with I should note. It was not amazing television but at the same time … Continue reading →

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A COMEDIC GENIUS FROM BOLTON! ‘PETER KAY : 20 YEARS OF FUNNY’ – A REVIEW.

Posted on December 28, 2015 by SCARFMAN

As I sat down to watch this documentary about Peter Kay on BBC1 this Christmas Eve, I longed for it to be as good as it sounded. It was billed as a look back at Peter’s working life, from the … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC, BBC COMEDY, BBC1, COMEDY, COMPLIMENT, documentary, ENTERTAINMENT, FRIENDSHIP, J.K.ROWLING, POPULAR CULTURE, TELEVISION, THE ARTS, TRIBUTE, TV, TV REVIEW, UK TV, Uncategorized | Tagged #CARSHARE, #PETERKAY, #TVREVIEW, BBC, BBC COMEDY, BBC ONE, BBC1, BLOG TV REVIEW, BOLTON, BRITISH COMEDY, BRITISH HUMOUR, BRITISH SIT-COMS, BRITISH TELEVISION, C4, CAR SHARE, CHANNEL 4, CHANNEL FOUR, COMEDIC, COMEDY, COMEDY ACTOR, COMEDY DOCUMENTARY, COMEDY DRAMA, COMEDY WRITER, compliment, DAVE SPIKEY, DECENCY, DOCUMENTARY, entertainment, friendship, GENIUS, humour, J.K.ROWLING, jason manford, JK ROWLING, KAY, MANCHESTER, MATT LUCAS, NORTHERN COMICS, NORTHERN HUMOUR, OPEN ALL HOURS, PADDY McGuinness, PAUL COLEMAN, PERFORMING ARTS, PETER KAY, PETER KAY : 20 YEARS OF FUNNY, PETER KAY : 20 YEARS OF FUNNY A REVIEW, PETER KAY DOCUMENTARY, PETER KAY DOCUMENTARY REVIEW, PETER KAY TV TRIBUTE, PETER KAY'S CAR SHARE, PHOENIX NIGHTS, popular culture, PORRIDGE, REVIEW, RONNIE BARKER, SALFORD UNIVERSITY, SIAN GIBSON, SIT-COMS, STAND-UP, STAND-UP COMEDY, TELEVISION, TELEVISION REVIEW, THAT PETER KAY THING, THE ARTS, THE FROG & BUCKET, THE SERVICES, TONY CHRISTIE, tribute, TV, TV CRITIC, tv review, TV TRIBUTE, UNCATEGORIZED | Leave a comment

“WHO MAKETH THE MAN HERE? AM I IN CHARGE OR IS MY ARSE IN CHARGE”? ‘THE MOANING OF LIFE 2’, episode six review.

Posted on December 12, 2015 by SCARFMAN

One of my TV highlights of 2015 has without doubt been the second series of Sky One’s The Moaning of Life. I would even go as far to say that I think this is the best thing that Karl Pilkington … Continue reading →

FANTASTIC FRENETIC FURY, SHOCKS THE WORLD BY DETHRONING CLUELESS KLITSCHKO!

Posted on November 30, 2015 by SCARFMAN

When I think of greatest upsets in sport that I have seen in my lifetime so far, then there are a few that immediately spring to mind. Little Wimbledon Football Club beating the mighty Liverpool in the 1988 FA Cup … Continue reading →

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“LIFES RUBBISH”! ‘The Moaning of Life 2’ episode five review.

Posted on November 23, 2015 by SCARFMAN

In episode five of The Moaning of Life 2, Karl Pilkington looked at ‘waste’. He looked at what it is, where it goes and what people do with it. We discovered how creative some people are today with waste. The … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: COMEDY

THE JOY OF……..A GOOD LONG WEE, WHEN YOU SUFFER FROM LYMPHOEDEMA LIKE ME!

‘I WANT MY WIFE BACK’ AND A SECOND SERIES……….JUST ABOUT! Series review.

BOOMERS. BOOMING LOVELY….I WAS WRONG TO BE SNOBBY ABOUT BOOMERS.

No big Al, meant no big laughs! Stella – review of series 5.

‘DEATH IN PARADISE’, THE PERFECT REMEDY FOR THOSE WINTER BLUES! A TV review.

THERE’S ONLY ONE BERNIE CLIFTON, ONE BERNIE CLIFTON, THERE’S ONLY ONE BERNIE CLIFTON’. The Voice UK 2016, a review of ep1.

“WHO MAKETH THE MAN HERE? AM I IN CHARGE OR IS MY ARSE IN CHARGE”? ‘THE MOANING OF LIFE 2’, episode six review.

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