Comedy gods on Richard and Judy next week

Richard and Judy’s PR dropped me a line yesterday to let me know there are going to be a few comedy gods (of varying stature) dropping by their studios next week. The schedule is:

  • Bill Bailey (TX: Friday 12th December)
  • The Mighty Boosh (TX: Wednesday 17th December)
  • Jimmy Carr (TX: Thursday 18th December)
  • Ruth Jones (TX: Thursday 18th December)

Alan Titchmarsh is going to be on the 17th as well, just in case that sways you into watching. Remember, slacker student types, Richard and Judy are now on Watch at 8pm.

Thursday’s “how to fix Heroes” news

Doctor Who

  • Torchwood won’t be watered down for BBC1 [minor spoilers]
  • Spoilers for the Christmas (and following) specials

Film

British TV

US TV

TMINE

Naomi Wolf, Michael Palin and Louis Theroux talk about making documentaries

Naomi Wolf talking to C21

C21Media (disclosure: currently edited by an old work colleague of mine, Ed Waller) has a nifty 30 minute documentary interviewing Michael Palin, Louis Theroux and Naomi Wolf about the art of documentary-making. I’d embed it if I could, and it doesn’t yet appear to have leapt into the site’s podcast feed at iTunes, so pop over to the site to watch it if you’re interested.

Sitting Tennant

Today’s Sitting Tennants (from Rosby and Rullsenberg)

Young Tennant

Simon Pegg and David Tennant

Catherine Tate and David Tennant

It seems the new layout for Sitting Tennant was a good move, since suddenly we have a veritable onslaught of Tennants in a sitting position. Today, we have three: one from young Rosby (who clearly likes her Tennnants young and windswept) and thought that that was going to be enough to hold on to her lead; but two from Ms Rullsenberg who is therefore declared the new leader. Told you you’d be caught napping, Rossers.

The Sitting Tennant picture competition table now stands as follows:

  • Rullsenberg: 8.5
  • Rosby: 8
  • Persephone: 6.5
  • Toby: 5
  • Poly, Scott: 3.5
  • Jane: 2.5
  • Anna, Electric Dragon: 1.5
  • Marie: 1

The Witty And Amusing Captions league table now sees Marie within striking distance of Toby thanks to some extreme wittiness (and topicality) on her part from her sick bed, while the middle of the board continues to see neck and neck excitement – like an Algonquin Roundtable version of Super Mario Kart:

  • Toby: 21
  • Marie: 19.5
  • Jane Henry: 13.5
  • Persephone: 12
  • Rullsenberg: 10.5
  • Rev, Electric Dragon: 5
  • Stu_N: 2
  • Poly, Andrea: 1

As always, captions and new submissions for the gallery, please. Remember, you can submit as many (witty) captions as you like for each and every picture, with topical captions getting extra marks – as do pictures of David Tennant in current productions.  

Got a picture of David Tennant sitting, lying down or in some indeterminate state in between? Then leave a link to it below and if it’s judged suitable, it will appear in the “Sitting Tennant” gallery. You can also enter the witting and amusing captions league table by commenting on existing photos in the gallery.