Intergenerational Readers' Group

Last night I went to sit in on a readers' group meeting in West Bridgeford, NOTTS.

Wow. What can I say? An extraordinary group of insightful readers. A mixture of teenagers and elderly readers, each bringing their own views and experience to bear on reading and discussion about books.

A fifteen year old told me afterwards: 'If someone tells you they don't like reading, it is because they have not found the right book yet'

Now THAT is insight.

For One Day Only

It is the week of Leicester Comedy Festival and I'm entering into the spirit of things by leading a workshop on short comedy films. So... for one day only, here is a list of links we are going to be following in the workshop. If you happen to drop in, why not follow some of them and see what you think. Some are classics. At least one is not. You make up your own mind.

But be quick about it, because I plan to take this posting down after the workshop is over.

Have fun.

Situation Comedy Clips

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLwcHuhwHRY&feature=related Good Life – Margo loses it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u-OZfphoD0 Fools and Horses – chandelier
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9cR8OTkcdo&feature=related One foot in the grave – dog http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpEBLQno-hU&feature=related One foot in the grave – spam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxtQW2EzRUM Good Life – cups and saucers in the garden

Traditional Sketch show Clips

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyqEjatCSe0 Drunk in tilted room
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9YL0yHohts – Python’s milkman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhJQp-q1Y1s&feature=related – python’s fish dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu9MptWyCB8 four candles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIFx_GQIfSk opticians

Character Sketch Show Clips

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRJxafiqHvw&feature=related Fast Show ‘black’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo-ScjhtvZc&feature=related Catherine Tate meets Blair

Mash-ups

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LtYk7wsFnk Titanic in 5 seconds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csG2vzZD13c Harry Potter in 5 seconds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iYXi7HmGSE Amadeus in 5 seconds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzGxNjSw4Jk Fargo in 5 seconds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gciQGToSN4Q Four Weddings – Trailer Mash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Y73sPHKxw Dramatic Chipmunk

Comedy moments from feature films

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYDb9O8EWDM Intolerable Cruelty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwNexKZkLrU Notting Hill T-Shirt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1IMM5XOwaM Serenity opening
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XjdCwkzNsY Love Actually gift wrap

Cartoon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEmQHkdBHr0&feature=bz301 Cat alarm clock

Comedy short films

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ9QdUbpupo – dressing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tXsO35TQ-0 Want to buy a ghost?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SwRjLRhnlo – No carrots
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHFxTIPEy5Q Nose of the Beholder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urZnJMJOc_0&feature=user I love my cat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRPi_dNLliY Goodbye to the Normals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IETR1vTHenI lunch break
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FSynk5iYeQ - lost
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1xpgf7VwPM The Carving