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Freddie Flintoff totally upstaged by adorable children in Morrison's advert

Here is the new Morrison's advert. A new Morrison's ad is always an event in my house and this one is no exception featuring as it does cricketing legend, Freddie Flintoff.

Freddie seems to be attempting to make inroads into a media career ever since he broke his body in the name of English sporting success but in his latest foray into the world of television he finds himself upstaged, out-acted and out-classed by a gaggle of adorable child actors.

Note particularly 'They bake them here, you know' girl and a star turn from 'Oh the quiche!' boy. I predict big things from 'Oh the quiche!' boy.

If only Freddie could go back to what he does best - drinking. When he stumbled off the step (at 1.05) and did that tie thing during the Ashes victory celebrations in 2005, I distinctly remember laughing for 10 solid minutes.

In light of all this here are a couple of television predictions/dreams:

'Freddie Flintoff's Lancastrian Pub Crawl' presented by Freddie Flintoff - what starts off as a low key BBC4 study of quiet northern watering holes takes a turn for the lairy when Freddie decides he wants to go to the Printworks and subsequently gets thrown out of Tiger Tiger.

'Oh the quiche!' starring 'Oh the quiche!' boy - A charming little sitcom in which a 4 year old boy repeatedly forgets to buy pastry foods. If they can get half of The Inbetweeners on board to reel in the knob-gag demographic then we're looking at a sure fire hit. I may as well get straight to drafting the treatment right now...

Do you ever get down on your knees and thank god that you know me and have access to my dementia?

The above heading is one of my favourite lines from the popular sitcom 'Seinfeld'.  I might have it on my headstone. Hopefully I'll go absolutely crazy before I die.

The key plot line from the episode in which the above quote features is covered here.

People ridicule Seinfeld because of the slap bass and the observational humour, but it's subtleties are overlooked. I love it.

I am forever indebted to the lecturer who talked to me at the pub about American comedy and planted the seeds for exploration into both Seinfeld and Arrested Development. Thanks to that guy in the The Pint or whatever it was called in Salford.

Abbott and Costello

Apparently this is an American comedy staple.  It's old but it's good.  I like it. 

Most of all, I'm impressed by there ability to remember it all and keep the rhythms going.

American comedy seems to work on rhythms more than British comedy. 

How are you getting ready for Christmas?: I'm being reight festive

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO8Q4Pdpk8o

This made me laugh when i heard it on the radio the other day. It's not that funny really on the second listen. But it's kinda sweet and festive. 

(Does anyone get the reference in the title of this post? I hope so.)

ominous

A nonsense poem set to some ominous Cabaret Voltaire-esque noises. It's not a video so don't watch it waiting for something to happen because nothing will. I just don't know any other way of just uploading audio.

the legs of fifty spiders

Here is the video for a song. It was done in one day whist i was hungover. And it probably shows. None of it makes sense.
The first cut had a caption reading "I'm bored now" for the last minute and a half. Enthusiasm waned as the technology gradually failed. I'm surprised I had the patience.
But here it is all the same. The in-demand stickman slamming those skins is the devilishly handsome Snapper&Prawn. For his input I am eternally grapefruit.