A liberal comes to a realisation

The Telegraph reports that:

'Rory Bremner, the political impressionist, said he fears joking about Islam could lead to his death due to the "chilling" issue of fundamentalism.'

It is always good to see a liberal commentator come to a realisation but somehow I doubt it will move him to campaign against the excesses of the 'religion of peace'.

I want to live like Common People

Rory Bremner as David Cameron singing Common People, very poor and certainly not a patch on the Goodness Gracious Me team's "(I want to live with) Hindi People"...



Here's the Pulp original - "I want to live with (Common People)...

"I'm essentially mad, mad, mad, mad, mad!"

A reminder of Rory Bremner's brilliant Gordon Brown as Mika parody

"I want to talk to you
The last time we talked Mr. Brown you reduced me to tears
I promise you it won't happen again.

Ding!

Do i attract you, do I repulse you
With my queasy smile
Am I too scary, are you too wary
Do I fill you with bile
I could be wholesome, I could be loathsome
'cause i'm a little bit shy
Why don't you like me
Why don't you like me without making me try

I tried to go on the telly, hee
but my looks were too bad, aah
now I act like Machiavelli, emm
I'm essentially mad, mad, mad, mad, mad!

I could be brown
I could be blue
I could be violent and cry
I could be hurtful
I could be purple
I could be anything I like
Gotta be green, gotta be mean
gotta be everything more
Why don't you like me
Why don't you like me should I just head out the door?

Getting angry doesn't solve anything!

Ding!

How can I help ya
How can I help ya how can I change how you vote
Helping the workers helping the Gurkhas being a bit less remote.
Why don't you like me
Why don't you like me, why don't I like myself
Feeling rejected never elected will be I be left on the shelf

I tried to go on the telly, hee
but my looks were too bad, aah
now I act like Machiavelli, emm
I'm essentially mad...

I could be brown
I could be blue
I could be violent and cry
I could be hurtful
I could be purple
I could be anything I like
Gotta be green, gotta be clean
gotta be everything more
Why don't you like me, why don't you like me
Why don't you head out the door.


I'll put her down as a maybe? (cheesy smile) "

Gordon Brown on YouTube

OK it's Rory Bremner but be honest is it any more/less ridiculous than the original?

Rory Bremner does Gordon Brown as Mika singing a version of "Grace Kelly"

I mentioned this video and have now found it.

All together now:

"I tried to go on the telly,
but my looks were too bad,
now I act like Machiavelli,
I'm essentially mad, mad, mad, mad mad.

I could be Brown,
I could be blue,
I could be violet and cry,
I could be hopeful,
I could be purple,
I could be anything I like,
Gotta be green,
gotta be mean,
gotta be everything more,
why don't you like me,
why don't you like me,
should I head out the door?"

Absolutely brilliant parody.



Here's Mika's original song, which I still quite like:

Rory Bremner does Gordon Brown as Mika

The end song tonight was excellent, a parody of Mika's "Grace Kelly" sung by Gordon Brown. Do try and catch a repeat on Channel 4.

"There's a hole in my budget"

Finally something funny from Bremner, Bird and Fortune.


Thanks to Dizzy Thinks for the spot.

Rory Bremner going downhill

Mrs NotaSheep and I stopped watching the Rory Bremner programme a few years back when they moved from witty satire into political polemic. The two John's interview and interviewer were funny for the first two dozen or so sketches but now I can't even watch those parts. We did find ourselves watching a bit of Sunday's show however. After a few minutes of a sketch featuring David Cameron, Mrs NotaSheep turned to me and asked "Who is that meant to be?", I said "David Cameron" and she replied "In which case, why is the voice Keith Floyd?". As usual Mrs NotaSheep got it right and that's another part of the Rory Bremner show that I cannot listen to.

Rory Bremner savages Gordon Brown's evasiveness

Well worth a watch of Bremner, Bird & Fortune tonight; I think Rory might have fallen out of love with Labour.