John Dredge
@johndredge
poet/comedian.
New poetry pamphlet out now! ‘Twelve pages of silliness’ Counting Chronicle ‘Thin but fun’ Narrowness News ‘A bit odd’ Somebody Else
Straight on the bedroom wall.
Arthur English is this week's Look-In pin up (w/e 22nd July 1972)
Afternoon, poetry people.
New poetry pamphlet out now! ‘Twelve pages of silliness’ Counting Chronicle ‘Thin but fun’ Narrowness News ‘A bit odd’ Somebody Else
The all-new Funny Comics Fan Club Summer Special is out NOW!
It's the summer holidays, which means it's time for The Beano Summer Special from 1979, featuring Dennis The Menace, Minnie The Minx, The Fix-It Twins and, unfortunately, Biffo The Bear. Only 25p! podbean.com/eas/pb-5ian2-1…
The Fix-It Twins, as discussed in the 'Summer Special' episode 22 of The Funny Comics Fan Club - available in all good seaside newsagents and wherever you get your podcasts! (artist Ron Spencer, copyright DC Thomson) podbean.com/eas/pb-5ian2-1…
Biffo The Bear, as discussed in the 'Summer Special' episode 22 of The Funny Comics Fan Club - available in all good seaside newsagents and wherever you get your podcasts! (artist David Sutherland, copyright DC Thomson) podbean.com/eas/pb-5ian2-1…
Minnie The Minx, as discussed in the 'Summer Special' episode 22 of The Funny Comics Fan Club - available in all good seaside newsagents and wherever you get your podcasts! (artist Jim Petrie, copyright DC Thomson) podbean.com/eas/pb-5ian2-1…
It's the summer holidays, which means it's time for The Beano Summer Special from 1979, featuring Dennis The Menace, Minnie The Minx, The Fix-It Twins and, unfortunately, Biffo The Bear. Only 25p! podbean.com/eas/pb-5ian2-1…
Today I managed to remember the name of a teacher that I hadn’t thought about for thirty years. Unfortunately the day before I was unable to remember the name of the chap I work with.
Just watching the classic seventies series by Peyo and Terry Nation, ‘Genesis Of The Smurfs.’
This Is Saturday, What A Show!! just read the capitals and then you will know- Saturday mornings were changed forever with this anarchic, slightly mad, fast paced, action packed mayhem of a show. Over 300 episodes, 8 seasons and the platform to launch so many careers. This was…
On August 1st 2021, the Dirigible Balloon took off on its first flight with 32 poems from 12 poets. Leading up to the 4th anniversary, we thought it'd nice to float those poems again (five-a-day up to the end of July with a couple more on Aug 1st). JH x dirigibleballoon.org/poem/The-Dirig…
This looks good.
Making Other Plans by @NigelPlaner1 - a poetic memoir available for your delectation in paperback & ebook from flapjackpress.co.uk & your favourite booksellers. "Frequently funny, sometimes alarming, always honest & constantly surprising" Tim Firth @MCRCityofLit @northfiction
Norm Macdonald talking about an unusual gig is a brilliant piece of storytelling- 6 minutes in. youtube.com/watch?v=aFq7LG…
This song reminds me of the eighties more than any other. Going for rides at the fairground, listening to the Radio One Roadshow… Junior - Mama Used To Say youtu.be/gAWnb1yxr5M?si… via @YouTube @tonyblackburn
As time goes on I find I’m less interested in special effects and more interested in characters.