From the monthly archives:

March 2009

The best way to promote your TV channel…

by Robert Popper on March 30, 2009 · 12 comments

Has to be this clear and simple, easy-to-watch, two-minute on air promotional clip from the geniuses behind ‘Sexual Sins‘ and ‘Dangerous Prayers‘ Molte grazie to @YouRuddyGuys for this brilliant piece of Sky Channel 595-ery. My fave bit is the 20 second shot of olive oil (?) bottles at the beginning. I mean, who/why/what/where/when/whum? I am [...]

I dun another (quite) funny fone call

by Robert Popper on March 29, 2009 · 0 comments

To the Houses of Parliament…

Sorry about the sound quality, but this is exactly how they made it. So turn it up, and say it loud: “Dangerous prayers, dangerous prayers”…

Witness the greatest actor in all of humankind…

by Robert Popper on March 27, 2009 · 29 comments

Please give a big hand for ‘Thespian Billy’. This is probably Peter S and my favourite clip of anything, ever. It’s from a show called ‘Star Quality’, which we’ve both been completely addicted to ever since I was randomly sent a VHS copy by the show’s creator many years ago. Peter and I know every [...]

Yes, I actually bought this painting

by Robert Popper on March 26, 2009 · 21 comments

Found this in a local art gallery and couldn’t resist. It’s just so beautifully terrible. I literally cannot look at it without laughing. I mean – look at it! FYI it’s of a local (to Norfolk) vicar. I can’t wait to put it up. Can anyone beat that?

I dun yet another silly (live TV) fone call

by Robert Popper on March 25, 2009 · 14 comments

I couldn’t resist again. This time with a little song. Sorry, Lord. I’ve added my (terrible) improvised lyrics on-screen for you. The best bit has to be the woman presenter calling me ‘Brother’ at the beginning, and then at the end – after hearing me sing – calling me ‘Sister’. Praise Tarvu!

Patton Oswalt: he say yes!

by Robert Popper on March 24, 2009 · 4 comments

I know, I know: thou shalt not blow one’s own trumpet. But I couldn’t resist. You see, the super funny man, Patton Oswalt, read out some of my silly Timewaster Letters book on Tom Scharpling‘s brilliant ‘The Best Show‘ on WFMU. And he just couldn’t stop laughing. Well, that just made me very happy… I’m [...]

Beware of Sexual Sins

by Robert Popper on March 24, 2009 · 28 comments

Is there a better advert anywhere than this? And that is exactly how it ended when I was watching it on TV on ‘DBN’ (Channel 595 Sky) today. Just cuts to black mid sente By the way, that channel has to be seen to be believed. And so does the website. Someone buy the book [...]

“How’s Betty, Bill?”

by Robert Popper on March 23, 2009 · 9 comments

Find out in this brill bit of futural predictive nonsense from 1969. Thanks + yous goto Michael D!

What a brilliant piece of annoying pointlessness – an annoying and pointless copy of my original annoying and pointless drawing. Well done to – Jan Bednarz @buzzfilms! A new annoying and pointless picture is on its way to you… And check out the gallery of annoyment: @youruddyguys http://twitpic.com/26fz0 @JohnSkelton http://twitpic.com/26k4i @SurplusGamer http://i44.tinypic.com/25rchh2.gif @davidwhittam http://twitpic.com/26ga0 @stuntmanandrew [...]