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Slapstick Festival @slapstickfest.bsky.social · Aug 2

We're here to spread the joy of Joke, a short film on Barry Cryer from his son Bob Cryer.

It will premiere at #SlapstickFest 2026 (4th to 8th Feb), launching the Golden Baz Comedy Award.

However they still need to raise £33k by Friday so, if you can afford to, back the Kickstarter via link in bio.

Bob and Barry Cryer posing together, arms crossed looking at each other affectionately

A blue-and-yellow macaw parrot sat on a perch with a wing spread. In yellow bold text ‘joke. A Film by Bob Cryer. The Jokes of Barry Cryer released into the wild - 2026

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Rose Ruane @regretteruane.bsky.social · Jul 28

Cute date idea: we mount a production of Waiting For Godot with Sooty and Sweep as Vladimir and Estragpn

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🍷Gemma Webb🍷 @gemmaw700.bsky.social · Jul 25

Fellow fans of Barry Cryer, the comedy legend and lovely gent, his glorious gags, japes, jokes and parrot punchlines - please help make this film happen! Thank youuu 🦜!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/jok...

Joke: The Film

Barry Cryer's jokes, as reimagined by his son Bob, starring some of British Comedy's finest performers.

www.kickstarter.com

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🍷Gemma Webb🍷 @gemmaw700.bsky.social · Jul 13

Nishe!

a man with blood on his face is standing in a dark room

ALT: a man with blood on his face is standing in a dark room

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🍷Gemma Webb🍷 @gemmaw700.bsky.social · May 20

Finally, the two legends meet!! 🥰

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Mark Braxton @braxtm.bsky.social · May 12

"He was just a very bright guy and he absolutely loved language. He didn’t just write songs, every single word had to be right..." I spoke to Yvonne Innes about life with Bonzo, Python, Rutle and comedy treasure Neil Innes: radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/ne... @radiotimes.bsky.social

Celebrating Neil Innes: From the freewheeling Bonzos and Monty Python to "Prefab Four" the Rutles

Yvonne Innes reflects on life with her husband, the gifted musician, comedian and pasticheur par excellence.

radiotimes.com

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🍷Gemma Webb🍷 @gemmaw700.bsky.social · May 7

🚨🌱 The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. Please join me in signing the @campaignforthearts.org petition to remind the UK Govt: the arts make our lives happier & our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them. www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp...

Petition: Make the arts part of UK National Renewal | Campaign for the Arts

The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. The arts make our lives happier and our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them.

www.campaignforthearts.org

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🍷Gemma Webb🍷 @gemmaw700.bsky.social · Mar 20

Congratulations!!! ✨

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🍷Gemma Webb🍷 @gemmaw700.bsky.social · Mar 17

Merci beaucoup, Night ‘Awk 😁!

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🍷Gemma Webb🍷 @gemmaw700.bsky.social · Mar 5

Sounds like the line up at a 70s rock festival 😆. Where’s Deep Vein Thrombosis??

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🍷Gemma Webb🍷 @gemmaw700.bsky.social · Mar 5

Bof!

a man is standing next to a woman in a room .

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🍷Gemma Webb🍷 @gemmaw700.bsky.social · Mar 4

Pardon, *n’est pas* absolutement spot-on, bien sur! Oú est mes lunettes? 🤓

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🍷Gemma Webb🍷 @gemmaw700.bsky.social · Mar 4

Zut alors! c’est about vingt ans since je watched FC2, trés trés gruellement, vous est droit! Le warning de content est absolutement spot-on 😱🇫🇷🐸

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🍷Gemma Webb🍷 @gemmaw700.bsky.social · Mar 3

Gene Hackman rewatch continued tonite with The French Connection. Nerve-jangling car chase, grotty NYC, and GH on excellent rumpled, raging form 🖤

Gene Hackman as Popeye Doyle in The French Connection, wearing trademark pork pie hat and trademark frown, giving a wave

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🍷Gemma Webb🍷 @gemmaw700.bsky.social · Mar 2

Rewatched The Royal Tenenbaums tonight. Top form Gene, stealing every scene. Unique & irreplaceable 🖤

Gene Hackman as Royal Tenenbaum in a go-kart, grinning and having the time of his life, while wearing a suit, heavy-rim glasses and a backwards flat cap (him, not the go-kart)

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🍷Gemma Webb🍷 @gemmaw700.bsky.social · Mar 2

Excellent accidental colour coordination 😆!

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🍷Gemma Webb🍷 @gemmaw700.bsky.social · Mar 2

A theatre double this weekend!
‘Inside No. 9: Stage/Fright‘, chilling, thrilling and frightfully funny 👻. Genius level entertainment from Mr Pemberton and Mr Sheersmith 🖤
And ‘Churchill in Moscow’ aka ‘When Winston Met Josef’ - a timely dive into diplomacy, leadership and foiling fascism

Theatre programmes for Inside No 9: Stage/Fright and Churchill in Moscow. There is a hare on the Inside No 9 programme, and very little hair on Roger Allam, hidden by the classic Churchillian homberg hat

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Vicky Booker @vickybookerlit.bsky.social · Feb 27

This is a beautiful obituary and explains Hackman's quiet, compelling, talented charisma so well.

Michael Pina @michaelvpina.bsky.social · Feb 27

This Gene Hackman obituary by @brianphillips.bsky.social is beautiful: www.theringer.com/2025/02/27/m...

Gene Hackman Was a Colossus Who Knew How to Shrink Into a Role

The revered actor, who was found dead on Wednesday at the age of 95, was a master at drawing viewers in by holding himself back

www.theringer.com

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🍷Gemma Webb🍷 @gemmaw700.bsky.social · Feb 16

a woman is making a funny face with the words `` wink , wink '' written above her .

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🍷Gemma Webb🍷 @gemmaw700.bsky.social · Feb 16

“Absolute shower”

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🍷Gemma Webb🍷 @gemmaw700.bsky.social · Feb 15

@jamesthresher.bsky.social & @areamancm.bsky.social
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Mtthulhu Smythos @teamsmithy.bsky.social · Feb 15

The Busy World of Doctor Who

The Doctors Who in the style of Richard Scarry.

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🍷Gemma Webb🍷 @gemmaw700.bsky.social · Feb 14

Most excellent news, nudge nudge wink wink 🥳

Jonathan Trevithick @jontrevithick.bsky.social · Feb 14

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Monty Python: £120k raised for statue of Terry Jones

The campaign for a statue of Jones in his hometown of Colwyn Bay was launched in September.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · Feb 13

Do you love a surprise?
Mystery Cards are back!
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/product-page...

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🍷Gemma Webb🍷 @gemmaw700.bsky.social · Feb 6

@areamancm.bsky.social music lols 🎶

Bernie Banshee 👻 @berniebanter.bsky.social · Feb 6

Bobby Darin’s ‘If I Were A Carpenter’ and Iron Maiden’s ‘Can I Play With Madness’ are the only number one’s wherein the singer fantasises about being in another band.

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Sarah Dempster @dempster2000.bsky.social · Feb 1

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