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Paul Johnson's comedy blog: I didn't get into comedy to be rich or famous. All I've ever wanted was to be loved…by somebody rich and famous.
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To the Bimbos of Wikipedia
Who are the bimbos of Wikipedia? While working on a recent writing project, I had to compile a list of standard stock characters found in television. When attempting to describe the typical characteristics of the ‘bimbo’ character, I couldn’t decide if the bimbo has to be both dumb and promiscuous, or could she sometimes be […]
The Final Curtain Call…Or Is It? Yes, It Is…Unless…
September 21, 2012
I promised myself I wouldn’t do another play for a while after finishing Inspector Hound in June, but a week later I accepted the role of Adam in Frank McGuinness’ play Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me, premiering tomorrow night. I find it hard to say no when approached by a director I really want to […]
If My Wife Were so Perfect, She’d Have Better Taste in Husbands
September 19, 2012
If there’s one thing I like about my wife…that would be a discouragingly low number. But if there’s one thing I like about my wife, I like that she likes me. There’s something intoxicatingly attractive about a woman with such good taste. She’s my biggest fan. And I wish I could return the favor. I […]
I Give Apollo Fonzarelli ‘The Talk’
September 17, 2012
Parents dread their children reaching the age when they have to give them ‘the talk’. You keep putting it off, thinking your kid isn’t old enough to be interested in such adult issues, but procrastination may put your child at risk. Yes, I couldn’t put it off any longer and this week I decided it […]
I’m Rubber and You’re Glue, Criticism of Me Bounces Back to You
September 13, 2012
If you’re going to achieve any level of success in life, you’re going to have to expect some criticism. If you’re not going to achieve any level of success in life, you’re going to have to expect a lot of criticism. How you deal with criticism will have a big impact on your life so […]
The Greatsbys Get Moving
September 3, 2012
We moved house over the weekend. We’d lived in the same house for three years and on the same street for seven, but it made more sense for us to move to another part of Shanghai after the kids recently changed schools and my wife changed jobs. Also, we’d already exhausted the neighborhood of people […]
Dear Mr. Foosball
August 31, 2012
Dear Mr. Foosball, I recently ordered a foosball table from your company. It was delivered and assembled while I was at work and now that I’ve had some time to look it over I worry it may be inappropriate for our children. Here are my concerns: 1. Why aren’t any of the players smiling? We […]
Prince Harry Courts Controversy With Wave of Royal Scepter
August 29, 2012
Perhaps you’ve already heard the news about Britain’s Prince Harry who was photographed nude during a Las Vegas party while playing a round of strip billiards. The only reason I know about the story is because I’ve set my Google News to send me alerts whenever a story contains the keywords: ‘nude, photograph, Queen’, but […]
When are aliens going to report back to us with the results of all that anal probe research?
August 21, 2012
When are aliens going to report back to us with the results of all that anal probe research they’ve been doing? For decades humans have been the butt of jokes in this galaxy after reporting capture by aliens, claiming tests were conducted, and anal regions were probed. If these reports are true, it’s time to […]
There’s No Such Thing as a Stupid Question, Except ‘What’s a Question?’
August 20, 2012
When you grow older some truisms and sayings seem to crumble under scrutiny. I remember teachers always saying, “There’s no such thing as a stupid question.” Of course as an adult I’ve realized not only is there such thing as a stupid question, but in reality most questions turn out to be stupid. I now […]
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