The truth about Gordon Brown's economic genius - Rory Bremner video.
Daily Referendum (Free subscription) | 11/23/2008
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Rory Bremner's take on Gordon' Brown's Economic Policy
Rachel Joyce's BlogSpot (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
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Bremner Bird and Fortune: Silly Money Part One
newsjiffy (Free subscription) | 11/03/2008
The wonderful trio of satirists, Rory Bremner, John Bird and John Fortune, are back to explain the financial crisis with razor-sharp wit and keep us laughing in the recession, the latter role being shared with Peter Mandelson. In a four-part series starting yesterday, the pair explain how we came from boom times to hard times. Last night's episode used archive footage, sketches and standup...
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Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/01/2008
Rory Bremner tells Michael Deacon about the funny side of the financial meltdown and how he tricked Margaret Beckett into thinking he was the PM
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Worth a look: six politics articles we like - on Russell Brand, the euro, Rory Bremner and immigration
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/29/2008
Six politics articles we like - on Russell Brand, the euro, Rory Bremner and immigration
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MFI - Gordon Brown considers a rescue
Great apps (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
Image via Wikipedia Excellent one-liner from Rory Bremner at the Insitute of Directors Dinner this week, when he suggested that Gordon Brown, the UK Prime Minister, might be tempted to rescue MFI in case he needed a new cabinet.
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Gordon Brown sells the nation’s soul to Satan
Cranmer (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
Courtesy of Rory Bremner via Play Political , this video encapsulates everything that a religio-political blog might take ten thousand words to expound. The selling of one’s soul to Satan has been an enduring theme in literature, theatre and film, but perhaps nothing has surpassed the dramatic genius and poetic splendour of Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus . Versions of the legend...
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Brown signs deal with the Devil
Benedict Brogan's political blog (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
So this is what really happened yesterday. Thanks to ConservativeHome for spotting this clip put together by Rory Bremner's team.
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W.
MartyLog (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
I went to see Oliver Stone's 'W.' at the cinema last night and it was an odd and inconsistent experience but no less enjoyable for it. The tone was all over the place, one minute it felt like a sort of TV movie, the next it was Forrest Gump, the next it was a heavy-handed Rory Bremner sketch. The 'war room' scenes were practically indistinguishable from Dr Strangelove, with Richard Dreyfuss's...
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Carol Vorderman films final Countdown episode
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
... daughter Katie, 16, she wept: “I’ll miss you all.”Bosses still have not found a new host – with Rory Bremner and Alexander Armstrong both rejecting the “poisoned chalice”.Favourite now is sports presenter Jeff Stelling alongside a new, as-yet unknown girl.Channel 4 told Carol in July: “The show survived without Richard Whiteley. It can survive without you.”It said yesterday: “We wish...
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Tears as Carol Vorderman films final Countdown
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
... you all."Advertisement - article continues below »Bosses still have not found a new host - with Rory Bremner and Alexander Armstrong both rejecting the "poisoned chalice".Favourite now is sports presenter Jeff Stelling alongside a new, as-yet unknown girl.Channel 4 told Carol in July: "The show survived without Richard Whiteley. It can survive without you."It said yesterday: "We wish...
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Jeff Stelling 'to be next Countdown presenter'
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
... that Stelling had been shortlisted for the job last month but declined to screen test for it.Rory Bremner, the comedian and impressionist, was also offered the job earlier this year, but turned it down.Stelling would be the fourth host of the quiz show, which has been running for 26 years. Richard Whitely, the original host, died in 2005, and was replaced by Des Lynam - another presenter...
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Jeff Stelling back in the frame to host Countdown
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
... re-approached with better terms, which persuaded him to agree to the screen test.Impressionist Rory Bremner was originally offered the job by the quiz's producer, ITV Productions, but turned it down earlier this year.A Channel 4 spokeswoman said: "No decision has been made and we are continuing to talk to a number of people."The broadcaster needs to confirm a new presenter within...
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Veteran Scots comic Stanley Baxter set for new ITV Christmas show
The Daily Record (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
Veteran Scots comic Stanley Baxter set for new ITV Christmas show By Tom Hamilton LEGENDARY Scots comic and impressionist Stanley Baxter has been coaxed out of retirement.An ITV Christmas special - Stanley Baxter Now And Then - will involve new material and a review of his career.The show features Victoria Wood, Rory Bremner and Ronnie Corbett talking about how they have been influenced...
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Laughs for the credit crunch days
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/03/2008
It is a familiar scene. Comics John Bird and John Fortune – known best for collaborations with Rory Bremner – face each other in suits and engage in intelligent banter. Bird, 71, the stockier one, has assumed the role of fictional investment banker George Parr, and is being gently prodded by interrogator, Fortune, 69.
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