Tom Howlett – The Next Chapter

So it appears that the real Tom Howlett has been found.

With no one officially challenging the claim by a mad old man (who came forward a couple of weeks ago) it looks like the case can now be closed.

So with the biggest mystery now cleared up, what is next for Tom Howlett?

The media have been falling over themselves to be the first to get the story in full but as well as the press agents have also been sniffing around for a piece of the action.

None more so than agent of the stars: Troy Jones.

“Coming back was the best thing Tom ever did. I have it all set out; a book deal, rumours of a film, photo shoots and there is a new Asda in Stockport that needs opening”.

Still No Word From Tom Howlett Himself

Tom himself has continued to keep quiet, mainly on the advice of his new agent.
“Tom isn’t the greatest at public speaking, it’s largely nonsense and I don’t think anyone is really interested”.

When asked who might star as Tom in any up and coming films about his disappearance Troy had a few names already lined up.
“Nick Nolte is the big name but in order for him to get the role we need him back on the booze and drugs, sure he is a great method actor but to truly live the part he needs to be as high as a kite and back in the gutter”.

Nolte gave no comment.

Asda however are very excited about the possibility of Tom opening their new Stockport store.
“You always hope for a big name but you never imagine someone as big as Tom. This will be a great start to the Stockport store”.

It became clear later that there had been a big mistake and it was Tom Howley (the bespoke kitchen giant) that they really wanted opening their store.

The so called real Tom Howlett remains tight lipped.

Life’s Too Short is the new comedy from Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.

For this new comedy they have revisited the “Mocumentry” scenario but this time it is based around Warwick Davis, a dwarf who has fallen on hard time.

As with all Gervais/Merchant comedy so many people have totally missed the joke and because the star is a dwarf it has picked up bad reviews and complaints.

Personally, I am loving it. It’s the first comedy in years to make me cry with laughter. And there have been no better moments than when stars have popped up out of the blue sending themselves up.

The Liam Neeson sketch in Episode One could possibly be one of the funniest things I have ever seen. Neeson is awesome and the script is sheer genius. Neeson wants to start doing comedy and comes to Gervais and Merchant for help. Neeson pushes some improv comedy on them which has to be one of the funniest moments ever.

Enjoy.

“Triiing”
“We’re Closed”

GENIUS

It’s #musicmonday. I’m pretty much following on from the feel good factor of the Four Tet’s Smile Around The Face.

Well lets face it there is no point posting bland boring music that doesn’t make me react in some way. This one is another one to make you feel good.

Lyrically is obviously as minimal as it gets but then it is a dance track. But it’s the smile that is smothered all over this track that I just love. It’s summer, it’s care free and if you are like me you will enjoy letting this track take you away somewhere happy.

Listening to the track takes you in one direction, listening to it while watching the video takes you somewhere else.

#musicmonday 2: The Avalanches — Since I Left You.

If you have never seen this video before then I guarantee that once you watch it all the way through for the first time you will watch it again straight away just so you can enjoy it again through different eyes.

Watch, Smile Then Watch Again

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpqm-05R2Jk

It’s been a while since I have gone right back and started from scratch but the time has come.

I have been out of the game for a little bit. Becoming a Dad has taken up all spare time and more. Having two within a year of each other has been insane, testing and a real journey full of smiles and stress.

The aim is to get back into the swing of things in the new year, however it could be said that the material I was using isn’t really, well, best suited anymore.

So here I am, back at the start.
A blank screen.

But what to hell am I going to write about?

Well, as I have been told loads of times I must have collected loads of material over the last couple of years. Surly two years on from becoming a Dad has handed me some comedy gold. Well it has to be said I have gone through some very surreal moments and been placed in some situations I had never imagined I would be in. All however comes under a subject that so many comedians have discussed and analysed to death once they have become a parent.

So it’s no good going over material that has been done again and again. One thing I have found is potential comedy gold that has happened to me over the last couple of years appears to be the norm for most parents. Which is great but once you start making mental notes you end up seeing variations in what feels like every stand up routine.

And so begins the long slog of trying to put a Ginge twist on anything that does come to light.
The part all writers/comics dread. The endless hours of writers block trying to find those killer lines. Praying that your writing partner doesn’t return the fateful line “I heard so and so do a joke similar to that”.

I’ve been beaten, bitten, punched, headbutted, kicked, scratched and been left bleeding more times than my rather disastrous and short kickboxing career. Surly there is something in there?

It just needs to be different, right?

The #musicmonday hash tag used to flood my Twitter feed each Monday but it seems to have died out a bit these days, which is a shame as I used to enjoy picking up new music to look out for and try.

So, when I can I’ll add my Music Monday offerings on here.

Music you may not have heard before, music that I love and music that quite frankly everyone should own.

#musicmonday 1: Four Tet -- Smile Around The Face.

I love this track and I love the video that goes with it.

It has such a feel good factor about it which always makes me smile. Even the video which on the surface may look like its not the most uplifing subject leaves you smiling. Having Mark Heap (who is one of the best british comedy actors around) in it also helps.

Four Tet isn’t the most well known act but if this track grabs your attention then you have to listen to more.

Enjoy, Play It Loud and Smile

I also found this second video for the track which has been made by a student at La Guardia High School of the Visual & Performing Arts. It’s also a good watch if you enjoy that type of “people coming together, having fun, taking part” video.

Great South Run 2011

After the hell of the Basingstoke Half Marathon 3 weeks ago it was down to a more sensible run on Sunday.

There was no unexpected heatwave, there were no insane hills just a flat course in perfect running weather. Cloudy and warm enough not to get too hot and only the threat of rain.

But nothing can ever be perfect and of course an unwanted injury had to pop up the Tuesday before.

On a gentle training run my Achilles decided to pull leaving it sore.

But it was the last race of the year and I had been training towards putting in a good run so I chose to ignore the injury and face a week of hobbling instead.

In the end my time was 1hour 25minutes.

A good time complete with sprint finish no less but I was a bit gutted as the run had felt a bit quicker. But the infamous last mile and a half which is all along the coast line and against strong winds always slows you down and never helps.

With my place for 2012 already booked I’ll just have to get faster next year :0)

PS: I’m hobbling.

Its Movember and I need sponsorship.

Its been decided at Koozai that we will be taking part in Movember this year. This means I have to grow a ginger moustache.

No one in their right mind grows a ginger tash, many have tried and many have been called a dick head.

So only charity could actually make me do this (as well as the fact that I didn’t want to be the only person in the office not taking part).

If you want to help keep the razor from my top lip as well as donate to a great cause you can sponsor me here: http://uk.movember.com/mospace/1342276/

But what should I grow? Well I’ve had a look for some ginger ideas:

The Ian Beale:

CHRIST NO

The Keith Lemon

SHA TING

The Daniel Craig

The Executive

As you can see I am going to suffer big time during November.

So please sponsor me and make it worthwhile: http://uk.movember.com/mospace/1342276/

Regulars to the site will have no doubt noticed that the site has changed.

Those who have never been here before… welcome.

We are going for more of a blog site so that I can update more easily.

It also means that you will get more Ginger rants. That can’t be a bad thing, can it?