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This is so bizarre it's beyond Seinfeld;

The comic actor Michael Richards, better known as Cosmo Kramer in the long-running TV show Seinfeld, has apologised for a racist outburst that was captured on film and broadcast across the US. Richards, 57, took exception when some black audience members talked during his act at a Los Angeles comedy club on Friday. In the recording, Richards says from the stage: "Fifty years ago we'd have you upside down with a fucking fork up your ass."

Watch the rant (YouTube) | Read the article (Guardian)

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More great stuff from Nick...

just managed to dig some old video footage off old computer (millennium eve & yani in the snow for first time). Enjoy

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As well as the wholesome family fare below, Film Four is also currently showing 'The Aristocrats', a wicked documentary featuring comedians talking about and telling their versions of a famous joke:

The Aristocrats is a joke that has been told by numerous stand-up comedians since the vaudeville era. Steven Wright has likened it to a secret handshake among comedians, and it is seen as something of a game in which those who tell it try to top each other in terms of shock value. It is rarely told the same way twice, often improvised, and was the subject of a 2005 documentary film of the same name. Throughout its long history, it has evolved from a clichéd staple of vaudevillian humor into a postmodern anti-joke.

Find out more - including a sample telling of the joke - on Wikipedia. Warning: PG (Parental guidance) rating - guide your parents elsewhere!

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Make sure you don't miss the documentary about the Young at Heart Chorus this Wednesday on Channel 4; it'll bring a tear to your eye;

"The Young at Heart chorus may be in their eighties, but their versions of Led Zep, Elvis and the Clash add a rare vision of mortality to tracks you have loved."

"These American touring sensations are one of the unlikeliest success stories in world theatre. Starring a group of superannuated performers singing modern rock music, Young at Heart shows are a provocative, life-affirming spectacle."

"I thought I could never be surprised again by these songs, but there is something affecting about watching a woman old enough to be Jimmy Page's mother reworking 'Stairway to Heaven' under the spotlight instead of sitting at home knitting bedsocks for the cat. Certainly I thought the day was past when the line "There's still time to change the road you're on" could bring a lump to my throat the size of Bournemouth."

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Nick's posted a nice Germany photo on his Flickr site;

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Mum and Dad do From Here to Eternity;

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Heard this on the train this morning;

It's not a pay rise. He says he's been given a responsibility allowance...

This was the only positive on a trip that ended up 50 minutes late (on a 40 minute run!) due to all of the following apparently; leaves on the line, signalling problems and a stopping train in front. Of course, today was the one day this week when I had an early meeting to attend...

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The Woman from Del Monte, she say 'YEAH!'.

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