Tom Lennon • Freelance Writer: comedy and pop culture

Freelance writer specializing in comedy and the geekier end of the pop culture spectrum.

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Happy Christmas to you all (and that includes YOU!)

(Through The Viewfinder photograph of yours truly courtesy of Birmingham Blogfather and TTV virtuoso Mr Pete Ashton).

Curb Your Indifference

Over the last couple of years Clare has become a big fan of the seminal 90s sitcom Seinfeld. This, it must be said, is largely my fault. I'm also a fan of Curb Your Enthusiasm, the mighty meta-cringecom from Seinfeld's co-creator Larry David. Despite my best efforts, however, Clare has somehow managed to remain immune to its toe-curling charms. I think this picture from Curb's season 7 finale may change her mind: More here.

Filakeo

'You've all seen that Busch beer commercial where the girl in the short hot pants opens the beer bottle on her belt buckle, leaves it there, lets it foam over her hand and over the bottle and the voiceover goes: "Get yourself a BUSCH!" 'Hmmm. You know what that looks like..?' Bill Hicks - Relentless Local chocolate giant Cadbury are in the news today. The board are resisting a hostile takeover bid from US food giant Kraft, saying that the "derisory" bid is an attempt buy the company "on the cheap". If the poster advertising the Cadbury Flake on the [...]