You can’t treat your whole life as a Radio Four panel quiz.
From the surprisingly good The Trip, with over the hill Steve Coogan and never quite as good as he thinks he is Rob Brydon playing themselves, or at least the BBC Two version of themselves. Understated, artfully underlighted and balancing on the edge between pathos and parody, you never quite know if it’s “real” or just acted.
The funniest/sweetest thing you’ll see today:
The Mighty Avengers tackle the problem of health care insurance. Best line is from Wolverine: “I’ve got not much care for health care bub“. Captain America: “Because of your rapid healing powers? No, because I’m Canadian.” It’s the first in a series of so far four videos and whoever is doing them knows their Marvel.
Science made groany, courtesy of Brian Malow. Found via Edwin Mijnsbergen. Complete video here.
Smoking crabs. Apparently crustaceans like the cool, smooth taste of a fine cigarette.