Month: September 2013

BLACK BRITISH COMEDY: FELIX DEXTER – ‘THE REAL MCCOY’ (CLASSIC MONOLOGUES)

I cannot believe that stand-up comedian/actor Felix Dexter recorded the comedy monologues below almost 20 years ago and they are still hilarious/relevent in 2013 I agree with my friend’s response to this post  that “not many of today’s crop of comedians  are insightful or intelligent enough to do this brand of humour”. Or BRAVE enough. There are also a number of black British comedians on the circuit today who in my opinion are just not funny. Forgive me if I don’t find material []

MALE SOLDIER BECOMES ‘BRITAIN’S FIRST TRANSGENDER MUSLIM WOMAN’

According to The Daily Mail A former trained soldier has swapped her Territorial Army beret for a veil and become Britain’s first transgender Muslim woman.  Lucy Vallender used to be called Laurens and says she is finally ‘true to herself’ after a sex change three years ago. The 28-year-old is now married to another Muslim man she met on an online dating site, but he did not know she was once a man when they wed. She now wears a full veil []

MOBO AWARDS 2013 – NOMINATIONS LIST

Well it’s that time again folks! This year MOBO invited supporters and fans into the fold to become a part of the MOBO music panel and they helped to decide the nominees for each category. Check out the MOBO Awards 2013 nominations list below. Best Newcomer in association with HTC  Daley Elli Ingram Etta Bond Fuse ODG Jacob Banks Jahmene Douglas Krept and Konan Sam Smith Shakka Stylo G Best Male Act  Disclosure Naughty Boy Rudimental Wiley Wretch 32 Best Female Act In []

UK NEWS: ‘THE REAL McCOY’ COMEDIAN DIES

The Voice reports that comedian/actress Collette Johnson has died of cancer of the spine, after being diagnosed with the illness earlier this year. She was 52 years old. Collette was one of the original performers on the hit 1990s BBC comedy sketch show ‘The Real McCoy’ and starred in many sketches alongside fellow comedian Llewella Gideon. Llewella told The Voice, “I last saw Collette a couple of years ago,” Gideon said of her former colleague, who had also suffered from multiple sclerosis. []