Oh dear, James Caan – under the auspices of a politician has fallen victim to the classic – do as I say and not as I do – when he urged parents not to give a leg up to their kids. It has since been revealed that Caan’s own kids have plumb jobs in his…
So this weekend marks a number of landmarks in the Holland household. My eldest son turned 17 which rather dates my act! But as well as this – two other landmarks… On IMDBpro (the internet movie database) – it states on the page of Tom Holland – that he is 5ft 6. This is not…
Before I review this game – I need to fess up on a few things. The game came to me because of my blog. The game was sent to meĂ‚Â with a brand new Wi and Lego goodies on the understanding that I would review the new Lego game for them. They explained that I could…
Our front door bell doesn’t work. Or rather it does work but it goes off all the time – orĂ‚Â that localĂ‚Â kids are playing knock down ginger on us all day long. Either way, we have unplugged the bloody bellĂ‚Â and now rely on a note requesting a heavy knock. This happened this morning. Early doors, 7am…
Today I am meeting with Hal Cuttenden – to advance the sitcom for BBCRadio 4 that I am writing – and yet perversely,Ă‚Â Hal is somehow starring in. This is clearly an anomaly that I am subtly addressing in the writing. I am about to finish a new episode in which Hal hardly appears at all…
Sitting in my car at a service station on my way to a gig that pays the same money as it did 20 years ago I was feeling somewhat disconsolate. In show business there are jobs that we refer to as gravy gigs – namely, well paid for little effort. Voice overs are a great…
With no gig last night, at 4pm yesterday I was planning to watch the football with my boys and then have a night in. My wife was taking photographs at a local school ball and asked whether I might like to come along and help. A suggestion with a feel of an order to it….
Exciting morning for the Holland family – as Tom and his mum head in to Soho to watch a cast and crew screening of HOW I LIVE NOW – can’t imagine how exciting this must be for a 16 year old – but will ask Tom later…
All musicals have a core of dedicated fans – many of whom watch ‘their chosen’ show more than is normal,Ă‚Â at least from an economic perspective. Billy Elliot has a legion of such devotees calling themselves the Billy Elliot Forum. Over the years of Tom doing the show, I encountered many such members and never felt…
Driving to a gig last night in Walthamstow at Guffaw Comedy – a club I have never played – my head was full of other stuff. I knew that I was closing – I had an idea that I was doing longer than 20 minutes and that there was a rumour that a ‘special comedy…