Gervais, Merchant and Pilkington continue to evolve and amuse.

I have to say though a physically fit man can never be as funny as a fatty. Just look at other recently reformed chubbsters, Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill. Their style and humour was based on self-depreciation and now they just look a bit weird.

That said he’s still not doing bad and what a job…

The popular with-all-ages teenage comedy, renowned for its razor-sharp banter, is out on the big-screen today and if it can match the three TV seasons- it promises to be a classic.

The move to the big-screen never worked out for Ali G or Kevin and Perry but succeeded beyond all expectations for Borat and Bruno. It is therefore a risk, but the writers Damon Beesley and Iain Morris have nailed all the episodes to date- so I personally can’t see it failing to deliver. Many of the story lines are based on the writer’s own personal experiences and with the  experienced actors all in their mid-late twenties it has always been ‘bang on the money’, so why should it be any different in the longer format?

An interesting fact about the writers is that Ricky Gervais, in revenge for the back injury he suffered at the hands of Iain Morris during a wrestling match in his front room in 2003, named the two homosexual BBC producers in his show Extras after them.

In anticipation of our trip to the cinema tonight, I used the word ‘clunge’ in the car this morning whilst driving my seventeen year old nephew to work experience. He just looked at me as if I was an embarrassing uncle trying to be down with the kids-unfortunately twenty years too late! I expect this sad uncle/dad phenomena to be common over the next few weeks. But let’s just leave it to Jay-the master of CLUNGE…..

Here are some classic Darren Lamb moments from Extras for your amusement, as well as an hilarious story about him chatting up a girl and a dance-off with Barry from Eastenders

In just two years under the guidance of Andy Flower, England are about to become the number one side in the world and have a steely back-bone and a strength in-depth- that surely surpasses the achievements of any previous English test teams over the past forty years?

However, it is Shane Warne’s ever-changing appearance that has been even more dramatic.

Is this a new disguise to secretly draft him back into the struggling Aussie team or is he really auditioning for the new Face/Off sequel?

Batting above his place in the order seems the most likely answer. It worked for Ian Bell though during the recent second test at Trent Bridge!

After a depressing couple of weeks- Murders in Norway, Phone-hacking,
The death of Amy Winehouse and a faltering economy- here is New York's
own summer solstice that will always continue to amaze and stop the traffic!

For more classic minor characters and clips from the most successful British sit-com of all time-check out the link below.

http://www.asylum.co.uk/2011/07/09/office-best-minor-characters/

Apologies to all my followers for submitting very few posts this year- but due to work, film and other commitments, it really  is hard to find the time-but The Grumpster will be back in the Autumn.

A few more treats for you………