Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for January 08, 2024
January 05, 2024
January 10, 2024
Transcript:
ricahrd's poor almanack by richard thompson cut & play shakespeare festival! stage your own shakespeare plays right at home! cut fold richard iii - charming power-crazed sociopath. give that man a horse! lady macbeth - her first name was "gruoch." maybe that's gaelic for "pushy bi-otch." puck - magical fairy fun-ster, oberon's go-fer, and a creepy little add jerk. optional funny hat yorrick - deceased clown, hamlet's imaginary friend & the original prop comic. michael kahn - brilliant yet "demanding" director. a shakespeare super-genius. typing monkey - get enough of these and they'll type a new play!
Cpeckbourlioux 12 months ago
Gruocho. Yep, probably gaelic spelling. Or, a seldom seen spelling mistake?
SteveHL 12 months ago
So Gallagher was a direct descendant of Yorick? (Not “Yorrick” – sorry, Mr. Thompson, but you lose points for the misspelling.)
Teto85 Premium Member 12 months ago
Right next to Reality Check.
RabbitDad 12 months ago
Infinite primates and infinite typewriters will write Shakespeare. Evolutionary theory suggests this has happened.
plaidley 12 months ago
I’ll wait for the Kenneth Branagh version.
Sisyphos 12 months ago
Don’t need no Michael Kahn! I’ve seen a lot of excellent Shakespeare that he couldn’t touch. Richard’s wife knows where much of it was….