Tony Hendra (born 1941) is an English satirist and writer who has worked mostly in the United States. Educated at St Albans School (where he was a classmate of Stephen Hawking) and Cambridge University, he was a member of the Cambridge University Footlights revue in 1962, alongside John Cleese, Graham Chapman and Tim Brooke-Taylor. In 1964 Hendra moved to America, where he worked as a comedian, sometimes teamed with comic actor Nick Ullett as...
Ian kicks back as David and Jeanine blame him for the nights flop.
After cutting away from the interview, in the suite, they discuss the up comi...
Ian walks out of the discussion after David suggests that Jeanine co-manage w...
As Jeanine attacks him, Ian defends his position and his work, reminding them...
In the suite after the mini Stonehenge concert, the guys assigns responsibili...
Ian attempts to deflect responsibility for the poor show away from the prop.
Ian's stage prop is built 18 inches high instead of 18 feet because the dimen...
During a piece in which Marty is interviewing Ian, there are several cut segw...
After finally getting checked into the hotel in Memphis Ian gives the guys th...
Ian complains to another member of the hotel's staff about the reservation mi...
The guys walk away while Ian works on straightening out the reservation probl...
Ian handles check in at a hotel while the band waits.
Backstage before a concert, Nigel complains because the bread slices are too ...
Ian hangs up from Sir Denis and breaks the news to the band.
Ian moves the phone away from his face after hearing what Sir Denis has to sa...
Ian fights for the album cover that the band wanted for the next album.
Back to the Soho, Ian pulls Bobbi to the side and asks her what the problem w...
The band makes an appearance at a Soho hosted by Bobbi Flekman, a promoter.
“Everything a joke to you, Fletch?” “Everything, Sam.” It’s like the first notes of the first song that I ever heard. A song that I can’t stop humming. See, I’m both afflicted by the plague of smartassery and fascinated by it; spending too much time analyzing it, absorbing it and writing about it. It even [...]
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After a trip into drug-fueled crazy, last night’s Mad Men returned to its senses, focusing on the ever devolving state of Don and Megan’s marriage, Peggy and Abe’s political divide, and the repercussions that come with Roger’s “Peter Pan” mentality. Playing House Never saw this coming: after a saber clash between Don and Ted for [...]
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A criminally under-worshipped film from the 1980s, Lost in America exists both as a comedic cautionary tale for all those who seek to embrace their inner Thoreau and the notion that well-fed boredom can be toppled by a mindless divorce from the swaddle cloth of society. Co-written, directed and starring Albert Brooks, Lost in America [...]
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Over the last few weeks, we’ve seen some large sea changes on Mad Men, so many changes that we seemed due for a break. Last night’s episode, “The Crash” was a break in more ways than one and an unanticipated jaunt through the back alleys of show creator Matthew Weiner’s mind. The Stalker We’ve never [...]
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Every week, we’ll take a look at the biggest stories in entertainment news, sports, politics, news news, and pop culture, and we’re going to present them to you here on THE WEEKLY WIND-UP PODCAST in about 15 minutes. Good deal right? Yes, your choice for sound clips is filling you in on all the news [...]
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