Hob The Ferret
@hobtheferret.bsky.social
Twice-nightly comic, hoofer, and raconteur of the Palace of Varieties. NOT bitter.
Has anyone heard from Lew Grade recently?
Tough on Basil Brush, tough on the causes of Basil Brush.
Has anyone heard from Lew Grade recently?
Tough on Basil Brush, tough on the causes of Basil Brush.
I RESENT THE USE OF THIS PHOTO IN THIS CONTEXT www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
What is the House of Lords and what do peers do?
Details of what goes on in the UK parliament’s upper chamber, where messages are written in Norman French and peers can claim £361 a day
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February 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I RESENT THE USE OF THIS PHOTO IN THIS CONTEXT www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
MONKEY GAVE A FINE TURN AT ALEXANDRA PALACE ON SATURDAY. HE'S GONE WILD ON THE MERCHANDISE. VERY CRASS, BUT THAT'S SHOW MONKEYS FOR YOU. NEVER FAR FROM A WAISTCOAT AND CYMBALS.
February 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
MONKEY GAVE A FINE TURN AT ALEXANDRA PALACE ON SATURDAY. HE'S GONE WILD ON THE MERCHANDISE. VERY CRASS, BUT THAT'S SHOW MONKEYS FOR YOU. NEVER FAR FROM A WAISTCOAT AND CYMBALS.
I'VE BEEN INVITED TO SEE THE MONKEY TOMORROW. THE ONE WHO TOURS WITH TOM CONTI'S DAUGHTER. I THINK SHE'S HIS MANAGER. HE'S AN OLD FRAUD BUT HE DOESN'T PUT UP WITH ANY NONSENSE, WHICH I RESPECT. A BIT.
January 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I'VE BEEN INVITED TO SEE THE MONKEY TOMORROW. THE ONE WHO TOURS WITH TOM CONTI'S DAUGHTER. I THINK SHE'S HIS MANAGER. HE'S AN OLD FRAUD BUT HE DOESN'T PUT UP WITH ANY NONSENSE, WHICH I RESPECT. A BIT.
GET OVER IT, WEAVER. SOME OF US HAVE HAD MID-SHOW PROTESTERS FOR DECADES. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Just Stop Oil activists interrupt play starring Sigourney Weaver in London
Two protesters walk on stage to boos and some cheers during performance of The Tempest in West End
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January 28, 2025 at 9:56 AM
GET OVER IT, WEAVER. SOME OF US HAVE HAD MID-SHOW PROTESTERS FOR DECADES. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
WELCOME NEW AUDIENCE. I KNEW YOU'D MATERIALISE EVENTUALLY. I DON'T DO PERSONAL APPEARANCES, BUT I WILL SPILL THE BEANS ON NUMEROUS VARIETY STALWARTS FOR A SMALL STIPEND. HAS ANYONE HEARD FROM LEW GRADE RECENTLY, HE'S GONE TO GROUND AGAIN.
January 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
WELCOME NEW AUDIENCE. I KNEW YOU'D MATERIALISE EVENTUALLY. I DON'T DO PERSONAL APPEARANCES, BUT I WILL SPILL THE BEANS ON NUMEROUS VARIETY STALWARTS FOR A SMALL STIPEND. HAS ANYONE HEARD FROM LEW GRADE RECENTLY, HE'S GONE TO GROUND AGAIN.
I'VE BEEN ASKED TO BECOME A MENTOR FOR EARLY CAREER STAGERS, TO HELP THEM DEVELOP THEIR TALENT. TOLD THEM TO SHOVE IT UP THEIR ASTORIAS. THE LAST THING WE NEED IS MORE PEOPLE GETTING BOOKINGS. DEMORALISE AND ELIMINATE, THAT'S MY MOTTO. RESENT AND PREVENT. BELITTLE AND SYD LITTLE.
January 26, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I'VE BEEN ASKED TO BECOME A MENTOR FOR EARLY CAREER STAGERS, TO HELP THEM DEVELOP THEIR TALENT. TOLD THEM TO SHOVE IT UP THEIR ASTORIAS. THE LAST THING WE NEED IS MORE PEOPLE GETTING BOOKINGS. DEMORALISE AND ELIMINATE, THAT'S MY MOTTO. RESENT AND PREVENT. BELITTLE AND SYD LITTLE.
RUMOURS OF MY DEMISE HAVE BEEN GREATLY EXAGGERATED BY BRUSH. I'VE MERELY BEEN HIBERNATING THROUGH PANTO SEASON.
January 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
RUMOURS OF MY DEMISE HAVE BEEN GREATLY EXAGGERATED BY BRUSH. I'VE MERELY BEEN HIBERNATING THROUGH PANTO SEASON.
NORVELLE HAD SOMETHING OTHER COMICS OF THE ERA DIDN'T. A SENSE OF SHAME. HE USER TO SOB IN THE DRESSING ROOM. "I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M ASKING THEM TO CHASE ME, HOB. I LIVE IN FEAR OF IT HAPPENING ONE DAY, BUT I CAN'T STOP." A CONFUSED MAN BUT THAT'S SHOWBIZ.
December 12, 2024 at 10:42 PM
NORVELLE HAD SOMETHING OTHER COMICS OF THE ERA DIDN'T. A SENSE OF SHAME. HE USER TO SOB IN THE DRESSING ROOM. "I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M ASKING THEM TO CHASE ME, HOB. I LIVE IN FEAR OF IT HAPPENING ONE DAY, BUT I CAN'T STOP." A CONFUSED MAN BUT THAT'S SHOWBIZ.
YES, WITH THE APPROPRIATE FEE
December 10, 2024 at 8:37 AM
YES, WITH THE APPROPRIATE FEE
I SAW A NEW COMIC TONIGHT AND I HAVE TO SAY I LIKED THE CUT OF HIS JIB
December 5, 2024 at 8:40 PM
I SAW A NEW COMIC TONIGHT AND I HAVE TO SAY I LIKED THE CUT OF HIS JIB
I WON'T BE SEEING ANY PANTOMIMETIC ENTERTAINMENTS, BECAUSE OF A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE MISUNDERSTANDINGS WHICH DATE BACK TO THE 70S. BUT I WILL BE ADVANCE REVIEWING THEM
November 22, 2024 at 10:49 AM
I WON'T BE SEEING ANY PANTOMIMETIC ENTERTAINMENTS, BECAUSE OF A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE MISUNDERSTANDINGS WHICH DATE BACK TO THE 70S. BUT I WILL BE ADVANCE REVIEWING THEM
NOBODY WOULD SAY IT OUT LOUD, BUT ORVILLE DIED HIS HAIR AND WAS ACTUALLY EXTREMELY GERIATRIC. THE NAPPY WAS PART RUSE, PART NECESSITY. #ShowbizTruths #FerretingOutTheFacts
November 15, 2024 at 5:08 PM
NOBODY WOULD SAY IT OUT LOUD, BUT ORVILLE DIED HIS HAIR AND WAS ACTUALLY EXTREMELY GERIATRIC. THE NAPPY WAS PART RUSE, PART NECESSITY. #ShowbizTruths #FerretingOutTheFacts
I WAS DISQUALIFIED FROM THE VAPID BBC DANCING SHOW FOR BEING TOO LOW TO THE GROUND. BLATANT MUSTELIDISM. I SUFFERED FOR MY SQUATNESS IN A WAY 50% OF THE RONNIES NEVER DID.
November 9, 2024 at 6:58 PM
I WAS DISQUALIFIED FROM THE VAPID BBC DANCING SHOW FOR BEING TOO LOW TO THE GROUND. BLATANT MUSTELIDISM. I SUFFERED FOR MY SQUATNESS IN A WAY 50% OF THE RONNIES NEVER DID.
THIS COULD BE A DISASTER FOR MY CAREER
An announcement from the National Zoo:
"For the first time, a cloned U.S. endangered species has produced offspring! Black-footed ferret Antonia, who lives at our Virginia campus, birthed two healthy kits June 18, demonstrating how cloning can enhance genetic diversity in conservation efforts."
"For the first time, a cloned U.S. endangered species has produced offspring! Black-footed ferret Antonia, who lives at our Virginia campus, birthed two healthy kits June 18, demonstrating how cloning can enhance genetic diversity in conservation efforts."
Advancements for Black-footed Ferret Conservation Continue with New Offspring from Cloned Ferret | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
DENVER — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and conservation partners are excited to announce a groundbreaking achievement in endangered species research: the first-ever birth of black-footed ferrets ...
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November 8, 2024 at 5:52 PM
THIS COULD BE A DISASTER FOR MY CAREER
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER SEEN MY SHOWS, AND TRUST ME THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS ACROSS BRITAIN'S NUMBER ONE AND TWO TOWNS, I'M A STAGE MUSTELID OF MEANS WHO NEVER STOLE MONKHOUSE'S JOKE BOOK EVEN ONCE.
November 8, 2024 at 3:14 PM
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER SEEN MY SHOWS, AND TRUST ME THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS ACROSS BRITAIN'S NUMBER ONE AND TWO TOWNS, I'M A STAGE MUSTELID OF MEANS WHO NEVER STOLE MONKHOUSE'S JOKE BOOK EVEN ONCE.
I'VE WORKED WITH THEM ALL. ASKEY, TARBUCK, FORSYTH, WISDOM, SCHNORBITZ, EMU. YOU NAME EM, I'VE GOT DIRT. ESPECIALLY ON BRUSH. THE DIRTIEST OF THEM ALL, HYGIENE WISE.
November 8, 2024 at 3:10 PM
I'VE WORKED WITH THEM ALL. ASKEY, TARBUCK, FORSYTH, WISDOM, SCHNORBITZ, EMU. YOU NAME EM, I'VE GOT DIRT. ESPECIALLY ON BRUSH. THE DIRTIEST OF THEM ALL, HYGIENE WISE.
BRUCIE, HE WAS A GENTLEMAN. ALBEIT IN HOCK TO BRUSH
November 8, 2024 at 3:06 PM
BRUCIE, HE WAS A GENTLEMAN. ALBEIT IN HOCK TO BRUSH
IT'S TIME TO BUILD MY PLATFORM IN THE NEW MEDIA AGE. EXPECT SEARING CRITIQUES, SHOWBIZ GOSSIP, AND THE TRUTH ABOUT BASIL BRUSH.
November 8, 2024 at 3:03 PM
IT'S TIME TO BUILD MY PLATFORM IN THE NEW MEDIA AGE. EXPECT SEARING CRITIQUES, SHOWBIZ GOSSIP, AND THE TRUTH ABOUT BASIL BRUSH.
HELLO, IS THIS THING ON?
November 8, 2024 at 3:01 PM
HELLO, IS THIS THING ON?