Jane Hill
@janehill.bsky.social
I do comedy, lecturing, journalism, radio and writing. I like beaches, books and buildings.
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Jane Hill
@janehill.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Just saving this for posterity, like someone grabbing the family photos before fleeing a house fire.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen.
Neil Young
Wilco
Black Keys
George Jones
Cliff Richard
Neil Young
Wilco
Black Keys
George Jones
Cliff Richard
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen.
Queen
Dire Straits
Billy Joel
Squeeze
Gillan
Queen
Dire Straits
Billy Joel
Squeeze
Gillan
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen.
George Michael
Etienne Daho
Elton John
Heaven 17
Blancmange
George Michael
Etienne Daho
Elton John
Heaven 17
Blancmange
November 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen.
Neil Young
Wilco
Black Keys
George Jones
Cliff Richard
Neil Young
Wilco
Black Keys
George Jones
Cliff Richard
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Felt like this when mortgage payments went up a few years ago - yes, it's horrible to now be paying an extra £200 a month, but that's been happening to renters year on year and there were no sadface articles on that, just "market forces" and "nobody has a right to live in a city"
This house tax pretending is making me more insane than usual because as a renter I’ve had to move every 1-3 years just as standard because rents always rise. And no one cares. House owners get a tiny fraction of that precarity and suddenly it’s the worst thing that’s ever happened
November 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Felt like this when mortgage payments went up a few years ago - yes, it's horrible to now be paying an extra £200 a month, but that's been happening to renters year on year and there were no sadface articles on that, just "market forces" and "nobody has a right to live in a city"
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One of the most beautiful bits of english eccentricity and glorious design is coming back to Sotheby’s and should be bought by a musuem (or me) for THE NATION. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Jewelled golden hare that sparked national treasure hunt set for auction
Artist and author Kit Williams hid a golden hare with clues to its precise location given in his 1979 book
www.independent.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:18 AM
One of the most beautiful bits of english eccentricity and glorious design is coming back to Sotheby’s and should be bought by a musuem (or me) for THE NATION. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
I’m sorry, but who gets up an hour before breakfast?
The breakfast casserole of your dreams. Make this the night earlier and then pop it in the oven an hour before you plan to serve it. nyti.ms/43UeOai
November 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I’m sorry, but who gets up an hour before breakfast?
Okay, stop press, it does seem to be that these are now branded as Seasalt handybands, even though you have to dig through the photos to find something that shows the length.
Phew. I shall order some more. Thanks, @berryh.bsky.social - I was too focused on the word “snood.”
Phew. I shall order some more. Thanks, @berryh.bsky.social - I was too focused on the word “snood.”
Current task: hand-sewing* up the ends of my old Seasalt snoods to turn them into chemo beanies for when the hair loss hits. Tragically Seasalt appears to have discontinued these. Whyyyy?
*an interesting challenge with peripheral neuropathy, thanks to the first chemo dose.
*an interesting challenge with peripheral neuropathy, thanks to the first chemo dose.
November 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Okay, stop press, it does seem to be that these are now branded as Seasalt handybands, even though you have to dig through the photos to find something that shows the length.
Phew. I shall order some more. Thanks, @berryh.bsky.social - I was too focused on the word “snood.”
Phew. I shall order some more. Thanks, @berryh.bsky.social - I was too focused on the word “snood.”
Hello - serious question. If anyone has a Seasalt handyband, are they the same thing as the snoods? The pictures make them look smaller. I am looking for a kind of jersey tube about 30/40cm.
November 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Hello - serious question. If anyone has a Seasalt handyband, are they the same thing as the snoods? The pictures make them look smaller. I am looking for a kind of jersey tube about 30/40cm.
Current task: hand-sewing* up the ends of my old Seasalt snoods to turn them into chemo beanies for when the hair loss hits. Tragically Seasalt appears to have discontinued these. Whyyyy?
*an interesting challenge with peripheral neuropathy, thanks to the first chemo dose.
*an interesting challenge with peripheral neuropathy, thanks to the first chemo dose.
November 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Current task: hand-sewing* up the ends of my old Seasalt snoods to turn them into chemo beanies for when the hair loss hits. Tragically Seasalt appears to have discontinued these. Whyyyy?
*an interesting challenge with peripheral neuropathy, thanks to the first chemo dose.
*an interesting challenge with peripheral neuropathy, thanks to the first chemo dose.
This is a very good article, much of which chimes with me (different cancer but same feeling of getting swept up by the NHS into a well-coordinated series of treatments.)
Also the importance of Getting Things Checked Out.
Also the importance of Getting Things Checked Out.
I've written a big piece for the Observer about the Big C. Would be lovely if you find time to read it sometime and feel free to share.
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
‘He suggested we go to a quiet room to talk. I knew that was not good news’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This is a very good article, much of which chimes with me (different cancer but same feeling of getting swept up by the NHS into a well-coordinated series of treatments.)
Also the importance of Getting Things Checked Out.
Also the importance of Getting Things Checked Out.
Got through the Wimbledon ticketing thing, got cross you can only buy two tix not one (anti-single prejudice), ummed and ahhed about my likely state of health in June (remission? dead?) then the postman came to the door and now the tix I was considering have gone, and my decision is made for me.
November 26, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Got through the Wimbledon ticketing thing, got cross you can only buy two tix not one (anti-single prejudice), ummed and ahhed about my likely state of health in June (remission? dead?) then the postman came to the door and now the tix I was considering have gone, and my decision is made for me.
How I felt soaking up the sun and the view today.
November 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
How I felt soaking up the sun and the view today.
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I’m not doing Black Friday this year.
I’d rather be honest with you than try to compete with big brands.
Every purchase genuinely makes a difference to my tiny business.
Shop independent this Christmas.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
I’d rather be honest with you than try to compete with big brands.
Every purchase genuinely makes a difference to my tiny business.
Shop independent this Christmas.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I’m not doing Black Friday this year.
I’d rather be honest with you than try to compete with big brands.
Every purchase genuinely makes a difference to my tiny business.
Shop independent this Christmas.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
I’d rather be honest with you than try to compete with big brands.
Every purchase genuinely makes a difference to my tiny business.
Shop independent this Christmas.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
@fliceverett.bsky.social Hello! Your Edie York books have really been cheering me up lately. Thank you.
November 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
@fliceverett.bsky.social Hello! Your Edie York books have really been cheering me up lately. Thank you.
So many things wrong about this list.
But most importantly, where the hell is Blades of Glory, the greatest ice skating based film comedy of our times?
But most importantly, where the hell is Blades of Glory, the greatest ice skating based film comedy of our times?
It is imposdible to make a Top 100 list everyone agrees with…
BUT THIS LIST IS SO WRONG!!!!
variety.com/lists/best-c...
BUT THIS LIST IS SO WRONG!!!!
variety.com/lists/best-c...
The 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time
Variety's list of the 100 best comedy movies of all time includes 'Annie Hall,' 'Pretty Woman,' 'Waiting for Guffman' and 'Young Frankenstein.'
variety.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
So many things wrong about this list.
But most importantly, where the hell is Blades of Glory, the greatest ice skating based film comedy of our times?
But most importantly, where the hell is Blades of Glory, the greatest ice skating based film comedy of our times?
For today’s gentle walk, I decided to dress as the world’s oldest small boy. I am very wobbly because I have lost all my muscle mass and my legs are like teeny tiny sticks. But I made myself put one foot in front of the other for at least seven minutes of Outside. #ovariancancer #chemo
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
For today’s gentle walk, I decided to dress as the world’s oldest small boy. I am very wobbly because I have lost all my muscle mass and my legs are like teeny tiny sticks. But I made myself put one foot in front of the other for at least seven minutes of Outside. #ovariancancer #chemo
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Slept dreaming of, woke up thinking about the extraordinary What Resembles the Grave but Isn’t by Anne Boyer
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Slept dreaming of, woke up thinking about the extraordinary What Resembles the Grave but Isn’t by Anne Boyer
Post a movie from where you’re from.
November 23, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Post a movie from where you’re from.
This question was partly prompted by Tom Cox’s post yesterday (should have made that clear).
I suppose the question I really mean is: despite the drawbacks and his horror story, is it still worth using Substack because it’s so well-established and people find things there?
I suppose the question I really mean is: despite the drawbacks and his horror story, is it still worth using Substack because it’s so well-established and people find things there?
Hello Bluesky - I’m going to be writing a kind of blog about what I am absolutely not calling my cancer “journey,” with an emphasis on being kind of blackly funny and hopefully helpful too… and to keep myself sane.
Q: is Substack the best choice in terms of reach, ease etc? Not looking to monetise.
Q: is Substack the best choice in terms of reach, ease etc? Not looking to monetise.
November 23, 2025 at 12:36 PM
This question was partly prompted by Tom Cox’s post yesterday (should have made that clear).
I suppose the question I really mean is: despite the drawbacks and his horror story, is it still worth using Substack because it’s so well-established and people find things there?
I suppose the question I really mean is: despite the drawbacks and his horror story, is it still worth using Substack because it’s so well-established and people find things there?
Hello Bluesky - I’m going to be writing a kind of blog about what I am absolutely not calling my cancer “journey,” with an emphasis on being kind of blackly funny and hopefully helpful too… and to keep myself sane.
Q: is Substack the best choice in terms of reach, ease etc? Not looking to monetise.
Q: is Substack the best choice in terms of reach, ease etc? Not looking to monetise.
November 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Hello Bluesky - I’m going to be writing a kind of blog about what I am absolutely not calling my cancer “journey,” with an emphasis on being kind of blackly funny and hopefully helpful too… and to keep myself sane.
Q: is Substack the best choice in terms of reach, ease etc? Not looking to monetise.
Q: is Substack the best choice in terms of reach, ease etc? Not looking to monetise.
This is a simply wonderful piece of writing.
I flew to Canada this week to go to a Paul McCartney concert and I wrote about it here:
open.substack.com/pub/naomiald...
open.substack.com/pub/naomiald...
going through hell, keeping going
on art, grief, and the emotional heroism of just bloody keeping on making your work
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
This is a simply wonderful piece of writing.
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motsi: thank you for sharing your journey with us
craig: that was nnnorgeous, darling
shirley: *applauding slowly* it was a privilege to watch
anton: you went ‘phwoar, i‘m gonna give it some of that’ and then you went ‘ave it’ and that move at the end? fabulous
me: can I please just finish my shit
craig: that was nnnorgeous, darling
shirley: *applauding slowly* it was a privilege to watch
anton: you went ‘phwoar, i‘m gonna give it some of that’ and then you went ‘ave it’ and that move at the end? fabulous
me: can I please just finish my shit
November 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
motsi: thank you for sharing your journey with us
craig: that was nnnorgeous, darling
shirley: *applauding slowly* it was a privilege to watch
anton: you went ‘phwoar, i‘m gonna give it some of that’ and then you went ‘ave it’ and that move at the end? fabulous
me: can I please just finish my shit
craig: that was nnnorgeous, darling
shirley: *applauding slowly* it was a privilege to watch
anton: you went ‘phwoar, i‘m gonna give it some of that’ and then you went ‘ave it’ and that move at the end? fabulous
me: can I please just finish my shit
And his cummerbund!
Alex, her husband and her kitchen. ❤️ #strictly
November 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
And his cummerbund!