I've finally started getting into #Rust programming. As a learning project, I'm working on a TinyBASIC, which I'm calling FlakyBASIC.

I'm glad I persevered and overcame the steep learning curve. Now that things are beginning to click, I really enjoy Rust.

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#rustlang

In this week's article, Rodney Dangerfield's life story demonstrates how it's never too late.

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#standup #comedy

If all you need for #stand-up #comedy is a stage and an audience, why did it appear so late in human history? Let's find out why...

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Just What is wrong with Del Boy Trotter? A bit of analysis this week, discussing the comic flaw of Only Fools and Horses' legendary lead.

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#comedy #sitcoms #bbc

This week's article looks at the rocky launch of sitcom Red Dwarf and learns a lesson. Just as Jaws wasn't about a shark, Red Dwarf isn't really about space at all.

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#sitcoms #comedy #RedDwarf

This week, A Funny Sort of History delves deeper into what makes The Golden Girls such a solid sitcom.

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#comedy #sitcoms

This week on A Funny Sort of History, I profile a sitcom that should be used the teach sitcom writing. Why? Find out in my article about The Golden Girls.

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#comedy #sitcoms

This week, A Funny Sort of History moves onto sitcoms. What are they? How do they work? If you positively must know the answer, read this:

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#comedy #sitcoms

This week, I'm using one of my favourite skits of all time as an example of how comedy sketches work: SNL's Black Jeopardy with Tom Hanks as Doug.

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#snl #comedy #sketch

This week, topical comedy sketches. I argue for the virtues of being subtle rather than overt.

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#comedy #sketch #snl #spittingimage

Just how far did Monty Python bend the rules of sketch comedy? This week's article on A Funny Sort of History looks closer at the development of the Flying Circus.

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#monty #python #comedy #sketch

New post on A Funny Sort of History: Monty Python's Flying Circus - Flouting the Rules? (Part 1)

Just how inexperienced were the Pythons when they created their iconic sketch show, and did they throw out the rulebook completely?

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#comedy #sketches

A new article at A Funny Sort of History.

Not the Nine O'Clock News: Shockingly Conventional.

The 1980s sketch show hailed by some as the heirs to Monty Python. Did it really break all the rules?

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#comedy #sketches #bbc

I'm joining the twentieth century and launching a new blog.

A Funny Sort of History has just gone live. It's my space on the web where I write articles about comedy.

The first post covers comedy sketches.

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