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Geoffrey Perkins Is Dead At 55

Posted by kdawson on from the arthur-dent-removes-his-hat dept.

Dynamoo writes "Legendary comedy writer and producer Geoffrey Perkins has died in a road accident in London. Perkins was until recently the head of comedy for BBC TV. Earlier in his career he produced the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series, and was a writer, director, and producer of many comedy shows including Spitting Image, The Fast Show, and several others. He also invented the game of Mornington Crescent. The world will be a less joyful place without him."

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  1. cool by deathtopaulw · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Maybe with the idiot responsible for horrible british comedy dead, the nation can thrive. Not much hope in that though, they've been unfunny for centuries.

    1. Re:cool by PopeRatzo · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      You may not find the comedy of the British funny, but at least they've never been in danger of having a big-haired ex-beauty queen who believes that the earth was created in 6 days and gets a kick out of shooting bear cubs from a helicopter with an AK-47 as Prime Minister.

      You want comedy?

      --
      You are welcome on my lawn.
  2. How Ironic by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    There are about to be a bunch of dead niggers floating around New Orleans.

    Not being satisfied with his Katrina effort, Jesus has sent a second hurricane to clean the niggers out of New Orleans.

    I can't wait to see all those dead niggers floating like rats on CNN.