Alien Belly Button Kerfuffle - more comics by kids

Some more front covers of comics produced by the kids in my Comic Art Masterclasses in schools. Working usually with two groups in a day, each pupil goes away with a comic book named by the group containing a strip by every single one of them a caricature of every one of their faces, plus they've learned how to do everything I do so they can leave school and steal my job. These are from schools in Chepstow, Bristol, Ormskirk, Devon, Leicester, Clevedon and Walsall. Click to enlarge and see more.

If you would like me to come to your school, college, library or art centre to teach comics to you or your kids, please don't hesitate to get in touch.



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News Of The World tribute - Scottish Falsetto Socks

Brand new from the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre, a tribute to the late lamented News Of The World.

Youtoobling - News of the World

I love a night's Youtoobling. The method is straightforward. I have a wee drink and I follow video after video on Youube, usually along a theme. The other night I was finding videos that related to the New Of The World scandal, then tweeting each vid with a #notw hashtag. Here's what I found:

Sunday Papers Joe Jackson #youtoobling #notw

Funny Papers, Dean Friedman #youtoobling #notw

You'll Never See A Nipple In The Daily Express #youtoobling #notw John Cooper Clarke

News Of The World, The Jam #youtoobling #notw

I heard the news today, oh boy A Day In The Life #youtoobling #notw

"I caught a paperboy" Modern Love, David Bowie #youtoobling #notw

You don't drink you don't smoke, what do you do? Adam Ant Goody Two Shoes #youtoobling #notw

Press Gang by Steven Moffat Brilliant #youtoobling #notw #drwho

BA Robertson Saint Saens on The Radio #notw #youtoobling

Headline News, Weird Al Yankowicz #youtoobling #notw

Mmm Mmm Mmm, Crash Test Dummies #youtoobling #notw

Peter Pumpkinhead Crash Test Dummies #youtoobling #notw

We Will All Go Together When We Go Tom Lehrer #youtoobling #notw

Difficult Difficult Lemon Difficult #youtoobling #notw

Wait a minute. New Of The World is an Queen album. It features: We Are The Champions #notw #youtoobling

...and Sheer Heart Attack from Queen's News Of The World #notw #youtoobling

.. and It's Late on Queen's News Of The World #notw #youtoobling

.. We Will Rock You #notw Queen #youtoobling

... or if you prefer We Will Sock You, Scottish Falsetto Socks #youtoobling #notw

You keep getting those incredible Giggs Rock Follies On The Road #notw #youtoobling #superinjunction

Everybody wants to sing in the Rock Follies like Glee with the irony #youtoobling #notw

Only Women Bleed, Alice Cooper #youtoobling

Alone Again Naturally with Transistor Radio #youtoobling

Which is as far as I got before night descended. I hope you enjoyed the journey.

Kev F interview & class on BBC

Here, on BBC Northern Ireland's website, is a half hour long interview and Comic Art Masterclass I did last month. I think I come across quite well.

Socks vid in this week's Doctor Who Magazine

Whaddayaknow, the Scottish Falsetto Socks are featured in this week's Doctor Who Magazine. There's a little photo and a link to, of all things, this Doctor Who names video which is now a whole Doctor out of date:

Sitcom Trials Manchester review

"A great chance to see the trial and error of new writing in the sitcom genre."

The Manchester Sitcom Trials was reviewed by Large Manchester. Check it out.



"A great chance to see the trial and error of new writing in the sitcom genre.

Although the five performances felt like a bit of ‘work in progress’, the informal setting and intimate nature of the venue complimented the style.

The comedy centered around endless puns, which the audience met with laughs and some groans, but the enthusiasm of the host and house actors carried this well.

The audience were invited to contribute their own ideas for sitcoms in a mini competition, the star prize resulted in a felt tip pen (ha ha ha). This style of audience participation went down well and the atmosphere inside the small room was jovial and light hearted suiting the performance well.

The event was fast paced, timed well and executed almost seamlessly. There were a few problems with the music, but these were minor and added to the informal feel of the show.

The five sitcoms under the audiences scrutiny were good but not wholly inspiring. The actors brought life into what can be described as a radio-style read through of the material. The show was enjoyable to watch but not entirely memorable."

sitcomtrials.co.uk

Lookalike - Coulson v Schrute

It's not me is it? Am I the only person who, every time he pictures Andy Coulson of News Of The World fame...


... sees Dwight Schrute from The Office?