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This programme contains some strong language.

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CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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Thank you very much.

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Hello!

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Hello and welcome to Good News.

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So what have we learnt this week?

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Well, this woman revealed the dullest hobby ever.

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I used to keep a list in my bag of towns beginning with Y

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because there weren't many!

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Anyway...

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LAUGHTER

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If you're going on telly,

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make sure you know what you're going to say.

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Constitutional change could go through without any basic...

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erm, voting, erm...

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Basing on the...

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I'm sorry...

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LAUGHTER

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Did anyone else hear that bloke get his cock out mid-interview?

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We're not royalists.

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ZIP!

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Simple.

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What an incredible week of news. First up, you couldn't have missed this -

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The Duke and Duchess show their love to each other and the world.

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Married in Westminster Abbey, with friends,

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family and dignitaries from across the globe.

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It was a wonderful day.

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Two people in love, the sun was shining, we got a day off.

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As ever, the British public were very reserved.

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Oh, look at William looking at her. Look.

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It's magical. It is absolutely magical!

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I wouldn't be anywhere else.

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It's beautiful!

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I am speechless.

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CHEERING

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Aaaah!

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Kate, William!

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I love that. One minute she's speechless, next minute,

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"Aaaahhhhhhhh!"

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They weren't the only ones. The crowd was full of brilliant nutters.

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I made this costume all myself.

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With UHU glue.

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LAUGHTER

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It wasn't just the public,

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even the police got into the party spirit.

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CROWD CHEERS

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CROWD CHEERS

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CROWD CHEERS

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Mind you, it wasn't hard to get them going,

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the crowd cheered anything from the weather to a road sweeper.

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There's a 10% chance of a shower during the service itself...

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CHEERING

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CHEERING

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CHEERING

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-LAUGHTER

-"Waaaaay!

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"It's like a car AND a Hoover."

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For many people...

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A few of you - "It is actually, it's very good."

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..For many people, the iconic image of the wedding was this...

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'Lots of shouts from the crowd here.

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'And that's the reward.'

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Come on, the iconic wedding image was this little girl.

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"I can't believe I put glue on my hands."

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Did you watch the service?

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When the priest asked if anyone objected to the wedding,

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did anyone else go, "Yeah!

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"He's really punching above his weight"?

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I love how many times they kept saying, "Kate arrived a commoner and left a princess."

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Commoner? She's hardly Vicky Pollard.

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"Sorry I'm late, Wills, I was shoplifting down Primark."

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LAUGHTER

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The best bit was when William said,

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"I take Kate to be my wife for richer and poorer."

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You could hear the entire nation going, "Poorer? Bollocks!"

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Just before the ceremony, Harry took Wills off for a private word.

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I bet you money he said, "Listen, Wills, I know it's your big day

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"but I'm definitely going to have a pop at Kate's sister."

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Who could blame him? She is extraordinary.

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MUSIC: "Foxy Lady" by Jimi Hendrix.

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# Foxy

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# You got to be all mine

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# All mine

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# Foxy lady. #

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I think I speak for the nation when I say she is a BMILF -

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a bridesmaid I'd love to Facebook.

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LAUGHTER

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Talking of Facebook, within minutes, this page was created...

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The Pippa Middleton Arse Appreciation Society.

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I wonder who set that up?

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APPLAUSE AND LAUGHTER

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Back to the wedding.

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Did anyone else notice

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the Queen didn't join in with the National Anthem?

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I reckon it's cos she's so bored of it.

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She's probably there going, "Oh!

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"If I had a pound for every time they played that song...

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"Oh, I do!

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"Nice one!"

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I'll bet she makes up lyrics in her head.

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-TO TUNE OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM:

-# I'm missing Bargain Hunt

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# What shall I have for lunch

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# Maybe some chips

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# Doo-doo-doo

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# Who would I rather be?

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# SpongeBob or Mr. T?

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# I want a butler space monkey

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# Cos I'm the Queen. #

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APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

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I know for a fact the Queen's really into her music.

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Listen to what she was playing on the way to the service.

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MUSIC: "Ridin'" By Chamillionaire

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I couldn't take my eyes off the Queen. Did you see what she wore?

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I was looking, going, "Where have I seen that before?"

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Then it hit me!

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LAUGHTER

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"Smokin'!"

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The big fashion story was definitely Kate's dress.

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What will the bride be wearing and who has designed it?

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All they want to know is what dress will she wear?

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It really will be one of the biggest fashion moments of all time.

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My brother lost 50 quid after he bet on Kate wearing this.

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LAUGHTER

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The oddest fashion choice had to go to Tara Palmer-Tomkinson.

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Surely, if you've had to get a new nose because your old one

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was destroyed by drugs, don't wear a hat that points to it!

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LAUGHTER

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It's like getting herpes and wearing this.

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Mind you, the hat was nothing compared to her sister.

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She has the poshest name ever.

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"That is her sister, Santa Sebag Montefiore.

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"Santa Sebag Montefiore."

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Santa Sebag Montefiore?!

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Sounds like something this guy shouts when he comes!

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LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE

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Everywhere you looked people were wearing medals. David Beckham was there looking great,

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wearing his OBE.

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His medal there that he's got. But apparently, we're being informed,

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he is wearing it on the wrong side.

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Imagine someone telling him, "Dave, it's on the wrong side."

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"Oh, right!"

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LAUGHTER

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"Victoria, look, it's that bloke from The Mask!"

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"Smokin'!"

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LAUGHTER

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Do you know the wedding was the biggest television event of all time?

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Did you see how many people watched it?

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It's thought up to two billion people around the world watched them

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today exchange their vows.

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Most of you probably watched it on the Beeb,

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which is a shame cos you missed out on the in-depth knowledge

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of Euronews.

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Listen to how they describe the fly-past over Buckingham Palace.

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All I can tell you is that that's a big plane.

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It's got two little planes either side of it.

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LAUGHTER

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That is genius! It's great, isn't it?

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Mind you, that was nothing compared to the moment

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Chris Hollins was accidentally racist.

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-Have we had a super day today?

-Had a great day, thank you!

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-Fantastic!

-Are you going home?

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LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE

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So that's it for the Royal Wedding. Congratulations to Kate and Will.

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People were saying it's the best wedding ever.

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Oh, come on! It was good. It'll never beat this.

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The rings, please.

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Oh, my God!

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The other major international news was this.

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Fox News is just reporting that Bin Laden, Osama Bin Laden, is dead.

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Did you see how the papers covered it?

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The Times went with,

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The Express had,

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And what did The Sun go with?

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LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE

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Bin Bagged!

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The American reaction to Bin Laden's death was fairly muted.

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You kill innocent American people, you're going to pay the price.

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USA! USA! USA!

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Osama Bin Laden is dead.

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Happy days!

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LAUGHTER

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Did you see how they got rid of Bin Laden's body?

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We can now confirm that about an hour and a half ago, John,

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Osama Bin Laden was buried at sea.

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I love that description. "Buried."

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I think the verb they're searching for is "flung"!

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"We found you, now you find Nemo!"

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LAUGHTER

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The bizarrest thing about this story, do you know

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the anagram you can make out of Osama Bin Laden?

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Look at this. Osama Bin Laden...

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Lob Da Man In Sea!

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LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE

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Bin Laden's death sent the American networks into overload.

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Now, here's a tip,

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if you're reporting on one of the biggest stories of the year,

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make sure you know who killed who.

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President Obama is in fact dead!

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LAUGHTER

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Well, he isn't, is he?

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The timing of this couldn't have been better for Obama.

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All week, he'd been dealing with this.

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President Obama has released a full copy of his birth certificate

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to counter claims that he wasn't born in America.

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Right-wing extremists believed that Obama shouldn't be President

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because he wasn't born in America.

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I love the fact that a load of red necks believe the Bible,

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but they don't believe Obama's American!

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IN AMERICAN ACCENT: "I believe Jesus turned water into wine.

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"I believe a virgin gave birth to God's child,

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"but a black man born in America, that just don't make no sense."

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Wouldn't it be great if Obama went, "My birth certificate? Yeah, yeah.

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"It's here, it's just in my... TROUSERS!"

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It's pretty unfair. Nobody asked to see George Bush's birth certificate.

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In fairness, his mum was pretty busy.

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"I'll... I'll call back later, Mrs Bush, you look busy.

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"I'll... I'll call back later."

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Obama may have killed Bin Laden and revealed his birth certificate,

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but for an old friend of the show,

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it still wasn't enough. Remember this guy?

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Mr Long-legged Mack Daddy...

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CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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It's the preacher who hates Obama. He was back in the news.

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Have a listen to where he reckons

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the President got his birth certificate.

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That fake birth certificate that Obama put,

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he bought it from down there in Mexico,

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and put it on his website. He bought it from Mexico.

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Now, all the Mexicans are saying, "Yay. Amen,"

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and whatever else it is they say...in Mexico.

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My favourite part of the whole birth certificate business

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was the joke the President told

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at the White House Correspondents' dinner.

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Check this out. It's brilliant.

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Tonight, for the first time, I am releasing my official birth video.

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That is a good gag!

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"Hakuna ma fuckin' tata!

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"I'm Barack Obama."

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So what else has been happening?

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Have you seen the latest international crime fighter?

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He's dressed head-to-toe in black. He's a self-styled ninja warrior.

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He says he wants to bring hope to ordinary citizens.

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Pretty impressive.

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Where does this all powerful ninja operate? New York? Tokyo?

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Tunbridge Wells?! What crime does he deal with there?

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"Somebody help! A lady has served red wine with fish!"

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It is so tragic, isn't it?

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"I am the Tunbridge Wells ninja!"

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"Dad! Why are you wearing pyjamas?"

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"Who is Dad? I am ninja."

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"Dad, your cock's hanging out."

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What has he been up to? Sword fighting, throwing a death star?

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He helped rescue his friend's cat from a tree.

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He rescued a cat and now he's a ninja. Look what else he does.

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Then he carried on doing other good deeds like helping old ladies cross the road.

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What a ninja!

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Helping old ladies across the road.

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"Only go when the light is green. Never fear, old lady, I am a ninja!"

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"Oh, right, you look like a twat in pyjamas!"

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"And your cock's hanging out."

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He's hardly helping.

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How scary for an old lady - a bloke dressed in black saying,

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"I'm taking you to the other side."

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"Oh, shit! Is it my time to die?"

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"I never thought death would have his cock out!"

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I am sure he's very good,

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but you hear Tunbridge ninja, you don't picture this...

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You picture this...

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This next story is brilliant.

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Over in Australia, a member of the navy has made the news after

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getting hammered whilst working in America.

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This amateur video of a drunk Australian submariner being

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restrained by US guards is the latest in a string of embarrassing

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scandals for the Australian Defence Force.

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He was wasted. They had to handcuff him to a stretcher.

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The reason I love this story

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is because of the action the Australian Navy took.

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The intoxicated sailor has since been promoted...

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LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE

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Just unbelievable.

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A farmer has come up with an unusual way to protect his flock.

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How do you prevent your sheep from being stolen?

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According to one farmer on Dartmoor, you do this - you dye them orange.

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Orange things don't get stolen? Well, this guy is safe from kidnap!

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Orange sheep would freak you out.

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Imagine cutting through that field on the way home from the pub.

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"Dave, the pumpkins are following me!"

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"Dave?

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"Is that a bloke in his pyjamas?"

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"Dave, I think his cock's hanging out!"

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CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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On the plus side,

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if all farmers start dyeing sheep orange, it will catch out perverts.

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-Hello, love. Good day tending the sheep?

-It was all right. It was quite quiet.

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-What have you done?

-What?!

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Unbelievably, that isn't the strangest animal story of the week.

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Nobody saw this affair coming.

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They say love comes in all shapes and sizes.

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An eight-year-old swan named Swanny

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has developed a strange infatuation with a blue tractor.

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Apparently a swan is in love with a tractor.

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I bet the other swans think he's a right pervert.

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They're in the lake kissing, he's in his room with a load of tissues watching Top Gear.

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"Pop her bonnet!"

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That's probably the worst impression of a swan ever!

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The love between a swan and a tractor can only end one way.

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MUSIC: "Je t'aime"

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This is the part of the show I don't know anything about.

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A mystery guest who has been in the news

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and I have to figure out who that person is.

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Please, welcome my mystery guest!

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APPLAUSE

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Hello. Nice to meet you.

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Nice to meet you.

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AUDIENCE WOLF-WHISTLES

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-Was that the first time you've been on telly?

-No.

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-You got a wolf whistle! Can I look underneath your curtains?

-No!

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Not the first lady who's refused that.

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-Something to do with bric-a-brac? Collecting things?

-No.

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-Do you work with children?

-I do.

-You work with children.

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And what's...

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-The medals are something to do with it.

-Something to do with medals.

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-Have you competed?

-Yes.

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-Against children?

-No.

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-My day job is working with children.

-Your day job is working with kids.

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-But by night...

-Something different.

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-Are you an athlete?

-Yes.

-Excellent.

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-What do you do?

-I'm 15 times British Champion in...

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-Have you guessed yet?

-Arm wrestling!

-Yeah.

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APPLAUSE

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Come on then.

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Have you ever arm wrestled before?

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I just know I'm going to get beaten up yet again.

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The imagination of my production team!

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-I'll show you a few techniques.

-Just punch me in the face.

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It's all people want to see. Just deck me.

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-I'll show you a few techniques.

-Yeah.

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We stand up.

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You hold your peg. There we go. The first technique...

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-You smell lovely!

-Thank you.

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Ah! Yes!

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I'll give you that one.

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A top roll. A little technique.

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With this part of your hand, you need to open my fingers, so I'm like this.

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-OK.

-Then you drag me down to the back. Nice and easy. Like this.

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Want to practise?

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Right. Use your body weight a bit more.

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So drag your body...

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That's better. All right. Next one is called a hook.

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-The strongest person normally wins this one.

-It'll be you!

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You hook both wrists in and drag back.

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LAUGHTER

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-I'm really trying. Ready?

-Yeah.

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SHE SNIGGERS

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Yeah, yeah, yeah!

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-Can you improvise?

-I've shown you a few things...

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Commence with the beating. OK.

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Choose one in your head.

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-Ready? Three, two, one.

-Ow.

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-No, you're letting me win. Don't let me win!

-I'm not.

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I feel like a child!

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"You can eat from the adult menu." Let me eat my own food.

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AUDIENCE: Come on, Russ!

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APPLAUSE

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All right. For the last one, I do...

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I'll show you how we do it in a professional competition.

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Wow, I can already feel it! Damn!

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-You give me a go.

-I'll give you a go!

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Go!

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Let's have a chat. That's easier.

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-Have you got a boyfriend?

-Yes.

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I don't want to get base...

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But...there are certain things that a man and lady can do.

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-That women can do better.

-He must be terrified when you do it!

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LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE

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-I'm talking of course about pancake flipping!

-Of course!

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Which is a different thing to call it. How did you start this?

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-Can you beat your dad?

-My dad was the British Heavyweight Champion.

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He built me a table when I was little.

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When I was seven,

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I entered a sub-junior competition and beat about six boys.

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-Wow! How old were they?

-They were between six and nine.

-Excellent.

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Then when I was 11, I entered the British Championships and won it.

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-From then on, won it.

-Fantastic. It is lovely to meet you. Thank you.

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-Thank you.

-Please, give it up for my mystery guest.

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Have you seen the latest way some teenagers are tackling exams?

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It's a pill called a "smart" drug.

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Apparently, it makes you more intelligent.

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Some swear they're the secret to maximising memory power,

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to aid exams, to boost concentration

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and to help stay alert for hours at a time.

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These are smart drugs

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and a recent survey said one in ten students were taking them.

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Kids are taking smart drugs? Who is their dealer? This guy?

0:24:420:24:45

If I was still at school,

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just before an exam, I would offer my mate some smart pills

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and instead I'd give them Viagra.

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Wouldn't that be fantastic? They're trying to do algebra with a massive rod on!

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"My God, these kids really love maths!"

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I'm not going to use these smart pills. Why?

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Because I'd leave them lying around and my dog would eat them and that would freak me out!

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"Greetings, Russell." "All right?"

0:25:150:25:17

"I'm fine, thank you. Did you know all polar bears are left-handed

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"and there are no cats in the Bible?"

0:25:210:25:24

"In other news, I've done a shit in your shoes."

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As ever, the papers are shrieking, "This is terrible!

0:25:280:25:33

"All children are taking them!"

0:25:330:25:35

Calm down! Not all teenagers are taking smart pills as these exam answers prove.

0:25:350:25:41

"Briefly explain what hard water is."

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"Ice."

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"Explain the shape of the graph."

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"It's curvy."

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My personal favourite...

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"Can a man still reproduce with only one testicle?"

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"No, girls don't find that shit attractive."

0:25:570:26:02

LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE

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Time for my final story.

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It's an inspirational story about a father and his son who compete in

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marathons and triathlons across America.

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This is where they go to prove their mettle.

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Endurance races from around New England.

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Ready to take on an Olympic distance triathlon.

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Those who finish will swim a mile, bike 24 and run six more.

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I want to welcome everyone.

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But one man has a tougher challenge than the rest.

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It's not because he's one of the oldest guys here.

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It's because Dick Hoyt will pull, pedal and push his son Rick

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who was born without the ability to move or speak.

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Dick and Rick have completed over 240 triathlons

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and, on their lazier Sunday afternoons, over 68 marathons,

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the fastest in a time just half an hour off the world record.

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I don't have the desire to be out there running by myself.

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It is something that comes from his body to my body.

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It makes us go faster.

0:27:100:27:12

Are you trying to say that you run faster pushing Rick

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than if you didn't run with him?

0:27:150:27:18

Oh, yeah. He inspires me and he motivates me.

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He is the athlete and he is very competitive. He wants to win.

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'I have shown to disabled people

0:27:260:27:30

'that they don't have to sit back and watch the world go by.'

0:27:300:27:36

There you go.

0:27:360:27:37

APPLAUSE

0:27:370:27:38

So! It's Saturday night, which means it's time for my stand-up guest.

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He's wonderful, I've gigged with him many times.

0:27:450:27:48

He's a co-host on Frank Skinner's Absolute Radio shows.

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Ladies and gentlemen, please go wild and crazy for Gareth Richards!

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CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:27:560:27:57

Hello!

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AUDIENCE: Hello.

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How are you doing? Are you having a nice evening?

0:28:070:28:09

CHEERING

0:28:090:28:11

Excellent. My name is Gareth. Say hello, Gareth.

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AUDIENCE: Hello, Gareth.

0:28:150:28:17

Hello, everybody.

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I've been doing some research recently and Gareth is an ancient Welsh name

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that means man with shit name.

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Thank you for coming.

0:28:300:28:31

I'm going to put that over there.

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Um, I've come from Bournemouth to be here today.

0:28:350:28:39

LOUD CHEERING

0:28:390:28:41

Is there anyone in from Bournemouth?

0:28:420:28:45

I live in Bournemouth with my wife. I'm married. Give me a cheer if you're married.

0:28:460:28:50

WEAK CHEERING

0:28:500:28:52

Give me a cheer if you're single.

0:28:540:28:56

LOUD CHEERING

0:28:560:28:58

Much happier. Much, much happier.

0:28:580:29:01

I've been married eight years, so I married quite young.

0:29:010:29:05

People say, "Married young. Was she pregnant?"

0:29:050:29:09

I'm, like, "No...as it turned out."

0:29:090:29:13

Nasty shock and lovely surprise all at the same time.

0:29:170:29:21

I got the train here. Anyone been on the train recently?

0:29:220:29:26

CHEERING

0:29:260:29:27

It's good on the train now. They've got plug sockets.

0:29:270:29:32

Have you seen this, plug sockets on the train.

0:29:320:29:34

It's like living in the future.

0:29:340:29:36

How do they get electricity on the train?

0:29:360:29:39

Is there someone running about with an extension lead going...

0:29:390:29:42

"Get me another one!"

0:29:440:29:45

And by the plug socket, there's a sticker to give us some instructions.

0:29:470:29:52

Cos they know if they don't give us some instructions, we'll freak out.

0:29:520:29:56

It says, "Laptops and mobile phones only."

0:29:560:29:59

I'm, like, "Oh, and I've brought my ironing.

0:29:590:30:03

"When was I supposed to get this done?!"

0:30:040:30:07

Right you watch out for the man for me

0:30:080:30:10

and I'm going to try to get as much done before...

0:30:100:30:12

Sorry, this is still a bit damp. Do you mind if I plug my tumble drier in there?

0:30:160:30:20

I went to Wimbledon last year and this young guy came up to me

0:30:230:30:27

and he said, "I'm a ball boy."

0:30:270:30:29

I said, "I'm more of a breast man, myself."

0:30:290:30:32

Wooden spoons are handy because you can use wooden spoons to prepare food

0:30:360:30:41

or if you haven't got time, go into a pub

0:30:410:30:45

and say "Where's my dinner?

0:30:450:30:46

"I ordered hours ago."

0:30:480:30:50

So we're political people here on Russell Howard's Good News.

0:30:510:30:55

How do we feel about the coalition?

0:30:550:30:57

BOOING

0:30:580:31:00

That's the exact sound everyone makes all over the country.

0:31:000:31:03

That's the sound of our political opinions.

0:31:030:31:06

R-r-r-r-.

0:31:060:31:07

People thought the Conservatives were going to win easily in the last election.

0:31:090:31:13

I think they should have rebranded themselves more and they would have done better.

0:31:130:31:17

Cos they've had to do this sharing thing.

0:31:170:31:19

Some people called them the Conservatives.

0:31:190:31:24

Some people called them the Tories.

0:31:240:31:26

I think they should call themselves "The Conserva-tories."

0:31:260:31:29

Making the houses of Parliament more transparent.

0:31:300:31:33

APPLAUSE

0:31:330:31:36

One of the first things they said they were going to do was cut down on speed cameras.

0:31:410:31:46

Good for motorists, not so good for school children.

0:31:460:31:51

But then we do want to save money on education, so...

0:31:530:31:56

I live near my parents in Bournemouth.

0:31:590:32:02

Mums are lovely, but they are a bit embarrassing.

0:32:020:32:04

I think there's something that happens to a woman

0:32:040:32:08

when they have another human being burst out of them one day.

0:32:080:32:11

It just makes them lose all sense of what's normal and appropriate

0:32:110:32:15

in everyday life for the rest of their life.

0:32:150:32:18

The other day, my mum wanted to mime to me, Gareth, would you like a glass of wine?

0:32:180:32:22

This is the mime. She said, "Gareth would you like a..."

0:32:220:32:26

APPLAUSE

0:32:300:32:32

Mum, that is not the mime for would you like a drink?

0:32:370:32:40

Not much of a drink anyway.

0:32:410:32:44

There's reasons why people do comedy. Something needs to have gone wrong

0:32:490:32:54

to need this sort of attention.

0:32:540:32:56

One of these moments for me was I was ten years old and it was bath time.

0:32:560:33:00

My mum and my aunty were there.

0:33:000:33:02

This is as bad as it sounds like it's gong to be.

0:33:020:33:05

Social workers in the front row were worried.

0:33:050:33:08

I started to get changed.

0:33:080:33:11

I throw them a look as if to say, yeah, you can go now.

0:33:110:33:14

And my mum goes, "We can go now. He doesn't like me to see him get changed

0:33:140:33:18

"now he's growing up. He's shy of himself. Now he's getting older,

0:33:180:33:22

"We should give him his privacy, we should go."

0:33:220:33:24

They were still in the room when they had this next bit of the conversation.

0:33:240:33:29

This is in my mind for me to deal with for the rest of my life.

0:33:290:33:33

My mum says, "We should grow," and my aunt says, "Why? Has it grown?"

0:33:330:33:37

And my mum said, "No."

0:33:440:33:48

APPLAUSE

0:33:480:33:50

Part of me died right there and then.

0:33:550:33:57

Your parents worry about you and that's a lovely thing,

0:33:590:34:02

but every now and then they say something that betrays how much they worry about you.

0:34:020:34:06

The terrible things that go through their minds.

0:34:060:34:08

Every time my mum took a picture of me, she would say,

0:34:080:34:11

"Smile, Gareth, cos if you go missing tomorrow, this will have to be on the news."

0:34:110:34:15

Nobody's going to look for a miserable child.

0:34:180:34:22

Cheese!

0:34:220:34:24

I hated school all the way through.

0:34:270:34:30

We had communal showers. Did you have communal showers at your school?

0:34:300:34:34

No! No, they stopped doing it because it's very cruel.

0:34:340:34:38

When you're right on the brink of puberty, the most self-conscious you'll ever be about your body

0:34:380:34:43

and they make you shower in front of your whole class.

0:34:430:34:45

I'd like to shower with 12-year-olds now and see who the weirdo is.

0:34:450:34:49

My English teacher hated me at school. He was always, "Gareth, you'll never amount to anything.

0:34:560:35:02

"You'll never do anything with your life."

0:35:020:35:05

And I said to him, "Mark my words... That's your job."

0:35:050:35:09

I'm moody. I'm a bit melancholic.

0:35:120:35:17

Sometimes I feel alone in the universe like a tiny spec of nothing in an ocean of emptiness.

0:35:170:35:22

AUDIENCE: Aww!

0:35:220:35:24

Thank you.

0:35:240:35:26

And then I have a cup of tea and a KitKat and feel much better.

0:35:260:35:29

It's just low blood sugar.

0:35:310:35:32

That's all it was.

0:35:320:35:34

I thought I was deep. I was just peckish.

0:35:340:35:37

I was a morbid kid. I got into trouble for saying to my RE teacher,

0:35:400:35:45

"All right, if heaven's so brilliant,

0:35:450:35:47

"Why don't we all just kill ourselves and go there?"

0:35:470:35:50

If a ten-year-old boy said that to you, would that encourage you to take your own life?

0:35:530:35:59

No, she must have been on the brink anyway.

0:35:590:36:02

So I suppose the big news in my life is that two years ago, my wife and I had a little boy.

0:36:120:36:19

AUDIENCE: Aww!

0:36:190:36:21

Thank you.

0:36:210:36:22

He's a good one.

0:36:220:36:26

We're pleased with him.

0:36:260:36:28

You know when you get something new, you compare it to the ones other people have got?

0:36:280:36:32

Well, there's some freaky-looking babies out there,

0:36:320:36:36

but he's a good one. We're going to keep him definitely.

0:36:360:36:38

He's by far the best thing that's ever happened as a result of one of my bodily functions.

0:36:400:36:44

His name is Ethan Richards, not a bad name.

0:36:450:36:50

If we had a girl, I wanted to call her Adele after...you know, my laptop.

0:36:500:36:56

I realises I had a negative attitude about babies, about children.

0:36:590:37:05

I've been prejudiced against children is the truth of it.

0:37:050:37:08

People worry about things like asylum seekers and immigrants.

0:37:080:37:12

I don't worry about that. I think that's a lot of racist nonsense.

0:37:120:37:16

I think, "What about babies?"

0:37:160:37:19

They come here, they don't speak the language...

0:37:190:37:23

..start claiming benefits as soon as they get here.

0:37:250:37:29

They won't wear the same clothes or eat the same food. They have to have their own special shops.

0:37:290:37:35

Also we let as many of them in here as they want...

0:37:370:37:40

as soon as we try to get to where they came from, very strict border controls in that direction.

0:37:400:37:45

So I thought I'd end with a song.

0:37:540:37:57

How do you feel about that?

0:37:570:37:59

SPORADIC WHOOPING

0:37:590:38:01

They put a special bit of tape for me to know how low to put the mic stand.

0:38:070:38:13

If anyone's worried about whether the mic stand's high enough...

0:38:130:38:17

..'tis.

0:38:170:38:19

So, ladies and gentlemen, this...

0:38:220:38:25

is the omnichord.

0:38:250:38:27

AUDIENCE: Woo!

0:38:270:38:29

Yeah.

0:38:290:38:30

Omni means really, chord means brilliant.

0:38:300:38:33

I'm going to show you what this baby can do.

0:38:360:38:39

The omnichord is a three-pronged attack on music.

0:38:400:38:44

The first thing it does is the beat.

0:38:440:38:46

BEAT STARTS

0:38:460:38:49

The second thing it does is the chord sound.

0:38:520:38:55

CHORDS START

0:38:550:38:57

Eh?

0:38:580:39:00

There's one more thing this baby does.

0:39:020:39:06

Are you ready for this?

0:39:060:39:07

This metallic strip here makes a harp sound.

0:39:070:39:11

MELODY STARTS

0:39:130:39:15

Oh, yeah.

0:39:170:39:19

# My friend Dave is a little bit square

0:39:200:39:24

# Just like a fridge

0:39:240:39:25

# My friend Dave hasn't got any hair

0:39:280:39:30

# Just like a fridge

0:39:300:39:32

# Dave doesn't listen to what you say

0:39:350:39:38

# He likes to pretend that everything's OK

0:39:380:39:42

# And Dave keeps things the same way every day

0:39:420:39:46

# Just like a fridge

0:39:460:39:49

# Just like a fridge

0:39:500:39:52

# My friend Dave is white

0:39:550:39:57

# Just like a fridge

0:39:570:39:59

# Dave doesn't wash so he gently hums

0:40:020:40:05

# Just like a fridge

0:40:050:40:07

# His light comes on when you open the door

0:40:090:40:13

# You can only use Dave for what Dave is for

0:40:130:40:17

# And Dave at a party is a bit of a bore

0:40:170:40:20

# Just like a fridge

0:40:200:40:23

# Just like a fridge

0:40:250:40:27

# My friend Dave is cold inside

0:40:300:40:32

# Just like a fridge

0:40:320:40:34

# But he's warm if you touch him on the back

0:40:370:40:40

# Just like a fridge

0:40:400:40:41

# Dave's dad is called Eric and his mum is Joanne

0:40:440:40:47

# Whilst travelling in East Asia their romance began

0:40:470:40:51

# And that's how come Dave was made in Japan

0:40:510:40:55

# Just like a fridge

0:40:550:40:58

# Just like a fridge

0:40:590:41:02

# We thought that Dave would always be alone

0:41:040:41:07

# Just like a fridge

0:41:070:41:09

# Cos Dave is not very good at talking to girls

0:41:110:41:14

# Just like a fridge

0:41:140:41:16

# The he found someone to call his own

0:41:180:41:22

# We finally met her when he brought her home

0:41:220:41:25

# But she couldn't quite fit into the living room

0:41:250:41:29

# She was massive

0:41:310:41:34

# Just like a fridge

0:41:340:41:36

# Just like a fridge

0:41:370:41:40

# Just like a fridge. #

0:41:410:41:43

BEAT STOPS

0:41:440:41:46

CHEERING

0:41:460:41:49

Thank you very much. You've been lovely. I've been Gareth Richards. Goodbye.

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Ladies and gentlemen, Mr Gareth Richards.

0:42:030:42:05

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for watching Good News.

0:42:080:42:12

Have a fantastic Saturday night. Farewell.

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