Funny Peculiar by Will Young is published by Sphere, priced PS18.99
THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC; A decade since instant stardom on Pop Idol, Will Young is still battling demons, hears Hannah Stephenson
She'd concluded
funny peculiar, yes, funny ha-ha, no.
Comic didn't stand up to love test
Living proof if it were needed that there's a big difference between funny ha-ha and
funny peculiar.
Dressed in the Dark
He's had an amazing time, he assures me when we meet, although reading between the lines of his autobiography,
Funny Peculiar, his path to happiness hasn't always run smooth.
The highs and lows of nation's pop idol; Will Young has enjoyed success since winning Pop Idol but as HANNAH STEPHENSON finds, he's still battling demons
MIKE Stott's multi-award-winning classic
Funny Peculiar, right, comes to Darlington Civic Theatre next week, from Monday to Saturday, February 11.
Also playing
CORONATION Street stars Craig Grazey, Vicky Entwistle and Suzanne Shaw headline the revival of award-winning comedy
Funny Peculiar at Leicester's Curve.
LISA TAKES A BITE OUT OF BARD; Theatre
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FUNNY PECULIAR: How can anyone create humour out of tragedy and death?
Are tragedies a laughing matter?
The extra words are funny ha ha and
funny peculiar such as bahookie, edgy and malky - not to mention classic phrases 'gonnae no dae that' and 'pure dead brilliant'.
Television: Scottish dialect is pure dead brilliant; PICK OF THE WEEK Scunnered (Monday, BBC1, 10.35pm
funny peculiar disc at times, wry, witty and in its own subtle fashion, warm and friendly.
CD Reviews: JAZZ CDs
The funny (that's funny ha ha, not
funny peculiar) lady talks about
Favourite THINGS: Arabella Weir
Frenzied fantasy, as much
funny peculiar as funny ha-ha.
MONDAY
This stage production is a funny old thing in both senses of the word, but leaning rather more to
funny peculiar than funny hilarious.
New theatre show proves quite a tonic; Doctor in the House, Theatre Royal until Saturday
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Funny Peculiar, Monday, February 6-Saturday, February 11.
A new season of drama and dance; Coming soon: Darlington Civic Theatre
"I hope I'm just having a dream in the shower." John Baxter, Beith, said: "The woman on the Hotline who thought Ian Ferguson had paid a week's wages towards the aeroplane banner that wound up Neil Lennon in Australia was guilty of being
funny peculiar instead of funny ha-ha."
HOTLINE
Lenny has discussed all these funny ha ha and
funny peculiar differences during this current tour, which also sees the return of a few favourite characters from the original Lenny Henry Show, including Mr Lister and The Wolfman.
Merseyside 'homecoming' for Lenny