Armando Ianucci has written a faux-epic poem about Covid

[colacentral]

Nah, the article says he's giving all of his money from it to charity. I'm sure he feels the poem is of zero commercial value beyond whatever his name gives anything tbf.


The questionable bit is that he felt a need to shop it around to publishers rather than just putting it out there. Like, that the act of making it wasn't sufficient justification for doing it... even though it's for charity there's soemthing about that that rubs me the wrong way. Either he thinks it's really good and would've been wasted just put up online or a sense that any art he makes must be able to extract some manner of monetary gain (even if it isn't directly for him), or maybe something else, I dunno

The esteem of having a "bestseller."

[Kankurette]

TS Eliot didn't die for this.

[dissolute ocelot]

TS Eliot didn't die for this.

He died for the movie Cats.

I refuse to believe Armando is doing this for careerist reasons or for the money or tax break. He genuinely thinks he is a great poet and the world needs to read his verse. In reality, nobody today reads good poetry, so why would they read his shit?

[Twit 2]

Famous person in egomania shocker.

[Chollis]

Looking forward to hearing this recited at Eddie Marsan's centrist dinner party (with NO ANTI-SEMITISM)

[dead-ced-dead]

Looking forward to hearing this recited at Eddie Marsan's centrist dinner party (with NO ANTI-SEMITISM)

I wonder what kind of food is eaten at a bland, centrist dinner party?

[imitationleather]

I wonder what kind of food is eaten at a bland, centrist dinner party?

[boki]

I wonder what kind of food is eaten at a bland, centrist dinner party?

Something out of a packet, no doubt.

[Mister Six]

Fair play to the woman third from the (EDIT: left, not right. Check out this dunce) who's just getting the fuck in there, bollocks to all this posing for Twitter malarky.

[idunnosomename]

Heidi Allen. was best to get stuck in while you could with all that

[Chollis]

god, imagine being sandwiched between Gapes and Umunna whilst trying to eat your lunch

[Lisa Jesusandmarychain]

It's always nice to see the occasional CaB meet - up pic. Shoulders? -Stomach ( pictured right) is looking really smart there in his shirt and tie, It's good that he made the effort.Special comedy guest of honour Brenda Blethyn ( pictured next to Shoulders, invited on the strength of her appearance in top 80s sit- com " Chance In A Million" ) looks somewhat apprehensive about being there, though.