Happy Birthday to a Comedy Great
It's one day late, but a very happy 74th birthday to the wonderful
British comedy actor Richard Briers. To celebrate, here's a clip from
that hugely under-rated 1980s sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles, in which
Briers played the neurotic, deeply insecure Martin Brice, stalwart of
Mole Valley Valves. You couldn't imagine a character more different
from the happy-go-lucky Tom Good, yet Briers played the role to
perfection. Regular readers will know I'm no supporter of the honours
system,
but if we are to have one, why do we give knighthoods to self-obsessed
bores like Salman Rushdie, but ignore those like Richard Briers who
have brought happiness to millions? Oh, sorry, I forgot. Rushdie,
unlike Richard Briers, is a neocon pin-up boy.
Enjoy the clip.
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