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Ive got a cold
Posted Thursday, April 14, 2005
This week was all about making pop videos for the new series of the Lenny Henry show. So far we’ve done parts of The Streets parody, Usher’s ‘Caught up’ (you’ll believe a big bloke can embarrass himself in unsuitable clothing), Outkast’s Hey Ya video (Yeah baby! Andre 3000 in the house …tight trousers though) and of course, Snoop’s ‘Drop it like it’s hot’ vid. We’re completing The Streets and also knocking off a spoof of the Kelis video ‘Milkshake’ after my hols.The series feels very good so far – I know I haven’t started it yet, but there’s a very good vibe about it. We have a strong writing team in place; Kim Fuller, John Irwin, Georgia Pritchett, David Quantick, Lenny Barker, Gina Yashere to name but a few.
Also our spoof cop serial ‘ForenSICs UK’ has attracted some top draw acting talent such as Bob Hoskins and Alison Steadman, James Dreyfuss – I’m really chuffed and honoured that people of this calibre want to come along and have a play on our show. Very cool indeed –and so, we move on; our first show is on the night of the election, which will be a hoot. I remember the Jasper Carrot Election Special of Carrot’s lib, quite a lot of which was written by Kim Fuller. I just remember the whole thing being funny, well worked out, contemporaneous and also it had the right mood about it, it didn’t feel as if they were straining for the jokes – they got it right. No pressure there then.
Did I say I’ve got a cold? What else? Oh yeah – I’m very pissed off at Prince Charles! No wedding invite – after all I’ve done for him. Sanjeev Bhaskar the only person of colour there, no Mandela, no Mugabe, no Usher (I know there were plenty of ushers there, but
I’m talking about the Usher), I’m so upset, I don’t think I can be his best friend any more. Oh, come on! You didn’t know Charles and me was homies? Who do you think introduced him to the Three Degrees? Oh yeah baby – It was Charlie and me all the way back in the day. I’d given him a comprehensive mix tape of the Sound of Philadelphia, ranging from the keyboard wizardry of Dexter Wansel, to the stomping, gospel oriented funk of People’s Choice to the sheer class of the O’Jays. When I played him When Will I say you again, and showed him the Album cover that was it. That album was in its paper sleeve for what seemed like months. Charlie was smitten. I had to call Thom Bell, and Harold Melvin to hook up an introduction. But it happened, and he was Macking on Sheila Ferguson like Big Daddy Kane! He was taking her for Limo rides, showering her with Money and saying ‘Look there’s Mummy’, Going to her concerts and pop locking in the royal box (which had to be seen to be believed), he was truly smitten.
But then it all fell apart- he fell out of love with T.S.O.P, and I didn’t want to get involved with any more of his romantic shenanigans..There was that one time when he became entranced with the Southern Solar sound, but I refused to get Jody Watley’s digits for him…I was like ‘Charlie, you the future king, git up off your pink, privileged ass, and Call Dick Griffey yo’self fool!’
Only, I said it with a Dudley accent.
Bath Rooms next, I’ve got to try out about an hour and ten minutes worth of new material, it all gets ugly from here on in.. I can’t wait!
See you there
Peace
Len
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