Hey there!
Nice to be here. Nice to be me, really. Hey! Don’t blame me. So witty. So warm. So rich. Can’t help it. Just being me.
Anyway, looking forward to guest editing this website this week. Well, not actually ‘editing’. More like taking a few quid for a couple of minutes work. I’m not actually even here. Well, I’m here… here in my posh luxury hotel room in New York. What I meant is I’m glad to be dictating this down the phone. You’ve got sixty seconds of my time. Cost them a fortune to get me. Talent doesn’t come cheap. That’s what I said to my friend Larry David the other day. I know all the stars… Larry, Ben Stiller, Jonathan Woss, the chap from the Kentucky Fried Chicken ad. Madonna’s a fan. Can’t say it’s mutual, though. Call me old fashioned but breasts should not be triangular.
How long’s that? Thirty seconds. Okay, keep going…
It was an honour when the people at The Spine asked me to be guest editor for the week. They said will you do it? I said: how much. Lovely people though. Very poor. Nice to do something to help the little people. I was little once. Then I had the world’s biggest comedy hit and I’m little no longer. Still, like to do my bit for the little inconsequential people. And working on The Spine is actually classed as charity work. Tax deductible. Picture me making comic gesture with my hands. Smile. Smile. Comic timing. Comedy gold.
Forty five seconds?
So, I’m sure this week will be full of news Not sure what news. Don’t read the papers except Variety. Ooh… Look at him! Gone all ‘showbiz’. Well yes. Yes, I have. It’s called success, sunshine, and don’t you forget it.
Right, I think you’ve had your sixty seconds. Don’t forget to send the cheque. I’m off to a big society bash in the Guggenheim now. Wouldn’t be surprised if I didn’t bump into Gore Vidal or Norman Mailer. I’ll give them your best wishes, though I’m sure they won’t know who you are. Anyway, have to dash. I hear Gore wants to turn my Flanimals (available at all good bookshops) into a novel. I’ll see what he has to say before I say yes. Got to be careful with these Americans. Check their CV before you give them a job. I mean, everybody thinks they’re the next Ronnie Corbett…
Cheers,
Ricky