’sleb spots

Spotted! Hot goss from the states comin atch’a.

On a recent trip to Hawai’i, who did Hobbs come face to face with? None other than lady killing ‘Victorian werewolf’, Russell Brand. On the shores of Turtle Bay (the only 5 star resort on the isle of O’ahu’s surfing mecca, the North Shore) Brand strolled leisurely along the beach, accompanied by a one-man camera crew. He stopped briefly only to pull a strand of 70 per cent cocoa-coloured hair from his lips – the wind is pretty narly out there after all.

He wasn’t filming at the time, but, while walking on the sand in front of the exclusive sea-front villas, he could well have been walking to, or from, a set. Equally, he could be involved in the new Milla Jovovich vehicle they are currently filminh there. Or maybe, Lost, which is filmed just round the corner in the jungle-sided town of Hale’ewa…

Anyway, I’d say the strangest thing of all was Brand’s ‘look’ – veritably draped in white linen, he looked quite at peace with the new wave beachy lifestyle, and if it wasn’t for the up-close view of his trademark un-trimmed hair (both on scalp and face), I’d have been hard-pressed to believe the metrosexual neo-hippy before me was you now know who.

About 4 days later I was headed back to London Heathrow from LAX, and who did I share a lounge and seating section with? Other than stewardess’s fave, Charlie from Busted (recording solo album in LA) and Chris Martin from Coldplay, I mean.

Well, in faux-Communist style cap, aviator shades and shiny laptop – it was Simon Pegg, I tell you. After ordering a glass of red wine when we boarded, Pegg flipped his seat into a bed and slept for most of the 11 hour flight. So, other than bumping into him coming out of the plane’s loo, somewhere over France, that was all the gossip I could grab.

If there’s any more ’sleb peep peeks , I’ll keep ya posted…

Georgie “I work too hard to tan” Hobbs

just a (techie) beginning

suchsmallportions is up and running after a lot of work from everybody here at SSP. But really, it’s just a beginning. Getting the pages up on site is great, but it’s all a bit, well, static at the moment. So now part two of the work begins. We want people to engage with the site, to tell us if they disagree with what we say, to show is what’s good in comedy out there. There’s only a finite number of us and we can’t cover everything (even if we try really hard). So, keep your eyes peeled for digg and del.icio.us buttons, the ability to comment on posts, even forums. So, if you have more suggestion of how we can make this site really interactive, leave a comment here on the blog or get in contact via the site.

Aaron, the man with the glasses…

The SSP “pimp your plant pot” pot is complete

See the relevant article here
Now all it needs is an appropriate flower… Any suggestions?

(posted by Holly, TV Editor)