In what will probably be the first of many articles hounding tonights airing of The Regina Monologues in the UK, the Telegraph has posted their thoughts. “The Prime Minister might have been trying to impress his children. But if he wanted to win fans, he should have played it more for laughs, reports Tom Cox. Mr Blair’s appearance – the subject of eight months of negotiations between Alastair Campbell and the show’s producers, lasted well under a minute. Were it not for Homer’s comment of “I can’t believe we met Mr Bean!”, it could almost have been scripted by Mr Campbell. The episode did nothing to dissuade you from the impression that America thinks of Britain as a nation of top-hat wearing, mini-driving, well-spoken wimps who make films about running to pop music and cling to a defunct monarchy; nor, if you had any kind of sense of humour, would you have wanted it to.” Read More >>>
