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Quote: Griff @ December 26 2008, 12:35 AM GMTMy dog once auditioned for a Pinter play. The director liked his long pause.
Was it for the lead?
OH dear. 
I would tell you that Pinter actually despised dogs, but I don't want to collar your opinion of him.
(Oh dear sweet jesus...)
This is how we pay are respects, terrible puns. Where's Chapman? "Here boy!".
Jesus*
You are terribly witty, my dear.
Quote: Aaron @ December 26 2008, 12:42 AM GMTJesus*
Aw, man. I didn't bother 'cos I assumed your auto capitalise thingy would kick in! It does 'christ' for me.
I don't know what all the fuss is,
Joe Orton was a Dr Who villain and got beaten to death by his lover.
Mind you I once auditioned for one of his parts dressed in a bear costume and growling.
Turns out they weren't looking for a bear faker.
Quote: zooo @ December 26 2008, 12:43 AM GMTAw, man. I didn't bother 'cos I assumed your auto capitalise thingy would kick in! It does 'christ' for me.
I didn't think you'd decapitalise an actual name!
But I shall go do so now.
Jesus Christ?! I though his real name was Steve.
It was Marion. Like the great John Wayne.
What was so great about John Wayne? Didn't he used to shoot Indians? The bastard!
He was a twat, I hate all his films. 
The cast of the revival of Old Times held a minute's silence - but nobody noticed.
Although not generally known as a funny writer, all his plays for radio, TV and the stage contain blackly funny lines and scenes. I learned more about writing from Edward Bond, but I learned a lot about swearing from Harold Pinter.
From No Man's Land:
"To a pisshole collector? To a shithouse operator? To a jamrag vendor? What the f**k are you talking about? Look at him. He's a mingejuice bottler, a f**king shitcake baker. What are you talking to him for?"
And his excoriating of America was sublime.
A great loss.