Craig Brown
Craig Brown
Craig Edward Moncrieff Brownis an English critic and satirist, best known for his parodies in Private Eye...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionCritic
Date of Birth23 May 1957
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More often than not, theatre critics bubble with enthusiasm about plays that are, when all is said and done, really pretty average.
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A good population of elms remains in Langford due to the diligence of the residents in quickly removing the problem trees,
enemies journalism turning
Journalism could be described as turning one's enemies into money.
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Like Christians, Soccerians argue that you should not judge the essence of their faith by the loopy activities of its followers. But the Beautiful Game is in fact quite the opposite. It is badly designed and riddled with flaws.
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Alan Whicker may be the last Briton to have worn a silver-buttoned blazer with complete confidence.
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Michael Owen - he's got the legs of a salmon.
joys serve
One of the many joys of tongue-twisters is that they serve no purpose beyond fun.
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All the wealthiest people in the U.S. seem compelled to brag about how humble they are.
closure justice shows three
It shows some closure and some justice for what has been done to all three children.
guilty justice shows three
It shows some justice for what's been done to all three children. She's next. I want the same thing for her. She's just as guilty as him.
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In real life, nothing would be more tedious than trailing around after two strangers as they went house-hunting in Hertfordshire. But for some reason, television is more compelling than real life.
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I'm usually in the middle of everything, but I wasn't in the middle this time, ... It feels great. I'm looking forward to the trip, as soon as I get over the shock.
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Comedy is the slave of time. What seemed funny then is unlikely to seem funny now, just as what strikes us as funny now would not have seemed funny then.
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It strikes me that golf's great virtue is that it gets you out of the house, away from everyday bothers, away from the endless round of looking for this, that and the other.