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Al Kennedy

@alkennedy.bsky.social

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50% of the world's ninth longest running comic book podcast, House to Astonish. 100% of interview/book group podcast Desert Island Discworld. New Warriorologist. He/him.

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Al Kennedy @alkennedy.bsky.social · Jul 8

So yes! I'm not spending my time on Twitter any more! You are all I really have left! So here is my creative output!

House to Astonish! It's the ninth longest running comics podcast in the world, a fact I find motivational and somehow also very funny! housetoastonish.com

Al Kennedy @alkennedy.bsky.social · Jul 8

This is true. I quit Twitter this afternoon and basically nobody gives a shit, and that's the healthy way for people to be, quite frankly

dan @danabra.mov · Jul 7

the weird thing about being on the internet is nobody really notices when you disappear cause there’s always enough stuff to fill the timeline. i’m overstating it but it’s partially true. there’s nonzero count of people you forgot about because they stopped posting or deactivated

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Al Kennedy @alkennedy.bsky.social · 11m

This is so cool!

Al Kennedy @alkennedy.bsky.social · 18m

He was astonishing, I bet he would be deadly on a pub quiz team

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Sexy Andrew Hickey Costume @andrewhickey.500songs.com · 32m

Oh this will be good. SILENCE! To Astonish is always great no matter who's on the panel, but that list is some of the most fun panelists they ever have.

Al Kennedy @alkennedy.bsky.social · 38m

OH HELLO

SILENCE! TO ASTONISH
SATURDAY 15 NOVEMBER 2025 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
PANEL ROOM 1, QUEEN'S SUITE
Join Gary Lactus and the Beast Must Die
(SILENCE!) and Al Kennedy (House to Astonish) as they celebrate their eleven-year anniversary by subjecting John Allison, Kieron Gillen, Al Ewing and Megan Huang to daft questions, pointless challenges and surprise guests. It's honestly quite good!

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TT @silenttt.bsky.social · 31m

The only panel that matters.

Al Kennedy @alkennedy.bsky.social · 38m

OH HELLO

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Al Kennedy @alkennedy.bsky.social · 27m

LUKE NO

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Adlai @adlaim.bsky.social · 35m

GOOD NEWS, EVERYONE

Al Kennedy @alkennedy.bsky.social · 38m

OH HELLO

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Colin Bell @colinbell.bsky.social · 2h

The way I scrolled until I’d found this

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Diem (but spooky) @diemtf.bsky.social · 1h

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Al Kennedy @alkennedy.bsky.social · 37m

I figure the ox cart will make most sense to my ancestors

Al Kennedy @alkennedy.bsky.social · 38m

OH HELLO

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Al Kennedy @alkennedy.bsky.social · 1h

It's as bad as the period she spent as a busker, people throwing her ten cents whenever they passed, which was [large curved pole pokes out from the curtains and pulls me offstage]

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Al Kennedy @alkennedy.bsky.social · 1h

For real though, things like this every day over the ten thousandth yellow VW

preternia @preternia.com · 1h

Next Transformers Timelines theme and release: Starscream and Ox Cart Prime.

Al Kennedy @alkennedy.bsky.social · 1h

@zoedrayson.bsky.social one for you

Adam Roberts @adamroberts.bsky.social · 1h

"I say I say I say, my dog's got no gnosis."

"No nose? How does it smell?"

[*angrily*] "He lacks any and all immanent knowledge or transcendent insight, such as was sought by Clement of Alexandria, Marcion or Simon Magus. What has smell to do with it?"

"I'm sorry, I misheard."

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Al Kennedy @alkennedy.bsky.social · 1h

Going to tell my ancestors this was Optimus Prime

preternia @preternia.com · 1h

Next Transformers Timelines theme and release: Starscream and Ox Cart Prime.

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Al Kennedy @alkennedy.bsky.social · 6h

I do love a double dactyl

(here's one I prepared earlier, as they say)

Higgledy-Piggledy
Old Alexandros was
Taken aback by a
Girl and her charms;
Shame on his rendering
Petroperpetual -
Slips with the chisel meant
Farewell to arms.

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Al Kennedy @alkennedy.bsky.social · 9h

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 10

Frances Quinlan - Your Reply (2020)

My favourite bit of this is when it switches from Linus & Lucy to The Boy With the Arab Strap

youtu.be/TtJve6VDKTA

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chira 🎋 @artofchira.bsky.social · Jun 1

whenever i encounter people who say they can't understand shakespeare verses I always send them this clip from the 2019 Shakespeare in the Park production of Much Ado About Nothing

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PJ Holden @pauljholden.com · 11h

Cat believe these are all owned by one guy.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 11h

Experience: I own the world’s largest Monopoly collection

Every set is exciting. I’ve currently got 4,379 different ones. The dream is to hit 4,500, maybe even 5,000

www.theguardian.com

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Al Kennedy @alkennedy.bsky.social · 18h

2008, unbelievably!

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Al Kennedy @alkennedy.bsky.social · 20h

Incredible spot here

Sandy Nelson @buckeejit.bsky.social · 20h

YES! Yes he is!

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Al Kennedy @alkennedy.bsky.social · 20h

This is absolutely excellent

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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcc.bsky.social · 22h

Higgledy piggledy
Timothée Chalamet
Has a name meriting
Endless design

Much like his forerunner
Benedict Cumberbatch:
Hexasyllabically,
Easy to rhyme

tweet from childish branzino @absflora:
timothée chalamet is the new benedict cumberbatch in the sense that you can say ANYTHING and we know who you mean. tiffany chevrolet. timpanogos charlemagne. symphony cabernet. jiminy castaway.

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Al Kennedy @alkennedy.bsky.social · 21h

It's a flipping fab album, innit? And I hadn't seen that video before, that's mega

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Al Kennedy @alkennedy.bsky.social · 21h

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 9

Twilight Force - Sunlight Knight (2023)

I made it nine whole days without picking any metal so this is a treat for both of us. This has lots of the kinds of things you expect from the intro, and a couple of things I bet you don't

youtu.be/Rz5PoBE3-Kg

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Al Kennedy @alkennedy.bsky.social · 22h

Like Muppet Babies