James Cook
@jamesecook.bsky.social
Linktr.ee/shoobypodcast
Comedian. Often speaks of pop songs from days of yore.
Comedian. Often speaks of pop songs from days of yore.
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James Cook
@jamesecook.bsky.social
· Jan 26
OK Bluesky.
1 like = 1 genuine pop fact that I didn't know before I started researching a forthcoming podcast series
1 like = 1 genuine pop fact that I didn't know before I started researching a forthcoming podcast series
And a very happy birthday to The Greatest Album Of All Time
November 23, 2025 at 11:10 AM
And a very happy birthday to The Greatest Album Of All Time
It's so baffling how many non-billionaires stick up for billionaires.
They're not gonna let you in their bunkers guys.
They're not gonna let you in their bunkers guys.
November 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
It's so baffling how many non-billionaires stick up for billionaires.
They're not gonna let you in their bunkers guys.
They're not gonna let you in their bunkers guys.
If someone says ‘these are my in-laws’, who do you assume they’re referring to?
Partner’s parents yeah?
Partner’s parents yeah?
November 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
If someone says ‘these are my in-laws’, who do you assume they’re referring to?
Partner’s parents yeah?
Partner’s parents yeah?
I guarantee Trump thought Mamdani was the king of Saudi
November 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I guarantee Trump thought Mamdani was the king of Saudi
There was a glorious moment before I woke up and checked my phone where England hadn’t already lost the ashes.
November 21, 2025 at 4:18 AM
There was a glorious moment before I woke up and checked my phone where England hadn’t already lost the ashes.
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I’ve been running an assertiveness training course for ten years and no one’s ever complained so it’s either brilliant or awful.
November 20, 2025 at 9:43 AM
I’ve been running an assertiveness training course for ten years and no one’s ever complained so it’s either brilliant or awful.
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I bet the other cowboys laughed at Jon Bon Jovi and his weird metal horse
November 20, 2025 at 5:45 AM
I bet the other cowboys laughed at Jon Bon Jovi and his weird metal horse
November 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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why can they not just fix it
![[Scene is MCcDONALDS PICKUP POINT but for the most part we can only see the close up faces of tha CUSTOMER and the McDONALDS EMPLOYEE at the serving point].
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CUSTOMER:
Hi - I’m afraid this isn’t what I ordered
2
McDONALDS EMPLOYEE:
Number 187?
CUSTOMER:
Yes
3
CUSTOMER:
Maybe I pressed the wrong thing?
I just ordered one strawberry milkshake.
4
EMPLOYEE:
Oh - yeah sorry
5
EMPLOYEE:
The milkshake machine’s not working.
6
EMPLOYEE:
The only flavours we can do are vanilla, banana, and Labour Leader Pretending to be Nigel Farage.
7
CUSTOMER:
Is that a new flavour?
EMPLOYEE:
Yeah
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[We now see that the employee has placed a gigantic milkshake cup on the counter]
EMPLOYEE:
If you look inside, there’s a Labour leader pretending to be Nigel Farage.
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[Customer looks inside the cup]
10
[Show Keir Starmer dressed as Nigel Farage inside the cup]
CUSTOMER:
So there is
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CUSTOMER:
Is that something people want, then?
EMPLOYEE:
No! No, not at all.
12
EMPLOYEE:
It just keeps happening when we press banana.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM
why can they not just fix it
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Well done Scotland.
The Tartan Army vs ICE on the streets of World Cup America next summer is going to be box office.
American blowhards used to beating up kids are about to face having the piss mercilessly taken out of them by men in skirts. Lovely stuff.
The Tartan Army vs ICE on the streets of World Cup America next summer is going to be box office.
American blowhards used to beating up kids are about to face having the piss mercilessly taken out of them by men in skirts. Lovely stuff.
November 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Well done Scotland.
The Tartan Army vs ICE on the streets of World Cup America next summer is going to be box office.
American blowhards used to beating up kids are about to face having the piss mercilessly taken out of them by men in skirts. Lovely stuff.
The Tartan Army vs ICE on the streets of World Cup America next summer is going to be box office.
American blowhards used to beating up kids are about to face having the piss mercilessly taken out of them by men in skirts. Lovely stuff.
Should have come back with
‘Do you suck Bubba off with that mouth?’
‘Do you suck Bubba off with that mouth?’
I’m not going to pretend it’s easy to say something in the moment when you witness the president do this and you’re aboard Air Force One with all the uniformed officers and secret service and fancy wood accents, but this is really an instance where you should. people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Should have come back with
‘Do you suck Bubba off with that mouth?’
‘Do you suck Bubba off with that mouth?’
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Free speech is more than me being allowed to say what I want. Everyone also has to like it and tell me I'm a smart and handsome boy
November 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Free speech is more than me being allowed to say what I want. Everyone also has to like it and tell me I'm a smart and handsome boy
BUT HOW WILL WE COPE IF ALL THE GREEDY SOCIOPATHS LEAVE?
November 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
BUT HOW WILL WE COPE IF ALL THE GREEDY SOCIOPATHS LEAVE?
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If the UK is on the brink of civil war, as Musk claims, it follows that in 300 years time there will be be a new generation of civil war re-enactment societies.
"Geoff,you defend Laurence Fox. Can you guys shout outside a hostel. Brian, i need you to relentlessly slag off Nish Kumar on Facebook."
"Geoff,you defend Laurence Fox. Can you guys shout outside a hostel. Brian, i need you to relentlessly slag off Nish Kumar on Facebook."
November 15, 2025 at 9:12 AM
If the UK is on the brink of civil war, as Musk claims, it follows that in 300 years time there will be be a new generation of civil war re-enactment societies.
"Geoff,you defend Laurence Fox. Can you guys shout outside a hostel. Brian, i need you to relentlessly slag off Nish Kumar on Facebook."
"Geoff,you defend Laurence Fox. Can you guys shout outside a hostel. Brian, i need you to relentlessly slag off Nish Kumar on Facebook."
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Hello. Sporadic reminder that if you like pop music, I co-host a podcast where we deep-dive random UK Top 10 singles charts from the past.
This week's Top 10 contains (at least) 5 iconic bangers (see vid). Find out the stories, myths and music behind the hits at linktr.ee/shoobypodcast
This week's Top 10 contains (at least) 5 iconic bangers (see vid). Find out the stories, myths and music behind the hits at linktr.ee/shoobypodcast
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Hello. Sporadic reminder that if you like pop music, I co-host a podcast where we deep-dive random UK Top 10 singles charts from the past.
This week's Top 10 contains (at least) 5 iconic bangers (see vid). Find out the stories, myths and music behind the hits at linktr.ee/shoobypodcast
This week's Top 10 contains (at least) 5 iconic bangers (see vid). Find out the stories, myths and music behind the hits at linktr.ee/shoobypodcast
Mr Noseybonk is attacking the US.
November 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Mr Noseybonk is attacking the US.
Hello. Sporadic reminder that if you like pop music, I co-host a podcast where we deep-dive random UK Top 10 singles charts from the past.
This week's Top 10 contains (at least) 5 iconic bangers (see vid). Find out the stories, myths and music behind the hits at linktr.ee/shoobypodcast
This week's Top 10 contains (at least) 5 iconic bangers (see vid). Find out the stories, myths and music behind the hits at linktr.ee/shoobypodcast
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Hello. Sporadic reminder that if you like pop music, I co-host a podcast where we deep-dive random UK Top 10 singles charts from the past.
This week's Top 10 contains (at least) 5 iconic bangers (see vid). Find out the stories, myths and music behind the hits at linktr.ee/shoobypodcast
This week's Top 10 contains (at least) 5 iconic bangers (see vid). Find out the stories, myths and music behind the hits at linktr.ee/shoobypodcast
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Periodically, this @pftompkins.bsky.social bit about the quality clientele he would encounter during his time working at a novelty hat shop will bubble up in my brain and then, having delighted me once again, will recede into the depths to await its next surprise visit...
November 9, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Periodically, this @pftompkins.bsky.social bit about the quality clientele he would encounter during his time working at a novelty hat shop will bubble up in my brain and then, having delighted me once again, will recede into the depths to await its next surprise visit...
Every year the press runs the same made up story about so-called ‘Remembrance Sunday condoms’ but it’s poppycock.
November 8, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Every year the press runs the same made up story about so-called ‘Remembrance Sunday condoms’ but it’s poppycock.
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They should be the UK's Avengers
November 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
They should be the UK's Avengers
I prefer his earlier, cool-as-fuck stuff.
November 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I prefer his earlier, cool-as-fuck stuff.
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Anyone else remember Celebrity Traitors in 1995?
What a series that was. Michael Parkinson, Gabrielle and Tim Curry as the Traitors. The unlikely friendship between Brian Moore and Art Malik. Mollie Sugden's fart. Adrian Moorhouse's eye-roll. All hosted by Eve Pollard.
What a series that was. Michael Parkinson, Gabrielle and Tim Curry as the Traitors. The unlikely friendship between Brian Moore and Art Malik. Mollie Sugden's fart. Adrian Moorhouse's eye-roll. All hosted by Eve Pollard.
November 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Anyone else remember Celebrity Traitors in 1995?
What a series that was. Michael Parkinson, Gabrielle and Tim Curry as the Traitors. The unlikely friendship between Brian Moore and Art Malik. Mollie Sugden's fart. Adrian Moorhouse's eye-roll. All hosted by Eve Pollard.
What a series that was. Michael Parkinson, Gabrielle and Tim Curry as the Traitors. The unlikely friendship between Brian Moore and Art Malik. Mollie Sugden's fart. Adrian Moorhouse's eye-roll. All hosted by Eve Pollard.