The gang of four, the ones that coined the phrase, aren't that well known. People just remember the ones dubbed the gang of four by the press like the four breakaway Labour Politicians that started the SDP. Also there was a Gang of Four from Leeds, a post new wave early 80s combo, who sounded a bit like Devo and were probably an influence on The Wedding Present also from Leeds, as was Ernie Wise, one of the fellers from The Mighty Boosh and hardly anyone else.

Chairman Mao would be good for young people these days, getting them to write in their little red books and express themselves culturally. Also he'd make sure they were fed properly and not obsessed with chicken and Lucozade Sport. I reckon if there was a Chairman Mao figure around today, stuff like Shooting Stars would never see the light of day. It would be regarded as very decedant, trivial and not the sort of healthy pastime young people should be interested in whereas the Russell Howards of this world would go right up to the top very quickly. With his 'good news' and that, Mao would have loved someone with a talent for getting young people to like shit things, laugh at non routines and made up observations said by members of Russell's family that we have no proof of, just his word and think things were amazing that had just happened that day on the bus and stuff, diverting attention away from an erosion of power and influence for the general populace.

In case you didn't know Shooting Stars has been axed by the BBC. I don't know where Vic and Bob can go now. I hope Channel 4 chuck something at them. Maybe the kids aren't interested anymore. That's fair enough if they're not, everyone gets their run. Better to have loved and lost than never loved at all said a famous person once, I think it was Rico from Six Feet Under the HBO early noughties classic series, or it might have been Denis Skinner, MP for Bolsover. Regardless it's a great phrase and to put it into practical use as far as my job goes, I don't know whether I could cope with a career where I had instant adulation for a lot of years and then no one being fuckin bothered a few years later. There's a lot of famous comics these days. 17 DVDs were released this Monday, probably mostly male white comics, I'd say all would be in big theatres with a minimal set and gel upward lighting and I bet if they weren't wearing T shirts, they'll be wearing Burton's suits ha ha and you think it's funny, turning this rebellion into money.

Some of them will last, maybe just one or two. However just like the money men did to popular music, comedians are now programmed to be popular for around 30-36 months and then it's a case of let's get rid of them and deal with the next well dressed cheeky monkey.

Mao would love it, an endless supply of young men doing the propaganda for the government. Mind you I'd prefer Chairman Mao to Chairman Derek Llambias at NUFC, however the cloned Chairman Mao's in television at the moment makes you think that instead of stopping at Tibet many years ago, I'd say they followed the silk trail and got themselves into the corridors of power at Television Centre and South Bank studios. Aye and the Roswell incident was real and Diana's death was faked and and oh I've got to go. I've got to write for a famous person and I'm not lying. Speak tomorrow.

TODAY'S BLOG IS SPONSORED BY MICHAEL BATES GETTING LAUGHS IN 'IT AIN'T HALF HOT MUM' FOR SAYING 'CLEVER DICKIE' IN A COD INDIAN ACCENT. 

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