I was watching the news on TV last night and – as well all know – it really should be entitled ‘Bad News’ because there’s so rarely anything to feel good about on it and certainly there’s hardly ever anything funny.

So, with that in mind, I decided to do a web trawl for funny news items and found lots of UK and US news bloopers, mishaps and generally funny events occurring live on air, so, if the news this morning has totally harshed your mellow – assuming a Monday morning is ever mellow – I hope this selection of clips will give you a laugh at the news for a change… Read more & comment »

Today we are looking at our favourite grumpy TV characters. Those ‘bah humbug’ and ‘I don’t believe it!’ men who are well known for their sour dispositions.

Probably the first person who springs to mind is Victor Meldrew – it was for me – but our screens are regularly graced by men who just love a good moan, and in fact, a whole series of shows and programmes have been devoted to blokes who just can’t help grumbling.

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