John Bird & John Fortune have been poking fun at, well, anybody who needed fun poking at them, for decades- as part of the duo known as The Long Johns or as part of the trio Bremner, Bird & Fortune. Bird & Fortunes staged interviews of various Ministers, Bankers, Military commanders, and other gents named George Parr , are staggeringly incisive and quick-witted, and these recordings made & broadcast in 1995 show that while the individuals being mocked may have changed, the mentality of those in power hasnt.
Superb. And these kinds of financial shenanigans still go on, and on...
I've made a quiz about this for Business English students, if anyone's interested. It's at "eslvideo dot com/quiz_new.php?id=4855&pagenum=8".
Rufusdos 1 year ago
this gentlemen bring us fantastic humor, regrettably old school (hard to find new talent of this level...)
foketesz 1 year ago
Wonderful. Thank you for posting. Have been trying to find the video, and am amazed that The Long Johns has not been released on DVD. They're superb.
caelocanth 2 years ago 2