https://thefunnyverse.podbean.com Ben Hardyment's celebration of topical comic verse, poetry, spoken word and battle rap - with the emphasis on the 'funny' bit. Sun, 28 Jul 2019 13:09:56 +0200 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2019 All rights reserved. Comedy 1440 episodic Ben Hardyment's celebration of topical comic verse, poetry, spoken word and battle rap - with the emphasis on the 'funny' bit. thefunnyverse thefunnyverse No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/5399852/TFV_001_Title.jpg https://thefunnyverse.podbean.com 144 144 The Boris Chronicles - Part 4: Road to a "Desmond"? https://thefunnyverse.podbean.com/e/the-boris-chronicles-part-4-road-to-a-desmond/ https://thefunnyverse.podbean.com/e/the-boris-chronicles-part-4-road-to-a-desmond/#comments Sun, 28 Jul 2019 13:09:56 +0200 thefunnyverse.podbean.com/the-boris-chronicles-part-4-road-to-a-desmond-812ef591fe0731f56de0007e0678b56a Now we get into the second half of Boris's time at Oxford where libido-based distractions could prove costly....

]]> Now we get into the second half of Boris's time at Oxford where libido-based distractions could prove costly....

]]> thefunnyverse false No 276 6 full The Boris Chronicles - Part 3: Oxford Beginnings https://thefunnyverse.podbean.com/e/the-boris-chronicles-part-3-oxford-beginnings/ https://thefunnyverse.podbean.com/e/the-boris-chronicles-part-3-oxford-beginnings/#comments Fri, 19 Jul 2019 00:13:37 +0200 thefunnyverse.podbean.com/the-boris-chronicles-part-3-oxford-beginnings-4181b7ede4696a0ff13c2638d721c4ab The saga continues with his time at Baliol College, Oxford, where our hero wastes no time getting stuck into the extra-curricular activities…

 

]]> The saga continues with his time at Baliol College, Oxford, where our hero wastes no time getting stuck into the extra-curricular activities…

 

]]> thefunnyverse false No 306 5 full The Boris Chronicles - Part 2: The Eton Mess https://thefunnyverse.podbean.com/e/the-boris-chronicles-part-2-the-eton-mess/ https://thefunnyverse.podbean.com/e/the-boris-chronicles-part-2-the-eton-mess/#comments Thu, 11 Jul 2019 17:52:36 +0200 thefunnyverse.podbean.com/the-boris-chronicles-part-2-the-eton-mess-7affe5c46d1470b43314cea308e8e0f1 The rhyming comic saga of Boris Johnson's life continues with a mere taste of the schooling that was the making of our mop-topped PM-to-be.

]]> The rhyming comic saga of Boris Johnson's life continues with a mere taste of the schooling that was the making of our mop-topped PM-to-be.

]]> thefunnyverse false No 256 4 full The Boris Chronicles - Part 1: The Early Years https://thefunnyverse.podbean.com/e/the-boris-chronicles-part-1-the-early-years/ https://thefunnyverse.podbean.com/e/the-boris-chronicles-part-1-the-early-years/#comments Mon, 01 Jul 2019 18:16:36 +0200 thefunnyverse.podbean.com/the-boris-chronicles-part-1-the-early-years-8199ca67bb256bd7c99e512c81713bc8 This is the first of a verse series chronicling the life of our potential Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. It concerns his early childhood, leading up to his enrollment at that little-known school under the Heathrow flightpath down near Windsor, Eton.

]]> This is the first of a verse series chronicling the life of our potential Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. It concerns his early childhood, leading up to his enrollment at that little-known school under the Heathrow flightpath down near Windsor, Eton.

]]> thefunnyverse false No 287 3 full The Tale of the Chariot Sellere of Parsones Greene https://thefunnyverse.podbean.com/e/episode-2-the-tale-of-the-chariot-seller-of-parsones-greene/ https://thefunnyverse.podbean.com/e/episode-2-the-tale-of-the-chariot-seller-of-parsones-greene/#comments Thu, 27 Jun 2019 18:35:11 +0200 thefunnyverse.podbean.com/episode-2-the-tale-of-the-chariot-seller-of-parsones-greene-0b022592cb1efaf9be18c09506eca034 If you’re a fan of rhyming best man’s speeches, you’re in luck as I have another for you, this one was for my brother Tom at his wedding to his Danish fiancée.

]]> If you’re a fan of rhyming best man’s speeches, you’re in luck as I have another for you, this one was for my brother Tom at his wedding to his Danish fiancée.

]]> thefunnyverse false No 831 2 full The Rime of the Ancient Marrier https://thefunnyverse.podbean.com/e/the-funny-verse/ https://thefunnyverse.podbean.com/e/the-funny-verse/#comments Tue, 25 Jun 2019 20:39:15 +0200 thefunnyverse.podbean.com/the-funny-verse-f6c46732da71746d0eaacc15a2c486cc The inaugural Funny Verse podcast where we kick off by reading the ten minute best man's speech I gave at best mate Adam's wedding. He made a very easy target for a number of reasons, but perhaps mostly down to the fact that he is a true original with a genuinely 'colourful' life.

]]> The inaugural Funny Verse podcast where we kick off by reading the ten minute best man's speech I gave at best mate Adam's wedding. He made a very easy target for a number of reasons, but perhaps mostly down to the fact that he is a true original with a genuinely 'colourful' life.

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