Mark Bates

A few bits and bobs in the @vizcomic annual including FA using time travel to win 1966 World Cup again and a Brian Cox forum for those who don't know the difference between black holes and gloryholes...

After spending my gap year from Viz interrailing around West Yorkshire, I am at last back in print in this month's issue...

Since Wimbledon is on, it reminded me of one of my favourite ever @vizcomic pieces about Tim Henman 'finally coming on'. No idea who did it though.

#glastonbury Bloody hell Mick Hucknall's pink pancakes...

#theoneshow Watchdog being reduced to a slot on the One Show is like the Post Office being hidden away at the back of WHSmith

Having headlines on the same day about gritters, snow chaos and Southern California reminds me of one my first ever pieces for @vizcomic

#MasterChef Warning: this programme may contain traces of Gregg Wallace.

An oldie from @vizcomic when Paul Weller talked about council style.

Trade in your soft southern name for a hard northern one...

@TomEllen7 Cheers Tom!

The Oasis news seems as good a reason as any to post one of the greatest Viz ads of all time, by the mighty @themarkbates #MancWalk #PissedChimpInANappyFullOfPorridge

Got a piece in this month's @vizcomic - who is the best Mason - Chris or Mount?

#generalelection #nationalservice I'm not sure I can take 6 weeks of the Tories saying "Labour don't have a plan" 10 times a day. At least 'Jeremy Corbyn's Coalition of Chaos' did actually sound like a half decent Marvel franchise.

#RedEye Surely either Liam Neeson, Steven Seagal or Wesley Snipes are going to make an appearance at some point...

@edcumming Where's the bit where him and his wife 'took their tops off and had a cuddle'?

Catching up on Gregg Wallace’s magnificently Partridgian My Saturday.

@TomEllen7 @vizcomic Cheers Tom - I also remember that one! Don't worry, I've no doubt subconsciously pilfered some ideas myself in the past too...

@themarkbates @vizcomic Remember this one Mark- incredible stuff. I did an article headlined “Straight Outta Truro” a few years later, about Ice Cube re-recording NWA’s back catalogue in Cornish, that was almost certainly subconsciously nicked off this (sorry!)

A slightly Christmas themed oldie from @vizcomic

@TomEllen7 Bloody hell, Tom - that's amazing!

I went to Ridley Scott's southern France vineyard last week and consequently ended up interviewing the great man semi-pissed👍 We talked about ghosts, ancient aliens, Napoleon and living to 100 - in the new ES Mag, out tonight and tomorrow!

@poshkev1963 @TomEllen7 You definitely would be if you tried any of those things in space...

Apropos of nothing, here's a little excerpt from a Viz piece I did a while back about what celebrities dress up as for Halloween.

@TomEllen7 Cheers. I actually had to do some research for that one!

@themarkbates Ha - and btw 'Cox not Cocks' in current issue is spectacular!