The
backslapping marathon reached its zenith on Sunday with daddy (or should that be mummy, given these colour of the evening.
And any notion of the fact that this summer of bonhomie,
backslapping and general goodwill will be repeated during the Ashes has flown right out of the window
ANTONIO CONTE has refused to jump on the bandwagon and join the Burnley
backslapping.
There will be live performances as well as a look back over two-and-a-half decades of the
backslapping event, before the winner is announced.
There was lots of
backslapping as a result of the win, as might be expected.
IT MAY be a largely tedious
backslapping bonanza not to be taken too seriously, but that doesn't mean you don't want your own favourites to do well (The National Television Awards, ITV, Wednesday).
RECENTLY there was
backslapping for the opening of the new cycle track on Marton Road, Middlesbrough (Gazette, 17.09.15).
But seriously folks, now that all the shouting,
backslapping and "yahboo sucks to you" fades into a distant memory, we all hope the Tory rhetoric re the referendum is worth more than its promise to those expats who fought and died in order that we could all live in a free Europe, safe from Nazi tyranny and its despotic principles.
Poor Jennifer Aniston hasn't had much luck at this year's
backslapping season, but there's one award she will forever have in the bag.
Whether angels sang or if there were hugs,
backslapping, or kisses on
BRITISH COMEDY AWARDS: NOMINATIONS SHOW Channel 4, 11.05pm Amid all the
backslapping and gushing speeches of the average award show, The British Comedy Awards stand out by virtue of being hugely unpredictable and genuinely entertaining.