Comments on: Punch and Judy

Punch and Judy

thomas j wise — Wed, 10 Dec 2003 19:20:37 -0800

Punch and Judy Everything you want to know about the famous puppet show, ranging from scripts to history. For more Punch, see also The Punch Page (many resources, but not updated since 2000); the Punch and Judy College of Professors (professional Punch & Judy performers); and "Prof." Glyn Edwards' Punch and Judy Page (homepage of a Punch & Judy puppeteer).

By: soyjoy

soyjoy — Wed, 10 Dec 2003 19:59:01 -0800

Don't forget the fine XTC song...

By: Utilitaritron

Utilitaritron — Wed, 10 Dec 2003 21:17:49 -0800

— or the Elliott Smith song.

By: nicwolff

nicwolff — Wed, 10 Dec 2003 21:46:27 -0800

I've been on a Punch and Judy kick too, triggered by two weird and excellent books: Russell Hogan's Riddley Walker, and Neil Gaiman's Mr. Punch.

By: ikalliom

ikalliom — Thu, 11 Dec 2003 05:33:26 -0800

I thought it was just a Marillion song...

By: pomegranate

pomegranate — Thu, 11 Dec 2003 06:17:13 -0800

As a kid, I would occasionally have really terrible nightmares that I couldn't get out of - they all started with the same Punch and Judy skit. As soon as I saw that curtain open, I'd struggle to wake up before Judy started hitting Punch. If it got that far, then the next dream would be REALLY bad, stay-awake-with-the-lights-on-the-rest-of-the-night-bad. As an adult, they still scare the crap out of me.