The Holiday Music Fest 2022
After posting three different songs, each of them titled "A Christmas Carol," for the Holiday Music Fest yesterday, I thought that today would be a good day for an appropriate follow-up of sorts.
It turns out that Brett Goldstein, the British actor who plays the gruff, relentlessly foul-mouthed 'Roy Kent' on the series Ted Lasso (and writes for the show, as well), is a truly massive fan of The Muppets. And not long ago, he sat down with Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo and Kermit's nephew Robin to interview them for 21-minutes about the 1992 The Muppets Christmas Carol, which he says he considers, objectively, the greatest movie of all-time.
But before we get to the interview, I think it's best to show a really good example about what I mean about Goldstein being a truly massive fan of The Muppets.
This then is Brett Goldstein doing a 6-minute, one-man version of The Muppets Christmas Carol. Basically, it's him performing the songs with a whole lot of fast costume changes. And no swearing.
And as a quick bonus, to further his Muppet Love, here's Goldstein when he got a career highlight (as he put it) appearing with the Muppets on Sesame Street. With no swearing -- though there is a quick, subtle allusion to it.
(There's another moment from the show, which I can't find as a standalone video, where he sits in a companion trashcan next to his spirit icon Oscar the Grouch, as the two snarl at one another when Big Bird cheerily asks them about it being such a beautiful day.)
And now, with that to establish his credentials, here is Brett Goldstein interviewing the Muppets about The Muppets Christmas Carol.
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