Being Lionel Blair

2011, 8 minutes

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75 year old Ray (Peter Thomas) is left to his own devices by his daughter Jane while she attends an appointment. Ray finds out there is an interview between a journalist, Brian (Matt Sutton), and Lionel Blair (played by Lionel Blair) about to take place in a nearby coffee shop. Taking advantage of the fact he hears that Brian doesn't know what Lionel looks like, Ray decides to pretend to be Lionel and proceeds to tell the journalist a series of lies and scandalous quotes to get revenge on Lionel for a 50 year old grudge he has held ever since they both went up for the same audition 50 years before.. which Lionel got.

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