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It's 36 years since the passing of that great American comedian Bud Abbott. He left us a great legacy of funny lines in decades of vaudeville, film and television. Many of those lines were scripted by some very funny writers.

His namesake, honourable member for Warringah and current Leader of the Opposition Tony Abbott also says many funny things, but they are mostly unintentional and, as he confessed to Kerry O'Brien on last night's 7.30 Report, unscripted.

After the Indian Premier League, the ICC World Twenty20 has been like a breath of fresh air. Sort of like escaping from Dante's Inferno (think Eyjafjallajökull with cheerleaders and DLF Maximums) and entering the Garden of Eden (with its Guyana wing being a rainforest).

What a week it has been if you like mixing your sport with watching corporate train wrecks.

I had to chase up a video of this Conservative Party political broadcast as I saw it being mentioned on Twitter this morning - generally accompanied by the words "a new low".

In short, the Tories have wasted three minutes of the UK TV viewer's time with this deceptive piece of scaremongering about what a "hung parliament" will be like after the May 6 general election. (Despite the fact that, at this point in time, a hung parliament is not only the most likely option, but probably for the time being the most desirable).

Follow the bouncing ball and sing along with Eliza Geirsdottir Newman and Al Jazeera English as we do the Eyjafjallajökull.

President Obama throws out the first pitch on the opening day of the 2010 Major League Baseball season. All I can say is "Ball One!"

My reflections on Easter continue following this news item from Al Jazeera English, about which I will say more at the finish:

It's a federal election year in Australia. We've just seen on Tuesday a pointless and uninspiring "debate" between Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott about health policy.

The following ad, produced by GetUp Australia, and featuring 2010 Australian of the Year, Professor Patrick McGorry, calls for mental health to be central to any reform of healthcare in Australia.

Mental illness is the leading cause of death for Australians under the age of 45.