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droopsnoot

11,933 posts

242 months

Tuesday 6th October 2015
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He was already listed as doing an episode in the previous series, announced before he'd not had his TG contract renewed, but it was postponed presumably while the dust settled a little.

ajprice

27,477 posts

196 months

Tuesday 6th October 2015
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Prawo Jazdy said:
Angus Deayton gets dropped as presenter because he ended up in the news after a scandal, which meant subsequent shows would all be about him. Guest presenters are hired instead, like Jeremy Clarkson who recently ended up in the news after a scandal, which meant the subsequent show was all about him. Yay for consistency!

*edited to acknowledge that there was a gap of probably 15 years between these events, but I still enjoyed the irony.
They still had some fun before he was dropped though smile
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2005881.stm

vetrof

2,486 posts

173 months

Tuesday 6th October 2015
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Found the daytime TV, gameshow host mocking the relevance of a motoring show quite funny.

tvrolet

4,270 posts

282 months

Friday 9th October 2015
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This show always had a lefty bias, but in its defence it used to be mildly amusing. Just had to turn tonight's off. Cross between complete drivel and a Labour Party broadcast. Can't see myself watching again. Pure crap now.

FourWheelDrift

88,516 posts

284 months

Friday 9th October 2015
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So Diane Abbott is on tonight.


rehab71

3,362 posts

190 months

Friday 9th October 2015
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FourWheelDrift said:
So Diane Abbott is on tonight.

She really is an utter cretin isn't she?

jmorgan

36,010 posts

284 months

Saturday 10th October 2015
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Think her press office probably told her to keep quiet. Not much happening there last night.

Derek Smith

45,659 posts

248 months

Saturday 10th October 2015
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tvrolet said:
This show always had a lefty bias, but in its defence it used to be mildly amusing. Just had to turn tonight's off. Cross between complete drivel and a Labour Party broadcast. Can't see myself watching again. Pure crap now.
They shouldn't have that arch communist Hislop on it every week.

Countdown

39,885 posts

196 months

Saturday 10th October 2015
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tvrolet said:
This show always had a lefty bias, but in its defence it used to be mildly amusing. Just had to turn tonight's off. Cross between complete drivel and a Labour Party broadcast. Can't see myself watching again. Pure crap now.
I thought it was great biggrin

V8covin

7,312 posts

193 months

Sunday 11th October 2015
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It hasn't been funny for a while.Time to drop the dead donkey methinks.
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0000

13,812 posts

191 months

Sunday 11th October 2015
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tvrolet said:
This show always had a lefty bias, but in its defence it used to be mildly amusing. Just had to turn tonight's off. Cross between complete drivel and a Labour Party broadcast. Can't see myself watching again. Pure crap now.
Charlie Brooker and Diane Abbott. I get the feeling they think it's a restoring a balance after Clarkson. It isn't.

snuffy

9,760 posts

284 months

Sunday 11th October 2015
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Friday's was the worst one I'be seen in ages. Brooker, Abbot and that other talentless tt with Ian Hislop (I don't know his name) were just on a left-wing rant.

But what does Paul Merton do now ? For as long as I can remember now he hardly says anything and his main act seems to be pulling his "what's that all about?" surprised face, whilst moving his head from side to side as a "comedy double take". Every week he does that same thing - that's all he seems to be able to do now.

williamp

19,256 posts

273 months

Sunday 11th October 2015
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was odd how he read out the less funny Boris quotes, in a very dry manner guaranteed to not be funny, and letting Diane slowly shake her head.

Morningside

24,110 posts

229 months

Sunday 11th October 2015
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jmorgan said:
Think her press office probably told her to keep quiet. Not much happening there last night.
I think you are right. She never went off on some rant like she usually does which is odd for her and why the hell did she use Wendoline as her hairstyle inspiration?



This really does sum it all up. NSFW (language).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2z-AdzgKjY

Personally I think it died years ago when they lost Angus and never really got back from that. It also jumped the shark when they had Prescott on.

Halb

53,012 posts

183 months

Sunday 11th October 2015
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I watched the extended version on iplayer. It was good, not that bad. The Pointless guy is just quick and sharp. There were a few knuckle moments but they all weren't at JC. Comments about Cameron and others etc.
Hislop was good, as was Pointless and JC. JC and Pointless shared a chuckle at the end.

ThunderSpook

3,612 posts

211 months

Sunday 11th October 2015
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The Clarkson episode is much better on Have I got a bit more... It's better edited and it's just funnier. Makes Richard Osman look a lot less like a cock.

Scuffers

20,887 posts

274 months

Monday 12th October 2015
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Morningside said:
This really does sum it all up. NSFW (language).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2z-AdzgKjY
That brilliant!

100%

Halb

53,012 posts

183 months

Monday 12th October 2015
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snuffy said:
But what does Paul Merton do now ? For as long as I can remember now he hardly says anything and his main act seems to be pulling his "what's that all about?" surprised face, whilst moving his head from side to side as a "comedy double take". Every week he does that same thing - that's all he seems to be able to do now.
I wonder if he is getting fed-up again, like he did a few years ago?

droopsnoot

11,933 posts

242 months

Monday 12th October 2015
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There's a comment in Clarkson's column in the Mail (I don't read it, it was on the bar in the pub last night, honest) that suggests Richard Osman had quite a few other people with him providing some of his comments (suggesting heavy editing probably) and that JC decided to play the "OK, I deserve it" face for whatever was thrown at him. Osman isn't just a presenter though - I'm pretty sure he's behind quite a few of the recent game show format ideas. Whether that makes it worse or better is a matter of opinion of course.

Paul Merton doesn't do a great deal, true, but does have some cracking comments from time to time, just would be nice if they were a bit more often. I hadn't heard of the guy that was with Hislop this week, and I was surprised they didn't mention Diane Abbot's "thing" with Corbyn.

snuffy

9,760 posts

284 months

Sunday 18th October 2015
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Come on, own up, who told Roisin Conaty she's funny or has any talent ?