TV personalities who randomly disappear

[Flip Martian]

I remember seeing Ben Elton on a stand up tour in the late 80s/early 90s and I laughed so hard I could hardly breathe. Whether my tastes changed I don't know but I stopped finding him funny and he probably realised being an author was a decent career move.

[belleair302]

Ben Eltons wife is an Australian and he spends a large portion of his year down under. Less TV work for Ben but he is seen on stage frequently.

[Milkyway]

Strange, how I remember this routine;
Gotta get a double seat:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wPUjjhO_DpU

Edited by Milkyway on Saturday 11th December 23:02

[LaurasOtherHalf]

Clever bloke Ben, the few books of his I read were really good.

[Lynchie999]

belleair302 said:

Ben Eltons wife is an Australian and he spends a large portion of his year down under. Less TV work for Ben but he is seen on stage frequently.

... Yes, oddly I saw a tweet from Victoria Coren Mitchell about him the other day... he's been stuck down under since before covid and had to cancel his whole UK tour that he started just before...

[mabosh]

Ben Elton is on Sunday Brunch on CH4 right now.

Drives a Ford Galaxy and has had trips in the Mclaren F1s of George Harrison and Rowan Atkinson apparently.

There you go.

[Blib]

In a very recent interview in the Telegraph he said he respects Thatcher for her commitment to what she believed in.

[Flip Martian]

Blib said:

In a very recent interview in the Telegraph he said he respects Thatcher for her commitment to what she believed in.

A man who built his career on being anti establishment and anti "Mrs Thatch". I wonder if he feels the same about Hitler. He was committed to what he believed in too.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

Flip Martian said:

A man who built his career on being anti establishment and anti "Mrs Thatch". I wonder if he feels the same about Hitler. He was committed to what he believed in too.

I see that Godwin's Law is still alive and well.

[Flip Martian]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

I see that Godwin's Law is still alive and well.

Important to keep up old traditions, I think.

[LeadFarmer]

mabosh said:

Ben Elton is on Sunday Brunch on CH4 right now.

I mention him yesterday and then he suddenly appears on TV today. I'll take full credit for that one. Anyone else you lot want to suddenly see on TV again, let me know?

[The Mad Monk]

LeadFarmer said:

I mention him yesterday and then he suddenly appears on TV today. I'll take full credit for that one. Anyone else you lot want to suddenly see on TV again, let me know?

Do you also have the power to remove people?

[hidetheelephants]

LeadFarmer said:

mabosh said:

Ben Elton is on Sunday Brunch on CH4 right now.

I mention him yesterday and then he suddenly appears on TV today. I'll take full credit for that one. Anyone else you lot want to suddenly see on TV again, let me know?

Bring back Wilf Lunn the inventor then.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

hidetheelephants said:

Bring back Wilf Lunn the inventor then.

I was about to make some quip about him being a bit smelly by now, and popped over to Wikipedia to look up when he died only to find that he is still alive. Blimey.

I was sure he had died years ago.

[dxg]

Johnnytheboy said:

Hasn't he moved abroad somewhere? I recall an interview where he'd acquired that nation's twang.

Ah yes. Wikipedia says he splits his time between UK and Australia.

For tax purposes, perhaps.

[Milkyway]

LeadFarmer said:

mabosh said:

Ben Elton is on Sunday Brunch on CH4 right now.

I mention him yesterday and then he suddenly appears on TV today. I'll take full credit for that one. Anyone else you lot want to suddenly see on TV again, let me know?

Try Peter Kayes 500 miles & Amirillo lists, but a few are unfortunately.....’ex directory’.

Edited by Milkyway on Sunday 12th December 18:56

[coppernorks]

dxg said:

For tax purposes, perhaps.

Oh yes, here's me thinking it was for the weather, the late Warren Mitchell,
Leo Sayer, Hank Marvin and [ gulp] The Krankies have abodes in Australia.

[wolfracesonic]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

hidetheelephants said:

Bring back Wilf Lunn the inventor then.

I was about to make some quip about him being a bit smelly by now, and popped over to Wikipedia to look up when he died only to find that he is still alive. Blimey.

I was sure he had died years ago.

I wonder if Morph is still with us?

[kowalski655]

wolfracesonic said:

I wonder if Morph is still with us?

He got cancelled after being outed as a play dough phile

[Stuart70]

dxg said:

Johnnytheboy said:

Hasn't he moved abroad somewhere? I recall an interview where he'd acquired that nation's twang.

Ah yes. Wikipedia says he splits his time between UK and Australia.

For tax purposes, perhaps.

Or perhaps because he is married to an Australian?
Don’t let facts get in the way of a cheap dig though.