Angus to Go

[jmorgan]

Why? Are all presenters squeeky cleen
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/2373711.stm

[Prince_Charming]

What a bummer - won't be the same without him. Then again, maybe Eddie Izzard could do it pretty well after his cool performance on Parky last week.

[s_willy]

I'd bet money on him returning, just like topgear has, once the PCmaniacs have calmed down.

[mel]

Michael Barrymore - Yep sack him and let him starve
John Luvley - Yep him too
Angus Deaton - No don't jump on the bandwagon of the other two.
There is a distinct difference between being a filthy dirty bastard that believes because you are rich/famous you can force yourself on anyone or anything with total disregard and then get away with it and a filthy dirty barstard who is rich enough to be able to pay for the substances and services he requires.

Edited because my lawyers advise me I shouldn't have said John Lesley whooops

>> Edited by mel on Wednesday 30th October 08:26

[Podie]

I'm sorry to say this, but who gives a flying f**k what these people do in their private lives?

Is the majority of the population REALLY that sad, that they have to get their kicks from being PC and destroying the career of someone else?

HIGNFY will NOT be the same without Deayton - he's made that role his. Who cares if the guests are taking pop shots at him... jeez, that's what he's done to them for the last 12 years - still makes entertaining television.

Who remembers the series without Merton? Shite wasn't it. With Deayton gone, I won't even bother to tune in anymore..

[granville]

Can't stand the smug little tosser myself but no way should he be sacked - far preferable to have seen Hislop and Merton torture him on TV!

Should be interesting to see their reactions though.

Anyway, what HAS he done that's so bad? Gone with a strumpet? Dear me; we'd better sack 75% of our ruling elite then! Ridiculous.

[pdv6]

I thought that the reason he is being given the boot is that the BBC execs reckon the show is being hijacked by taking the p155 out of AD all the time.

How about telling the other 2 to cool it? Job done.

[mr_tony]

just another example of the tabloid press dictating who can / cannot do what in this country. frankly I'm starting to think that the journos who work for the main tabloids are actually running the place.

Seriously considering moving to France, over there this kind of thing is dismissed as irrelevant and the press seem a darn site more grown up...

[CarZee]

mr_tony said: Seriously considering moving to France, over there this kind of thing is dismissed as irrelevant and the press seem a darn site more grown up...

Indeed - in this country, the culture seems to demand that those in the public eye are inhumanly dull - should one give into his or her baser urges, they are labelled a pervert or drug addict or whatever..

So Deaton shagged hookers and sniffing some chas.. big bloody deal!!! If you know anything about journalists - particularly on the tabloids - they're the most gutteral individuals you're likely to happen upon in this country..

At News International you used to be able to see traces of coke on the tops of any toilet you cared to look at on the floors where the Sun & News of the World were produced - and the disabled toilets were locked half the day because people were fcuking in them! I kid you not. (Bloody loved it, but then I didn't go round telling anyone who to live their lives.... these dodgy buggers do...)

The hypocrisy is staggering.

Ps - John Kay, the chief news reporter on the Sun killed his wife by chucking an electric fire in her bath. He was found guilty, but with mitigation because she was such a bitch. He got away with community service and lifetime supervision order. The Sun stood by him through it and he cannot go anywhere without his photographer who is also his court approved minder.

How do I know this? Easy - someone I know very well used to go out with the Assistant Editor of the Sun. The Sun used their connections & influence to keep the whole thing out of the papers.. it was about 10 years ago now.

>> Edited by CarZee on Wednesday 30th October 12:15

[JonRB]

I think the main problem is that Have I Got News For You is meant to be a satirical news quiz / panel show where they rip the p*ss out of people in the news and the presenter is famed for making allegedly witty and caustic comments about said people.

It kind of loses its edge where the aforementioned presenter can't utter a word without someone replying "you can talk, you hyprocrite!"

[Podie]

JonRB said:
It kind of loses its edge where the aforementioned presenter can't utter a word without someone replying "you can talk, you hyprocrite!"

allegedly.

[plotloss]

It makes me laugh when other celebrities, who themselves arent aversed to the odd line of the charlie snow, have a go at Angus for his coke fuelled encounters with ladies of the night.

There was a time when he would have got a promotion for this.

Matt.

[DrSeuss]

If the reports I've read are to be believed, Merton & Hislop wanted him out because, instead of discussing the news, he'd *become* the news. There's talk of John Sergeant, the political reporter, taking over. I think he'd be great - his appearance on Room 101 a while back was a scream, and he's certainly got the current affairs knowledge.

[Podie]

Another option I heard was Andrew Marr (who called someone from the Daily Mail a "sanctimonious shit" ) and the other was wots-his-face Fry... or was it Laurrie?

[plotloss]

Stephen Fry would be good I think, but if they used him I am not sure the show would last too long, he is a great believer in saying what you mean.

Matt.

[apache]

as long as people buy these comics then they'll continue to tell us how to live our lives, I'd vote for John Sergeant, he's got a brilliant dry humour and knows his stuff too

[M@H]

Sargeant any day..

[AlexH]

I think this is just another case of the powers that be feeling it necessary to offer up the occasional sacrificial lamb to try and pretend to have some standards (even if they are double). The numpties and MP's will be satisfied and business as usual can resume.

[aww999]

The main thrust of the show is to put people in the public eye on the spot for comitting tabloid indescretions, often these people are the invited guests! It makes it far too easy (and less amusing) for them to justify their debauched behaviour if the host of the show is similarly debauched. At least, I think that's the beeb reason for ditching him. I'm all for debauchery myself, it's just a shame I can't afford it!

[cirks]

Ahhhhhhhh ! Have you seen the papers this morning. Bloody Anne Robinson is to take over for at least a week (next week). Enough to destroy the show in my opinion. Andrew Marr has rejected the offer.

I did like Paul Merton's comment in the warm up for this week's show though "We'd like to thank Angus for the 12 years of entertainment he has provided the public. Don't know how he found time to present the show as well" (or words to that effect).