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― RJG (RJG), Friday, 10 November 2006 14:46 (seventeen years ago) link

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― benrique (Enrique), Friday, 10 November 2006 14:48 (seventeen years ago) link

Jesus, that's not leather is it?

― Dadaismus (Takin' Funk to Heaven in '77) (Dada), Friday, 10 November 2006 14:50 (seventeen years ago) link

That's Leather Alright!

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 10 November 2006 14:52 (seventeen years ago) link

Crikey, does anyone else remember seeing a (young) Nigella Lawson on a discussion show (maybe even Question Time) wearing a black leather jumpsuit? Or did I just (feverishly) imagine it?

― Dadaismus (Takin' Funk to Heaven in '77) (Dada), Friday, 10 November 2006 14:54 (seventeen years ago) link

Never mind "Never Mind the Buzzcocks"...

― Dadaismus (Takin' Funk to Heaven in '77) (Dada), Friday, 10 November 2006 14:55 (seventeen years ago) link

i'm not gissing "nigella lawson leather". i'm just not!

― benrique (Enrique), Friday, 10 November 2006 14:55 (seventeen years ago) link

Gissing?

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― Dadaismus (Takin' Funk to Heaven in '77) (Dada), Friday, 10 November 2006 14:58 (seventeen years ago) link

Crikey, does anyone else remember seeing a (young) Nigella Lawson on a discussion show (maybe even Question Time) wearing a black leather jumpsuit? Or did I just (feverishly) imagine it?

-- Dadaismus (Takin' Funk to Heaven in '77) (dadaismus@h

IIRC she was wearing some bizzare-looking garment which sort-of matched this description when she was on graham norton years ago.

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Friday, 10 November 2006 15:00 (seventeen years ago) link

back to Hedy - bizarro article about how she helped invent spread-spectrum communication. Read the beginning if nothing else.

― ledge (ledge), Friday, 10 November 2006 15:07 (seventeen years ago) link

hahaha wtf

― benrique (Enrique), Friday, 10 November 2006 15:10 (seventeen years ago) link

I thought everyone knew about that! Seriously!

― Dadaismus (Takin' Funk to Heaven in '77) (Dada), Friday, 10 November 2006 15:18 (seventeen years ago) link

Aye it's probably pretty well known this days - still a crazy article though.

― ledge (ledge), Friday, 10 November 2006 15:24 (seventeen years ago) link

This is why gentlemen prefer brunettes

― Dadaismus (Takin' Funk to Heaven in '77) (Dada), Friday, 10 November 2006 15:30 (seventeen years ago) link

it's not the "must see" viewing it was

Bzzzttt. Does. Not. Compute.

― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Friday, 10 November 2006 15:36 (seventeen years ago) link

I think he'll be quite good when he settles into it. Last night he was on a par with the average episode of Buzzcocks, ie faintly amusing and totally forgettable.

― chap who would dare to welcome our new stingray masters (chap), Friday, 10 November 2006 15:38 (seventeen years ago) link

Bit of a guilty pleasure, this show. The missus has always quite liked it but I usually wince through it as the celebs trot out their scripted witticisms and, in the Lamarr era, there was also the nasty, relentless sexism.

But last night was good - Oddie was terrifically awkward and I enjoyed Amstell listing the current Radio 1 DJs..."it's just not good enough, is it?" You could imagine that being a Lamarr line but, in keeping with his sour schtick, it wouldn't have had much impact.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Friday, 10 November 2006 15:41 (seventeen years ago) link

relentless sexism is carried on by merely being a sausage party last night. inc the line up.

― Britain's Obtusest Shepherd (Alan), Friday, 10 November 2006 15:46 (seventeen years ago) link

Her breasts were fine too, real postpituitary.

...

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Friday, 10 November 2006 15:50 (seventeen years ago) link

"sausage party"!

I meant misogyny, really.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Friday, 10 November 2006 15:50 (seventeen years ago) link

have they changed the truly awful theme music?

― benrique (Enrique), Friday, 10 November 2006 15:50 (seventeen years ago) link

it is a show about pop and rock = there has to be SOME misogyny, right?

― Britain's Obtusest Shepherd (Alan), Friday, 10 November 2006 15:54 (seventeen years ago) link

They seem to have remixed/reworked the theme. The effect is similar to the shift from series 1 to series 2 of Space: 1999.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Friday, 10 November 2006 15:55 (seventeen years ago) link

Amen breaks in 2006 just won't do.

― 2 american 4 u (blueski), Friday, 10 November 2006 16:02 (seventeen years ago) link

ah well, back to the 'funky drummer'.

― benrique (Enrique), Friday, 10 November 2006 16:15 (seventeen years ago) link

OK, Amy Winehouse, car crash telly par excellence (but also amusing in parts, e.g. "I don't think it's the difference between integrity and selling out with Ben Elton, I just think he's a wanker").

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 16 November 2006 23:12 (seventeen years ago) link

Tonight's show: bringing sexismback, sadly. Amstell, you Crossed A Line. Tsk.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Friday, 17 November 2006 00:44 (seventeen years ago) link

Bill Bailey's being very quiet this series.

― chap who would dare to welcome our new stingray masters (chap), Friday, 17 November 2006 00:54 (seventeen years ago) link

How much of the Amy Winehouse stuff was shown? They had problems in the edit as she seemed to spit every minute or so, mostly over the monitors in the desks.

― raw sweaters annoying brother (raw sweaters annoying brother), Friday, 17 November 2006 02:36 (seventeen years ago) link

She spat once (because it would be rude to make gurgling noises, er, yes), there was also a threat that she was going to spit on Amstell as well - she lurched forward out of her seat towards him as his back was turned talking to the other team, then it cut really abruptly to her back in her seat and Amstell asking her "were you going to spit on me", then cut again to him cuddling her.

― ailsa (ailsa), Friday, 17 November 2006 09:50 (seventeen years ago) link

why all the spitting? i didn't see it.

― benrique (Enrique), Friday, 17 November 2006 09:53 (seventeen years ago) link

The best bit was where Amstell suggested she was on crack and she blurted out "Do I look like Russell Brand?" a split second before considering her towering birds nest coiffure, artful dishevellment, general lairiness and realising that, actually, she did - quite a lot.

Actually, I think SA was more sexist towards Penny Smith. Everyone on this episode seemed slaughtered - I'm amazed it even made it to air.

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Friday, 17 November 2006 10:23 (seventeen years ago) link

God, yeah, that Russell Brand bit was good.

enrique, all the spitting because Winehouse was quite blatantly out of her fucking tree.

― ailsa (ailsa), Friday, 17 November 2006 10:40 (seventeen years ago) link

You're making it sound good now.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller 68), Friday, 17 November 2006 11:16 (seventeen years ago) link

otm!

― benrique (Enrique), Friday, 17 November 2006 11:18 (seventeen years ago) link

haha, I forgot:

Amstell: "why don't you work with someone nice like Katie Melua"
Winehouse: "I'd rather have cat AIDS"

― ailsa (ailsa), Friday, 17 November 2006 12:49 (seventeen years ago) link

oh god i'd forgotten that winelodge was the original lily allen.

the thread should have been "Is Lily Allen this generation's Amy Winehouse?"

― benrique (Enrique), Friday, 17 November 2006 12:51 (seventeen years ago) link

cat AIDS is the worst kind of AIDS. low blow Wino.

― 2 american 4 u (blueski), Friday, 17 November 2006 12:52 (seventeen years ago) link

i did actually lol last week when Amstell said "Shush Oddie!"

― 2 american 4 u (blueski), Friday, 17 November 2006 12:53 (seventeen years ago) link

the thread should have been "Is Lily Allen this generation's Amy Winehouse?"

-- benrique (miltonpinsk...) (webmail), Today 12:51 PM. (later) (link)

They both seem to get on quite well...

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 17 November 2006 13:05 (seventeen years ago) link

I watched the repeat last night and it was very enjoyable. So thanks to all for tipping me off, albeit accidentally. Winehouse makes a far more affable drunk than most and Amstell seems to have grown into the role quite nicely. I now prefer him to Lamarr. It is true that it is a bit odd having the same scriptwriters, or scriptwriters following exactly the same brief.

I also watched The Sharon Tate Show beforehand, and found it very funny in parts.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller 68), Monday, 20 November 2006 12:10 (seventeen years ago) link

Sharon Tate?

― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 20 November 2006 12:19 (seventeen years ago) link

roman polanski's missus.

― benrique (Enrique), Monday, 20 November 2006 12:19 (seventeen years ago) link

The Mansun Family carve her up while she does a hysterical impersonation of a chav. It's a hoot.

― chap who would dare to welcome our new stingray masters (chap), Monday, 20 November 2006 12:25 (seventeen years ago) link

"Face? Bovvered?"

― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 20 November 2006 12:33 (seventeen years ago) link

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― benrique (Enrique), Monday, 20 November 2006 12:36 (seventeen years ago) link

RIP

― benrique (Enrique), Monday, 20 November 2006 12:37 (seventeen years ago) link

Catherine Tate.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller 68), Monday, 20 November 2006 12:45 (seventeen years ago) link

one month passes...

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Preston does the "strop"

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 11 January 2007 13:57 (seventeen years ago) link

what a dick

― onimo (onimo), Thursday, 11 January 2007 14:30 (seventeen years ago) link

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next time i wimp out of something i told everybody i was going to do, i'll blame god. nice one.

"you still haven't asked her out yet?"

"naaah, big guy wasn't into it."

― pc user, Friday, 14 December 2007 17:10 (sixteen years ago) link

one year passes...

http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2009/04/25/8788/amstell_quits_buzzcocks

― DavidM, Sunday, 26 April 2009 17:26 (fifteen years ago) link

Probably a good move, quit while he's ahead, etc.. I wasn't sick of him, but I could imagine that another series with him as host would have left me disinterested. Sayle's "you're shit!" heckle while Amstell was dressed as a rabbit was in jest but hit a nerve for me. Maybe it was the abscence of Bill Bailey for most of the last series, but it felt like it was more about Amstell's set pieces rather than the interplay between the team captains and the hosts.
Anyway, BBC should a) glue Bailey to that captain's chair, and b) get some of the people who were guest team captains back on as guest hosts. Starting with Stephen Fry.

― snoball, Sunday, 26 April 2009 17:44 (fifteen years ago) link

one year passes...

Right, this thread will do.

New series started last night.

It was particularly poor. Mark Ronson chaired, PhillJupitus was somewhat phoned in, Noel Fielding had a mate on, um, it was dull.

― Mark G, Friday, 22 October 2010 15:00 (thirteen years ago) link

OK, last nights was a lot better. Managed to avoid the "I hear you have a new album out" moment...

― Mark G, Friday, 29 October 2010 08:35 (thirteen years ago) link

Has Phil Jupitus EVER been funny?

― Darren Huckerby (Dwight Yorke), Friday, 29 October 2010 09:04 (thirteen years ago) link

nu-uh

and apparently he didn't like amstell

― it's always random in wackydelphia (history mayne), Friday, 29 October 2010 09:10 (thirteen years ago) link

Is Bill Bailey back on this, or is there now absolutely no reason to watch?

― Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Friday, 29 October 2010 12:27 (thirteen years ago) link

NoelFielding.

― Mark G, Friday, 29 October 2010 12:31 (thirteen years ago) link

Howard Marks was on it. He was funny.

― Mark G, Friday, 29 October 2010 12:31 (thirteen years ago) link

Catherine Tate was the presenter. Howard Marks was funny.

― Mark G, Friday, 29 October 2010 12:32 (thirteen years ago) link

Has Phil Jupitus EVER been funny?
― Darren Huckerby (Dwight Yorke), Friday, 29 October 2010 09:04 (4 hours ago) Bookmark

Hamburger salesman and embittered former 6music DJ Jupitus has never, ever been funny IMO.

― Neil S, Friday, 29 October 2010 13:45 (thirteen years ago) link

two years pass...

Show needs putting out of it's misery, really.

It looks like a bunch of people around a table with some old christmas crackers, and eventually one says "suppose we should, really" so everyone pulls them to get them out of the way...

― Mark G, Tuesday, 30 October 2012 11:11 (eleven years ago) link

two years pass...

Cancelled after 28 series.

― Your Ribs are My Ladder, Tuesday, 26 May 2015 12:50 (eight years ago) link

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― gong mad (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 26 May 2015 12:53 (eight years ago) link

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― serene manish (nakhchivan), Tuesday, 26 May 2015 13:01 (eight years ago) link

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― gong mad (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 26 May 2015 13:02 (eight years ago) link

There was one hosted by Bob Mortimer a year or two ago which stood out for being actually funny.

― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Tuesday, 26 May 2015 13:04 (eight years ago) link

Man, when a show lasts 28 seasons, calling it a cancellation sounds so cold. It's just ... done. Nice job, guys.
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― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 26 May 2015 13:36 (eight years ago) link

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― yeovil knievel (NickB), Tuesday, 26 May 2015 13:43 (eight years ago) link

Yeah the Lamarr era went on wayyy to long

― Master of Treacle, Tuesday, 26 May 2015 14:00 (eight years ago) link

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