Woss and Brand?
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yello said:
Oh, it certainly wasn't funny, I agree. But there's a danger of setting a precedent over this minor incident which could see the banning of anything remotely edgey.
Sadowitz's act (and I've seen him live 3 times and howled with laughter each time) is entirely over-the-top offensive. That was his act! He intended to shock the public and, I agree, there can be a place for that. I think Sadowitz challenged his audience to laugh at what might be thought of as unlaughable. I remember leaving the comedy club the first time completely stunned and confused as to what I had laughed at and, more to the point, why. And neither did I answer those questions at either of the following shows 
But there is, to me, a difference between an audience being challenged and singling out an individual and trying to belittle them or whatever it was intended to achieve. It's like a playground bully, and about as challenging.
But there is, to me, a difference between an audience being challenged and singling out an individual and trying to belittle them or whatever it was intended to achieve. It's like a playground bully, and about as challenging.
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The difference between Ross and Sadowitz is that Sadowitz was not a prime-time chat show host. Being 'edgy' is fine but you can't have it both ways. Ross is one of the BBC's front-line presenters and as such he has a certain standard of decency to uphold, or at least he should have. Would Micheal Parkinson still have been able to command the respect he received as a chat show host had he told filthy jokes in comedy clubs at the same time?
We used to pay people because they were professionals. Now it seems we reward people for being imature.
Incidentally, I'm singling out Ross because I think he was almost totally to blame for he incident and has done sod all to put it right. Brand resigned and apologized, Ross did neither.
We used to pay people because they were professionals. Now it seems we reward people for being imature.
Incidentally, I'm singling out Ross because I think he was almost totally to blame for he incident and has done sod all to put it right. Brand resigned and apologized, Ross did neither.
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Mr Pig said:
Ross apologised first and I believe he sent flowers to Andrew Sachs and then he made a public apology yesterday.
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KitsuneAndy said:
My mistake. He's fractionally less of an a*** than I thought he was five minutes ago ;0)
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Mr Pig said:
I do sometimes enjoy Friday Night.. But still think he's incredibly up himself.
Still, this thing has been blown totally out of proportion.
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Well at least its not Speed II
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Just thinking. They've replaced an unintentionally unfunny show with and unintentionally funny one. I find a certain irony in that especially as the title is also a class A Drug. 
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KitsuneAndy said:
Which is surely quite a talent in itself?
Eh!
If it was a film called "Abusive Phone Call" or "Voicemail" then that would be Irony
A film with the same name as a class A drug is not irony, as neither Ross or Brand were caught doing drugs!
If it was a film called "Abusive Phone Call" or "Voicemail" then that would be Irony
A film with the same name as a class A drug is not irony, as neither Ross or Brand were caught doing drugs!
Angelfishsolo said:Just thinking. They've replaced an unintentionally unfunny show with and unintentionally funny one. I find a certain irony in that especially as the title is also a class A Drug.
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