Have I Got News For You! - Page 9

campdave · 03-06-2010, 21:04

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Originally Posted by Sneeka

Heads up - tonights could be a corker, John Prescott as guest host

A natural in front of the camera

DeadYankee · 03-06-2010, 21:18

I'm surprised they broadcast that gruesome 30 mins of television

RCW · 03-06-2010, 21:20

didn't last the 30 minutes, he was hopeless

Cade Foster · 03-06-2010, 22:49

I do not know who is worse Ann Widdicome or him.

Mr Dan · 03-06-2010, 23:11

I thought this was great

Ian taking every chance to have a pop had me in stiches.

aprout · 04-06-2010, 07:18

Prescott was very stiff, & trying to read the autocue & look natural is obviously not one of his strengths, but it was still a very funny half hour for me.

Certainly better than the cringe-fest that was Brucie hosting it last week.

avid fan · 04-06-2010, 07:22

Pretty excruciating stuff - particularly when Hislop talked about him using his parliamentary home for some secret love trysts

Hopefully this nips his tv career in the bud.

Did enjoy the attempts to get him to turn down the lordship though

BigH · 04-06-2010, 14:13

liked the way Hislop went on at him, but it was a pretty dreadful edition, not helped by Paul Merton staying quiet for most of the show

Brucie last week, by comparison, was fantastic

Ricinus · 04-06-2010, 14:24

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Originally Posted by BigH

liked the way Hislop went on at him, but it was a pretty dreadful edition, not helped by Paul Merton staying quiet for most of the show

Brucie last week, by comparison, was fantastic

I'd agree with that. Especially the way that Ian was obviously NOT enjoying Brucie but Paul was.

Wendell Armbruster · 04-06-2010, 15:08

Well, I thought Hislop lived up to his reputation as being a very unpleasant person. Funny, sometimes, and often brilliant at puncturing egos and hitting the proverbial nail on the head on this show and on Question Time. However, if you invite someone to host the show you don't spend the whole time tossing bombs at them. I thought Hislop was mean spirited and peevish throughout while Prescott - a man I normally despise - came out well and sympathetically. One or two snipes is OK but this seemed like a vendetta. It surely hasn't escaped everyone's attention that Paul Merton kept well out of it and acted graciously towards Prescott.

Cade Foster · 04-06-2010, 17:25

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Originally Posted by BigH

liked the way Hislop went on at him, but it was a pretty dreadful edition, not helped by Paul Merton staying quiet for most of the show

Especially about the Lord issue, where Hislop had done his research and Prescott cant remember what he has said but denies it anyhow.

Roborob · 06-06-2010, 15:11

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Originally Posted by Wendell Armbruster

Well, I thought Hislop lived up to his reputation as being a very unpleasant person. Funny, sometimes, and often brilliant at puncturing egos and hitting the proverbial nail on the head on this show and on Question Time. However, if you invite someone to host the show you don't spend the whole time tossing bombs at them. I thought Hislop was mean spirited and peevish throughout while Prescott - a man I normally despise - came out well and sympathetically. One or two snipes is OK but this seemed like a vendetta. It surely hasn't escaped everyone's attention that Paul Merton kept well out of it and acted graciously towards Prescott.

Hislop showed himself to be a typical tory, not concerned with comedy just having a go at Prescott again and again. Merton did himself no favours by keeping out of it one thing to stich up a guest al la Boris Johnston but even there there was a limit. Hislop discraced himself and I don't think I'll ever look at him ever again without thinking he is nasty.

swanny · 06-06-2010, 15:17

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Originally Posted by Roborob

Hislop showed himself to be a typical tory, not concerned with comedy just having a go at Prescott again and again. Merton did himself no favours by keeping out of it one thing to stich up a guest al la Boris Johnston but even there there was a limit. Hislop discraced himself and I don't think I'll ever look at him ever again without thinking he is nasty.

Agree with that. Hislop does need to shut the **** up sometimes.

Also he needs to sort his hair out. Could have the whole show taking the **** out of that.

vulture · 06-06-2010, 21:26

Hislop proving that Prescott is a champagne socialist is comedy.

jester · 06-06-2010, 21:30

Hislop is not there to be nice, this is what he does and indeed he did it well. Exposing the embodiment of hipocracy that is the soon to be Lord Prescott.

DeadYankee · 06-06-2010, 21:37

Basically it doesn't work as a format when the presented is too borderline senile to read an autocue. Last two shows have been diabolical

The-tonemeister · 08-04-2011, 12:49

Just a heads up, this is back tonight, BBC 1, 9:00. Presumably HD as well.

No sign of the extended repeat tomorrow night (always my preferred choice), hopefully it'll be on in the next week.

TM

aprout · 09-04-2011, 09:45

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Originally Posted by The-tonemeister

No sign of the extended repeat tomorrow night (always my preferred choice), hopefully it'll be on in the next week.

TM

No sign of any repeat before the next show. I guess the golf is taking up too much space.

Alastair · 10-04-2011, 00:05

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Originally Posted by The-tonemeister

No sign of the extended repeat tomorrow night (always my preferred choice), hopefully it'll be on in the next week.

I always liked the 'Bit More' show too. Looks like its been dropped though

The-tonemeister · 11-04-2011, 12:27

I quite enjoyed the short form show on Friday night, although I do have a soft spot for Jon Richardson, he defintely makes me laugh (not so much on Stand up for the Week though).

TM