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Old 11-03-2013, 18:04
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I heard a clip of Steve Allen's Saturday Night Live which was heavily focused on West End theatre as well as gigs and movies from 1994 just before the original LBC licence expired. He was bitchy then and making snid remarks about other presenters (not by name) and people he was discussing as part of the show.

The point is, he's used it before and hasn't exactly done him any harm.
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Old 11-03-2013, 20:24
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I heard a clip of Steve Allen's Saturday Night Live which was heavily focused on West End theatre as well as gigs and movies from 1994 just before the original LBC licence expired. He was bitchy then and making snid remarks about other presenters (not by name) and people he was discussing as part of the show.

The point is, he's used it before and hasn't exactly done him any harm.
I despair that he is allowed to continue on radio, he's more camp than a camp-site and honestly it's tiresome.
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Old 12-03-2013, 10:58
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I despair that he is allowed to continue on radio, he's more camp than a camp-site and honestly it's tiresome.
This morning he was he was wittering on (and on) how he could tell who's gay/camp a mile off.
Always saying he's 38 or 39. For someone who remembers horse coal deliveries and Corona at 1/10 (1 shilling & 10 pence) clearly he's in his 60's (wikipedia says 59) whatever he's well past his sell by date.
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Old 12-03-2013, 11:14
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This morning he was he was wittering on (and on) how he could tell who's gay/camp a mile off.
Always saying he's 38 or 39. For someone who remembers horse coal deliveries and Corona at 1/10 (1 shilling & 10 pence) clearly he's in his 60's (wikipedia says 59) whatever he's well past his sell by date.
You've heard that old saying - it takes one to know one!

The age thing is a running joke. He's 59 on Sunday.
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Old 12-03-2013, 11:56
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I despair that he is allowed to continue on radio, he's more camp than a camp-site and honestly it's tiresome.
I don't think being camp should be a bar from anyone being on the radio, it depends what you do with it. Steve goes for the bitchy old queen angle. Richard Arnold did endless comments about mincing down Old Compton Street in a kitten heel, and his predecessor Cristo also did camp but more along the lines of knowing every thing there is to know about Kylie.

All very different, all funny to a point. The clever ones know when to give it a rest.
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Old 12-03-2013, 12:03
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I don't think being camp should be a bar from anyone being on the radio, it depends what you do with it. Steve goes for the bitchy old queen angle. Richard Arnold did endless comments about mincing down Old Compton Street in a kitten heel, and his predecessor Cristo also did camp but more along the lines of knowing every thing there is to know about Kylie.

All very different, all funny to a point. The clever ones know when to give it a rest.
You are quite right, I hope my comment wasn't perceived as suggesting being camp on air is 100% wrong.

It's just that it can be "done to death" and SA is a perfect example of that. It's an act and it's gone too far.
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Old 12-03-2013, 13:07
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The fact that we're all on DS reading and discussing him clearly shows that he's doing something right - even if it is car crash listening.

Having said that, about 98.8% of his pronouncements could be chopped up and played out from a cartwall every day and we'd all be non the wiser.
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Old 12-03-2013, 15:09
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The fact that we're all on DS reading and discussing him clearly shows that he's doing something right - even if it is car crash listening.

Having said that, about 98.8% of his pronouncements could be chopped up and played out from a cartwall every day and we'd all be non the wiser.
I switch on hoping for something better but just find more of the same.
BBC London late night phone-ins used to be a joy but since Big George Webley's passing and BBC cutbacks their late phone-ins are sadly no more (as 5 Live)..
Returning to LBC I found SA replaying the same old from 2 years ago.
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Old 12-03-2013, 18:30
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What is his announment on march 18th,

I can only think of 3 things.

guests back on the show
to go up to 7 o'clock
the entertainment reporter is back?
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Old 12-03-2013, 18:47
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What is his announment on march 18th,

I can only think of 3 things.

guests back on the show
to go up to 7 o'clock
the entertainment reporter is back?
Taking over the vacant Ian Dale Sunday Show?
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Old 12-03-2013, 19:14
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Taking over the vacant Ian Dale Sunday Show?
Now thats not a bad shout, as the calls made him loose listeners and the audience also increased when the guests went so i can't see LBC management wanting to bring them back, it also makes the show far cheaper to produce so unless there doing something different with the guests this doesn't sound a bad shout.

The only thing that makes me think not though is now Steve is getting on a bit does he really want to be doing 6 days a week again ? The 5 -7 also sounds quite believable but I'm not sure LBC would want to get rid of The Morning News as now it wants to be seen as a serious news station/5live alternative it's bang on what it should be doing.
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Old 12-03-2013, 19:22
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Now thats not a bad shout, as the calls made him loose listeners and the audience also increased when the guests went so i can't see LBC management wanting to bring them back, it also makes the show far cheaper to produce so unless there doing something different with the guests this doesn't sound a bad shout.

The only thing that makes me think not though is now Steve is getting on a bit does he really want to be doing 6 days a week again ? The 5 -7 also sounds quite believable but I'm not sure LBC would want to get rid of The Morning News as now it wants to be seen as a serious news station/5live alternative it's bang on what it should be doing.
Coming off Early Breakfast and doing Sunday and cover presenter?
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Old 12-03-2013, 19:26
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Coming off Early Breakfast and doing Sunday and cover presenter?
Can't see that, Steve's openly said on air if he can he will work until he dies as he enjoys what he does. Only other thing i can think of is that he's doing a stage show tour again but from what he was saying the other day it sounded more of a daily thing.
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Old 13-03-2013, 08:09
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The age thing is a running joke. .


Im not sure if repeating the same stuff every day is actually a "running joke"
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Old 13-03-2013, 08:17
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Im not sure if repeating the same boring stuff every day is actually a "running joke"
I suppose it depends how easily amused you are. I get the impression from texts referring to it that it keeps his fans in stitches!
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Old 13-03-2013, 09:28
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I suppose it depends how easily amused you are. I get the impression from texts referring to it that it keeps his fans in stitches!
Real texts or texts that are possibly in somebody's imagination?
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Old 13-03-2013, 10:16
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Did anyone else hear him being absolutely vile this morning to a texter who dared to suggest that diabetes (type 2) is preventable by a healthy diet? Sometimes I wonder if anyone in management at LBC actually listens to his show.
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Old 13-03-2013, 13:29
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yup i heard it, woke up to hear the weather and travel, both were clear so switched it off and went back to sleep. thought it summed him up, one minute warning people to watch what they eat and exercise and the next saying it didnt matter. i am sure he will blame it on his sugar levels
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Old 13-03-2013, 14:05
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Coming off Early Breakfast and doing Sunday and cover presenter?
Due to the stunning success of his "In Conversation with..." series, ITV have hired him as the replacement for Jonathan Ross?
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Old 13-03-2013, 16:13
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Those "In Conversation with...... series" are largely an embarrassment to listen to, in the main and for that reason steer well clear of them.
Can't really stand luvvies and the way they compare and contrast their activities, especially when Vallen interjects the interviews with his own anecdotes and life experiences notwithstanding though, he is "In the business" of course.
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Old 13-03-2013, 18:17
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The subject of this thread: Steve allen lbc is he all that?
Well clearly he isn't much because everybody he's character assassinated for decades have continued on their merry way or have gone on to brilliant careers.
Where's Steve Allen after 35 years?
Still dribbling into an LBC microphone!.
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Old 13-03-2013, 18:26
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Coming off Early Breakfast and doing Sunday and cover presenter?
I wonder... could James Max take on Iain's slot and SA move back to breakfast at 7am?
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Old 13-03-2013, 18:45
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I wonder... could James Max take on Iain's slot and SA move back to breakfast at 7am?
Into Nick Ferrari's slot? How long do you think he'd last?
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Old 23-03-2013, 11:08
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Steve Allen tells us that Greg Wallace is a 'Creepy fat old man' yet Steve Allen is 10 1/2 years older! (creepy and fat are down to judgement).
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Old 23-03-2013, 11:50
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So what was the announcement on the 18th anyway?
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