Originally Posted by Vivacious Lady:
“I guess there is a danger in prejudging and making assumptions here. However my initial reaction to this suggestion is that there is an inherent problem with having comediennes/comedians on these types of shows in that they tend to be more focussed on themselves and their need to be witty and amusing. That's not really the right thing for Strictly where the focus should be on the contestants. Miranda's act, in particular, is very much about her own experiences and emotions (as opposed to other comedians like Michael Mcintyre who are more observational and outward looking) and so I think she would be particularly inappropriate as a judge. (Whatever Alesha's faults were she never moved the focus from the competing celebs to herself. )
Sorry, Miranda's nice enough as a person, but I think she would be just about the worst choice for Strictly.”
“I guess there is a danger in prejudging and making assumptions here. However my initial reaction to this suggestion is that there is an inherent problem with having comediennes/comedians on these types of shows in that they tend to be more focussed on themselves and their need to be witty and amusing. That's not really the right thing for Strictly where the focus should be on the contestants. Miranda's act, in particular, is very much about her own experiences and emotions (as opposed to other comedians like Michael Mcintyre who are more observational and outward looking) and so I think she would be particularly inappropriate as a judge. (Whatever Alesha's faults were she never moved the focus from the competing celebs to herself. )
Sorry, Miranda's nice enough as a person, but I think she would be just about the worst choice for Strictly.”
At least this wouldn't be a problem with Miranda as she certainly isn't a comedienne. What is funny about the fact that she is tall and clumsy?
I'm sure this is just a stupid rumour but if she did join the panel I wouldn't be able to watch - she's one of the very few people who I just can't bear to watch. And as an obsessive TV viewer, there aren't many who make me switch off !!!
