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Old 24-11-2012, 23:15
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Apologies if this has already been posted, but what on earth is he doing there? Not only is he completely unfunny, but he also has the attitude of a socially awkward nerd in high school being forced to give a talk in front of the class, despite wishing he could crawl into a hole and hide. Is it supposed to come across like that?
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Old 24-11-2012, 23:36
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Can there be any possible reason he was employed for the job ? I can't think of one.
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Old 24-11-2012, 23:37
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He is more boring than borelow tbh
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Old 24-11-2012, 23:38
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He actually seems to look up to Joe Swash.
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Old 24-11-2012, 23:39
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Can there be any possible reason he was employed for the job ? I can't think of one.
I'm thinking ITV couldn't get anyone better, and employed him last minute. As Russell Kane has gone over to the dark side, *cough* the bbc *cough*, they probably couldn't afford an ACTUAL famous comedian...
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Old 24-11-2012, 23:41
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Why do these whatever-his-name-is bashing threads keep popping up? I find him really funny! Stumbles over his words a bit, but his material is hilaire! Bit hit and miss here and there, but his improv also stacks up too! He's not bad.
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Old 25-11-2012, 00:17
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He's pretty poor, but so was the guy who used to do that role. To be honest, Now has become completely unwatchable these days - how Joe Swash has kept that role for three years is beyond me.
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Old 25-11-2012, 00:20
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Just gone on to ITV2+1 OMG what was with the "funny" singer?? Drove me absolutely nuts!
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Old 25-11-2012, 00:34
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I thought I was hallucinating. Was thinking, " At least this can't get any worse", when some woman in a bikini yelling stuff and playing a piano came on. Haha. Is the producer OK ? Or should there be a lie down in a darkened room and some medication ?
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Old 25-11-2012, 01:34
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At the moment the funniest thing about his monologue is the forced laughter from behind the camera.

The comedian on the panel, Joel, is a lot more at ease and funnier.
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Old 25-11-2012, 02:30
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I was thinking that ! I'm fascinated by the obviously planned and automatic laughter. I think that if - god forbid, a pterodactyl flew down, got Rob whoever he is in it's mighty toothy beak and flew off with him, the crew would laugh dutifully, even as bits of him fell off from the sky en route to be eaten in a nest on some faraway mountain peak.

I reckon that he's someone who wandered in off the road and got the job by mistake when he'd only been near the place having got lost on his way to a train spotting convention.
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Old 25-11-2012, 03:06
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I thought I was hallucinating. Was thinking, " At least this can't get any worse", when some woman in a bikini yelling stuff and playing a piano came on. Haha. Is the producer OK ? Or should there be a lie down in a darkened room and some medication ?
Agreed , who the hell thought that singing woman was a good idea?

I`m actually embarrassed for the comedian at this stage. He couldn`t get less funny if he tried. He had potential comedy gold with Helen and her fake tanned face, but he totally fluffed it, he couldn`t think of a single funny thing to say.
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Old 25-11-2012, 05:44
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This is the first year that I've really watched the ITV 2 programme, and have to confess that I quite enjoy it. The singing woman last night was awful though, they haven't had anything like that before, and hopefully it won't be repeated.

At first I wasn't too keen on the comedian, but once you get used to his persona, he actually has some quite good material. The show also depends on who the guest panelists are, last week they had Keith Duffy, and he was very good.
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Old 25-11-2012, 09:32
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I'm thinking ITV couldn't get anyone better, and employed him last minute. As Russell Kane has gone over to the dark side, *cough* the bbc *cough*, they probably couldn't afford an ACTUAL famous comedian...
Is he really worse than Russell Kane? It's some achievement if they've found someone less funny.
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Old 25-11-2012, 09:39
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He's pretty poor, but so was the guy who used to do that role. To be honest, Now has become completely unwatchable these days - how Joe Swash has kept that role for three years is beyond me.
^^^This. I know it's fashionable to have a side-show for the main one but Now is nothing if not dire.

I would rather they scrapped Now, extended the main show to include more footage of the campmates and any spare money they've saved can go to paying for more interesting trials.
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Old 25-11-2012, 12:27
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Is he really worse than Russell Kane? It's some achievement if they've found someone less funny.
In my opinion, he definitely is. He's not funny, just awkward. Have you watched GMOOHN? Judge him for yourself, but if you didn't like Russell then I doubt you will like whateverhisnameis. How bad is that? I can't even remember his name!
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Old 25-11-2012, 12:52
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He is bad, but does he actually write his own material ? He makes Brucie look funny.
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Old 25-11-2012, 23:36
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He is bad, but does he actually write his own material ? He makes Brucie look funny.
Not just me then that thinks like that. I haven't laughed once at his unfunny stumbled over dialogue. And people laughing hysterically in the background certainly don't make it any funnier
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Old 25-11-2012, 23:50
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You know those American films in which students go off to the woods to camp and the audience can guess who a zombie/vampire/bloke in a pig mask clutching a chainsaw /insane local hillbilly is going to murder first ? Well that's who he reminds me of. The one who's burbling on and on and wanders off for a pee....
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Old 26-11-2012, 01:18
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Hold the presses!!!

I laughed once at his round-up tonight. Yes I had reached the point of zero expectation, and yes the laugh was more based on, "It's sort of funny compared to the rest of his material", but I laughed. So there.
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Old 26-11-2012, 02:09
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Is there one?
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Old 26-11-2012, 03:00
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I hadn't thought of that. You're right. No.
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Old 26-11-2012, 09:49
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'Who gives someone a melon as a gift?'
(roars of laughter from crew)
'I mean, how do you wrap it?'
(roars of laughter from crew)
'How do you post it?'
(roars of laughter from crew)

COMEDY GOLD!
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Old 26-11-2012, 12:48
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I'm thinking ITV couldn't get anyone better, and employed him last minute. As Russell Kane has gone over to the dark side, *cough* the bbc *cough*, they probably couldn't afford an ACTUAL famous comedian...
I'd use the term "comedian" for Russel Kane very generously.
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Old 26-11-2012, 15:51
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I was thinking that ! I'm fascinated by the obviously planned and automatic laughter. I think that if - god forbid, a pterodactyl flew down, got Rob whoever he is in it's mighty toothy beak and flew off with him, the crew would laugh dutifully, even as bits of him fell off from the sky en route to be eaten in a nest on some faraway mountain peak.

I reckon that he's someone who wandered in off the road and got the job by mistake when he'd only been near the place having got lost on his way to a train spotting convention.
LOL ^. Was it that pesky pterodactyl that looked in the window at Ashley??
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