Tom Hollander and Suzanne Evans...perfect combination to kill any humour stone dead.
Have I Got News for You - Series 52
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I liked Hollander as Cal Richards but he he's too restrained by the format. A shadow of "the ****er"
Originally Posted by RickLopez:
“Not a great show, Tom Hollander was an awful host, don't get him back. Some funny bits from the panellists but overall poor.”
“Not a great show, Tom Hollander was an awful host, don't get him back. Some funny bits from the panellists but overall poor.”
Excellent show. It's satire not comedy. Try Michael McIntyre or similar if you are after laughs - there again.....
Originally Posted by Faust:
“Excellent show. It's satire not comedy. Try Michael McIntyre or similar if you are after laughs - there again.....”
“Excellent show. It's satire not comedy. Try Michael McIntyre or similar if you are after laughs - there again.....”
I'm fully aware of what it is thanks!
In my opinion, it was a poor show, Hollander looked stilted and there was a lack of energy from the panel, compared to last week.
Originally Posted by RickLopez:
“I'm fully aware of what it is thanks!
In my opinion, it was a poor show, Hollander looked stilted and there was a lack of energy from the panel, compared to last week.”
“I'm fully aware of what it is thanks!
In my opinion, it was a poor show, Hollander looked stilted and there was a lack of energy from the panel, compared to last week.”
After the comments here I was expecting something terrible and to have to turn off partway through. But it was pretty good. The presenter had a dull delivery but both guests got involved.
Nothing worse than a guest who hardly says anything and you start worrying on their behalf.
Too much "UKIP" are funny type stuff, even if they are we don't want 1/2 the programme dedicated to it
It looked as though nobody had shown Hollander the script before the show - he seemed seriously unprepared. Also if I want Jack Dee deadpan, I'd rather get it from Jack Dee.
Originally Posted by roddydogs:
“Too much "UKIP" are funny type stuff, even if they are we don't want 1/2 the programme dedicated to it”
“Too much "UKIP" are funny type stuff, even if they are we don't want 1/2 the programme dedicated to it”
At least with Nigel Farage moving into the background we do not have to hear that corny mispronunciation of his surname. And of course all the fellow members of the stand-up "comedians" union roar with laughter every time they hear it!
The show is sometimes funny and sometimes stale, the usual suspects get a roasting followed by Ian Hislop pulling that weirdly over-smug grin or looking open-mouthed at the audience.
Paul Merton occasionally contributes when he can pull his eyes away from the guest presenter's auto-cue.
Paul Merton occasionally contributes when he can pull his eyes away from the guest presenter's auto-cue.
Originally Posted by bart4858:
“After the comments here I was expecting something terrible and to have to turn off partway through. But it was pretty good. The presenter had a dull delivery but both guests got involved.
Nothing worse than a guest who hardly says anything and you start worrying on their behalf.”
“After the comments here I was expecting something terrible and to have to turn off partway through. But it was pretty good. The presenter had a dull delivery but both guests got involved.
Nothing worse than a guest who hardly says anything and you start worrying on their behalf.”
True though in Suzanne Evans case i think she would have been better off saying nothing as she put her foot in it every time from "we aren't against immigration" to Trumps tweets being "only a bit of fun"!
She was fodder for Hislop and Merton appeared genuinely shocked at her Trump comment.
Why does every show have to target the same people? Like i get that you can have endless "banter" attacking all the usual, Trump, Farage, Corbyn, Boris...but it gets a bit stale.
It also sometimes would appear a bit patronising and sneering. Why is there never as many segments dedicated to frontline Tories either BTW? This isn't even a recent thing, during the 2015 election Ed Miliband was featured basically every show doing something "daft" or with a "silly expression", yet there was only ever mild satire directed at Cameron on very limited occasions.
It also sometimes would appear a bit patronising and sneering. Why is there never as many segments dedicated to frontline Tories either BTW? This isn't even a recent thing, during the 2015 election Ed Miliband was featured basically every show doing something "daft" or with a "silly expression", yet there was only ever mild satire directed at Cameron on very limited occasions.
Originally Posted by BelfastGuy125:
“Why does every show have to target the same people? Like i get that you can have endless "banter" attacking all the usual, Trump, Farage, Corbyn, Boris...but it gets a bit stale.
It also sometimes would appear a bit patronising and sneering. Why is there never as many segments dedicated to frontline Tories either BTW? This isn't even a recent thing, during the 2015 election Ed Miliband was featured basically every show doing something "daft" or with a "silly expression", yet there was only ever mild satire directed at Cameron on very limited occasions.”
“Why does every show have to target the same people? Like i get that you can have endless "banter" attacking all the usual, Trump, Farage, Corbyn, Boris...but it gets a bit stale.
It also sometimes would appear a bit patronising and sneering. Why is there never as many segments dedicated to frontline Tories either BTW? This isn't even a recent thing, during the 2015 election Ed Miliband was featured basically every show doing something "daft" or with a "silly expression", yet there was only ever mild satire directed at Cameron on very limited occasions.”
It must be admitted that much of that was Milliband's fault by doing things that were obviously going to be picked up by the media. Rather like the famous quote about his brother - "If you look a bit like a monkey then don't be photographed eating a banana".
Originally Posted by Virgil Tracy:
“Merton really has become useless , it makes me cringe when he suddnly launches into one of his 'surrealist' rants and turns to the audience begging for attention”
“Merton really has become useless , it makes me cringe when he suddnly launches into one of his 'surrealist' rants and turns to the audience begging for attention”
I agree he needs resting. Maybe the whole thing needs resting as long as another outlet for Ian Hislop is found.
Originally Posted by fenlander:
“It looked as though nobody had shown Hollander the script before the show - he seemed seriously unprepared. Also if I want Jack Dee deadpan, I'd rather get it from Jack Dee.”
“It looked as though nobody had shown Hollander the script before the show - he seemed seriously unprepared. Also if I want Jack Dee deadpan, I'd rather get it from Jack Dee.”
Not a clue who he is and what an awful presenter he is. No character whatsoever.
I am off to Google him.....
Originally Posted by BellaRosa:
“Not a clue who he is and what an awful presenter he is. No character whatsoever.
I am off to Google him.....”
“Not a clue who he is and what an awful presenter he is. No character whatsoever.
I am off to Google him.....”
He was one of the baddies in The Night Manager. I didn't recognise him at first with the glasses.
Originally Posted by JeffG1:
“He was one of the baddies in The Night Manager. I didn't recognise him at first with the glasses.”
“He was one of the baddies in The Night Manager. I didn't recognise him at first with the glasses.”
I looked at his IMB thingy and never seen anything he was in even tho the photo made him look much younger.
Originally Posted by LeeBoy19:
“I agree he needs resting. Maybe the whole thing needs resting as long as another outlet for Ian Hislop is found.”
“I agree he needs resting. Maybe the whole thing needs resting as long as another outlet for Ian Hislop is found.”
Hislop has done some pretty good history documentaries and Merton did a very interesting one about request stop railway stations, so far out in the middle of nowhere trains only stop if you put your hand out!
Originally Posted by RickLopez:
“I'm fully aware of what it is thanks!
In my opinion, it was a poor show, Hollander looked stilted and there was a lack of energy from the panel, compared to last week.”
“I'm fully aware of what it is thanks!
In my opinion, it was a poor show, Hollander looked stilted and there was a lack of energy from the panel, compared to last week.”
Surely the weeks subject matter can and does make a huge difference too.
Originally Posted by BellaRosa:
“I looked at his IMB thingy and never seen anything he was in even tho the photo made him look much younger.”
“I looked at his IMB thingy and never seen anything he was in even tho the photo made him look much younger.”
Did you now watch 'Rev'? Brilliant show.
Originally Posted by Relica:
“There was a time when I would never have missed this show but sadly its too far left.”
“There was a time when I would never have missed this show but sadly its too far left.”
Seems a very odd description of a programme that lampoons all sides of politics, and which very rarely has anyone on the panel who is on the "far left".
Originally Posted by Relica:
“There was a time when I would never have missed this show but sadly its too far left.”
“There was a time when I would never have missed this show but sadly its too far left.”
If anything it's veered too far right.
Originally Posted by anotherlongers:
“If anything it's veered too far right.”
“If anything it's veered too far right.”
Well obviously that's not how i see it.
Originally Posted by Relica:
“Well obviously that's not how i see it.”
“Well obviously that's not how i see it.”
Presumably because you're on the very far right!
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