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Who is the most terrible joke contestant ever? |
| View Poll Results: Who is the most terrible ever joke contestant? | |||
| Anne Widdecombe |
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162 | 72.65% |
| Chris Parker |
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4 | 1.79% |
| Tony Jacklin |
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7 | 3.14% |
| Ed Balls |
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6 | 2.69% |
| Russell Grant |
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5 | 2.24% |
| Judy Murray |
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11 | 4.93% |
| Mark Benton |
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1 | 0.45% |
| John Sargeant |
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13 | 5.83% |
| Edwina Currie |
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8 | 3.59% |
| Iwan Thomas |
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6 | 2.69% |
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Before I make a choice, I really need to understand what the OP means by "most terrible". In what way - worst dancer, most annoying??
![]() Also, my definition of a 'joke contestant' differs wildly from the OP's. I think the joke contestant unintentionally started in Series 5 with Kate Garraway. She was clearly not hired to be such but, due to her sheer awfulness, it kind of evolved. And she happened to be with Anton who did everything to encourage her ... The producers then hit upon something with Anton, foisting a succession of senior or overweight ladies who had zero chance of winning on him. The 'joke contestant' was well and truly born. My joke contestant list would have read thus: Series 5 - Kate Garraway Series 6 - John Seargeant Series 7 - Lynda Bellingham Jo Wood Series 8 - Ann Widdecombe Series 9 - Edwina Currie Nancy Dell'Olio Russell Grant Series 10 - Richard Arnold Lisa Riley Series 11 - Tony Jacklin Vanessa Feltz Julien McDonald Dave Myers Series 12 - Tim Wonnacott Alison Hammond Series 14 - Tameka Empson I wholeheartedly agree with all those who say Mark Benton should not be in this list. Yes, he is overweight but he was quite a decent mover. After the advent of Kate Garraway, the joke contestant (in my eyes) is one who was hired to purely provide a comedy element to this entertainment show. That is to say, they could never win on their perceived dance ability but would be there to provide the laughs by ultimately & willingly embarrassing themselves. The archetypal joke contestant became Ann Widdecombe. Like a few others, I actually liked her in the show because she threw herself into exactly what she was hired to do. All those bemoaning her zero attempt to learn to dance need to understand that that was never her motivation nor the producers reason for her signing up. I don't like her as a woman but it cannot be denied that she did tick that box and played it to the hilt. Many here are naming people as 'joke contestants' in hindsight and for the wrong reasons. Craig Kelly, for example, wasn't hired as a joke contestant...he just became an arrogant big-head who thought he was better than he actually was. Quentin Wilson got THE lowest score in Strictly history with 8 so he turned out to be perhaps the worst dancer ever even though I don't believe he was hired to be the joke in Series 2. To be a true' joke contestant', it needs to be seen from the outset that that is exactly why that celebrity is being hired. I also think 'joke' contestants go back to Fiona Philips who was even more terrible than Kate Garroway and people kept voting back in to laugh at her whereas with Kate it was that she injured and she danced a reasonable foxtrot that made people think she might improve. |
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Please remove Ed Balls from the list; he was not a joke contestant.
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It was funny
The only cha cha cha I've ever truly loved - really not joking. |
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I also think 'joke' contestants go back to Fiona Philips who was even more terrible than Kate Garroway and people kept voting back in to laugh at her whereas with Kate it was that she injured and she danced a reasonable foxtrot that made people think she might improve. Fiona Phillips was not booked by the producers to be laughed at. However, she BECAME the default joke contestant due to how bad she was. She was not funny in the same way as Anton's contestants because Brendan was literally seething at her and driving her to tears. To be honest, it was more painful than funny watching her. |
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Before I make a choice, I really need to understand what the OP means by "most terrible". In what way - worst dancer, most annoying??
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Has to be Judy Murray for me. Totally devoid of any charisma or character as a dancer. Was like watching paint dry.
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The only cha cha cha I've ever truly loved - really not joking.