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Pussay Patrol 22 Mar 19 5.57am
Politics and humour arent a good mix anymore' Spitting image was very good but it was of it's time, and you had yes minister, wasn't really into that, Rory Bremner was good but he's gone off the radar Paua oouaarancì Irà chiyeah Ishé galé ma ba oo ah

Pussay Patrol

22 Mar 19 5.57am

Politics and humour arent a good mix anymore'

Spitting image was very good but it was of it's time, and you had yes minister, wasn't really into that, Rory Bremner was good but he's gone off the radar

Paua oouaarancì Irà chiyeah Ishé galé ma ba oo ah

Midlands Eagle 22 Mar 19 7.33am
Originally posted by Pussay Patrol Rory Bremner was good but he's gone off the radar There was a short series on TV a few months ago where Alexander Armstrong hosted two male and two female impersonators in a panel show. Rory Bremner was a fixture and it's a good time at the moment for impersonators with Corbyn and May being easy targets

Midlands Eagle

22 Mar 19 7.33am

Originally posted by Pussay Patrol

Rory Bremner was good but he's gone off the radar

There was a short series on TV a few months ago where Alexander Armstrong hosted two male and two female impersonators in a panel show.

Rory Bremner was a fixture and it's a good time at the moment for impersonators with Corbyn and May being easy targets

Midlands Eagle 22 Mar 19 7.37am
Good ole Google. It was called The Imitation Game

Midlands Eagle

22 Mar 19 7.37am

Good ole Google. It was called The Imitation Game

Stirlingsays 22 Mar 19 9.36am
I view Coogan as a talented intelligent comedian from an era where we still produced them regularly. For me comedy is extremely important in a free society. It's not as quite as important as freedom of the press but the freedom a comedian would feel to perform 'edgy' material within society is a similar barometer. Some jokes are distasteful and go over the line....but it's necessary as a greater good. So for me I'm fine with whatever comedy is presented political or non. There should be no criteria other than a comedian's popularity. Comedy is commentary on life, so giving offence is maybe not the main part but it's still an aspect of that. So when the day comes that the clown can no longer mock the powerful because they can cite some line they overstepped.....giving a justification like, 'freedom of speech isn't freedom from consequences'....then that is one of the few remaining nails in the coffin for that city on the hill.....indeed that's already happened and one of the results is we are producing less comedy worthy of the name. Edited by Stirlingsays (22 Mar 2019 9.59am) 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

Stirlingsays

22 Mar 19 9.36am

I view Coogan as a talented intelligent comedian from an era where we still produced them regularly.

For me comedy is extremely important in a free society. It's not as quite as important as freedom of the press but the freedom a comedian would feel to perform 'edgy' material within society is a similar barometer.

Some jokes are distasteful and go over the line....but it's necessary as a greater good. So for me I'm fine with whatever comedy is presented political or non. There should be no criteria other than a comedian's popularity.

Comedy is commentary on life, so giving offence is maybe not the main part but it's still an aspect of that. So when the day comes that the clown can no longer mock the powerful because they can cite some line they overstepped.....giving a justification like, 'freedom of speech isn't freedom from consequences'....then that is one of the few remaining nails in the coffin for that city on the hill.....indeed that's already happened and one of the results is we are producing less comedy worthy of the name.

Edited by Stirlingsays (22 Mar 2019 9.59am)

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

Pussay Patrol 22 Mar 19 10.44am
Paua oouaarancì Irà chiyeah Ishé galé ma ba oo ah

Pussay Patrol

22 Mar 19 10.44am

Paua oouaarancì Irà chiyeah Ishé galé ma ba oo ah

Hrolf The Ganger 26 Mar 19 10.31am
Another good one last night. The problem is that the satire is often so close to reality that it's hard to tell the difference. The feminist bit was like watching the real BBC.

Hrolf The Ganger

26 Mar 19 10.31am

Another good one last night.

The problem is that the satire is often so close to reality that it's hard to tell the difference.

The feminist bit was like watching the real BBC.

eritheagle Erith 29 Mar 19 9.40am
Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger Another good one last night. The problem is that the satire is often so close to reality that it's hard to tell the difference. The feminist bit was like watching the real BBC. I agree. I've enjoyed the whole series. I especially like it when he has his akward battles with the reporter who disagrees with everything he says. He strangely started looking like Gary Lineker after eating the shellfish!

eritheagle

Erith 29 Mar 19 9.40am

Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger

Another good one last night.

The problem is that the satire is often so close to reality that it's hard to tell the difference.

The feminist bit was like watching the real BBC.

I agree. I've enjoyed the whole series. I especially like it when he has his akward battles with the reporter who disagrees with everything he says.

He strangely started looking like Gary Lineker after eating the shellfish!

beak croydon 29 Mar 19 9.51am
Originally posted by Jamesey Enough to make me never watch Coogan again. Why do so many lovies/celebs support Labour figures without any apparent regard to their credentials? Over the years many major Socialist figures gained my respect if not agreement - Attlee, Bevan, Michael Foot, Barbara Castle, John Smith - even Blair and Brown (just about) but that Trotskyite, Islington, terrorist sympathiser who seems to support any anti British cause is totally beyond contempt. Must close before I get too vitriolic as it's getting late... Edited by Jamesey (21 Mar 2019 11.49pm) Always try to smear the opposition when your side is making a complete hash of things. The Tories are a laughing stock over Brexit and Corbyn could not do worse,an election would give Labour a landslide majority (opinion polls) and the U.K. might get a little respect back Instead of being a global joke.

beak

croydon 29 Mar 19 9.51am

Originally posted by Jamesey

Enough to make me never watch Coogan again. Why do so many lovies/celebs support Labour figures without any apparent regard to their credentials?

Over the years many major Socialist figures gained my respect if not agreement - Attlee, Bevan, Michael Foot, Barbara Castle, John Smith - even Blair and Brown (just about) but that Trotskyite, Islington, terrorist sympathiser who seems to support any anti British cause is totally beyond contempt.

Must close before I get too vitriolic as it's getting late...

Edited by Jamesey (21 Mar 2019 11.49pm)

Always try to smear the opposition when your side is making a complete hash of things. The Tories are a laughing stock over Brexit and Corbyn could not do worse,an election would give Labour a landslide majority (opinion polls) and the U.K. might get a little respect back Instead of being a global joke.

Hrolf The Ganger 29 Mar 19 12.51pm
Originally posted by beak Always try to smear the opposition when your side is making a complete hash of things. The Tories are a laughing stock over Brexit and Corbyn could not do worse,an election would give Labour a landslide majority (opinion polls) and the U.K. might get a little respect back Instead of being a global joke. I'm going to find this post if Labour gets back in. Jeremy Corbyn is a disgrace to politics and this country.

Hrolf The Ganger

29 Mar 19 12.51pm

Originally posted by beak

I'm going to find this post if Labour gets back in.

Jeremy Corbyn is a disgrace to politics and this country.

Jamesey Wandsworth 29 Mar 19 1.01pm
Originally posted by beak Always try to smear the opposition when your side is making a complete hash of things. The Tories are a laughing stock over Brexit and Corbyn could not do worse,an election would give Labour a landslide majority (opinion polls) and the U.K. might get a little respect back Instead of being a global joke. Much respect will we get when we are bankrupt again under a Corbyn government. We had to go cap-in-hand to the IMF in Geneva begging for hand-outs after Sunny Jim Callaghan's dreadful leftie bunch followed the customary Labour policy of gross overspending and wasteful distribution of public money. Nothing is fool-proof - fools are too ingenious

Jamesey

Wandsworth 29 Mar 19 1.01pm

Originally posted by beak

Much respect will we get when we are bankrupt again under a Corbyn government. We had to go cap-in-hand to the IMF in Geneva begging for hand-outs after Sunny Jim Callaghan's dreadful leftie bunch followed the customary Labour policy of gross overspending and wasteful distribution of public money.

Nothing is fool-proof - fools are too ingenious

becky over the moon 29 Mar 19 5.39pm
Can you please try and keep politics out of the General Talk threads, ta very much. There is a whole Board dedicated to that subject already. A stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell give some indication of expected traffic numbers

becky

over the moon 29 Mar 19 5.39pm

Can you please try and keep politics out of the General Talk threads, ta very much. There is a whole Board dedicated to that subject already.

A stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell give some indication of expected traffic numbers

Jamesey Wandsworth 29 Mar 19 5.54pm
Apologies - I know the subject is “Steve Coogan” but was overcome with illogical rage on hearing he was a Corbynista. Nothing is fool-proof - fools are too ingenious

Jamesey

Wandsworth 29 Mar 19 5.54pm

Apologies - I know the subject is “Steve Coogan” but was overcome with illogical rage on hearing he was a Corbynista.

Nothing is fool-proof - fools are too ingenious

eagleman13 On The Road To Hell & Alicante 29 Mar 19 6.42pm
Originally posted by becky Can you please try and keep politics out of the General Talk threads, ta very much. There is a whole Board dedicated to that subject already. Trouble is Becky, ATM, politics/Brexit etc WILL dominate ALL the boards on here, worst luck. This operation, will make the 'Charge Of The Light Brigade' seem like a simple military exercise.

eagleman13

On The Road To Hell & Alicante 29 Mar 19 6.42pm

Originally posted by becky

Can you please try and keep politics out of the General Talk threads, ta very much. There is a whole Board dedicated to that subject already.

Trouble is Becky, ATM, politics/Brexit etc WILL dominate ALL the boards on here, worst luck.

This operation, will make the 'Charge Of The Light Brigade' seem like a simple military exercise.

becky over the moon 29 Mar 19 8.54pm
Originally posted by eagleman13 Trouble is Becky, ATM, politics/Brexit etc WILL dominate ALL the boards on here, worst luck. Yeah, i know, but people complain that they come on here to get away from it on the 'other' board, so we have to ask........ Hopefully, it'll soon be over! A stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell give some indication of expected traffic numbers

becky

over the moon 29 Mar 19 8.54pm

Originally posted by eagleman13

Trouble is Becky, ATM, politics/Brexit etc WILL dominate ALL the boards on here, worst luck.

Yeah, i know, but people complain that they come on here to get away from it on the 'other' board, so we have to ask........

Hopefully, it'll soon be over!

A stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell give some indication of expected traffic numbers

rossboss29 Portsmouth 22 May 19 10.49pm
Just finished it- thought it was brilliant.

rossboss29

Portsmouth 22 May 19 10.49pm

Just finished it- thought it was brilliant.

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