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that's because you're 12Daxter wrote: Can I just say this whole story, IMO has been blown out of proportion. I listened to the show at the time and found it hilarious.
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Ah, no no. What was I thnking? That right there is comedy gold. And so cutting.communistworkethic wrote:that's because you're 12Daxter wrote: Can I just say this whole story, IMO has been blown out of proportion. I listened to the show at the time and found it hilarious.
...But of course, anyone can see how it could have caused offence, but it wasn't as bad as everyone(namely the Daily Mail) has been making out.
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Russel Brand is a talentless one trick pony. How anyone can find him entertaining really is beyond me. He is not only poor entertainment but also in extremely bad taste.Daxter wrote:Ah, no no. What was I thnking? That right there is comedy gold. And so cutting.communistworkethic wrote:that's because you're 12Daxter wrote: Can I just say this whole story, IMO has been blown out of proportion. I listened to the show at the time and found it hilarious.
...But of course, anyone can see how it could have caused offence, but it wasn't as bad as everyone(namely the Daily Mail) has been making out.
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What show is this you're talking about?Daxter wrote:Ah, no no. What was I thnking? That right there is comedy gold. And so cutting.communistworkethic wrote:that's because you're 12Daxter wrote: Can I just say this whole story, IMO has been blown out of proportion. I listened to the show at the time and found it hilarious.
...But of course, anyone can see how it could have caused offence, but it wasn't as bad as everyone(namely the Daily Mail) has been making out.
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We really ought to stop agreeing like this BWFCI, its bad for my rep. "I shagged your grandaughter"? Cutting edgeBWFC_Insane wrote:Russel Brand is a talentless one trick pony. How anyone can find him entertaining really is beyond me. He is not only poor entertainment but also in extremely bad taste.Daxter wrote:Ah, no no. What was I thnking? That right there is comedy gold. And so cutting.communistworkethic wrote:that's because you're 12Daxter wrote: Can I just say this whole story, IMO has been blown out of proportion. I listened to the show at the time and found it hilarious.
...But of course, anyone can see how it could have caused offence, but it wasn't as bad as everyone(namely the Daily Mail) has been making out.
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http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=U7IHJ66wj9gboltonboris wrote:What show is this you're talking about?Daxter wrote:Ah, no no. What was I thnking? That right there is comedy gold. And so cutting.communistworkethic wrote:that's because you're 12Daxter wrote: Can I just say this whole story, IMO has been blown out of proportion. I listened to the show at the time and found it hilarious.
...But of course, anyone can see how it could have caused offence, but it wasn't as bad as everyone(namely the Daily Mail) has been making out.
Russell Brand's Radio show- really Ross is more at fault.
BWFCI- different tastes an all that, but I don't get the 'talentless one trick pony bit'? Hadn't you based your view on him by way of his use of words like "for seuth"? - and we then established he'd never used the word? I'm a fan of the guy, and the radio show is normally hilarious. Overstepped the mark a bit on this occassion, but it's not as bad as has been made out IMO.
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the reality is though that he didn't apologise.
the so-caled apology was a greater insult than the misjudged original attempt at humour. to apologise requires a degree of sincerity which the moron simply hasn't got.
Ross is s clever man but really should stick to film reviews, at which he's very good. His "humour" is usually crass & his "interviews" generally are opportunities for him to focus pn his favorite topic ... himself.
the so-caled apology was a greater insult than the misjudged original attempt at humour. to apologise requires a degree of sincerity which the moron simply hasn't got.
Ross is s clever man but really should stick to film reviews, at which he's very good. His "humour" is usually crass & his "interviews" generally are opportunities for him to focus pn his favorite topic ... himself.
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Isn't the point that, while their lives go on, the people Brand and Ross insulted, quite gratuitously, without any cause, any reason, have had THEIR lives affected, simply at the whim of these two ego maniacs.Verbal wrote:The mon said something bad
He apologises.
Life goes on.
Like, someone spits on me at a bus stop, then my daughter, then my grandchild, then says, i'm sorry, i meant it as a laugh, my life goes on. Sometimes that isn't the point.
Life goes on until you die, for all of us, and shouldn't be made gratuitously worse, because it's the quality or our lives that's at stake not its length...
Is that hard to understand?
I'm not quite sure that's the right comparison WTW. It was a joke done in poor taste, not a malicious attack. Why Sachs agent even allowed him to be booked on the show is beyond me, given that the fact Brand and his granddaughter had slept together had already been mentioned on previous shows.William the White wrote:Isn't the point that, while their lives go on, the people Brand and Ross insulted, quite gratuitously, without any cause, any reason, have had THEIR lives affected, simply at the whim of these two ego maniacs.Verbal wrote:The mon said something bad
He apologises.
Life goes on.
Like, someone spits on me at a bus stop, then my daughter, then my grandchild, then says, i'm sorry, i meant it as a laugh, my life goes on. Sometimes that isn't the point.
Life goes on until you die, for all of us, and shouldn't be made gratuitously worse, because it's the quality or our lives that's at stake not its length...
Is that hard to understand?
Fact is that the girl in question, will actually benefit greatly from the publicity given the nature of her work.
Not that that makes it right, of course.
What makes me laugh is, that when the Daily Mail picked the story up(a week after it having been broadcasted) there had been two complaints registered. Now, we have a grand total of 10, 000 the majority of who, I doubt have listened to show. The BBC won't sack them though, as they are guaranteed ratings. If they did give them the boot, channel 4 would snap Ross up, and Brand's career hardly depends on his radio work.
I thought it was quite funny and they didn't say anything all that offensive. I've heard comedians say far worse things than 'He's fecked your granddaughter'.
Sachs' granddaughter is a burlesque dancer with a group called the 'Satanic Sluts' and is apparently planning on selling her story. So i'm sure she's coping aswell.
They probably did cross a line, but the idea that this is a matter for Gordon Brown and David Cameron to discuss is absurd. People need to get some real problems.
Sachs' granddaughter is a burlesque dancer with a group called the 'Satanic Sluts' and is apparently planning on selling her story. So i'm sure she's coping aswell.
They probably did cross a line, but the idea that this is a matter for Gordon Brown and David Cameron to discuss is absurd. People need to get some real problems.
As far as I'm aware Ross has already given a written, unreserved apology to Sachs. I cannot say for Brand, but I imagine his radio show on saturday will be quite grovelling. I would be amazed if he didn't write to Sachs either.William the White wrote:Isn't the point that, while their lives go on, the people Brand and Ross insulted, quite gratuitously, without any cause, any reason, have had THEIR lives affected, simply at the whim of these two ego maniacs.Verbal wrote:The mon said something bad
He apologises.
Life goes on.
Like, someone spits on me at a bus stop, then my daughter, then my grandchild, then says, i'm sorry, i meant it as a laugh, my life goes on. Sometimes that isn't the point.
Life goes on until you die, for all of us, and shouldn't be made gratuitously worse, because it's the quality or our lives that's at stake not its length...
Is that hard to understand?
However, I'm equally amazed this has become so high profile - other BBC shows like Mock the Week say equally offensive stuff. Simon Amstell, the host of Never Mind the Buzzcocks, infuriated a guest so much by insulting his wife, he left the stage. As I say, I don't understand how this has become the hot topic of conversation, requiring comment from the PM for crying out loud, when the BBC has been broadcasting similar stuff for ages. Did Ofcom investigate these shows?
It is abusive yes, and if Mr and Miss Sachs want an apology they are very much entitled to one. My main gripe is why it is at the top of the news agenda when a) there is more important stuff going on in the world, and b) requires a private apology. If I was to say anything from this, it is that Brand and Ross will be 'carrying the can' for sometime to come. It will not be forgotten in a hurry.
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Well... all he did was read her, admittedly absurd, autobiography.Verbal wrote:Simon Amstell, the host of Never Mind the Buzzcocks, infuriated a guest so much by insulting his wife, he left the stage.
Prufrock wrote: Like money hasn't always talked. You might not like it, or disagree, but it's the truth. It's a basic incentive, people always have, and always will want what's best for themselves and their families
You've read it then mummy?mummywhycantieatcrayons wrote:Well... all he did was read her, admittedly absurd, autobiography.Verbal wrote:Simon Amstell, the host of Never Mind the Buzzcocks, infuriated a guest so much by insulting his wife, he left the stage.
Either way, still shows a lack of respec'
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And this makes you laugh? Really?Daxter wrote:I'm not quite sure that's the right comparison WTW. It was a joke done in poor taste, not a malicious attack. Why Sachs agent even allowed him to be booked on the show is beyond me, given that the fact Brand and his granddaughter had slept together had already been mentioned on previous shows.William the White wrote:Isn't the point that, while their lives go on, the people Brand and Ross insulted, quite gratuitously, without any cause, any reason, have had THEIR lives affected, simply at the whim of these two ego maniacs.Verbal wrote:The mon said something bad
He apologises.
Life goes on.
Like, someone spits on me at a bus stop, then my daughter, then my grandchild, then says, i'm sorry, i meant it as a laugh, my life goes on. Sometimes that isn't the point.
Life goes on until you die, for all of us, and shouldn't be made gratuitously worse, because it's the quality or our lives that's at stake not its length...
Is that hard to understand?
Fact is that the girl in question, will actually benefit greatly from the publicity given the nature of her work.
Not that that makes it right, of course.
What makes me laugh is, that when the Daily Mail picked the story up(a week after it having been broadcasted) there had been two complaints registered. Now, we have a grand total of 10, 000 the majority of who, I doubt have listened to show. The BBC won't sack them though, as they are guaranteed ratings. If they did give them the boot, channel 4 would snap Ross up, and Brand's career hardly depends on his radio work.
That little tidbit doesn't William, though I didn't suggest it did?William the White wrote:And this makes you laugh? Really?Daxter wrote:I'm not quite sure that's the right comparison WTW. It was a joke done in poor taste, not a malicious attack. Why Sachs agent even allowed him to be booked on the show is beyond me, given that the fact Brand and his granddaughter had slept together had already been mentioned on previous shows.William the White wrote:Isn't the point that, while their lives go on, the people Brand and Ross insulted, quite gratuitously, without any cause, any reason, have had THEIR lives affected, simply at the whim of these two ego maniacs.Verbal wrote:The mon said something bad
He apologises.
Life goes on.
Like, someone spits on me at a bus stop, then my daughter, then my grandchild, then says, i'm sorry, i meant it as a laugh, my life goes on. Sometimes that isn't the point.
Life goes on until you die, for all of us, and shouldn't be made gratuitously worse, because it's the quality or our lives that's at stake not its length...
Is that hard to understand?
Fact is that the girl in question, will actually benefit greatly from the publicity given the nature of her work.
Not that that makes it right, of course.
What makes me laugh is, that when the Daily Mail picked the story up(a week after it having been broadcasted) there had been two complaints registered. Now, we have a grand total of 10, 000 the majority of who, I doubt have listened to show. The BBC won't sack them though, as they are guaranteed ratings. If they did give them the boot, channel 4 would snap Ross up, and Brand's career hardly depends on his radio work.
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