russell brand - C or D?

this is all over our paper tomorrow. scotland's finest columnist has done 1200 words on it (admittedly 1200 very good words, which do turn into a shoeing of the BBC halfway through). seriously: WTF?

good things about this story: overpaid celebrity dicks (and i do quite like RB, but he has become increasingly lazy and tedious) might suddenly realise they should WRITE SOME PROPER MATERIAL and not just rely on their, umm, "personalities" to fill in their air-time.

bad things about this story: absolutely everything else.

Wow, both the PM and the leader of the opposition weigh in on this, despite us being in a financial hole? What clever times we live in.

Didn't Gordon Brown have to weigh in on Jade Goody as well? Although she at least had the decency to offend an entire subcontinent.

presumably in both cases the MPs were asked about the issue tho? expressing disinterest would surely result in BROWN OUT OF TOUCH WITH PUBLIC etc.

Yeah in this case the witch hunt has gathered such pace that it's best that Brown half-heartedly shout "burn them" while looking the other way, rather than be castigated himself.

Has the Prime Minister of Spain commented on this important diplomatic incident yet?

This truly is the day the 00s ended, isn't it?

No.

haha, OK, there have now been 10,000 complaints to Ofcom. This, remember, is now well over a week after the show was broadcast. Bandwagon, much?

i'm not offended by the original prank but if this means these two TOTALLY UNFUNNY comedians are down the dumper, career-wise, it'll all have been worth it

― Dave from Norwich, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 20:20 (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

I think, basically, this.

what's ofcom's email address?

Thing is though that they will probably walk away, jobs and salaries intact, and some dozy producer and editor will have to take the bullet.

Welcome to British entertainment

Forget OFCOM the Guardian's having a poll.

70/30 in favour of sacking at the moment.

well, this is a whole lotta fuss over nuttin'.

wow i hadn't clicked on this thread for some hours, it's really blown up hasn't it. and OMG at that BBC timeline HAHAHA

1
When Britain first, at Heaven's command
Arose from out the azure main;
This was the charter of the land,
And guardian angels sung this strain:
"Rule, Britannia! rule the waves:
"Britons never will be slaves."
2
The nations, not so blest as thee,
Must, in their turns, to tyrants fall;
While thou shalt flourish great and free,
The dread and envy of them all.
"Rule, Britannia! rule the waves:
"Britons never will be slaves."
3
Still more majestic shalt thou rise,
More dreadful, from each foreign stroke;
As the loud blast that tears the skies,
Serves but to root thy native oak.
"Rule, Britannia! rule the waves:
"Britons never will be slaves."
4
Thee haughty tyrants ne'er shall tame:
All their attempts to bend thee down,
Will but arouse thy generous flame;
But work their woe, and thy renown.
"Rule, Britannia! rule the waves:
"Britons never will be slaves."
5
To thee belongs the rural reign;
Thy cities shall with commerce shine:
All thine shall be the subject main,
And every shore it circles thine.
"Rule, Britannia! rule the waves:
"Britons never will be slaves."
6
The Muses, still with freedom found,
Shall to thy happy coast repair;
Blest Isle! With matchless beauty crown'd,
And manly hearts to guard the fair.
"Rule, Britannia! rule the waves:
"Britons never will be slaves."

Channel 4 News was pretty OTM last night - it led with a special report on the rebel troops more or less taking the "Democratic" Republic of Congo by force, with ineffectual shooting from UN helicopters unable to stop them. "Gordon Brown has said nothing about this today," said Mr Guru-Murthy, "but found plenty to say on the clearly far more pressing and important issue of Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross."

That about sums it up.

yes, but 'they' asked him!

I seriously think that putting Ross and Brand in the stocks for an afternoon and throwing some rotten vegetables at them, would be the best solution.

GB not passing up the opportunity to seek some cheap public approval.

I would like my politicians to deal with politics.

The world is being taken over by that well-known scourge Eleanor Handcart.

Obama doesn't waste breath or energy moaning about Rush Limbaugh. He just gets on with it.

Would that our politicians would do the same.

But since they're scared of tabloid bullies it won't happen.

I seriously think that putting Ross and Brand in the stocks for an afternoon and throwing some rotten vegetables at them, would be the best solution.

― Autobot Lover (jel --), Wednesday, October 29, 2008 9:16 AM (9 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

i would throw vegetables at them happily

where vegetables = rocks

what are your thoughts on rebel troops taking the "democratic" republic of congo by force, marcello?

I really hate it when concern trolling from the Mail takes hold.

For "Ross and Brand" replace with "Rebekah Wade and Paul Dacre."

In the first few hours after the show was broadcast there were precisely TWO complaints made to the BBC.

After the Sunday tabloids made an issue out of it the number increased, initially to 500 on the Sunday, then to 3,000 on Monday, and by yesterday it had reached 10,000.

Do you seriously think that the Mail or the NOTW give a damn about Andrew Sachs and his family and whether they were hurt or not?

No - what it comes down to is that It's A Good Story.

Stir in some envy on the part of tabloid hacks who can't deal with people like Ross and Brand being more talented and earning more money than them and it's an infallible recipe.

Channel 4 News was pretty OTM last night - it led with a special report on the rebel troops more or less taking the "Democratic" Republic of Congo by force, with ineffectual shooting from UN helicopters unable to stop them. "Gordon Brown has said nothing about this today," said Mr Guru-Murthy, "but found plenty to say on the clearly far more pressing and important issue of Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross."

That about sums it up.

― synths and drum machines (e.g. Simmonds) (Marcello Carlin)

Hey he just saved the Western World from the brink of economic collapse, cut the guy some slack.

Yes, it's the safety and comfort afforded to us by a stable economy that means we all have more important things to concentrate on now, like the very real menace posed by radio DJs making prank calls.

(the campaign to lock up Des McLean starts here)

what are your thoughts on rebel troops taking the "democratic" republic of congo by force, marcello?

Given that the rebels are being backed by Rwanda, I fully expect a repeat of the 1994 massacres.

And, as in 1994, the rest of the world will turn in the other direction and try to pretend it's not happening.

Because student pranks on a Saturday night radio show are far more important than genocide.

(the brand/ross stocks things could be a Children in Need event! Sachs could come on dressed as Manuel, his grand daughter as sexy goth, they could throw stuff. People could pledge money to chuck stuff. It'd raise loads of money for charity. Everything would be forgotten)

it took seconds of GBrown's life (and, OK, David Cam's also) to respond to a question.

How long have we, individually, mulled this?

Jel's idea is the best one yet!

i'd like to see some children from congo also involved in this. possibly setting off the fireworks at the start of the show

You know, of course, JRoss and RBrand would go for this idea?

They would as well!

While it was happening, would Russ floridly reference:

1. The Crucible?
2. The Revenger's Tragedy?
3. 'Tis Pity She's A Whore?

1. That is where they end up, the visible arena where the DMailhivemind's thirst for public denigration is sated?
2. .. that Andrew Sachs would have to dress up as Manuel one more time?
3. (not going there)

No, he would reference page 14 of Iron Man issue 176 (no I'm not going to look it up).

so it turns out brand and baillie did shag.

um, yeah...

And she wants them sacked, sacked, sacked.

dinkle dinkle ballbag

(xpost) ...so she can get publicity, publicity, publicity

dinkle dinkle ballbag

Is that the name of the next Scissor Sisters album?

No, they went out and got a new hype man.

How this will end:
- producer gets sacked
- Brand's career takes a mild (not Deayton sized) beating
- Ross gets off with a slap on the wrist, consequently becomes more unbearable than ever

I guess this means we'll be getting David Jacobs back on Saturday evenings.

"Hello THAAR and welcome to this week's edition of Dinkle Dinkle Ballbag..."

"My guest is the splendid veteran funnyman Mr Andrew Sachs, whom I once bumped into in Shaftesbury Avenue in 1958 while taking refreshing imbibements with dear Richard Wattis..."

Westwood astonished by sudden increase in ratings for his show.

Surely Russell Brand will use this opportunity to fuck off to America?

Hasn't he burned at least some of his boats there post-MTV Awards speech?