Current British TV personalities more loathable than Alex Zane

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― dommy p is alright WHICH IS A LOT MORE THAN I CAN SAY ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE (Dom, Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:28 (nineteen years ago)

Seriously, I refuse to believe any exist. Name them.

― dommy p is alright WHICH IS A LOT MORE THAN I CAN SAY ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE (Dom, Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:28 (nineteen years ago)

Zane's hair has gone more Brand-esque (Russell or Jo? who knows anymore)
but not sure he is worse than Justin Lee Francis

-- 2 american 4 u (n...), November 7th, 2006 3:29 PM

― 2 american 4 u (blueski), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:29 (nineteen years ago)

I was gonna say, the only real challengers here are Collins and Nick fucking Knowles. Would JLC be as hatable if he wasn't as ubiquitous? Zane manages to inspire contempt based on less than 90 minutes of terrestial TV a week.

― dommy p is alright WHICH IS A LOT MORE THAN I CAN SAY ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE (Dom, Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:31 (nineteen years ago)

June Sarpong

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:34 (nineteen years ago)

what Nick KNowles off of DIY SOS? reserve yr loathing sa i

― Britain's Obtusest Shepherd (Alan), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:34 (nineteen years ago)

who is this guy?

― wogan lenin (dog latin), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:34 (nineteen years ago)

Russel Fucking Brand

― Darramouss (Darramouss ftw), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:35 (nineteen years ago)

Is Sarpong-hate based solely on her voice making you feel like you've been stabbed in the ear?

― dommy p is alright WHICH IS A LOT MORE THAN I CAN SAY ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE (Dom, Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:35 (nineteen years ago)

What's wrong with Nick Knowles?

Dog Lating, have you turned into The Lex?

xpost - that, and the fact that she is completely fucking stupid (see guest appearance on Have I Got News For You for evidence, if any were actually needed)

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:36 (nineteen years ago)

Jimmy Carr, duh!

― Dadaismus (Takin' Funk to Heaven in '77) (Dada), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:37 (nineteen years ago)

That twat who presents Buzzcocks now.

― Darramouss (Darramouss ftw), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:37 (nineteen years ago)

I don't watch enough TV evidently. The only time I've ever seen Russell Brand do anything was on the Secret Policeman's Ball and I was pleasantly surprised.

― wogan lenin (dog latin), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:37 (nineteen years ago)

ilm loves amstell - FACT

― Britain's Obtusest Shepherd (Alan), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:38 (nineteen years ago)

yup, r brand and j carr way worse

is vernon kay still on tv?

jeremy clarkson too

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:38 (nineteen years ago)

i love Sarpong's voice, but she's too nice/dull/not really 'a natural' at the presenting lark

― 2 american 4 u (blueski), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:38 (nineteen years ago)

I really hate Natasha Kaplinsky reading the news too

ilm loves amstell - FACT

Not me!

― Dadaismus (Takin' Funk to Heaven in '77) (Dada), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:39 (nineteen years ago)

I stand up for Sarpong and Kay and Amstell (obv).

I can't defend Jimmy Carr or Alex Zane. I thought you meant Zane Lowe for a minute, who is essentially a good man.

Nick Knowles news

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:39 (nineteen years ago)

Did anyone see it the other week when a camera man told Alex Zane he was rubbish live on air and they had a fight? That was hilarious.

― Darramouss (Darramouss ftw), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:40 (nineteen years ago)

I don't hate Jimmy Carr. Is there something wrong with me?

That twat who presents Buzzcocks now.

In what universe is Simon Amstell MORE annoying than Mark Lamarr?

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:40 (nineteen years ago)

Rory McGrath. Still. I didn't think it was possible for him to get any more loathsome until that disgusting advert with the Thierry Henry shirt.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:40 (nineteen years ago)

Justin Lee seems to be gone off the telly, because of us?

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:41 (nineteen years ago)

Rory McGrath seconded.

Also, Ian Wright.

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:41 (nineteen years ago)

JLC does those Heinz adverts currently, which are the best thing he's ever done: ie, slight below mediocre.

― dommy p is alright WHICH IS A LOT MORE THAN I CAN SAY ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE (Dom, Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:41 (nineteen years ago)

I thought you meant Zane Lowe for a minute, who is essentially a good man.

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:42 (nineteen years ago)

Oh yes, Ian Wright! AND Alan Shearer!

Jonathan Ross

― Dadaismus (Takin' Funk to Heaven in '77) (Dada), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:42 (nineteen years ago)

Ian Wright is the most inarticulate fucktard on tv.

― Darramouss (Darramouss ftw), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:42 (nineteen years ago)

Phil Jupitus as well for that matter. I don't actually mind Alex Zane that much, really. I've never really watched him that much but he seems harmless in that generic C4 presenter way.

God I'd forgotten Ian Wright. Lock thread.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:42 (nineteen years ago)

I'm actually prepared to call Ian Wright as a worse TV personality than Alex Zane now I think about it... although the first time I ever saw Alex Zane on the tv he was talking about how Vanilla were obviously a joke band because they were so ugly. The second time I saw him on TV he was fawning over Kings of Leon. lol irony.

― dommy p is alright WHICH IS A LOT MORE THAN I CAN SAY ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE (Dom, Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:42 (nineteen years ago)

why did i think it was 'justin lee FRANCIS'? this isn't the first time either...

― 2 american 4 u (blueski), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:43 (nineteen years ago)

russell brand is ok.

ian wright sixth'd.

― benrique (Enrique), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:43 (nineteen years ago)

Iain Lee

― Darramouss (Darramouss ftw), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:44 (nineteen years ago)

Is it shooting fish in a barrel to suggest John McCririck?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:44 (nineteen years ago)

Did anyone see it the other week when a camera man told Alex Zane he was rubbish live on air and they had a fight? That was hilarious.

How could I miss this. A Zane is SHIT, but the people who would think he would be good to present a show are more loathable obv.

― Raw Patrick (Raw Patrick), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:44 (nineteen years ago)

i like Jonno Ross, esp. his hilarious innuendoes directed at 4 Poofs And A Piano

― 2 american 4 u (blueski), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:45 (nineteen years ago)

I've never heard of most of these people. are any of them worse than phil jupituss?

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:45 (nineteen years ago)

JLC (or is it a soundalike?) is doing that advert where he insists on pronouncing the word "tomato" as "TWO-MAO-ARR-TOO". Needless to say it's very irritating.

― wogan lenin (dog latin), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:45 (nineteen years ago)

From Alex Zane's wiki entry

He has also presented several large scale crap music events, including the V Festival, and the Wireless Festival in London's Hyde Park.

― ONIMO ph34rz teh NOIZE (GerryNemo), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:45 (nineteen years ago)

Davina McCall, Zoe Ball, Jade Goody are all worse. Richard Whitely too thank fuck he's gone from the screens/life.

― Darramouss (Darramouss ftw), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:46 (nineteen years ago)

one of the judges on '8 out of 10 cats' might be the actual worst but i don't know his name.

― benrique (Enrique), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:46 (nineteen years ago)

Was that before or after you edited it Onimo? ;)

― Darramouss (Darramouss ftw), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:46 (nineteen years ago)

he is a zoolander

― i am not a nugget (stevie), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:46 (nineteen years ago)

What about that fuckin' Welsh cunt!!!!!!!!

― Dadaismus (Takin' Funk to Heaven in '77) (Dada), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:47 (nineteen years ago)

it's weird to see Tim Lovejoy on BBC2.

― 2 american 4 u (blueski), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:47 (nineteen years ago)

If you have Ian Wright, I would also mention Peter Reid, who appears to be in gainful employment on Sky Sports' Soccer Saturday, despite the fact he makes Ian Wright sound like Stephen Fry.

― Daniel Giraffe (Daniel Giraffe), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:47 (nineteen years ago)

Steve Jones, is that his name?

― Dadaismus (Takin' Funk to Heaven in '77) (Dada), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:47 (nineteen years ago)

does he swear his head off? i hope so (xpost)

― 2 american 4 u (blueski), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:48 (nineteen years ago)

I forgive Jonathan Ross his crappy interviewing style because I really like his radio show and he is generally humorous even though his chat show sucks balls ("as do my house band, Four Poofs and A Piano, hoho!")

It's a tough call between McCririck and Wright, really.

(Ian Wright not nominated particularly for his football punditry, but for attempts at Saturday evening light entertainment)

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:48 (nineteen years ago)

What about that fuckin' Welsh cunt!!!!!!!!
-- Dadaismus (Takin' Funk to Heaven in '77) (dadaismus@hotmail.co.uk), November 7th, 2006.

john humphries?

― benrique (Enrique), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:48 (nineteen years ago)

(though xenophobic punditry doesn't help xpost to myself)

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:49 (nineteen years ago)

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damn big suze is young.

― benrique (Enrique), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 14:10 (nineteen years ago)

What a lovely pair of daughters, Ms Pollard

Oh, Doctor Beeching!

― beeble (beeble), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 14:23 (nineteen years ago)

big suze is even younger than I am

― RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 14:25 (nineteen years ago)

She looks uberhot in the picture accompanying her wiki.

― chap who would dare to welcome our new stingray masters (chap), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 14:26 (nineteen years ago)

Stelling is a fabulous presenter and an old-skool socialist to boot

― Feargal Hixxy (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 14:44 (nineteen years ago)

I love Jeff Stelling. Really. Does anyone *not* like him? (people who go "urgh, football, he must be awful" don't count)

― ailsa (ailsa), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 14:50 (nineteen years ago)

i don't even know who he is.

― benrique (Enrique), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 14:53 (nineteen years ago)

He's on Sky, so most of us don't see him

― Dadaismus (Takin' Funk to Heaven in '77) (Dada), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 14:54 (nineteen years ago)

He's on freeview as well, is he not?

― ailsa (ailsa), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 14:59 (nineteen years ago)

I dunno, I don't have either

― Dadaismus (Takin' Funk to Heaven in '77) (Dada), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:09 (nineteen years ago)

Jeff Stelling is a great presenter, somehow making watching people watching football interesting. Not better than SF though, although a direct comparison is tricky. I want a job swap where JS presents QI and SF presents Soccer Saturday.

― Hi There! Dear Johnney B (stigoftdump), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:17 (nineteen years ago)

Right, disqualify Jeff Stelling since a couple of people don't know who he is. As you were.

― ailsa (ailsa), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:21 (nineteen years ago)

i don't like Fry as a presenter, only as an actor.

― 2 american 4 u (blueski), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:22 (nineteen years ago)

I can't watch QI, Alan Davies is on it

― Dadaismus (Takin' Funk to Heaven in '77) (Dada), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:23 (nineteen years ago)

Ugh, Phill Jupitus AND Jimmy Carr were on it last week. You'd have been in HELL!

(it was awful)

― ailsa (ailsa), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:24 (nineteen years ago)

I enjoyed the one where Vic Reeves mopped the floor with everyone.

― chap who would dare to welcome our new stingray masters (chap), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:25 (nineteen years ago)

Ailsa otm re Stelling. I think Stelling could probably do a QI type prog, but not vice-versa.

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:26 (nineteen years ago)

Why has he never been a guest host on Have I Got News For You? He's GOT to be better than some of the chumps they've had on.

― ailsa (ailsa), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:27 (nineteen years ago)

God I hate QI so much.

― dommy p is alright WHICH IS A LOT MORE THAN I CAN SAY ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE (Dom, Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:28 (nineteen years ago)

a QI type prog couldn't do jeff stelling?

xpost

― benrique (Enrique), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:28 (nineteen years ago)

Why has he never been a guest host on Have I Got News For You? He's GOT to be better than some of the chumps they've had on.

But that might take away one of the 9,272,232,123 guest host spots reserved for "Him off Armstrong and Miller from the Pimms adverts".

― dommy p is alright WHICH IS A LOT MORE THAN I CAN SAY ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE (Dom, Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:28 (nineteen years ago)

Jeff Stelling to host QI-style panel show about football with Chiles as the Davis-style buffoon, and guests including Pat Nevin, Graeme Le Saux, and some other ex-footballers with a reading age above 7.

― dommy p is alright WHICH IS A LOT MORE THAN I CAN SAY ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE (Dom, Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:29 (nineteen years ago)

Sky management....

http://www.asi.fullerton.edu/images/lightbulb.jpg

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:35 (nineteen years ago)

But that might take away one of the 9,272,232,123 guest host spots reserved for "Him off Armstrong and Miller from the Pimms adverts".

But if it meant less Jane Leeves/Joan Collins/Gordon Ramsay guest presenter slots, then bring it on. (him off Armstrong and Miller is quite good at it though)

― ailsa (ailsa), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:38 (nineteen years ago)

Dougie Donnelly including those Sterling Furniture Warehouse ads (is he still doing them?).
You (luckily) missed out on the revival of these with Dougie in full period costume.

-- ONIMO ph34rz teh NOIZE (gerry.wat...), November 8th, 2006.

Unluckily I was up at my mum's the Xmas before last and saw those full period costume ads in all their horror...

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 16:14 (nineteen years ago)

Paul O'Grady!

― wogan lenin (dog latin), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 16:22 (nineteen years ago)

Noel "Extra Ounce Of Courage" Edmonds.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 16:26 (nineteen years ago)

Are we talking bad or good here? I've lost track.

― ailsa (ailsa), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 16:28 (nineteen years ago)

If we're talking bad: Sharon fucking Osbourne.

― ailsa (ailsa), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 16:31 (nineteen years ago)

Dada OTM re: Alan Twatting Davies.

― Whoof Vague-o-Rama (noodle vague), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:17 (nineteen years ago)

Why has he never been a guest host on Have I Got News For You? He's GOT to be better than some of the chumps they've had on.

Stephen Fry refused to ever appear on the show again as a gesture of support to Angus Deayton.

― ONIMO ph34rz teh NOIZE (GerryNemo), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:22 (nineteen years ago)

Fuck Angus Deayton, he was rubbish. Although HIGNFY is lacking now that Paul and Ian don't have a consistent focus for their bullying.

― chap who would dare to welcome our new stingray masters (chap), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:25 (nineteen years ago)

I was talking about Jeff Stelling. I knew about Stephen Fry.

― ailsa (ailsa), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:32 (nineteen years ago)

If we're talking bad: Sharon fucking Osbourne

Yes! At last, the title question answered. I can sleep now...

― DavidM* (unreal), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:19 (nineteen years ago)

Stephen Fry: good
Chris Langham: I hate to be all the Lex (sorry, the Lex), but I know nothing of these allegations of which you all speak. What's going on?
Claudia Winkleman: I like her.
Simon Schama: I love him, but his art show where he pads what would be a decent half hour programme about art into an hour long programme by throwing in a lot of rubbish cheap reconstructions like they have on the History Channel is just unbearable. I watched the first one about Caravaggio and it was so awful I couldn't watch any more.
Jonathan Ross: I actually used to quite like his show, and some people (like Paul Bettany) are very relaxed on it, but I hate, hate, hate how he treats his female guests.

― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 22:41 (nineteen years ago)

Further evidence of Jeff Stelling's greatness, someone called James Brown just scored for Hartlepool (Stelling's team) and he's celebrated this fact by singing "I Feel Good". The man is my God.

― ailsa (ailsa), Saturday, 11 November 2006 15:47 (nineteen years ago)

Laurene Laverne tried to suck the life from the lead singer of the Long Blondes

― pscott (elwisty), Sunday, 12 November 2006 01:59 (nineteen years ago)

Lauren Laverne seems to be unfairly patronised by the kind of chumps who would demand some kind of "intellectual content" if she was a bloke.

― Whoof Vague-o-Rama (noodle vague), Sunday, 12 November 2006 03:30 (nineteen years ago)

Lauren Laverne is a goddess and I will hear no word spoken against her. That lassie from The Long Blondes appeared to have little life to be sucked, from what I saw.

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 12 November 2006 12:37 (nineteen years ago)

she's rubbish and as much part of the problem as alex zane or whoever.

― pscott (elwisty), Sunday, 12 November 2006 12:52 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, being a vaguely cute coked up indie chick only gets you so many points, and Laverne's used them all up.

― dommy p is alright WHICH IS A LOT MORE THAN I CAN SAY ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE (Dom, Sunday, 12 November 2006 12:57 (nineteen years ago)

Even if you think that (which I don't), you cannot *possibly* compare her to some of the pondlife on this thread, can you?

(possibly you can, but if so, I don't want to know *sticks fingers in ears*)

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 12 November 2006 13:12 (nineteen years ago)

Lauren Laverne is aces!

― Darramouss :D (Darramouss ftw), Sunday, 12 November 2006 14:36 (nineteen years ago)

Lauren Laverne; Loved by racists everywhere.

― pscott (elwisty), Sunday, 12 November 2006 14:52 (nineteen years ago)

― 2 american 4 u (blueski), Sunday, 12 November 2006 15:20 (nineteen years ago)

Until I saw that Celebrity Beetlejuice show the other day I thought this thread was about Zane Lowe. He's also a good answer to the initial question, funnily enough.

― Brian Emo (noodle vague), Sunday, 12 November 2006 15:51 (nineteen years ago)

I think he's more a Radio personality than a TV one.

― Darramouss :D (Darramouss ftw), Sunday, 12 November 2006 15:53 (nineteen years ago)

But I've seen his smug, indietosser face on TV so he counts.

― Brian Emo (noodle vague), Sunday, 12 November 2006 15:55 (nineteen years ago)

I would totally marry Lauren Laverne.

― chap who would dare to welcome our new stingray masters (chap), Sunday, 12 November 2006 17:31 (nineteen years ago)

I just saw Danny Dyer presenting this football hooligan programme on Bravo. Could prove to be a heat of the moment thing but right now, Alex Zane is Jeff Stelling in comparison

― Feargal Hixxy (DJ Mencap), Monday, 13 November 2006 22:44 (nineteen years ago)

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