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The new "Clue"

NickHNickH
edited February 2009 in Chit chat
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7909533.stm

Stephen Fry, Jack Dee and Rob Brydon will share the chairman's seat in the new series of I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue.

Probably an extended audition - the first series of Clue had Humph and Barry Cryer alternating as the chairman.

Recording starts in April, broadcasting in June.
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  • KilbyKilby
    edited February 2009
    Hmmm I have to say that I don't understand the love affair that the BBC are having with Rob Brydon these days.

    Stephen Fry & Jack Dee I can deal see fitting in with the show
  • NickHNickH
    edited February 2009
    Kilby wrote: »
    Hmmm I have to say that I don't understand the love affair that the BBC are having with Rob Brydon these days.

    Stephen Fry & Jack Dee I can deal see fitting in with the show

    I doubt Brydon will get the eventual job, *but* he was used as a last-minute replacement in the live touring show just before Humph died, so at least should be given a try-out for the proper radio version.

    Brydon is too green for my liking. In a perfect world it would go to Fry, but he does so much other stuff as well that he might be too busy to commit. He does acerbic wit much better than Dee - he feels genuinely strongly about so many subjects that when he delivers a throwaway put-down, he's actually pretty believable. With Dee it just feels like an act. OK, so Humph was also putting on a persona, but he did it so well it didn't matter.
  • KilbyKilby
    edited February 2009
    I definately think that Fry is the best candidate listed and to be honest I cant think of anybody else that could follow Humph.

    Funny enough I was just thinking last week that Arthur Smith may be a reasonable candidate as his descriptoin of Jeremy Clarkson was pure Humph

    Just as long as neither of those Mitchell & Webb people don't get near the job.
  • zx1zx1
    edited February 2009
    Talking of new series, i read today that there will be a new series of Rab C Nesbitt. Probably not of interest to anyone south of Carlisle though!
    The trouble with tribbles is.......
  • murtcepsmurtceps
    edited February 2009
    zx1 wrote: »
    Talking of new series, i read today that there will be a new series of Rab C Nesbitt. Probably not of interest to anyone south of Carlisle though!

    I do like Rab C, although I do need 888 subtitles occasionally.
  • thx1138thx1138
    edited February 2009
    I've never liked Rab C.Nesbit.

    I loved Still Game though.
  • NickHNickH
    edited February 2009
    Kilby wrote: »
    Just as long as neither of those Mitchell & Webb people don't get near the job.

    David Mitchell is pretty funny these days, but isn't quite host material yet - another one who seems a tad green.
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