Cant believe this seems to be major news, people calling for him to be sacked etc, just totally over the top responses but we've seen this before the second any celeb says something OTT. Just ignore it and carry on, funny these reactions to what he said
I think it's been taken out of context some of it .. sadly.
the comment about the train. he was asked about... so he replied , he didn't just blurt it out.
the funny bit was the presenters reaction..
and someone else confirmed there was a fair few suicide attempts at reading stopping the train.. 1 bloke on the radio said 3 in 5 months.. so it was more an observation I guess and you notice it more when you get held up 2-3 hours because of it.
he's a "light the touch paper.. stand back and watch the fireworks" sort of act.. he doesn't mean it.. but will say it for effect.
he jokes about such stuff.. BUT to be fair when the roles are turned he has taken it in the past.. custard pie.
top gear, is his production company.. well partly ? so he can take it to ITV etc.. and it sells the brand world wide.. so not a massive deal..
I find a lot of time people who complain are offended on "behalf" of someone.. and didn't even see it or if they did , out of context.
remember shaun ryder on TFI friday ? hehe. channel 4 banned him from live appearances or when they had that live 8 concert and loads of acts had potty mouths ? hehe
Top Gear's so boring now.
They just keep recycling the same old ideas over and over.
So yeah, the BBC should axe it and replace it with something useful like a cooking show. With Celebrities. On Ice. In the Jungle.
I don't find Ricky Gervais or the office funny.
Or little Britain either.
Going to see Billy Connolly in February. Now he's a real comedian. Or at least he used to be. I hope he's still funny or it could be a disaster!
There are far more important (and worrying) things going on at the moment to be honest. All this fuss over a couple of throw away comments (as has been mentioned, he says things for effect really. I seriously don't think he'd actually condone people being shot in the streets ;-) ). With the banks set to implode again and Iran ready to explode, I'd rather worry about that than what Jezza said.
Some people really need to put things into context ;-)
Going to see Billy Connolly in February. Now he's a real comedian. Or at least he used to be. I hope he's still funny or it could be a disaster!
I'm going to see him when he comes here in Jan for 2 nights (I'm goig both nights). He came here about 5 years ago and he was blisteringly funny then, so I know I'll be getting my ?70's worth those nights ;-)
I'll be honest, I seem to be one of the few people that don't find Ricky Gervais funny.
I mean "The Office" was funny, but Gervais as a stand up comedian just isn't funny. I find he laughs at his own jokes far too much for my liking.
I don't like anything Gervais has done. Not even The Office. He's just not funny.
I also can't fathom this furore for Michael McIntyre...he just is not funny.
Sometimes he can be fairly funny, others just a bore.
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Oh, no. Every time you turn up something monumental and terrible happens.
I don’t think I have the stomach for it.
--Raziel (Legend of Kain: Soul Reaver 2)
He's made similar comments about motorcyclists, and hoping that they die. May and Hammond both ride motorbikes regularly, yet bikes rarely feature, so I don't much like Top Gear anyhow, and without Top Gear Clarkson is just another ranter for hire hack journo.
I'm glad they don't do bikes on Top Gear. That would make it mainstream... biking should be kept underground. If for no other reason than to keep it away from the prying eyes of health & safety nazis, who'd probably just ban motorcycling in an instant if they were given too many clues about it :D
I'm glad they don't do bikes on Top Gear. That would make it mainstream... biking should be kept underground. If for no other reason than to keep it away from the prying eyes of health & safety nazis, who'd probably just ban motorcycling in an instant if they were given too many clues about it :D
Nah, it's fairly safe. The bike and rider just get swatted out of the way like a sledgehammer hitting a ping pong ball...
Oh you meant for the nutter on the bike! I see... ;)
“The Suzuki Wagon R should be avoided like unprotected sex with an Ethiopian transvestite”
“[cyclists are] trespassers in the motorcar's domain, they do not pay road tax and therefore have no right to be on the road, some of them even believe they are going fast enough to not be an obstruction. Run them down to prove them wrong.”
“Britain’s nuclear submarines have been deemed unsafe…probably because they don’t have wheel-chair access.”
“This car is more fun than the entire French air force crashing into a firework factory.”
” America: 250 million w****rs living in a country with no word for w****r”
don't forget his truck driver quote:
“You've got to change gear, change gear, change gear, check mirror... murder a prostitute. Change gear, change gear, murder. That's a lot of effort in a day.”
What's Jezza done this time? I haven't heard anything, but then I hardly ever see the news.
I don't like anything Gervais has done. Not even The Office. He's just not funny.
Sometimes he can be fairly funny, others just a bore.
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Yep, i agree Ricky Gervais is just a smug twat and is not funny, not now, not ever.
But Michael Mcintyre can be funny although sometimes he is a bit OTT
The funny part is that some people are so uptight and just don't get it. They get all offended like it matters or something :-?
Of course it doesn't matter. Just an ill informed idiot making an Ill informed idiotic comment about public sector workers.
But from the BBC's point of view, they've got a presenter who's just insulted a large portion of licence fee payers. At a time when they're struggling to justify having a licence fee.
Of course it doesn't matter. Just an ill informed idiot making an Ill informed idiotic comment about public sector workers.
But from the BBC's point of view, they've got a presenter who's just insulted a large portion of licence fee payers. At a time when they're struggling to justify having a licence fee.
As has been said elsewhere, he was a guest on the show hawking his new book. This is what Clarkson does... It's basically his job to say "silly" things, create a bit of controversy, and sell lots of books and DVDs :p
Charlie Brooker was opined on the BBC News specifically about "Jezza-gate" (is it called that yet?), and he went off on one. Genuinely one of the funniest things I've seen all week; he was ripping into what an idiot Jeremy Clarkson is, explaining how the people that complained are even bigger idiots, then ripped into the One Show's lack of current-affairs discussion credentials, and then started shouting that he had a new show on Channel 4 next week XD Trying to find a clip of it online...
Charlie Brooker was opined on the BBC News specifically about "Jezza-gate" (is it called that yet?), and he went off on one. Genuinely one of the funniest things I've seen all week; he was ripping into what an idiot Jeremy Clarkson is, explaining how the people that complained are even bigger idiots, then ripped into the One Show's lack of current-affairs discussion credentials, and then started shouting that he had a new show on Channel 4 next week XD Trying to find a clip of it online...
and the timing is that he has a series of shows on channel 4, slight plug.. me cynical much ? lol
and the timing is that he has a series of shows on channel 4, slight plug.. me cynical much ? lol
It was still funny. He's one of the few folk on telly whose shows I'll make time to watch; shows that keep their integrity thanks to not being constantly repeated on Dave.
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Its a good point and probably true.
Steve Coogan wasn't too impressed though http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2011/feb/05/top-gear-offensive-steve-coogan
I think Clarkson's great. I don't always agree with everything he says but he does seem to be anti- pretty much everything that gets right on my tits.
yup :grin:
flipping 'eck that's longer than one of ewgf's posts. Though, it does get to the point. :p
the comment about the train. he was asked about... so he replied , he didn't just blurt it out.
the funny bit was the presenters reaction..
and someone else confirmed there was a fair few suicide attempts at reading stopping the train.. 1 bloke on the radio said 3 in 5 months.. so it was more an observation I guess and you notice it more when you get held up 2-3 hours because of it.
he's a "light the touch paper.. stand back and watch the fireworks" sort of act.. he doesn't mean it.. but will say it for effect.
he jokes about such stuff.. BUT to be fair when the roles are turned he has taken it in the past.. custard pie.
top gear, is his production company.. well partly ? so he can take it to ITV etc.. and it sells the brand world wide.. so not a massive deal..
I find a lot of time people who complain are offended on "behalf" of someone.. and didn't even see it or if they did , out of context.
remember shaun ryder on TFI friday ? hehe. channel 4 banned him from live appearances or when they had that live 8 concert and loads of acts had potty mouths ? hehe
They just keep recycling the same old ideas over and over.
So yeah, the BBC should axe it and replace it with something useful like a cooking show. With Celebrities. On Ice. In the Jungle.
I don't find Ricky Gervais or the office funny.
Or little Britain either.
Going to see Billy Connolly in February. Now he's a real comedian. Or at least he used to be. I hope he's still funny or it could be a disaster!
Some people really need to put things into context ;-)
I'm going to see him when he comes here in Jan for 2 nights (I'm goig both nights). He came here about 5 years ago and he was blisteringly funny then, so I know I'll be getting my ?70's worth those nights ;-)
I don't like anything Gervais has done. Not even The Office. He's just not funny.
Sometimes he can be fairly funny, others just a bore.
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Okay, I've just seen the 15second clip that someone's put up. Is that it? He's said worse in the past.
I don’t think I have the stomach for it.
--Raziel (Legend of Kain: Soul Reaver 2)
https://www.youtube.com/user/VincentTSFP
He called Clive Sinclair a ponce
He can't even keep his balance on 4 wheels! :D
Nah, it's fairly safe. The bike and rider just get swatted out of the way like a sledgehammer hitting a ping pong ball...
Oh you meant for the nutter on the bike! I see... ;)
don't forget his truck driver quote:
yer but lets face it , your a miserable git :) how about I send you 5 scrabbles to cheer ya up :lol:
Yep, i agree Ricky Gervais is just a smug twat and is not funny, not now, not ever.
But Michael Mcintyre can be funny although sometimes he is a bit OTT
The funny part is that some people are so uptight and just don't get it. They get all offended like it matters or something :-?
It's a bit unfair to truck drivers to claim they all murder prostitutes. Some of them are just rapists.
Of course it doesn't matter. Just an ill informed idiot making an Ill informed idiotic comment about public sector workers.
But from the BBC's point of view, they've got a presenter who's just insulted a large portion of licence fee payers. At a time when they're struggling to justify having a licence fee.
As has been said elsewhere, he was a guest on the show hawking his new book. This is what Clarkson does... It's basically his job to say "silly" things, create a bit of controversy, and sell lots of books and DVDs :p
But it wasn't funny. What was funny was people trying to convince me how funny it was!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15993549
What a coward!
He really hasn't, go read it again :p
The basic message is "I'm very sorry if you got your knickers in a twist cause you're too dim witted to understand what I said"
:razz:
and the timing is that he has a series of shows on channel 4, slight plug.. me cynical much ? lol
he's just a trendy version of clarkson. :p
It was still funny. He's one of the few folk on telly whose shows I'll make time to watch; shows that keep their integrity thanks to not being constantly repeated on Dave.