One of the best moments from Stephen Fry in America thus far, was when he visited the Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream HQ, and on making his own ice-cream, delivered the brilliant line of “a chewiness and a crunchiness… and a yielding mouth-feel… I’m making this up as I go along.” Well, aside from this providing us with a brilliant bit of telly, it will now provide us with smiling stomachs as Stephen Fry’s very own ice cream has been created by Ben & Jerry’s for mass consumption!
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Friday, October 31st, 2008What to watch through your fingers: Kerry Katona on This Morning
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
I’m all for taking the piss out of people on the box, but sometimes, you have to hold back because something doesn’t feel right. I’m talking about Kerry Katona and her performance on ITV1 show This Morning, which all seemed horribly wrong. So wrong that people have been phoning the station to see if she’s okay. Video over the jump…
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Lembit Opik won’t be on Celebrity Big Brother
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
Despite reports here, and here that the Lib Dem MP has signed up for next year’s BB, the latest is, I’m afraid, a denial.
I’m quite disappointed about this news, it’d have been good to see how he held up. Surely he didn’t have much to lose – his dignity disappeared some time ago. He should take a leaf out of Michael Barrymore and Les Dennis’s book and give us, the potentially voting public, something entertaining to watch. To learn to love. Because, for all his tabloid ubiquity, former “Mr Cheeky” Lembit remains a bit of a spud-faced mystery.
Johnny Rotten to appear in butter adverts
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
You can tell I admire John Lydon because I use his proper name. He’s had a bad press over the years, but if you actually listen to what he says, he makes a lot of sense even if he has – it must be said – gone a bit extreme in recent years. Still, he’s fantastically creative, sticks to his guns and was by far the most entertaining thing about that series of I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. He’s also a nationalist, which is quite unfashionable, but makes him perfect for an advert for a very British butter that he’s going to be starring in, from this Wednesday…
Emma Bunton, Kimberley Walsh and Shane Filan to join X Factor team
Friday, September 26th, 2008
The Spice Girls, Posh excluded, are old hands at reality telly. Mel B and Emma Bunton have both appeared on dancey shows in recent years, and Ginger was one of the original talent show panel judges of course. So you won’t be falling off your chair in fright, phoning your lawyer and trying to sue TVScoop for fright-related head damage at the news that Emma Bunton has been hauled in to help out Dannii Minogue in this year’s X Factor…
Five to make news ‘more appealing to men’
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
I’ve just read a story about Five’s news bulletins over at The Guardian’s website and I’m left a bit nonplussed. What’s happening is this: Five are going to revamp their 7pm news show in ‘a bid to make it more appealing to men – and will relaunch the programme with Isla Traquair the sole presenter.’ Does that mean what I think it means? Anyway, let’s not get ahead of myself. This new format (due early October) will see the bulletin given its own identity so you can tell it apart from the 5pm equivalent. Just in case you had no access to a clock presumably. The Five News editor, David Kermode, said that these changes will see the show better reflecting the audience at 7pm, which includes more men.
GMTV: Do Fiona Phillips and Kate Garraway hate each other?
Thursday, September 11th, 2008
I’m not keen on the term ‘catfight’, but you can bet it’ll be appearing on every bit of news you see about GMTV presenters Fiona Phillips and Kate Garraway this week. Everyone’s muttering about the two hating each other since Phillips spoke rather openly of her feelings, before quitting GMTV. The presenter attempted to put the record straight on Al Murray’s chat show, last night…
Eastenders sack infant over taxi costs
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
I never thought I’d see the day when I wrote about an infant child getting a P45. That’s exactly what’s happened though (well, maybe not a P45 as baby children probably don’t pay tax… although they should… bloody spongers etc etc) as one of Eastenders‘ youngest actors has been dropkicked out of the casting window in order to cut back on his extravagant travelling costs.
Amy Winehouse for Countdown
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Graham Norton to replace Wogan on Eurovision?
Friday, August 15th, 2008
I don’t know if I read it or wrote it, but I’ve been thinking for a while that the inevitable replacement for Terry Wogan on the coverage of The Eurovision Song Contest would either be Jonathan Ross or Graham Norton. I say this because these days, Eurovision is seen more like a comedy show than a music show. You need someone who can mercilessly tease. So with that, it looks like The Beeb are making eyes at Graham Norton for the job (according to The Currant Bun). Of course, Wogan looks like he’s walking away from the show (read here for a refresher) and Norton would be a worthy replacement… bear with me…
Piers Morgan gets his claws into Jonathan Ross
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
Y’know, I love to give the impression that I loathe all the fatty rubbish that surrounds TV, preferring well-made shows and… all that. However, I’m really rather fond of a TV spat. I like it when two egos clash and mud sling… man, I’m as puerile as they come! So, the latest ruck between Jonathan Ross and Piers Morgan has got me giddly clapping and hopping around wondering who is gonna deliver that killer blow!
In case you missed it, Jonathan Ross kicked things off on the Charlotte Church Show, by saying that Piers is not best qualified to judge hopefuls on Britain’s Got Talent. He said: “Simon Cowell knows what he’s talking about, but Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan, they’re just a waste. What’s she ever done? She’s been in a couple of West End shows; she’s not got much going on. And Piers Morgan has been sculpted from lard…”, so what’s Lardy Boy got to say for himself?
That Countdown row rumbles on
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Why is it whenever there’s a controversy over at Countdown HQ, the news always seems to rumble on for decades? When Richard Whiteley shuffled off this mortal coil the rumours about his replacement dragged on interminably. Now that both Des O’Connor and Carol Vorderman have decided to go (or rather, in Carol’s case, been pushed) we’ve speculated that it might be the end for the show. Well, come on, would YOU watch Countdown without Vorderman? Ah but hang on a minute before you answer that. Because despite C4 insisting the show will go on, there might yet be tumbleweed blowing through dictionary corner.
Elvis Costello gets his own chat show
Sunday, July 13th, 2008
I have an unreasonable grudge against Elvis Costello; he is the person that made me realise that the Wirral might be worth a visit – if he was from there, how bad could it be? – and I have struggled to forgive him. But, his music is second to none. However, in recent years, much to my disturbance, he has started to disappear up his own fundament with increasing regularity. This is not a problem for the US Sundance Channel, as from December this year they are offering him the chance to do this on the telly, an hour every week for 13 weeks.
“Tanvertising”: UKTV Gold sponsors students to become human billboards
Friday, July 4th, 2008
It’s not my idea of A Good Look, but these lovely Brighton students have earned a few easy quid by taking part in UKTV Gold’s “Summer of Funshine” advertising campaign. Launched a few days ago, the centrepiece of the initiative is getting young people to have the faces of British comedy legends stenciled onto their backs – the Richard Wilson one’s pretty good, eh? No comment on the other two…
Glasto from the sofa: The BBC shows us what goes on behind the scenes
Monday, June 30th, 2008
There are many great things about watching Glasto from the comfort of your own home – never being bothered by Tall Man With Big Hair who always seems to be blocking your view is one of them, and not being restricted by such minor things as security guards and VIP areas is another. Nothing is off limits! Especially when you’ve got the Beeb going behind the scenes, and sticking the resulting footage up on YouTube…
Glasto from the sofa: Neil Diamond leads the weekend’s big sing-a-long
Monday, June 30th, 2008
So Glasto’s over, and if you’re like me you’ve been following it all on that lovely box in the corner of your living room, meaning there’s no need for a three day shower. Last night’s headliners were the recently reformed and rather legendary Verve, and Mark Ronson had the monopoly on guest appearances, but when you’re looking for a sing-a-long, you should look no further than Mr Neil Diamond. I’m not sure The Kids would have known as many of his songs as they did Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones or Brian Wilson, who have also filled the Sunday afternoon slot, but they sure knew this one…
Glasto from the sofa: Amy Winehouse attacks a crowd-member during a storming set
Sunday, June 29th, 2008
It’s been a good weekend for me – Wimbledon in the morning, a stupidly astonishing Doctor Who in the evening, and Glastonbury at night. That’s the sort of telly I like. There were two talking points at Glasto last night, of course, firstly whether Amy Winehouse would turn up in a fit state to perform, and secondly how Jay-Z would go down. Jay-Z did his best to be the biggest and most memorable act of the day by opening with Wonderwall in “homage” to Noel Gallagher (who has said that hip-hop has no place at Glasto) but he just couldn’t top our Amy.
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Is TV better than sex?
Friday, June 27th, 2008
Get this. According to a survey, women… that’d be you there with the boobies… rush through sex so you don’t miss your favourite TV shows. Bloody’ell. Is sex that dull? I can’t help but feel slightly depressed… as a man… by this news, seeing as TV of late, has been swamped in tales of people having it away with cars and horrifically obese people. I know that the male member is hardly a work of art… but come on!
This tattle was unearthed by Tiscali, who have found that 17% of women between the ages of 16 and 24 confessed to speeding through sex or putting it off completely so they didn’t miss TV appointments.
Do the Hammerlock! Don’t mess with Kay Burley… or else
Monday, June 23rd, 2008
There’s a beautiful irony in the air. We haven’t covered the ol’ Naomi Campbell is a bit mental thing because, well, she’s not on the telly. Well, not as an actress anyway. For those who avoid gossip columns, Campbell has been ordered to do 200 hours of unpaid community service after kicking and spitting at police officers at Heathrow airport. However, the fisticuff and flying feathers weren’t over. Enter Kay ‘Hurly’ Burley, Sky News presenter.
Now, you may have seen Kay on Sky or remember her from TV-am. She’s all serious news and bad-times bringer. She’s slim and authoritative. She doesn’t look like a bruiser… but she is. From now on, newsrooms will tremble at the mere mention of her name. Why? Well, join me over the jump grapple fans.
John Cleese… bribed… by Big Brother?
Friday, June 13th, 2008
I’m not sure what I think of John Cleese. I mean, he’s done a load of stuff that’s made me weep with shuddering laughter. However, he’s also done a load of dross (namely rubbish commercials). Either way, I’ve got time for anyone who was one of the Monty Python crew, and as such, I’m pretty cheery about this latest rant from the gangliest man in comedy.
In his blog, Cleese ranted about Big Brother, saying that; “It’s not widely known that the producers of Celebrity Big Brother have attempted to recruit yours truly for every UK series so far. In fact, they have frequently resorted to quite ludicrous levels of bribery, sending in the post entirely shameless blandishments of a most extravagant nature, all of which of course have had to be returned with a kind refusal note.” Want more? Read over…
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