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Author Topic: Welcome to our new moderator  (Read 8991 times)

Offline DB

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Re: Welcome to our new moderator
« Reply #60 on: October 27, 2020, 02:42:36 PM »
Jon Crofts, Jesus Christ, John Cleese, Jasper Carrott. Spot the connection.

Jeremy Corbyn.

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Re: Welcome to our new moderator
« Reply #61 on: October 27, 2020, 02:49:57 PM »
Good luck Jon  :D

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Re: Welcome to our new moderator
« Reply #62 on: October 27, 2020, 02:53:00 PM »
I think it’s safe to say Carrot and Connolly are considerably funnier than Croft.

As is Jimmy Carr and so was John Candy, however our JC is funnier than Jimmy Cricket.

Offline Scratchins

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Re: Welcome to our new moderator
« Reply #63 on: October 27, 2020, 03:08:32 PM »
I think it’s safe to say Carrot and Connolly are considerably funnier than Croft.

As is Jimmy Carr and so was John Candy, however our JC is funnier than Jimmy Cricket.

If you met Jim Cumbes you would know that he is one of the most entertaining people around. His Groucho Marx at a fancy dress party was spot on.

Offline GordonCowansisthegreatest

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Re: Welcome to our new moderator
« Reply #64 on: October 27, 2020, 03:24:20 PM »
I'd sooner watch Johan Cruyff.

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Welcome to our new moderator
« Reply #65 on: October 27, 2020, 03:48:20 PM »
Josh Chetwynd had his moments at 4am during rain delays.

Offline Risso

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Re: Welcome to our new moderator
« Reply #66 on: October 27, 2020, 05:23:34 PM »
Jon's more Jeremy Clarkson.

Offline Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air

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Re: Welcome to our new moderator
« Reply #67 on: October 27, 2020, 08:41:41 PM »
John Carew has made appearances on Nytt på nytt. (Norways version of Have I Got News for You)

Online Brazilian Villain

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Re: Welcome to our new moderator
« Reply #68 on: October 27, 2020, 09:05:33 PM »
John Carew has made appearances on Nytt på nytt. (Norways version of Have I Got News for You)

That's nothing for an ex-Villa player, Paul Merson's been on the UK version for 30 years.

Online Lizz

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Re: Welcome to our new moderator
« Reply #69 on: October 27, 2020, 09:46:31 PM »
In the realms of comedy, Carrott is under-rated. He was highly influential in his day.

One of the funniest things ever on TV IMO was Jasper Carrot singing Funky Moped on TOTP. Especially as the real reason it was a hit was because of the B side.

Offline Brend'Watkins

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Re: Welcome to our new moderator
« Reply #70 on: October 27, 2020, 11:17:20 PM »
Regarding Bernard Manning, racist, absolutely. Unpleasant person, I don’t know but I assume he might well have been. That aside, some of his Irish jokes were hilarious. Had the same come out of any of the other mainstream comedians of the time I would have been offended. Don’t know why that is, it just is.

Online pauliewalnuts

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Re: Welcome to our new moderator
« Reply #71 on: October 29, 2020, 08:10:49 PM »
Regarding Bernard Manning, racist, absolutely. Unpleasant person, I don’t know but I assume he might well have been. That aside, some of his Irish jokes were hilarious. Had the same come out of any of the other mainstream comedians of the time I would have been offended. Don’t know why that is, it just is.

Bernard Manning was horrible in every way, although I will admit, I thought this joke (warning, joke about concentration camps ahoy) ...

Spoiler for Hiden:
My grandfather perished at Auschwitz. Fell out of his guard tower

... was very good.

Online Dave

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Re: Welcome to our new moderator
« Reply #72 on: October 29, 2020, 09:05:19 PM »
There were some similarities. "Peter, you are my rock". FFS. Atrocious.

Very underrated post.

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Re: Welcome to our new moderator
« Reply #73 on: October 29, 2020, 10:47:23 PM »
Can I ask if appointment of Jon on the Moderation Board address the heavy leftie bias as I have heard he is slightly right of Attila the Hun?

Offline Dave Cooper please

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Re: Welcome to our new moderator
« Reply #74 on: October 30, 2020, 12:52:14 AM »
Just be nice to each other.

Fuck that.

 


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