Paid Members Thunderplex Posted May 9, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted May 9, 2019 Big hero of mine when I was young, and I was so disappointed when I found out what a complete cunt he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted May 9, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted May 9, 2019 I must say, I remember once where he said "now here's my impression of a mad dog" and all he did was put cream on his mouth and shouted "where's me dinner?!", and I think I cried laughing for a good fortnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted May 10, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted May 10, 2019 Aye. My fondest (and maybe first) memory of him was when he did 'An Audience with...' and my young self was hurting from laughing. I remember the press hyping it up as something forbidden and edgy the day before - this was a time when I found the 18 on a video to be proper alluring, even Rambo 3. I watched 'An Audience with...' a couple of years ago and, of course, not one laugh throughout, which was a shame because it is a cherished memory from the past. He's definitely a horrid twat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted May 10, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted May 10, 2019 Didn't he get Yewtreed? Or at least they turned up and he dropped off the RADAR after clearing his name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted May 10, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted May 10, 2019 When I was a kid it was always a highlight when he popped up on Des O'Connor once a series, almost as much as when Barrymore was a guest. Bad kid I was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members chokeout Posted May 10, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted May 10, 2019 2 hours ago, jazzygeofferz said: Didn't he get Yewtreed? Or at least they turned up and he dropped off the RADAR after clearing his name? He got arrested but never charged then tried to sue the woman who accused him, for defamation and lost when the court decided she was telling the truth. He did a runner when he got landed with the court costs and had been living abroad ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted May 10, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted May 10, 2019 4 hours ago, Devon Malcolm said: When I was a kid it was always a highlight when he popped up on Des O'Connor once a series, almost as much as when Barrymore was a guest. Bad kid I was. Peter Kay tries the same act when he's on a chat show. The "oh, they'll cut this out" routine. Only Kay is so contrived, there's no danger at all. Where as you'd imagine Freddie Starr would have had his cock out in seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted May 10, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted May 10, 2019 (edited) 31 minutes ago, IANdrewDiceClay said: Peter Kay tries the same act when he's on a chat show. The "oh, they'll cut this out" routine. Only Kay is so contrived, there's no danger at all. Where as you'd imagine Freddie Starr would have had his cock out in seconds. For me, that's probably the most annoying thing about Kay (floating on the sea of sewage he issues forth) - there's no bite to any of his work, yet he behaves like there is. That Britain's Got The Pop Factor crap a few years ago, for example - parodies only work when you're actually making fun of the things you're parodying, not effectively sucking up to Cowell and co. Feels like he's trying to be "state-sponsored" edgy comedy, i.e. not edgy at all. Edited May 10, 2019 by Carbomb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 16 minutes ago, Carbomb said: That Britain's Got The Pop Factor crap a few years ago, for example - parodies only work when you're actually making fun of the things your parodying I think another reason it was shite is because what he was trying to parody is beyond parody. I mean, nothing he could come up with will be as funny as the "Come on move your body" lad on Mysterious Girl or Onkar Judge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, jazzygeofferz said: Didn't he get Yewtreed? Or at least they turned up and he dropped off the RADAR after clearing his name? He managed to Yewtree himself. He was accused of groping a teenage girl, the CPS decided not to prosecute but he thought he'd sue his accuser. The judge found in her favour, saying that her testimony was compelling. EDIT: someone already said this, whoops. Edited May 10, 2019 by Loki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Seen him in Spain a few times, he always seemed happy enough and didn't look to play the Billy Big Bollocks part either, but I can see why he moved out there. It's like Blackpool 1986 in many areas. I remember going into a newsagents run by a older British fella and he took great delight in telling me he was the first on the coast to have a fax machine that was available to the public. The fucker was still running to that day, only €0.20 a sheet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted May 10, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted May 10, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Keith Houchen said: I think another reason it was shite is because what he was trying to parody is beyond parody. I mean, nothing he could come up with will be as funny as the "Come on move your body" lad on Mysterious Girl or Onkar Judge. It's the similar reason none of those Friedberg and Seltzer spoofs work at all. They always pick subjects that are, in some cases, already spoofs, which makes no sense at all. Or subjects they have no affection for. You think about Young Frankenstein, for instance. One of the main reasons it works is because Mel Brooks was a huge fan of the source material and had huge respect for it. Similar with Blazing Saddles. Kay had nothing but contempt for what he was mocking and it shone through in how unfunny and occasionally mean-spirited it was. Edited May 10, 2019 by Devon Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members bAzTNM#1 Posted May 11, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted May 11, 2019 (edited) He started that "Rock Starr Ate My Hamster" game with that headline, which was an absolutely brilliant game and anybody trying it now would be sued into oblivion. "How much do you want to spend on rent boys for E**** J*** ?" Just protecting the forum there. Edited May 11, 2019 by bAzTNM#1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Sergio Mendacious Posted May 11, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted May 11, 2019 I remembered them having names like Elting Jones, or Manny Barillow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted May 11, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted May 11, 2019 7 hours ago, bAzTNM#1 said: He started that "Rock Starr Ate My Hamster" game with that headline, which was an absolutely brilliant game and anybody trying it now would be sued into oblivion. "How much do you want to spend on rent boys for E**** J*** ?" Just protecting the forum there. Rock star Ate My Hamster was a fun game. All the characters therein had nice parody names so they were probably safe legally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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