Andrew Sachs probably does not want publicity or employment any more than your grandfather does.
People who want to privatize the BBC and destroy PSB are bad and sinister.
Ross and Brand are scum who degrade this country's public culture and they should not employed by the BBC.
― the pinefox, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 10:36 (seventeen years ago)
Plenty of offensive jokes are made in pubs and on messageboards.
But when they are published in mass market circulation newspapers then isn't it the newspapers who should be censured?
― synths and drum machines (e.g. Simmonds) (Marcello Carlin), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 10:38 (seventeen years ago)
http://www.sikhspectrum.com/032003/images/ad.jpg
― A country only rich people know (Ned Trifle II), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 10:38 (seventeen years ago)
Why would they want to destroy the Pet Shop Boys?
― Mark G, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 10:39 (seventeen years ago)
So pay me £6 million a year then
― Ich Ber ein Binliner (Tom D.), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 10:39 (seventeen years ago)
xpHe also busked outside this restaurant to drum up business for it. So, you know, it was a kinder gentler racism with a heart of gold.
― A country only rich people know (Ned Trifle II), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 10:40 (seventeen years ago)
23 Brook Street - oddly enough, Jimi Hendrix's gaff.
― synths and drum machines (e.g. Simmonds) (Marcello Carlin), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 10:41 (seventeen years ago)
Next door to Handel's old drum
― Ich Ber ein Binliner (Tom D.), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 10:41 (seventeen years ago)
^ nice catch x-post.
― Bristol Meth (suzy), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 10:43 (seventeen years ago)
Now a Jo Malone...haha how times have changed.
― A country only rich people know (Ned Trifle II), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 10:43 (seventeen years ago)
Handel's Old Drum - Serves The Best Mint Cracknell Milkshakes In London
(cue signed photos of Bernard Cribbins, Derren Nesbitt, Aimi MacDonald &c)
― synths and drum machines (e.g. Simmonds) (Marcello Carlin), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 10:44 (seventeen years ago)
Also note the lovely little symbol drawn in the corner of Sellers' autograph.
― Bristol Meth (suzy), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 10:45 (seventeen years ago)
Om nom nom nom, delicious
― Ich Ber ein Binliner (Tom D.), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 10:47 (seventeen years ago)
Very good.
― A country only rich people know (Ned Trifle II), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 10:49 (seventeen years ago)
The original birdy num num
Now a range of 'designer' hangbags...haha how time have cha...wait I've already done that.
― A country only rich people know (Ned Trifle II), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 10:52 (seventeen years ago)
Also a French DJ crew - I did not know that...
― A country only rich people know (Ned Trifle II), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 10:55 (seventeen years ago)
Andrew Sachs probably does not want publicity or employment any more than your grandfather does
yes. that'll be why he's agreeing to do phone interviews with arsehole celebrity DJs, etc.
isn't he still doing the odd piece of voiceover work, too?
― remorseful prober (grimly fiendish), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 10:56 (seventeen years ago)
Is he still the last statue you see at Madame Tussaud's?
― Carrie Bradshaw Layfield (The stickman from the hilarious 'xkcd' comics), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 10:59 (seventeen years ago)
they'll move him back up the celebrity scale again now, no doubt.
― remorseful prober (grimly fiendish), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 11:00 (seventeen years ago)
He'll be in the jungle with Ant & Dec next
― Ich Ber ein Binliner (Tom D.), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 11:01 (seventeen years ago)
god! Probably.
Are they still doing that "celebrity fantasy league" the BBC?
― Mark G, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 11:05 (seventeen years ago)
Ah yes, Ant & Dec with their hilarious "blacked up" "Rich Arabs" "wind-up" "routine." Most fitting for the nation's favourite Chiswick-dwelling Tory-voting professional Geordies!
Sachs I think still relatively busy on the voiceover/audio books front.
― synths and drum machines (e.g. Simmonds) (Marcello Carlin), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 11:06 (seventeen years ago)
wasn't that "rich arabs" just a total nick off that NewsOfTheWorld.. oh right!
― Mark G, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 11:09 (seventeen years ago)
south african guy in alan partridge
― Annoying Display Name (ken c), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 11:11 (seventeen years ago)
or geordie guy obv
― Annoying Display Name (ken c), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 11:12 (seventeen years ago)
Spike Milligan passim
― synths and drum machines (e.g. Simmonds) (Marcello Carlin), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 11:14 (seventeen years ago)
Chris Morris as Fur Q
Mark Heap, Tras Duprez
"Using make-up sticks we transformed our white reporter Tras Duprez, into a black man to see if the law would treat him any differently. Within five minutes, he'd committed a pocket theft and by mid-afternoon, he was attacking passers-by with violent muggings, and fleecing them viciously on the cobbles."
― Ich Ber ein Binliner (Tom D.), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 11:16 (seventeen years ago)
ant and dec as "comedy geordies" ... oh, wait ...
― remorseful prober (grimly fiendish), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 11:17 (seventeen years ago)
Pete and Dud's Bo Duddley routine.
― synths and drum machines (e.g. Simmonds) (Marcello Carlin), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 11:18 (seventeen years ago)
I've created a monster.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 11:37 (seventeen years ago)
Bags Dean Gaffney as Frankenstein.
― synths and drum machines (e.g. Simmonds) (Marcello Carlin), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 11:37 (seventeen years ago)
It was good enough for A Guy Called Gerald xxpost
― The Slash My Father Wrote (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 11:38 (seventeen years ago)
Ofcom to probe Brand and Ross
― A country only rich people know (Ned Trifle II), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 12:39 (seventeen years ago)
"He said pwobe, Wuss, hyuk hyuk hyuk"
― Ich Ber ein Binliner (Tom D.), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 12:43 (seventeen years ago)
As soon as Mediawatch and David Davies start calling for them to be sacked I want them to be retained at higher salaries.
― A country only rich people know (Ned Trifle II), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 12:43 (seventeen years ago)
Outrage in the Times and they handily provide a link to the original calls.
Cant, cant, cant.
― synths and drum machines (e.g. Simmonds) (Marcello Carlin), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 13:00 (seventeen years ago)
Exactly the same thing at the Telegraph.
― A country only rich people know (Ned Trifle II), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 13:05 (seventeen years ago)
David Attenborough, Miley Cyrus and Frank Skinner on Ross on friday. I wonder if any of them will decline the invite?
― A country only rich people know (Ned Trifle II), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 13:07 (seventeen years ago)
Cant, cant, cant
is this your jonathan ross impression? it's quite good.
― remorseful prober (grimly fiendish), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 13:09 (seventeen years ago)
Skinner will give Ross some stick - what did Ross say when Skinner got into trouble over the "Matthew Kelly's beard" joke?
― snoball, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 13:09 (seventeen years ago)
Frank Skinner should make a few jokes about Ross's wife's nervous breakdown, it's what Russell Brand would do
― Ich Ber ein Binliner (Tom D.), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 13:15 (seventeen years ago)
David Attenborough, Miley Cyrus and Frank Skinner on Ross on friday
ugh what a thought, it's enough to make me eat my fish and chips twice.
― synths and drum machines (e.g. Simmonds) (Marcello Carlin), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 13:17 (seventeen years ago)
The Daily Mail has got all the info and photos of Andrew Sachs daughter in stockings and high heels you need - including a transcript of the phone calls and Andrew Sachs saying basically 'calm down everybody'.
Miss Baillie said last night: 'I've only just got back.'I was aware of what happened but I just need some time to get my head together now.'I don't want to say anything more until I've had a chance to speak to my agent.'
― A country only rich people know (Ned Trifle II), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 13:19 (seventeen years ago)
Isn't it a pretty pass when Andrew Sachs is reduced to doing Harry Enfield "Scouser" impressions for a living?
― synths and drum machines (e.g. Simmonds) (Marcello Carlin), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 13:21 (seventeen years ago)
Haven't the Mail managed to shoehorn Peter Mandelson into the story yet?
― Ich Ber ein Binliner (Tom D.), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 13:22 (seventeen years ago)
I believe Leading Writer Leo McKinstry is busy scouring local Foot Locker branches even as we speak.
― synths and drum machines (e.g. Simmonds) (Marcello Carlin), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 13:24 (seventeen years ago)
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/david_hughes/blog/2008/10/27/russell_brand_and_jonathan_ross_should_be_sued_for_breach_of_privacy
Tags: Alastair Campbell , George Osborne , John Prescott , Jonathan Ross , Lord Mandelson , Russell Brand
― Cool Hand Tiller (onimo), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 13:26 (seventeen years ago)
Telegraph, as Tom said above, also provides a link to the source - so much for "double standards."
Someone should report all these newspapers to the PCC and have them formally censured.
― synths and drum machines (e.g. Simmonds) (Marcello Carlin), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 13:29 (seventeen years ago)
Blimey - the comments on that telegraph article.This all seems to be getting out of hand now. Cameron wading in on the news just now, predictably. It seems obvious that a head is going to roll, probably the producer of the programme?
― A country only rich people know (Ned Trifle II), Tuesday, 28 October 2008 14:12 (seventeen years ago)