On 19 Apr, 20:59, S.  wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:37:11 +0100, Tiddy Ogg
>
>  wrote:
> >It's really not very good, is it?  They're trying to bring "guests" to
> >try livening it up, as replacements for the dreadful Brigstock, but
> >even Barry Cryer  was pretty tepid last week, and that Andy Solzman's
> >turgid mumblings this time round were a total bore.
> >The singer is usually pretty poor, too, and his dalek impression has
> >long since worn thin.  The Huddlines of bygone days seems from memory
> >to have done a much better job.
>
> No. it's not, and it's been going this way for a long time. I am a
> total monarchist, but I believe that as far as the BBC is concerned,
> they only exist to provide a cheap source of strained and tortured
> "humour" for trash like this, News Quiz, HIGNFY on BBC1, etc, ad
> nauseum.

Give us *repectful* satire, dammit!

On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:12:22 -0700 (PDT), 1Z 
wrote:

>On 19 Apr, 20:59, S.  wrote:
>> On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:37:11 +0100, Tiddy Ogg
>>
>>  wrote:
>> >It's really not very good, is it?  They're trying to bring "guests" to
>> >try livening it up, as replacements for the dreadful Brigstock, but
>> >even Barry Cryer  was pretty tepid last week, and that Andy Solzman's
>> >turgid mumblings this time round were a total bore.
>> >The singer is usually pretty poor, too, and his dalek impression has
>> >long since worn thin.  The Huddlines of bygone days seems from memory
>> >to have done a much better job.
>>
>> No. it's not, and it's been going this way for a long time. I am a
>> total monarchist, but I believe that as far as the BBC is concerned,
>> they only exist to provide a cheap source of strained and tortured
>> "humour" for trash like this, News Quiz, HIGNFY on BBC1, etc, ad
>> nauseum.
>
>Give us *repectful* satire, dammit!

As usual, the point goes "whooooooosh", sailing straight over the top.
Every week, it's the same recycled, tired rubbish which they *think*
is satire. Much like your postings.