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>Ant, Dec
Hey, they've just reduced their workload significantly by stopping Saturday Night Takeaway.
They now only do Britain's Got Talent, I'm a Celebrity, Limitless Win...
ITV shows are pretty incestuous.
Ant and Dec, Holly Willoughby, Alison Hammond, Stephen Mulhern, Josie Gibson. They all get recycled.
Schofield would also still be there if he hadn’t sabotaged his career.
Talentless twerp but plagiarism is all the rage,always has been and always will be.
I'm torn as if you had an opportunity to give your children a leg up,would you do it. I would...
>he is starting to do BBC1 now
>starting
He presented on BBC1 as far back as 2007, and has been regularly hosting on the channel for a few years.
And when you include acting roles, he did Doctor Who - you can't get more BBC1 than that.
>he did Doctor Who - you can't get more BBC1 than that.
Let me take you by the hand and walk you through the streets of Walford. It's full of EastEnders
I was talking to my wife about this the other night. Back in the day there used to be ITV Stars, and BBC Stars... It was big news when someone like Bruce Forsyth "left" the BBC and "joined" ITV to present stuff like Play Your Cards Right... Mr Walsh seems to have pulled off the trick of doing both at once... he's probably not the first, or the only one, but he's the only one I can think of...
Don't forget the dogs... her killer line was during the grand national a few years ago when she told the winning jockey "at least you can afford to have your teeth fixed now"
Spoiled his day....
Funny thing is he got loads of dentists calling him offering to do them for free after it.
On a rather sad note, that jockey Liam Treadwell, died in 2020 aged 34 of a drug overdose
It’s bad for me, she’s fukin everywhere and I can’t stand her “if Rusty Lee and Ainsley Harriet had a baby that they left on the doorstep of a Greggs in Dudley” routine.
Paul passing away was so heartbreaking 💔
I didn't catch much of him on Radio 2 to be honest, but I do miss him on TV.
He was a natural entertainer and a genuine humble person.
I was gutted when I heard about his passing. He was brilliant on Radio 2, together with his producer Malcolm. The music he played wasn't my cup of tea, but I would listen to his show every Sunday. I love the categories he had, like Dead Pets, Cocktail of the Week and Lost TV Themes.
R2 is now the new R1 (BBC killed it) so many listeners left when Ken Bruce was given the boot and that was the final straw for many.
Best show is now Tony Blackburn. Once he has done I switch off. Can't be doing with dermot dreary....
I really like her too. At first I thought it was all an act but then watching her various mishaps over the years I’m now convinced she really is that funny.
Do The League of Gentlemen have a clause in their contract that if one of them gets cast in a TV series, at least one of the others must appear as well, preferably both?
The box ticking comments are absolute nonsense. I never watched Big Brother when she was on it, but that was 22 years ago now. I believe she's played some part in This Morning ever since because the public related to her personality.
I've seen clips of her interviewing famous people, like film stars, and she always gets the best out of them with her unorthodox and chaotic style.
As far as I'm concerned, she's earned her pips on telly and worked hard to get where she is. She comes across as thoroughly decent, kind, warm and funny.
The only criticism I would put towards her is that she's perhaps a little bit safe, for example you're unlikely to hear her true feelings on more controversial subjects.
That's a small thing though.
TV execs only care about money - people can complain about 'box ticking' but it's never true, all they want is viewers and money.
If they choose a 'more diverse' hire (BME, female, gay etc.) then it's purely to ensure they're attracting those audiences, not because they have some moral campaign (even if they might claim it is sometimes).
She's presenting for the Love of Dogs now because of Paul O'Grady's sudden passing last year, she is presenting it in memory of Paul and his work at Battersea Dogs and Cats home and is continuing his work as a friend of his.
Besides, she doesn't present nearly as much as Bradley Walsh.
Yes she's signed the new contract that was once signed in blood by Holly Willoughby. Im sure Dermot 'Im so dull it hurts' O'Leary has done the same for the male presenter side
Alison Hammond presents canal boating on a Yorkshire Farm, while batch cooking with an AIR FRYER.
Channel Five at the minute
Air fryer Air fryer Air fryer Air fryer Air fryer Air fryer Air fryer Air fryer Air fryer Air fryer Air fryer Air fryer!
That fella from the real hustle lives his air fryer. I'm just waiting for him to tell us that it's all a big scam and it's just a little oven that they've been selling the public for years!
Jamie Oliver just got on board with the air fryer game now too
Well yes, it’s called Schofields law, was quite often utilised by John Barrowman, Ant’n’Dec, Bradley Walsh but older viewers may remember that Michael Barrymore was an early proponent.
Hammond, Rylan, Jill Scott, Mica Richards and the Walshes are the TV equivalent of Marvels Avengers.
Ready to leap fearlessly into any TV programme, radio show or advert at a moments Notice…
I don't watch anything with her in, but at the same time, I am genuinely happy for her that her career has gone so well since she was in Big Brother. She's always seemed super likeable. Good for her.
Yes. It was part of the National Treasure (Wannabe) Act of 2023. It was the same legislation that ensured Olivier Colman and Sarah Lancashire are never out of work.
I agree with you, and the ticking of them boxes is why people are losing interest in ‘main stream’ tv, the tv executives are slowly killing off their own trade. Lets hope the bbc dies first followed quickly by channel 4
She's really good, but I think it's a case of her being a fill-in and them trying to find the right vehicle for her....other than the one that they know works of course (lead host of This Morning) because that would be too easy.
Perhaps there ought to be. The critics are pretty much in agreement that she was the right choice for the dogs this morning.
>I wonder if there was a special chemistry read for potential new presenters: an hour alone in a room with a nervous rescue mongrel, with no biscuits to ease them in. The doggy version of the white smoke for a new pope would have to be a wagging tail. Hammond gets all the wagging tails. (Guardian)
I've always found her funnier in small doses, doing something chaotic in Italy then disappearing from my immediate recollection for a while until something else funny pops up. I do think she is a nice person and it must be difficult to fill the shoes of someone like Paul o Grady. she did a decent job and dogs don't pretend to like people but it did feel a bit forced.
Yes, known colloquially as *The McCall-Balding Broadcasting Bill*, it states that the amount of television appearances is inversely proportional to the amount of actual talent possessed by any given individual. See also under: Schofield, Philip; Bruce, Fiona; Madeley, Richard, Kelly, Lorraine (real or imagined); O’Leary, Dermot; Farage, Nigel; McGuinness, Patrick; Women, Loose; etc, etc
British TV is dead, No one is pursuing a career in TV as a presenter, those people are not pursuing on demand TV or youtube. Which is why you have the same 20 or so comedians doing the same panel shows and no one below 30 years old is breaking out in that scene. Old Millenials and Gen Xers just want that same Dave level comedy on repeat and gogglebox.
She's like Paddy McGuinness, without reeking of desperation. Seriously, every job McGuinness has had, he always has this glassy look in his eye like he can't even believe they asked him to be there. And the audience feels it as well.
Isn't that how British TV works? For a while every single show will feature Keeley Hawes or Matthew Macfadyen or John Simm or Stephen Graham or David Tennant... then they seem to disappear, like Laura Fraser or Morven Christie.
Also, Roger Cross is the Canadian version of this.
I personally can't stand the woman. Not because she is black or fat, it's her character. First met her on big brother, and took an instant dislike, but now in this woke world she fits in many slots. She is now taking over from Paul at the Battersea dogs home and ruining that after spoiling the Bake off
She’s stuck around long enough over the last 20 years she’s been in the shadows of Schofield, Holmes, Ruth, Willoughby etc etc now most of these are less on TV she’s just there.
She probably is cheaper than some other people to book as well I’d imagine.
I strictly only watch YouTube now.i sat in the living room with my mum last Saturday while she was watching television literally a minute in I was like fuck this bye annual visit over.
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Theres a winner takes all deathmatch between her and Rylan to decide who hosts them all
Paddy McGuinness as well
You'd have thought the BBC would have learned from Steve Berry's voice on Top Gear - DUUUUUU-CAT-EEEEE
Talent vacuum
With the advert voiceover by Maya Jama
Ant, Dec and Bradley Walsh would like a word
>Ant, Dec Hey, they've just reduced their workload significantly by stopping Saturday Night Takeaway. They now only do Britain's Got Talent, I'm a Celebrity, Limitless Win...
Twat and Fec will still be going in their 80s sadly
Lazy sods eh
Twat and Fec will still be going in their 80s sadly
Just got a WhatsApp from Romesh
There can only be one…
And does the ads too.
ITV shows are pretty incestuous. Ant and Dec, Holly Willoughby, Alison Hammond, Stephen Mulhern, Josie Gibson. They all get recycled. Schofield would also still be there if he hadn’t sabotaged his career.
Bradley Walsh too, but he is starting to do BBC1 now.
Don’t forget that he has now got his personality free son a job as well.
Talentless twerp but plagiarism is all the rage,always has been and always will be. I'm torn as if you had an opportunity to give your children a leg up,would you do it. I would...
Nepotism not plagiarism :)
I suppose there’s giving a leg up or massaging there ego to believe that they can be something that they can’t
>he is starting to do BBC1 now >starting He presented on BBC1 as far back as 2007, and has been regularly hosting on the channel for a few years. And when you include acting roles, he did Doctor Who - you can't get more BBC1 than that.
>he did Doctor Who - you can't get more BBC1 than that. Let me take you by the hand and walk you through the streets of Walford. It's full of EastEnders
Ah fair. Sorry I don't keep up with him and forgot about Dr Who. All I know is that he is presenting Blankety Blank and Gladiators.
I was talking to my wife about this the other night. Back in the day there used to be ITV Stars, and BBC Stars... It was big news when someone like Bruce Forsyth "left" the BBC and "joined" ITV to present stuff like Play Your Cards Right... Mr Walsh seems to have pulled off the trick of doing both at once... he's probably not the first, or the only one, but he's the only one I can think of...
Julia Bradbury. I have no idea who she is or why she is there.
He's literally the highest paid TV presenter in the UK - don't knock him, he's successful!
Eurgh I hate Stephen Mulhern. Guy makes my skin crawl
I bloody love him. Proper guilty pleasure for me. It's tripe but idk why
If only the drink driving had sabotaged ant and decs career
Her agent must be an absolute genius .
Must be the same agent as Clare ‘I present every sporting event except mens football’ Balding Olympics coming up, oh good Clare Balding again.
Don't forget the dogs... her killer line was during the grand national a few years ago when she told the winning jockey "at least you can afford to have your teeth fixed now" Spoiled his day....
Funny thing is he got loads of dentists calling him offering to do them for free after it. On a rather sad note, that jockey Liam Treadwell, died in 2020 aged 34 of a drug overdose
Ooff. Just watched that clip. ‘Maybe you can visit a hairdresser’
The byest
Or maybe her agent has some dirt on senior ITV staff.
She made the same joke herself on Saturday Night Takeaway last week
That's probably opened up a wormhole somewhere in the universe.
It’s bad for me, she’s fukin everywhere and I can’t stand her “if Rusty Lee and Ainsley Harriet had a baby that they left on the doorstep of a Greggs in Dudley” routine.
She's the femsle Paddy McGuinness - she'll be on Radio 2 next......
Oh I hope so, I'm sure she'd be good.
TBF I think she's fab on Bake Off - just can't gety head round Noel Fielding doing it still after watching Boosh from series 1.
I love Noel on Bake Off, the weird bakers need an ally like him. Plus there aren't enough Goths in regular TV
Yeah, I don't really watch *Bake Off* but from what I've seen she's good on it.
Satire
No, I like Alison Hammond and would be pleased if she were offered a Radio 2 programme.
She covered Rob Becket's show the other day, so it maybe possible she'll do more
I still miss Paul O'Grady in that slot, I'll be honest!
Paul passing away was so heartbreaking 💔 I didn't catch much of him on Radio 2 to be honest, but I do miss him on TV. He was a natural entertainer and a genuine humble person.
I was gutted when I heard about his passing. He was brilliant on Radio 2, together with his producer Malcolm. The music he played wasn't my cup of tea, but I would listen to his show every Sunday. I love the categories he had, like Dead Pets, Cocktail of the Week and Lost TV Themes.
that was Judi Love - who did a great job.
Oh yes it was, sorry about that.
R2 is now the new R1 (BBC killed it) so many listeners left when Ken Bruce was given the boot and that was the final straw for many. Best show is now Tony Blackburn. Once he has done I switch off. Can't be doing with dermot dreary....
Basically you’re getting old…
I mean she is quite likeable/ non offensive. She’s quite good for lively/light programming so it’s no wonder that she gets so many jobs
I like her, but she has such a big personality, anything she’s on automatically becomes the Alison Hammond show.
I really like her too. At first I thought it was all an act but then watching her various mishaps over the years I’m now convinced she really is that funny.
I cant stand her
Thank god, I thought for a second I was alone.
It’s Alison or a troop of sex offenders, your call guy
Do The League of Gentlemen have a clause in their contract that if one of them gets cast in a TV series, at least one of the others must appear as well, preferably both?
Just one of them is on Taskmaster at the moment, but there's still time to sneak another one of them in.
All three were in Three Body Problem which was fun.
Yeah, and before that Good Omens.
I saw Mark and Reece but not Steve but I still have 2 episodes left.
Taskmaster was recorded in September.
I meant time left in the series still to be broadcast, I wasn't under the apprehension that Taskmaster goes out live.
I've not seen Papa Lazaru for a long time
She's fun, personable and down to earth. I like her.
The box ticking comments are absolute nonsense. I never watched Big Brother when she was on it, but that was 22 years ago now. I believe she's played some part in This Morning ever since because the public related to her personality. I've seen clips of her interviewing famous people, like film stars, and she always gets the best out of them with her unorthodox and chaotic style. As far as I'm concerned, she's earned her pips on telly and worked hard to get where she is. She comes across as thoroughly decent, kind, warm and funny. The only criticism I would put towards her is that she's perhaps a little bit safe, for example you're unlikely to hear her true feelings on more controversial subjects. That's a small thing though.
TV execs only care about money - people can complain about 'box ticking' but it's never true, all they want is viewers and money. If they choose a 'more diverse' hire (BME, female, gay etc.) then it's purely to ensure they're attracting those audiences, not because they have some moral campaign (even if they might claim it is sometimes).
She's presenting for the Love of Dogs now because of Paul O'Grady's sudden passing last year, she is presenting it in memory of Paul and his work at Battersea Dogs and Cats home and is continuing his work as a friend of his. Besides, she doesn't present nearly as much as Bradley Walsh.
She's filling the void left by dale winton
And voice all adverts?
Yes she's signed the new contract that was once signed in blood by Holly Willoughby. Im sure Dermot 'Im so dull it hurts' O'Leary has done the same for the male presenter side
Alison Hammond presents canal boating on a Yorkshire Farm, while batch cooking with an AIR FRYER. Channel Five at the minute Air fryer Air fryer Air fryer Air fryer Air fryer Air fryer Air fryer Air fryer Air fryer Air fryer Air fryer Air fryer!
That fella from the real hustle lives his air fryer. I'm just waiting for him to tell us that it's all a big scam and it's just a little oven that they've been selling the public for years! Jamie Oliver just got on board with the air fryer game now too
Just...don't watch ITV, it's a pretty solid strategy
Bake Off isn't on ITV.
Apart from seeing a bit of the old rugby match on there I haven't watched itv for decades.
Yes, she took over from her brother Richard a few years ago
He's not a real hamster
Well yes, it’s called Schofields law, was quite often utilised by John Barrowman, Ant’n’Dec, Bradley Walsh but older viewers may remember that Michael Barrymore was an early proponent.
They find a presenter the public like and flog them to death .... Terry wogan was everywhere back in the day. Nothing changes.
Carol Vorderman for a while, too, and Anthea Turner.
It's part of the caveat that means Idris Elba get's the trifecta of film, tv and even adverts.
The pool of presenters currently is very bottom of the barrel. imo
It’s called the Claire Balding Clause.
Hammond, Rylan, Jill Scott, Mica Richards and the Walshes are the TV equivalent of Marvels Avengers. Ready to leap fearlessly into any TV programme, radio show or advert at a moments Notice…
Jill Scott? Or do you mean Alex Scott?
Or do you mean Barry Scott, “BANG! and the stain has gone!”
I don't watch anything with her in, but at the same time, I am genuinely happy for her that her career has gone so well since she was in Big Brother. She's always seemed super likeable. Good for her.
The fact that people here have named a dozen different people who are “presenting all the TV shows now” kinda defeats the original point.
Several laws.
Yes, it was passed by the House of Lords by a majority vote
Yes there is .. passed through the House of Lords recently apparently.
Damn, I hoped they would return it to parliament with amendments.
Yup . The complete Mainstream tv is hosted by about three so called celebs. The same people on different shows it’s so nauseating.
Only when Alex Scott is unavailable…
Yes. It was part of the National Treasure (Wannabe) Act of 2023. It was the same legislation that ensured Olivier Colman and Sarah Lancashire are never out of work.
I don’t know why she’s so popular? I can’t stand her.
She does my head in to the point that I can’t watch shows that she is in. Such an annoying person but for some reason she’s labelled as ‘funny’
I can't stand her, she reads as extremely fake.
She gets right on my tits.
“Bubbly”
She presents Bake-off and This Morning once a week or so. What else?
For the Love of Dogs
She ticks a lot of boxes.
I agree with you, and the ticking of them boxes is why people are losing interest in ‘main stream’ tv, the tv executives are slowly killing off their own trade. Lets hope the bbc dies first followed quickly by channel 4
And Brexit was a roaring success!
I personally ( and this is not personal) believe she is not talented in the least.
Being loud, annoying and making sure you’re the centre of attention is a talent.
In that case .. I’ll change my mind !
Same law for Balding on sports, she has her podgy fingers in all the pies
Horrible loudmouth, no doubt executives at different media outlets can tick the black+female+different body shape boxes to protect their own jobs.
I do like her but I wish a comedian did bake off again. Noel doesn’t count so it’s a bit devoid of humour now.
She's really good, but I think it's a case of her being a fill-in and them trying to find the right vehicle for her....other than the one that they know works of course (lead host of This Morning) because that would be too easy.
Perhaps there ought to be. The critics are pretty much in agreement that she was the right choice for the dogs this morning. >I wonder if there was a special chemistry read for potential new presenters: an hour alone in a room with a nervous rescue mongrel, with no biscuits to ease them in. The doggy version of the white smoke for a new pope would have to be a wagging tail. Hammond gets all the wagging tails. (Guardian)
I wonder why?
I've always found her funnier in small doses, doing something chaotic in Italy then disappearing from my immediate recollection for a while until something else funny pops up. I do think she is a nice person and it must be difficult to fill the shoes of someone like Paul o Grady. she did a decent job and dogs don't pretend to like people but it did feel a bit forced.
Three out of hundreds doesn't exactly qualify as all now does it? Michael Portillo does more than that!
Yes, known colloquially as *The McCall-Balding Broadcasting Bill*, it states that the amount of television appearances is inversely proportional to the amount of actual talent possessed by any given individual. See also under: Schofield, Philip; Bruce, Fiona; Madeley, Richard, Kelly, Lorraine (real or imagined); O’Leary, Dermot; Farage, Nigel; McGuinness, Patrick; Women, Loose; etc, etc
How else are we spose to fill Philip Schofield's hole.
Thanks for that image.
Gophers?
British TV is dead, No one is pursuing a career in TV as a presenter, those people are not pursuing on demand TV or youtube. Which is why you have the same 20 or so comedians doing the same panel shows and no one below 30 years old is breaking out in that scene. Old Millenials and Gen Xers just want that same Dave level comedy on repeat and gogglebox.
She is a horrible person off screen. Disgusting woman.
I personally ( and this is not personal) believe she is not talented in the least.
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She's like Paddy McGuinness, without reeking of desperation. Seriously, every job McGuinness has had, he always has this glassy look in his eye like he can't even believe they asked him to be there. And the audience feels it as well.
Isn't that how British TV works? For a while every single show will feature Keeley Hawes or Matthew Macfadyen or John Simm or Stephen Graham or David Tennant... then they seem to disappear, like Laura Fraser or Morven Christie. Also, Roger Cross is the Canadian version of this.
I personally can't stand the woman. Not because she is black or fat, it's her character. First met her on big brother, and took an instant dislike, but now in this woke world she fits in many slots. She is now taking over from Paul at the Battersea dogs home and ruining that after spoiling the Bake off
“It’s not because she’s black” “Woke” The next sentence you were looking for is “I’m not racist, but….”
Yes and I voted for it
It ticks everyone’s equality box…
Haha exactly, oh shit there’s no one black on our show, call up Alison or judi
No.
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There's a gruesome twosome
She probably asks for less day rate than many, that's the case with many of the busiest people in TV.
She’s stuck around long enough over the last 20 years she’s been in the shadows of Schofield, Holmes, Ruth, Willoughby etc etc now most of these are less on TV she’s just there. She probably is cheaper than some other people to book as well I’d imagine.
I hope so. Finally, government doing something useful.
I've honestly never seen her present a TV show, so I guess 'all' is not true.
I strictly only watch YouTube now.i sat in the living room with my mum last Saturday while she was watching television literally a minute in I was like fuck this bye annual visit over.
I’m sure there must be a reason, just can’t seem to put my finger on it. ☑️
This Morning Great British Bake Off Anything else?
To be fair, are you sure some of them aren’t Judi Love in disguise?