… that employing people who make good guests – or even poor guests is not the way to run ‘Have I Got News For You’. Lisa Tarbuck is a brilliant performer and reacted well when she was on before – but making her chair – is ridiculous – she’s not an authority figure – it would be her and Paul – behind the bike shed – pouring sherbet over some poor first year’s head – and telling them they had dandruff – or sticking the sign with – KICK ME – on their backs.
And Charles Kennedy – ok in the role – of idiot to be pulled down a peg or two – and – anyway – why is he not kicking the crap out of the Blair – why is he not running the Liberal Party – while the Tories are playing at – I want to be alone – quietly. Well – I actually turned off – I am actually going out when the programme is on – more seriously I want to see programmes that are on – shhh – the other side – when ‘Have I …’ is now on.
The guest presenters are all frightened – of not being good enough to get the job – which they’re not going to get anyway – and they are frightened of getting a mauling from Paul – but he’s clearly being told to tone it down a bit – or they’ve put something in his tea – or he needs someone like Angus to wind him up a bit. And so far – no one has read an autocue as good as Angus.
So a good format – an easy format – has been destroyed – because – the tabloid press want a victim – and Angus was it. This means they have the right to knock off performers one by one – skeleton by skeleton – all for a cheap story. Any popular presenter in the BBC will eventually be doomed – on a quiet news week – or doing something wrong – at a party – or with the wrong people – and – er – and I’m sure Angus will agree me – should prostitutes have a professional code of practice – or should be looking at charted prostitutes – that could lose their license – if they breached their privacy agreement.
However you – the BBC – you Jane Lush – who I believe is in charge of Light Entertainment – you need to get Angus back – but I suspect that no one at the BBC would have the guts to do that – after all management can’t be wrong – or the BBC needs someone very different – but with authority – as suggested by the Odtaa Files – Angela Rippon could do it – or you could be really radical and employ someone new – but good – like Stephen K Amos – a black comedian – used to dealing with the real rough houses of stand up – but good with new acts – that is he knows when to control – when to let go – and when to bring people out – but let him do it his own way – but again no one in the BBC will have the guts to try him out – or if they did would have to control him.
So Angus Deayton (Deaton) you will be the last real presenter of Have I Got News For You – it will probably last another season – but slowly die – lose rating – as ITV eventually puts something decent on – like ‘celeb mountain biking’ or ‘You’ve Been Famed edition 902′ – where people hilariously fall over – sometimes even by accident – but Paul and Ian will have to start looking for other easy earners.