BBC Director - "To Axe Left Wing Comedy"

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I always crack up at "We will not see movement from the EU unless and until they are faced with the prospect of a viable walk-away option – and the political will to use it”
 
Vic said:
I always crack up at "We will not see movement from the EU unless and until they are faced with the prospect of a viable walk-away option – and the political will to use it”
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Oooooo Vic, you edgy little left wing troll you.
 
Fame Monster said:
Good question but is that because there are none or because none of the broadcasters will platform any?

I think there'd be a candlelit vigil on Twitter if Diane Abbott or Jeremy Corbyn were laid into in the same way that Patel or Johnson are.

Likewise, if an upcoming comedian started criticising cancel culture or cultural appropriation or speech controls or any of the other bollocks advocated by people who claim to be left-wing then I think a lot of comedians would fall by the wayside than if the routine was the same old stuff we hear about Trump et al all the time.

The comedian who does the best job at criticising the victim culture of the so-called left is Ricky Gervais but I think he can get away with it because he's already established.
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You've never watched Mock the Week then? Abbot and Corbyn were regular targets.
 
stonerblue said:
You've never watched Mock the Week then? Abbot and Corbyn were regular targets.
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I thought they got pelters from all directions tbh. Some of it nothing to do with comedy, satire or even legit critisism. Maybe I'm just a raging leftie, but I find the idea that Corbyn or abbot got any protection or an easy ride laughable in itself.
 
Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese said:
I thought they got pelters from all directions tbh. Some of it nothing to do with comedy, satire or even legit critisism. Maybe I'm just a raging leftie, but I find the idea that Corbyn or abbot got any protection or an easy ride laughable in itself.
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I remember watching this on Sky One (not the BBC tbf) from Mock The Week's Russell Howard and I've not seen anything like that from a comedian before in defence of a potential Home Secretary so that's probably what's informed my opinion. If Abbott had been a Brexit voting Tory elected on a platform to control immigration like Priti Patel, I doubt she'd be having cosy chats with comedians imo. Maybe Howard and others are being responsible by not taking the piss out of her given the abuse she already gets but I think plenty of people would like to see it working both ways.

 
Fame Monster said:
I remember watching this on Sky One (not the BBC tbf) from Mock The Week's Russell Howard and I've not seen anything like that from a comedian before in defence of a potential Home Secretary so that's probably what's informed my opinion. If Abbott had been a Brexit voting Tory elected on a platform to control immigration like Priti Patel, I doubt she'd be having cosy chats with comedians imo. Maybe Howard and others are being responsible by not taking the piss out of her given the abuse she already gets but I think plenty of people would like to see it working both ways.

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I don't find the guy funny, but I doubt that any comedian is going to do a segment on the abhorrent abuse female MPs get and then take the piss out of the person who gets it the worst. Even if it was Patel.
 
The issue with satire is that when there's a lot of it you get a lot of shitty satire. And shitty satire is awful. The 1000th time you hear a cheap Trump joke it gets a bit dull.

The issue isn't that there is too much left wing comedy, it's that there's too much shitty left wing comedy. The BBC is desperately trying to churn out so much comedy that there's no quality control. This is also an issue with irreverent comedy; the recent Lee Mack sitcom was a writing dud and the less said about Mrs. Brown's Boys the better!


The BBC need to actually solve their problems by improving quality and variety, not blame it on a political matter. Using more than the same small handful of comedians they normally use would be a good start (that's something Channel 4, 5, Dave, and Comedy Central should be thinking about too).

Ric said:
Serious question, are there actually any genuinely funny right-wing comedians in this country?!
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As in comedians that are right wing? Almost certainly, there are lots of excellent comedians in the UK (many of whom aren't on TV), it's almost certain some of them are right wing. Chances are the comedians who's political alignments you don't know much about are right wing. There are more prominent right-ish leaning comedians in the US though, although I'd describe them as swinging both ways (except when they talk about snowflakes).

Are there in comedians doing genuinely funny right wing comedy? Outside of Brexit hotspots almost certainly not.
 
Tim Davie, the new BBC boss has already reinstated the patriotic songs, is clearing out the left wing comics, and says that presenters using the news or other platforms to spout their political beliefs will be removed, as he wants it to return to the impartiality it was revered for. So, with any luck, that could be end of Kumar and his ilk, Gary Linaker's much derided politics, and Emily Maitliss's personal views presented as the latest news.
This could be the fresh new broom the Beeb needed, and could well help in halting the rapid escalation of people sacking it off altogether, if it happens, then I certainly won't be.

www.dailymail.co.uk

New BBC boss lauded for reversing Last Night of the Proms decision

On Tim Davie's second day as Director General, the BBC yesterday performed a U-turn and brought back the singing of Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory at Last Night of the Proms.
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BBC must serve all audiences, says new boss Tim Davie

Director-general faces claims that broadcaster is too London-centric and anti-Brexit
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
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Woke comedy is no laughing matter

The problem at the BBC isn’t ‘left-wing’ comedians – it’s boring, sneering woke comedians.
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Ancient Citizen said:
Tim Davie, the new BBC boss has already reinstated the patriotic songs, is clearing out the left wing comics, and says that presenters using the news or other platforms to spout their political beliefs will be removed, as he wants it to return to the impartiality it was revered for. So, with any luck, that could be end of Kumar and his ilk, Gary Linaker's much derided politics, and Emily Maitliss's personal views presented as the latest news.
This could be the fresh new broom the Beeb needed, and could well help in halting the rapid escalation of people sacking it off altogether, if it happens, then I certainly won't be.

www.dailymail.co.uk

New BBC boss lauded for reversing Last Night of the Proms decision

On Tim Davie's second day as Director General, the BBC yesterday performed a U-turn and brought back the singing of Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory at Last Night of the Proms.
www.dailymail.co.uk www.dailymail.co.uk
www.theguardian.com

BBC must serve all audiences, says new boss Tim Davie

Director-general faces claims that broadcaster is too London-centric and anti-Brexit
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
www.spiked-online.com

Woke comedy is no laughing matter

The problem at the BBC isn’t ‘left-wing’ comedians – it’s boring, sneering woke comedians.
www.spiked-online.com www.spiked-online.com
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So he wants a fair balance between truth and falsehood? Someone will have to lie about Johnson not answering questions at PMQ?

We got Brexit because no-one at the BBC called out the lies.
 
Vic said:
So he wants a fair balance between truth and falsehood? Someone will have to lie about Johnson not answering questions at PMQ?

We got Brexit because no-one at the BBC called out the lies.
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It's a strange world you inhabit mate.
We got Brexit because more people voted for it.
 
mexico1970 said:
The BBC were so anti Brexit it was embarrassing.
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As where Sky, majority of the written media, celebrities, US presidents, the French, Germany, you name it, they where against it.

Still 17.4 Million UK citizens refused to listen to the brow beatings and name calling and voted for it regardless.

Quite how remain lost a ref, so stacked in their favour from almost every conceivable angle i will never know except i do. They did the one thing that could beat them. They talked down to an electorate and called them silly, childish names.
 
blueinsa said:
As where Sky, majority of the written media, celebrities, US presidents, the French, Germany, you name it, they where against it.

Still 17.4 Million UK citizens refused to listen to the brow beatings and name calling and voted for it regardless.

Quite how remain lost a ref, so stacked in their favour from almost every conceivable angle i will never know except i do. They did the one thing that could beat them. They talked down to an electorate and called them silly, childish names.
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They did the same in the GE, lose it heavily, then continue doing it.
It's fanatical behaviour that brooks no opposition, that when confronted with that opposition, then doubles down on the insults and ridicule.
This then increases the shift to the side they're trying to remove, but, inevitably strengthens them. You only have to watch the likes of Coogan and Co. prior to
elections/referendums, the sneering, the name calling, the stupid people for thinking differently.
The stupidity is on one side, and it ain't the one that wins.
 
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