BBC Director - "To Axe Left Wing Comedy"

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crooky said:
The justification is that the show was crap. I had a few of the shows 'highlights' suggested to me on YouTube and I could never watch the whole thing.
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Completely irrelevant, personally I find reality tv programmes mainly shit but wouldn’t have any desire for the Government banning them , if you can’t see the dangers of state censorship then maybe you need to open your eyes .
 
Nigel Farage comedy roadshow to replace it?

Various BBC bods ignoring the DG rules on Twitter claiming the decision was his.
 
Del_Bosque said:
To be honest it’s going to be the end of the line for a lot of this type of stuff

Trump gone, Brexit done and dusted.

Gonna need a new schtick
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We have a clusterfuck of cunts in government who are ripe for lampooning. And royal family that think were living in the 1920's.

Satire is one of the truest art forms in the world. It will always find a way despite some so called powerful people having toddler tantrums because some of it is too close to home for them.
 
mat said:
We have a clusterfuck of cunts in government who are ripe for lampooning. And royal family that think were living in the 1920's.

Satire is one of the truest art forms in the world. It will always find a way despite some so called powerful people having toddler tantrums because some of it is too close to home for them.
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The Mash Report will follow Sunday Brunch and turn up on C4 so when the Last Leg finishes its season Mash will take over for a run.
 
bluethrunthru said:
I would have thought that sort of judgement is down to an individual - compare viewing figures with other comedy shows shown at the same time on the same channel that will tell you what the viewing public thought and as they pay the license fee it should for them to decide
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I'm assuming the viewing figures were relatively poor. It had ran for four series so had a decent run. I don't think there's any sinister agenda at play it just wasn't a particularly good show and it's been axed.
 
carlosthejackal said:
Completely irrelevant, personally I find reality tv programmes mainly shit but wouldn’t have any desire for the Government banning them , if you can’t see the dangers of state censorship then maybe you need to open your eyes .
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There's a slew of similar programs and the hosts, presenters etc haven't been sacked or banned from being on shows on the BBC.

It's just one show being axed because it wasn't particularly good.
 
Del_Bosque said:
To be honest it’s going to be the end of the line for a lot of this type of stuff

Trump gone, Brexit done and dusted.

Gonna need a new schtick
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Agreed. Hopefully we get some more nuanced political comedy than just 'orange man bad' and 'England for the English' over and over again.
 
Haha yeah sure mate.

The right were right, the BBC was frequently guilty of trying too hard. It was easy work to install fear of god in the board, and get management to pander to the brain dead head-in-the-sand brigade.

Country is getting fucked because people are scared that there might be truths out there they don't want to hear.

Utterly shameful that people think this is how you run a country - and I mean the voters. We've barely managed to tread water for the last two decades. We're just experts in sinking really slowly. Never mind! No point swimming, some people don't like the water in their eyes, and you can't tell them what to do. Free country, isn't it. Greatest in the world.

Mostly because we had the best fucking satire.
 
crooky said:
There's a slew of similar programs and the hosts, presenters etc haven't been sacked or banned from being on shows on the BBC.

It's just one show being axed because it wasn't particularly good.
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Since when did the BBC axe shows just for not being particularly good?

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Ric said:
Since when did the BBC axe shows just for not being particularly good?

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*And popular.

Not a massive fan of Mrs Brown's Boys but when I've been (forced) watching it, it does have a few funny moments.

I think way they can choose to improvise on the fly is very well done at times and something a bit different to most shows.
 
crooky said:
*And popular.

Not a massive fan of Mrs Brown's Boys but when I've been (forced) watching it, it does have a few funny moments.

I think way they can choose to improvise on the fly is very well done at times and something a bit different to most shows.
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Each to their own, I guess.
 
crooky said:
*And popular.

Not a massive fan of Mrs Brown's Boys but when I've been (forced) watching it, it does have a few funny moments.

I think way they can choose to improvise on the fly is very well done at times and something a bit different to most shows.
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reported.
 
Summerbuzz said:
Haha yeah sure mate.

The right were right, the BBC was frequently guilty of trying too hard. It was easy work to install fear of god in the board, and get management to pander to the brain dead head-in-the-sand brigade.

Country is getting fucked because people are scared that there might be truths out there they don't want to hear.

Utterly shameful that people think this is how you run a country - and I mean the voters. We've barely managed to tread water for the last two decades. We're just experts in sinking really slowly. Never mind! No point swimming, some people don't like the water in their eyes, and you can't tell them what to do. Free country, isn't it. Greatest in the world.

Mostly because we had the best fucking satire.
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The last line nails it.

Old shows like Yes Minister, The New Statesman, The Thick of it etc were damn good political comedies.

The Mash Report wasn't good and deserves to be axed.
 
Ric said:
Each to their own, I guess.
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I definitely don't go looking for it but compared to the likes of X Factor, Strictly, that bloody midwife's show and worst of all Dr Who... etc on at Xmas Mrs Brown's Boys doesn't seem as bad in comparison.

It's a low bar these days.
 
crooky said:
The last line nails it.

Old shows like Yes Minister, The New Statesman, The Thick of it etc were damn good political comedies.

The Mash Report wasn't good and deserves to be axed.
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Yep, agreed. Surprised it got 4 series. It's steaming horseshit and the format actually stifled the talent. Rachel Parris came across as an exaggerated cartoon without really being funny. But I'm sure on her own in a standup routine she would be much better.
 
crooky said:
I definitely don't go looking for it but compared to the likes of X Factor, Strictly, that bloody midwife's show and worst of all Dr Who... etc on at Xmas Mrs Brown's Boys doesn't seem as bad in comparison.

It's a low bar these days.
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Fair enough, it’s not for me but each to their own as I said. Tbh, the few times I’ve watched the Mash Report I’ve thought it’s not great either. If it’s being axed due to ratings or critical acclaim then fair enough. If it’s purely for political reasons then it should be a cause of concern for everyone.
 
crooky said:
There's a slew of similar programs and the hosts, presenters etc haven't been sacked or banned from being on shows on the BBC.

It's just one show being axed because it wasn't particularly good.
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In your view - if you look into it across all platforms - particularly the important online market - it was very popular. But of course as we move back to the 1970's online won't be considered real - just those who watch something live on TV the night its aired - like it was with the Two Ronnies
 
crooky said:
The justification is that the show was crap. I had a few of the shows 'highlights' suggested to me on YouTube and I could never watch the whole thing.
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True,it wont be missed by most.

Although,maybe they should have attempted to reinvent it before going straight for the chop......the first action should have been replacing the host,who is about as funny as Covid.
 
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