Steven Fry to leave QI

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Re: Steven Fry to leave QI

Postby The Prof » 14 Oct 2015, 23:47

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Re: Steven Fry to leave QI

Postby The Prof » 14 Oct 2015, 23:49

yomptepi wrote:
Dr Markus wrote:Thought that big lanky guy from pointless would have been a good replacement.


and he a useless cunt too. Did you see him on HIGNFY. Utterly hapless, and stupid too.


What? because he was having a go at Clarkson? and not sticking the knife into Corbyn like Clarkson and Hislop were

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Re: Steven Fry to leave QI

Postby trans-chigley express » 15 Oct 2015, 00:58

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Fireplug wrote:She was good on the R4 News Quiz. She'll do fine on QI too.


She was appalling on the news quiz. So partisan that the whole thing became a competition to see who was more of a liberal lefty. Vile, smug condescending wretch that she is.


She is a witch, utterly despicable.


I must say I find it strangely comforting when Yompy and Coan hate something I like. It's like a seal of approval on my taste :lol:

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Re: Steven Fry to leave QI

Postby trans-chigley express » 15 Oct 2015, 01:00

The Prof wrote:
yomptepi wrote:
Dr Markus wrote:Thought that big lanky guy from pointless would have been a good replacement.


and he a useless cunt too. Did you see him on HIGNFY. Utterly hapless, and stupid too.


What? because he was having a go at Clarkson? and not sticking the knife into Corbyn like Clarkson and Hislop were


I haven't the faintest idea who any of you are on about. Can anyone enlighten me?

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Re: Steven Fry to leave QI

Postby Rayge » 15 Oct 2015, 01:06

yomptepi wrote:
Fireplug wrote:She was good on the R4 News Quiz. She'll do fine on QI too.


She was appalling on the news quiz. So partisan that the whole thing became a competition to see who was more of a liberal lefty. Vile, smug condescending wretch that she is.


Chip met her, was interviewed by her. She said that ST was a lovely, friendly person. That's good enough for me.

She's an excellent choice. Fry's ego, his 'experiments' and all that good evening rubbish was the worse thing about the show. Apart from Davies being a Gooner
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Re: Steven Fry to leave QI

Postby ... » 15 Oct 2015, 07:45

Can't stand SF - so smug he makes the late Robert Robinson look and sound like a lagered-up meth head off Jeremy Kyle. Nor do I much care for those panel type games with which they fill the gaps in the schedules between the endless reality/Kardashian-type shows. As a result, I've hardly ever watched more than about 30 seconds of QI whilst channel hopping

From what little I've seen/heard of ST (pretty sure she's on an afternoon quiz show), I find the forced sing-song cadence of her voice intensely irritating. That said, used to know her brother Nick at Hull Uni quite well and he was a splendid chap so don't suppose she can be all bad

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Re: Steven Fry to leave QI

Postby never/ever » 15 Oct 2015, 07:55

I saw Sandi present Fifteen-To-One recently, can't say that I dug her that much over a whole hour of broadcast and considering Fry's fairly dominant on QI it could be a bit of a slog- but she is funny and whip-smart so she'd be definitely good for a retort towards Alan Cuntybollocks.....
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Re: Steven Fry to leave QI

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trans-chigley express wrote:
The Prof wrote:
yomptepi wrote:
and he a useless cunt too. Did you see him on HIGNFY. Utterly hapless, and stupid too.


What? because he was having a go at Clarkson? and not sticking the knife into Corbyn like Clarkson and Hislop were


I haven't the faintest idea who any of you are on about. Can anyone enlighten me?


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Re: Steven Fry to leave QI

Postby ... » 15 Oct 2015, 09:21

The Prof wrote:
trans-chigley express wrote:
The Prof wrote:
What? because he was having a go at Clarkson? and not sticking the knife into Corbyn like Clarkson and Hislop were


I haven't the faintest idea who any of you are on about. Can anyone enlighten me?


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Re: Steven Fry to leave QI

Postby ... » 15 Oct 2015, 09:23

never/ever wrote:I saw Sandi present Fifteen-To-One recently, can't say that I dug her that much over a whole hour of broadcast and considering Fry's fairly dominant on QI it could be a bit of a slog- but she is funny and whip-smart so she'd be definitely good for a retort towards Alan Cuntybollocks.....



If only they cane up with a quiz show featuring down and outs with each week's winner being allowed to take a big bite out of the aforementioned Mr Cuntybollocks

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Re: Steven Fry to leave QI

Postby Dr Markus » 15 Oct 2015, 13:28

Who would youse like hosting the show then?
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Re: Steven Fry to leave QI

Postby never/ever » 15 Oct 2015, 13:43

David Mitchell would be an obvious choice, he's doing a similar type of radio show. Ideally you would want someone with a fair degree of knowledge at their disposal and a pleasant voice-presenting style. I didn't mind Fry at all, he certainly copped his fair share of insults (the Luvvy-forfeit was brilliant!) and he possessed all of the necessary traits to keep the show flowing. Recognized presenters like Clive Anderson aren't bad either.
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Re: Steven Fry to leave QI

Postby Rayge » 15 Oct 2015, 13:48

never/ever wrote: Recognized presenters like Clive Anderson aren't bad either.


Anderson and Davies would be a Gooner love-in.
Mitchell would be fine, I agree, and so would his Mrs.
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Re: Steven Fry to leave QI

Postby KeithPratt » 15 Oct 2015, 13:55

I utterly fail to see the appeal of QI. Can anyone enlighten me?

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Re: Steven Fry to leave QI

Postby Dr Markus » 15 Oct 2015, 14:24

never/ever wrote:David Mitchell would be an obvious choice, he's doing a similar type of radio show.


NO, HELL NO, NO, no.
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Re: Steven Fry to leave QI

Postby Dr Markus » 15 Oct 2015, 14:25

Toby wrote:I utterly fail to see the appeal of QI. Can anyone enlighten me?



It checks all the boxes of the BBC remit.

" To enrich people's lives with programmes and services that inform, educate and entertain"
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Re: Steven Fry to leave QI

Postby Goat Boy » 15 Oct 2015, 14:39

It's total shit. I'd rather watch storage hunters than that load of psuedo intellectual toss. Fucking sue perkins and alan davies and all those cunts. Wretched telly
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Re: Steven Fry to leave QI

Postby naughty boy » 15 Oct 2015, 15:02

Indeed.
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Re: Steven Fry to leave QI

Postby Darkness_Fish » 15 Oct 2015, 15:11

K wrote:I like it.
I like Sandi T too.

Me too. Although I prefer it when they have more interesting guests, rather than just the usual comedy panel whores.
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Re: Steven Fry to leave QI

Postby yomptepi » 15 Oct 2015, 17:32

never/ever wrote:David Mitchell would be an obvious choice, .



yet another smug champagne socialist. I hate the cunt.
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