Eurovision Mincing Contest
Last night Europe came under attack.
It was an unprovoked, surprise assault which caught us all off guard.
The European Broadcasting Commission dumped the Eurovision Dance Contest on us.
We have had the so called the Eurovision Song Contest for years now. It has descended into a farce where the same countries vote for each other year after year. The ‘songs’ have nothing to do with it. Its only redeeming feature is Terry Wogan taking the piss out of the acts.
So they have dreamt up the Eurovision Dance Contest. Even worse, they gave us Graham Norton as the compere.
GN is the worst piece of excrement ever to have come out of the arsehole of television. He has a cringe factor that is off the scale. I would rather spend a month on a desert island with Pat ‘The Plank’ Kenny than a minute with GN. And that is saying something.
I didn’t watch the programme. I did watch the voting with the sound off. They made a b*ll*x of it of course, which gave GN a chance to mince about and pull silly faces at the camera. I don’t know who won. I don’t care. I hate dancing.
It’s to be an annual event. Next year I’ll be prepared. I reckon about 500Kg of Semtex under the mast at Montrose should do it.
On a lighter note, I’ve discovered an extreme rarity – a new comedy that is funny.
‘Outnumbered‘ comes from the same stable as ‘Drop The Dead Donkey’, but what I find astounding about it is its youngest star.
She is a natural. I have never seen child acting like it before. She will go a long way [if the fame and the drugs don’t get her first].
It’s on BBC1 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, quite late [to make sure we all miss it].
It’s not often I say anything good about television.
Last night’s TV was awful. Worse than Graham Norton, there was a real old queen on a BBC 4 programme about gays in the British forces during WWII. I have gay friends who cringe at such stuff. Having struggled for years for equality, they hate camp behaviour.
I eventually switched to Classic FM and found Katherine Jenkins and the Fron Male Voice Choir at the Albert Hall singing ‘World in Union’, which calmed the nerves!
Gee, Grandad, don’t hold back. Tell us how you REALLY feel about Graham Norton.
GN even gives camp a bad name. We just switched off and had a quiet conversation on how to go about overthrowing the government.
I like Classic FM though. It’s my radio station of choice during the day.
Nancy – If I told you how I really feel, the screen would probably melt.
To me, he’s like a tapeworm. I wonder how in the name of God he got there, and I feel sick when I see him.
Wait until you read channel wars here in the Philippines. It sux.
Grandad,
You reminded me of something with your comment.
Do you remember the three Stooges ordering in the restaurant?
Moe: “Give me ham and eggs”
Curly:”Give me two rotten eggs and a piece of burnt toast. I have a tapeworm and that’s good enough for him.”
Hi Laarni, and thanks for coming all the way from the Philippines!
Nothing sucks more than GN. And I mean that in all senses!!
Nancy – Now I’ve just got sick again….!
Better than Classic FM radio, it was Ms Jenkins on Classic FM TV!
I bought a satellite dish and receiver in Power City and we now have our own satellite TV without paying SKY/NTL/Chorus or whoever, anything
Yup. Watch that too, the odd time.
The only problem is that with your own dish, you can’t get RTE? There again, is that a problem!
We switch back to the terrestrial ariel for the Irish channels.
Our startling discovery in the summer was Al Jazeera’s English service. It is formated like BBC News 24 or CNN, has presenters with polished English accents, and includes David Frost in it line up.
Graham Norton’s beneficial effect is that he forces you to channel surf!
Hah! Can’t get terrestrial RTE here!!!!
GN’s only beneficial effect is that he provides the zero reference point in the gene pool.
Aw bugger . . .we won’t get Outnumbered until it’s on its 3rd re run and the ABC can afford it. They’re still playing Benny Hill and Are you Being Served. TV is one of the reasons I blog . . it’s shite.
‘Outnumbered’ is worth waiting for. But if you are still seeing Benny Hill you are doubtless being spared the glory of GN. Be thankful for BIG mercies…
Tommy Tiernan in relation to GN and similarly cringe worthy Irish exports: Years ago the British had us build the country for them. Now they want us to decorate it too?
Classic!!