tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post8335531152873672407..comments2024-02-13T10:20:04.888+00:00Comments on David Hepworth's blog: Getting used to a small portions worldDavid Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-62075686612752824082009-03-24T23:57:00.000+00:002009-03-24T23:57:00.000+00:00Can anyone explain to me why the Guardian seems to...Can anyone explain to me why the Guardian seems to often take a negative line with Stewart Lee; a faux interview printed last week could have been taken as an appalling review, indeed I did initially, and this artcle seems needlessly damming ?<BR/><BR/>Just wondered, thanks.<BR/><BR/>MOTMiles Off-Targethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08754213562579687605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-71234172566314385762009-03-19T10:33:00.000+00:002009-03-19T10:33:00.000+00:00"I think Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle is any good"..."I think Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle is any good"<BR/><BR/>So Andrew, what did you really think?Nigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252766855035438100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-28481683227110000552009-03-19T10:09:00.000+00:002009-03-19T10:09:00.000+00:00A few years ago, I co-wrote a comedy that was on B...A few years ago, I co-wrote a comedy that was on BBC2. Its viewing figures ranged from 1 million to 1-point-something million over the eight-part series. It was not recommissioned for a number of complex reasons, but one of them was that "the numbers" were inconsistent. It was shown at different times every week. I still don't understand why a publicly-funded broadcaster rates its own programmes by how many viewers they get, nor why newspaper media sections use the same yardstick. (I speak hypocritically as someone unnaturally obsessed by the "overnights" on the Media Guardian website.) Surely, on the BBC, it's whether the programme is "any good" or not?<BR/><BR/>(For what it's worth, I think Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle is any good.)Andrew Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16968231919253150433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-60248200184727676642009-03-19T03:16:00.000+00:002009-03-19T03:16:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Andre Carlos Raposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03505003184440024971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-81860908490985071272009-03-18T20:25:00.000+00:002009-03-18T20:25:00.000+00:00ndre, thanks for the heads up. I had a look. Terri...ndre, thanks for the heads up. I had a look. Terrifying - banality, unbearable ego and an apparent urge to flog everything he is connected with, complete with put-downs of people who have downloaded stuff for free. He must really need the cash. Here is his response to the woman who threw green custard over Mandelson: "If I was Mandelson I'd carry round a bucket of AIDS spunk. And if she came near me again, she'd get a face full of Liberace juice, and no mistake." Side-splittingly hilarious eh? Yeah, he used to be funny.Ian Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284916292058737320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-126218211783739792009-03-18T16:56:00.000+00:002009-03-18T16:56:00.000+00:00It's a mad old world, eh? What about Ricky Gervais...It's a mad old world, eh? What about Ricky Gervais' podcasts? He claims to sell over one million a week. He sells them. I mean, people buy them. For money. If you are strong of heart and stomach, have a look at his website and see how long it takes to feel a bit sick as he talks of massive success in one phrase, then uses a word beginning with 'c' and ending in 'unt' the next. Humble and respectful seems to have found its mirror image.Andre Carlos Raposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03505003184440024971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-20012650129712124962009-03-18T14:50:00.000+00:002009-03-18T14:50:00.000+00:00I'm proud to say I worked on Tomorrow's World when...I'm proud to say I worked on Tomorrow's World when it got 10-12 million. Pretty fantastic feeling walking out of a live studio and knowing that that many people had seen my car-in-a suitcase.Nigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252766855035438100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-13979665761988031362009-03-18T09:59:00.000+00:002009-03-18T09:59:00.000+00:00When I were a lad, Blue Peter regularly got over 8...When I were a lad, Blue Peter regularly got over 8 million viewers. Now it's in five figures; over the years it's lost 99% of its audience.<BR/><BR/>In that context, a million for a brand-new show sounds like a competition-slaying success to me.Archie_Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04582569974503175543noreply@blogger.com