Comments on: Brand Devaluation

By: Conor

Conor — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:28:48 +0000

I know it’s another debate…but those ‘4 Poofs and a Piano’ troop really get my goat.

Why is it OK to use the term ‘poof’ on TV? The fact that it’s prime time national TV makes it even worse.

As a gay man am I supposed to just ‘have a sense of humour’ over the use of this derogatory term?

Double standards everywhere in this industry…

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Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:52:45 +0000

[…] me there are two fascinating questions about the Brand and Ross debacle. Why did they put out the show with the item in when it wasn’t live and why did the […]

By: Mark Hanson

Mark Hanson — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:46:47 +0000

He’s suspended now so it will probably be repeats of Starsky and Hutch on Fri night

Sad thing is that JR used to be an iconoclast, pushing the boundaries in an innovative way in TV, trying new formats, even discovering new talents such as Vic and Bob.

Now he just seems to be collecting the cheques and saying rude words

Smug, bloated, complacent - just like the image at the top of the page!

Russell Brand will go from strength to strength, though, this kind of thing is his ‘brand’

By: Keri Lewis Brown

Keri Lewis Brown — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:22:21 +0000

Expect 4 Poofs and a Piano to play ‘Sorry seems to be the hardest word’ on Friday…………

By: Harry Cichy

Harry Cichy — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:55:37 +0000

Brand & Ross have gone over that magic line, a radio show to far, getting personal & in bad taste. The media furore will increase with the news today that Ofcom are to investigate. We will see plenty of very dark glasses from Brand, I must expected much more of Jonathan Ross.

By: Rob Brown

Rob Brown — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:16:33 +0000

Jon I agree on every point. It was personal and aimed at a very easy target - who wasn’t even there to respond. What concerns me as the media furore grows is that that someone in production or management will take the rap and Brand and Ross will walk free. We need to understand that if the talent is a big enough name they tend to call the shots and as a result should take the consequences.

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:11:37 +0000

Michele Hanson writes well about the debacle, referring quaintly but aptly to Ross and Brand as “toads”: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/oct/28/russell-brand-jonathan-ross

When a comedian’s shock tactics become personal they stop being funny. All the great comic shockers - Monty Python, Bill Hicks, et al - overstepped the mark often, but the targets tended to be some branch of the establishment, not individuals.

I don’t recall Morecambe and Wise ridiculing their guests sexually and they got viewing figures that Ross and Brand could only fantasise about.