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Topic: Tonight's Episode

Message 1 / 7
antster1983Feb 4, 2008

What did everyone think of tonight's episode?

I thought Jack Dee had a brilliant debut. While he was kinda slow at
the beginning he soon gained momentum, joining in the piss-taking of
Nicholas to great effect. Paul was being Paul. Liza had her moments,
and Clement seemed to fade into the ether.

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Topic: Re: Tonight's Episode

Message 2 / 7
Dean BedfordFeb 4, 2008

On Tuesday, February 5, 2008, at 09:10 AM, antster1983 wrote:

> What did everyone think of tonight's episode?
>
> I thought Jack Dee had a brilliant debut. While he was kinda slow at
> the beginning he soon gained momentum, joining in the piss-taking of
> Nicholas to great effect. Paul was being Paul. Liza had her moments,
> and Clement seemed to fade into the ether.

I was really impressed with Jack Dee too. I thought the show was a lot
of fun. Liza Tarbuck was again unimpressive though

http://justaminutesite.blogspot.com/2008/02/todays-show.html

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Topic: Re: Tonight's Episode

Message 3 / 7
Anthony HobsonFeb 4, 2008

Yep I agree with you there. It’s just that over the past few years, Clement seems to be really winding down, and I’m really worried about him as he’s one of my favourites. I do hope he’s alright in sound mind and body.

As for Liza Tarbuck, I fancy her like mad (just like you have the hots for Josie Lawrence), although she looks a hell of a lot different now than she did 20 years ago, when she appeared in the Granada Television sitcom Watching - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw0m4nK1YhM (the first episode, for your viewing pleasure! J)

Oh, and here’s a clip of Have I Got News For You from 2006, which Jack Dee chaired, and Ms. Tarbuck appears on Paul Merton’s team (and that’s John O’Farrell on Ian Hislop‘s team), and they spend a ridiculous-yet-entertaining five minutes or so coming up with new names of Pot Noodles. Where’s Ross “Noodle King” Noble when you need him? And yes, that is Hislop without a tie! http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WuPhTdMn7jY

Ant

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Subject: Re: [just-a-minute] Tonight's Episode

On Tuesday, February 5, 2008, at 09:10 AM, antster1983 wrote:

I was really impressed with Jack Dee too. I thought the show was a lot of fun. Liza Tarbuck was again unimpressive though

http://justaminutesite.blogspot.com/2008/02/todays-show.html

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Topic: Re: Tonight's Episode

Message 4 / 7
Robert TorresFeb 4, 2008

If Jack Dee is a piss taker, then I can't wait to listen, I hope Jack decides to stick around cuz since the show needs a pisstaker.

antster1983 <antster@...> wrote:

What did everyone think of tonight's episode?

I thought Jack Dee had a brilliant debut. While he was kinda slow at
the beginning he soon gained momentum, joining in the piss-taking of
Nicholas to great effect. Paul was being Paul. Liza had her moments,
and Clement seemed to fade into the ether.

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Topic: Re: Tonight's Episode

Message 5 / 7
Dean BedfordFeb 5, 2008

On Tuesday, February 5, 2008, at 01:45 PM, Anthony Hobson wrote:

> Yep I agree with you there. It’s just that over the past few years,
> Clement seems to be really winding down, and I’m really worried about
> him as he’s one of my favourites. I do hope he’s alright in sound mind
> and body.

I don't think he's in top health physically. I also feel he's beginning
to slow down a little. If he had been making his debut yesterday, he
might have been lucky to get another call-up.

But of course he isn't - he is a huge part of the show's history and
culture. I notice they have started to have him on the programme less
often than they did a couple of years back. I'm not sure if this is
Clement's choice or not - it may be he's less keen on all the travelling
these days.

I remember Clement mildly criticising Peter Jones remaining on the show
in the late 90s as "a favourite golden oldie" when Clement felt Peter
was no longer able to keep up. In a way you can feel that Clement was
right - Peter does sound a bit doddery in many of his last shows - but
also that the producers were absolutely right in putting up with that
for the three or four moments in every show when Peter would earn his
keep with a very witty remark.

We're not quite at that point with Clement, he's still quick on the
buzzer. He would win a lot more if Paul wasn't there. But I wonder if he
at some point might decide he's had a good run and become the first
regular to actually retire from the programme.

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Topic: Re: Tonight's Episode

Message 6 / 7
Robert TorresFeb 5, 2008

It certainly would be a first for the show as a whole, an original panelist choosing to retire instead of dying when he or she still intended to be on the show.

Perhaps Clement is deciding to put his affairs in order before stepping down from the show, hence the reason for him taking part in the show less frequently. *shrugs* Who knows?

Dean Bedford <dbedford@...> wrote:

On Tuesday, February 5, 2008, at 01:45 PM, Anthony Hobson wrote:

> Yep I agree with you there. Its just that over the past few years,
> Clement seems to be really winding down, and Im really worried about
> him as hes one of my favourites. I do hope hes alright in sound mind
> and body.

I don't think he's in top health physically. I also feel he's beginning
to slow down a little. If he had been making his debut yesterday, he
might have been lucky to get another call-up.

But of course he isn't - he is a huge part of the show's history and
culture. I notice they have started to have him on the programme less
often than they did a couple of years back. I'm not sure if this is
Clement's choice or not - it may be he's less keen on all the travelling
these days.

I remember Clement mildly criticising Peter Jones remaining on the show
in the late 90s as "a favourite golden oldie" when Clement felt Peter
was no longer able to keep up. In a way you can feel that Clement was
right - Peter does sound a bit doddery in many of his last shows - but
also that the producers were absolutely right in putting up with that
for the three or four moments in every show when Peter would earn his
keep with a very witty remark.

We're not quite at that point with Clement, he's still quick on the
buzzer. He would win a lot more if Paul wasn't there. But I wonder if he
at some point might decide he's had a good run and become the first
regular to actually retire from the programme.

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Topic: Re: Tonight's Episode

Message 7 / 7
thomaswake16Feb 8, 2008

I hadn't really noticed much before, but after it had been pointed
out I felt a little uncomfortable listening to the Best of 2007 CD
and realising how quiet Clement was.

Although he *does* have one of my favourite remarks on the whole
release (his response to Kit's assertion that "ducking and diving is
better than bobbing and weaving").

--- In just-a-minute@..., Dean Bedford <dbedford@...>
wrote:

>
>
> On Tuesday, February 5, 2008, at 01:45 PM, Anthony Hobson wrote:
>
> > Yep I agree with you there. It's just that over the past few

years,

> > Clement seems to be really winding down, and I'm really worried

about

> > him as he's one of my favourites. I do hope he's alright in sound

mind

> > and body.
>
> I don't think he's in top health physically. I also feel he's

beginning

> to slow down a little. If he had been making his debut yesterday,

> might have been lucky to get another call-up.
>
> But of course he isn't - he is a huge part of the show's history

and

> culture. I notice they have started to have him on the programme

less

> often than they did a couple of years back. I'm not sure if this is
> Clement's choice or not - it may be he's less keen on all the

travelling

> these days.
>
> I remember Clement mildly criticising Peter Jones remaining on the

show

> in the late 90s as "a favourite golden oldie" when Clement felt

Peter

> was no longer able to keep up. In a way you can feel that Clement

was

> right - Peter does sound a bit doddery in many of his last shows -

but

> also that the producers were absolutely right in putting up with

that

> for the three or four moments in every show when Peter would earn

his

> keep with a very witty remark.
>
> We're not quite at that point with Clement, he's still quick on the
> buzzer. He would win a lot more if Paul wasn't there. But I wonder

if he

> at some point might decide he's had a good run and become the first
> regular to actually retire from the programme.
>

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