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Re: Tonight's Episode

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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,

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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