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Re: New Chairman?

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j_a_m_fanFeb 6, 2007
 

 
I considered the 'Have I got News For You Approach' and think it
would be a disaster. The qualities you outline are of paramount
importance, this isn't just reading someone elses jokes off an auto
queue..... but then again .. what about Boris Johnson!? haha. Praps
not.

--- In just-a-minute@..., Robert Torres
<bobbyshaddoe3004@...> wrote:

>
> Finally, something I could really sink my teeth into.
>
> Well, I don't think it would be all that right to try and find

another Nicholas Parsons, but the idea being that to find someone
that has an understanding of the show in that the comedy and humor
and banter is actually a bit more important than the rules of this
silly game. or they could do what they do on 'Have I Got News For
You' and have different people as chairman every few weeks or so.

>
> or failing that, they could get Clive Anderson, he was awfully

good on Whose Line, I'm certain he could do just as well chairing
JAM.

>
> j_a_m_fan <j_a_m_fan@...> wrote:
> In the light of certain comments about Nicholas Parsons

in this group

> I thought I'd post up some thoughts I've been mulling over for a
> couple of years now.
>
> I think Nicholas is great and would be terribly hard to replace,

not

> least because that type of Britishness really doesn't exist
> anymore, and I believe that is one of the great charms of JAM.
>
> Now obviously I hope he goes on for many, many years yet, but if

for

> some reason he didn't continue, who would be your choice for his
> replacement?
>
> Do you try and replace like for like? In which case the only two
> names I can think of are Stephen Fry and Giles Brandreth - but
> both of these are very good players and would be, I suspect, far
> too competent anyway. Its only their Britishness which is similar.
>
> Or do you go for some whole new feel? If so, who would you pick?
>
> Or, god forbid, would this herald the end of the great institution
> which is Just A minute?
>
> I'd be very interested to hear the group's thoughts.
>
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