Just A Minute

So to summarise, we have a few panels for Series 57 (2008-9), which are:

1: Radio Theatre – Paul Merton, Charles Collingwood, Graham Norton and Shappi Khorsandi

2: Radio Theatre – Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Julian Clary and Helen Lederer / Josie Long

3: Radio Theatre – Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Gyles Brandreth and Liza Tarbuck

4: Radio Theatre – Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Josie Lawrence and Jack Dee

5: Lincoln – Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Chris Neill and Justin Moorhouse

6: Radio Theatre – Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Sheila Hancock and Robert Webb / David Mitchell

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Yeah. I’ve noticed a few things…

Paul usually misses at least one recording a series; and Clement misses two. But this series Clement misses three and Paul does them all. Could it be that we’ll hear less of Paul in the summer and more from somebody like Marcus, perhaps?

Ant

On Friday, February 13, 2009, at 07:46 AM, Anthony Hobson wrote:

So to summarise, we have a few panels for Series 57 (2008-9), which are:

 

1: Radio Theatre – Paul Merton, Charles Collingwood, Graham Norton and Shappi Khorsandi

2: Radio Theatre – Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Julian Clary and Helen Lederer / Josie Long

3: Radio Theatre – Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Gyles Brandreth and Liza Tarbuck

4: Radio Theatre – Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Josie Lawrence and Jack Dee

5: Lincoln – Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Chris Neill and Justin Moorhouse

6: Radio Theatre – Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Sheila Hancock and Robert Webb / David Mitchell

 

Yep that's it for this season as they are doing 12 shows.

David Mitchell did both of the last two shows and I am told was very quick and clever - the shows became hugely competitive according to a friend in the audience. He was more than a match for Paul and Clement.

On Robert Webb, I'm guessing I was the recipient of information which confused the partners. Possibly Robert Webb is being lined up for next season, but I think my first explanation is more likely.

Other points of interest in the season...

* Paul did all the shows while Clement did only half. He's only twice before had less participation in a season.

* Kit Hesketh-Harvey isn't there after appearing in every winter season since 1999.

* Marcus Brigstocke isn't there after appearing in all of the past five seasons.

* Eighteen players in one 12 show season. Variety is the keyword it seems - apart from having Paul on the left of the stage and Nicholas in the middle...