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Re: are panel games sexist?

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dombell79Jun 15, 2009
 

 
Funny, I was just reading the Wikipedia article on ISIHAC after having heard today's episode (which I richly enjoyed, although I may just be easy to please in that regard), and also noted that there have only been five female guests on ISIHAC in its 37-year history (which may have something to do with the fact that the four-man panel of Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, and Willie Rushton only varied if one or more of them was either indisposed or on sabbatical). And even they aren't among the most prolific guests; Jo Kendall was only there for the first series, alternating with John Cleese before both left the show permanently and were replaced by Barry Cryer, Denise Coffey appeared intermittently over eighteen years from 1979 to 1997, and Sandi Toksvig and the much missed Linda Smith appeared in Willie Rushton's old seat on various occasions between four and twelve years ago.

And then Victoria Wood makes five. It's good to hear she enjoyed being an ISIHAC guest, though, as I thought she was very entertaining (particularly her renditions of "Hound Dog" in "Just a Minim", in spite of Barry Cryer's "Sir Clement Freud Memorial Challenge" for repetition of "said"!) and would like to hear more of her on it.


-Matthew.

 
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