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Re: Gyles Brandreth

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Sarah FalkFeb 12, 2007
 

 
(I was typing a reply to you and Firefox "quit unexpectedly". No
kidding it was unexpected. Ugh. Take two . . .)

I don't have anything against Rory, really, but his displays of
knowledge were less entertaining and more tiresome than Gyles's were.
Danny Baker I like, because you can tell that he's genuinely
interested in things. I would cite you examples (and I did in my first
draft), but you probably have to watch it to understand what I'm
talking about. I find it endearing.

In QI, as in "Just a Minute", people generally seem to do well if
they're new panellists, mostly because everyone--Stephen, the
regulars, the scorers--are easy on them so that they feel relaxed. But
I mean that in the sense that newcomers usually win against the
regulars, not that they do continually worse. I wouldn't say that they
run out of interesting things to say; not at all. I know that Jeremy
Clarkson won two games: his first and his last, out of three. And
Danny Baker won both of his, and scored higher on the second than on
the first!

--- In just-a-minute@..., "Nathan Leonard"
<dreadedwoekitten@...> wrote:

>
> I quite liked Rory McGrath. The one who irritated me was Danny Baker,
> because he knew everything, but I still couldn't stand him.
>
> The thing I've noticed about Qi, though, is that people tend to do much
> better on their first appearence. I think this is for two reasons. 1)
> Stephen goes a bit easier on them, and 2) they have a lot more

interesting

> things to say, because by their second appearence, they've already told
> their most interesting facts and anecdotes in their first. I've noticed
> this correlation with John Sessions, Danny Baker, and Jeremy Clarkson.
> People seem to do less well at Qi with each successive appearence

(except

> for Alan, who seems to have pulled his finger out in the latest

series and

> decided to start trying).
>
> On 2/12/07, Sarah Falk <minerva.moon@...> wrote:
> >
> > Oh, God, Gyles on QI? Phenomonal! He knew *absolutely*

*everything*(except for the fact that there are words that rhyme with
"purple"). The

> > only one who ever comes close to matching him is John Sessions

(and perhaps

> > Rory McGrath, but he was just grating . . .). If anyone is interested:
> >
> > Link to download the entire

episode;<http://www.gigasize.com/get.php/362814/QI_1x05__Rob_Brydon_Rich_Hall_Gyles_Brandreth_TD.avi>

> >
> > or for those who can't be bothered:
> >
> > Link to watch the entire episode on

YouTube;<http://www.youtube.com/results.php?search_query=qi+gyles+brandreth>

> >
> > or for people with a particular liking for textual renditions:
> >
> > Link to the transcript, a-thank

you.<http://www.freewebs.com/qitranscripts/105.htm>

> >
> >
> > Who says I don't provide for my dear ones?
> >
> > --- In just-a-minute@..., "Dave" <j_a_m_fan@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Of course he gets up your nose, he was a Tory MP for gods sake!
> > >
> > > So how come I'm prepared to forgive him that little bit more

everytime

> > > I hear him on Just A Minute? And - you couldn't help but marvel

at his

> > > knowledge (or was it bluff?) on his QI appearance.
> > >
> > > --- In just-a-minute@..., "juliajellicoe"
> > > <juliajellicoe@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > has the most interesting quality to me. He's so pompous that I

want to

> > > > kiss him. I'm not sure how to explain that, as I'm not naturally
> > > > compelled to kiss pompous men (even as only an element of
> > > > distraction), but I know he gets up some people's noses and

somehow I

> > > > find him endearing. OK, discuss.
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>

 
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