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Re: New vs Old

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Dean BedfordFeb 27, 2007
 

 
On Wednesday, February 28, 2007, at 10:38 AM, Dave wrote:

> You're surely not talking about Saturday night, prime time TV Julian
> Clary one of the highest-pay-cheques-on-the-BBC are you? All the
> others would surely jump at the chance. Personally I wouldn't miss
> Julian from JAM, he adds little beyond the same joke over and over
> again - the joke being that he's gay ... how often can one man
> reveal the fact in double-entendre and still get a laugh?
>
> Also, it a bit more than a 'five nights a year' if you're
> travelling from London to Manchester or Edinburgh or Glasgow and
> staying overnight in these places (no choice if you're travelling by
> train these days). London shows will become fewer and fewer as the
> BBC is prized out of London at long last, so it wont just be a case
> of a 45 minute walk from Great Portland Street!

I am very surprised to hear Julian gets one "one of the highest pay
cheques on the BBC". If he is again a big big star, I'm delighted.

On the travel yes, thats a factor, but actually they don't travel as far
as Scotland or the north of England all that often. Apart from Edinburgh
they haven't been in Scotland now for three years - and before that not
since 1999. At Edinburgh, Clement apart all the panel are already there,
though your point would still apply to say Tony Hawks.

Anyway - even if we say 8 nights out of 365 - my point was only that
being a regular on JAM isn't the sort of commitment that would
dramatically change your lifestyle. If the producers wanted Julian or
Tony on more often, they'd work around their schedules as they obviously
do with Nick, Paul and Clement.

 
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