Graham Norton

[hughnique]

Not everyone's cup of tea but I normally record and watch back at a later date, do like the big red chair at the end, childish I know. This weeks episode aired late on Friday night, I got as far as the guest list, crowning glory, no pun intended, was Lenny Henry's absolutely ridiculous haircut, looked like someone had butchered a busby and stuck it on the top of his head. Never liked the man from day 1, who on earth decided to knight him, but then that goes for a lot of other so called celebrities as well. Needless to say the off button and delete episode were swiftly engaged.

[exile]

Lenny Henry was knighted for his services to Drama (which is always open to debate) and for charity and as cofounder of Comic Relief which I think cannot be debated.

[hughnique]

I think he was not too bad when he started out, doing his impressions, but again that is old hat nowadays. Comic relief, the principal is sound, but like a lot of other charitable organisations, who knows exactly where the money goes, and when it does get there who actually benefits from it. I remember Terry Wogan's expose when he was getting ten grand for a nights appearance on Children in need, another charity akin to Comic relief, and lets not forget that Comic relief were highlighted as investing in tobacco companies some while back, it is described as being a commercial enterprise, so obviously needs staffing and those staff need paying. I bet if you looked behind a lot of these so called benevolent organisations there would be a load of skeletons in their cupboards.

[niemeyjt]

I think that is true of many "charities".

One charity ran a second-hand shop in the commercial premises below my father's house. I recall a chunk of the funds raised had to be sent to head office in Paris - doubtless to pay silly salaries to the big wigs.

[rabbit]

Lenny Henry was knighted for his services to Drama (which is always open to debate) and for charity and as cofounder of Comic Relief which I think cannot be debated.

It can be debated, but it cannot be disputed

[beejay]

Not everyone's cup of tea but I normally record and watch back at a later date, do like the big red chair at the end, childish I know. This weeks episode aired late on Friday night, I got as far as the guest list, crowning glory, no pun intended, was Lenny Henry's absolutely ridiculous haircut, looked like someone had butchered a busby and stuck it on the top of his head. Never liked the man from day 1, who on earth decided to knight him, but then that goes for a lot of other so called celebrities as well. Needless to say the off button and delete episode were swiftly engaged.

He stated on another programme that the hairdo was for a film he was about to take part in.

[Spardo]

I struggle to think of anyone deserving of a so-called knighthood. Services to charity are the most usual excuses, and excuses they are as loads of people do good work for charity that can't afford to do the time knights and dames are able to put in. As a percentage of their time and funds I am sure the knights are way down the list.

Never been a fan of Lenny Henry either, his outrageous imitations of his mother's Jamaican accent is apparently fine, but when someone like Jim Davidson does a take off of his mate Chalky, it is cause for vilification. Of course, that might have had something to do with his support of Maggie and the only war that Britain could justify taking part in in many years.

[hughnique]

Same old story of late, OK for one section of society but not for the rest of us.

[niemeyjt]

Honours for the plebs and celebs is just to provide a veneer of legitimacy to a system now used to reward / keep quiet failed politicians and their paymasters.

I am just waiting for the likes of Gavin Willaimson, Matt Hancock and Chris "Failing" Grayling to get theirs to prove my point.

Cynical Sunday!

[Char]

Honours for the plebs and celebs is just to provide a veneer of legitimacy to a system now used to reward / keep quiet failed politicians and their paymasters.

I am just waiting for the likes of Gavin Willaimson, Matt Hancock and Chris "Failing" Grayling to get theirs to prove my point.

Cynical Sunday!

I still giggle when I think of failing Grayling losing a rigged election