Chat Shows

[anotheoldgit]

Does anyone else agree that such chat type shows as The Graham Norton Show, Alan Carr Chatty Man and The Matt Lucas Awards are the pits?

Why do they have to continuously flaunt their 'campness', with their cheap and rather silly sexual innuendoes?

As for their guests, they are mainly insignificant nobodys who have little or no personality and very little experience of life to chat about, and incidentally what contribution does Matt Lucas Mother have to make to his show?

Bring back such chat show hosts as Des O'Connor and Parkinson, the recent re-runs of Parkinson have been superb, especially the recent one where he interviewed the great late David Niven.

[Tizzi24]

How I agree with you! I don't watch any of the so-called chat shows now. I used to love Parky and the recent show "The One & Only Des O'Connor" shows that he still has the charm and the cheekiness. I wish they'd bring back Des & Mel or create another show for him.

[douglas9401]

It's life in the 21st century mate. Throwaway drivel for a population which has the attenton span of a goldfish and no desire to learn anything of consequence.
"That worked so let's do more of the same" seems to be the name of the game.

[owdhamer]

I find Parkinsons Sun Life ad sickening

[murraymints]

Agree Parky had some smashing guests..Ali was just great..some truly great film stars of the golden studio days

[anotheoldgit]

owdhamer

/// I find Parkinsons Sun Life ad sickening ///

There I must agree with you, 'been there got the pen'.

Parkinson comes over as being rather a pompous and snobbish type of person, but one has to give credit where it is due, he's a great interviewer.

[owdhamer]

But doe's he need to do it. I fully agree some of his interviews were unmissable Ali, Rod Hull etc, great TV.

[murraymints]

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[owdhamer]

Nowty owd pal

[Mosaic]

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[murraymints]

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[B00]

I love Graham Norton and Alan Carr :-)

[owdhamer]

Mosaic Mrs Owd rules the remote.

[Frank97]

Can't stand any of them, I like to see actors act, singers sing and so on, as for listening to them talking but their personal lives, I'm just not interested!

[trt]

If a male or female straight chat show host made these sexual innuendos, they would probably be called sex maniacs or old slags!

[B00]

You mean like on Loose Women trt?

Yes, you're right, but yes, I do think they are :P

[cupid04]

I'm reporting you for being campophobic, lol!xx

[emmie]

i don't care about them being camp, it's the fact that neither Graham Norton, or Alan Carr are remotely funny. They drivel and drool over their guests, who are there mostly to promote a book, film, other, so i don't watch now.
Parkinson was a one off. I watched a show of his the other evening. A series of interviews, these with David Niven, who was as ever charming, charismatic and a great raconteur. I don't care about the Ads he does, that is totally separate, however his type of interviewing will never be repeated. He didn't need to overshadow his guests, and no one has ever had on so many wonderful people. Mohammed Ali, David Niven, Robert Mitchum, the hilarious Billy Connolly, who really made his name on Parkys shows, and so many more. He hero worshipped many guests, but wasn't fawning, so i shall continue to look out for more of the same.

[Caribeing]

I don't watch the shows you've mentioned as can't stand Norton, Carr or Lucas,agree they always have to emphasize their sexuality and they are not funny. Parky was the king of the chat shows, it was always the highlight of Saturday viewing, loved his Billy Connolly interviews. Terry Wogan good chat show host as well.

[cupid04]

Russell Harty was pretty good.....

[joko]

there is room for more than one style of interview on tv - we have hundreds of channels and must cater for every taste - whether you like them or not is immaterial because the fact it, millions worldwide like them

parky, piers morgan etc tackle the more in depth 'lifestory' type ones and others tackle the more lighthearted 'chatty' type ones - hence the name 'chat' show ...
the words chat and interview dont just apply to long detailed talks about somebodies history and life story, and answering direct questions... they can also apply to just seeing how well-known people react in unusual or normal circumstances, such as when having a laugh, when presented with an unusual scenario, how good a sport they etc etc -

i am not particularly interested in the ins and outs of many 'celebrities' life... i dont care about what school louis walsh went to or whether anne widdicombes dad was nice to her as a child etc - but may quite enjoy watching them having a bit of a laugh, a bit of banter - see what they might be like to hang out with on a night out or something - or even being put in an uncomfortable situation to see how they react - usually they are good sports.

its interesting that one of the most loved interviews of the 'old style' was the one that very possibly led the way into the new, more wacky style - the rod hull and emu one...

in fact most of the best loved and well known interviews are the weird, somewhat 'non interviewy' ones...like oliver reed, billy connolly, grace jones etc