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Bazile | 14:56 Mon 06th Mar 2017 | Film, Media & TV

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What is the point of the guest, in dictionary corner ?

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OldBather

I am afraid that I find Nick Patronising & Pompous.

stefos

I used to find Richard Digance one of the most entertaining guests but I don't recall him being on the show since Mr Whiteley died.

I think Nick Hewer is the best presenter since him as I wasn't too keen on Des O'Connor or Jeff Stelling.

When Gordon Strachan was the Scotland football manager and was interviewed at the end of another defeat the reporter asked him if he felt frustrated.
"Frustrated?" He said "frustrated is getting a nine letter word in Countdown and there's no one else in the house"

Everhelpful

Like Richard Digance and also liked Paul Xenon,never been on since Hewer took over,maybe not his calibre of person.!!

hellywelly4

Richard Digance was lovely. I understand he stopped appearing when they made Carol go. I haven't watched it since she left. I thought the rapport between her and Richard Whiteley was great. It used to be one of my favourite programmes, but if all people watch it for now is to see Rachel, well.............

andy-hughes

Hmie - // Although getting off message, I recall Richard Whiteley appearing on HIGNFY, in which the host announced that Carol Vorderman had only made one mistake during her career on the show – and that was her salary at 10 times that of Richard’s.

The speed with which the smile was wiped from Richard’s face; clearly something said had irked him. //

For me, one of the highlights of watching Mr Whitely was his compete absence of a sense of humour.

This had two direct effects - the first was his inability to understand when or if something said to him was funny, and the second was his inability to be humorous in any way.

he famously gaffed when suggesting that a winner who was receiving books should donate them to the school at which he taught - Channel 4 had to offer a formal apology, confessing that "Richard was trying to make a joke and he's not very good at it ..." which was a planet-sized understatement.

Sadly, no help from Carol Vorderman who was similarly bypassed when the humour was being dished out. The sight of the two of them together, both unsure if the other was being funny or not, always resulted in the hallmark result of the humourless in action.

This is 'the unreal laugh' - which for Mr Whitely was a staccato giggle through bared teeth and frozen-with-fear eyes, and for Ms Vorderman, the foghorn blare of the confused laugher - the fear in the eyes was identical.

Happy days ...

Bazile

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People don't watch it to see Rachel, surely ( by the way , you blokes - her boyfriend was on the show yesterday )

They watch it to see words come up , like Phallus

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andy-hughes

Bazile - //People don't watch it to see Rachel, surely ( by the way , you blokes - her boyfriend was on the show yesterday ) //

I do!!!

Was he laid on a hospital bed, six stone wringing wet, unable to move, but with a big silly grin on his face?

Baldric

Please don't speak for me Baz!

What difference did her boyfriend make, he wasn't blocking the view.
He's in dictionary corner for a few days and was her 'Strictly' partner whom I believe she left her husband for.

Bazile

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