What is Alan Davies for?
Vesterberg
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In an age where 'celebrities' are constantly maligned for doing nothing worthy of the exposure they enjoy, what has the ubiquitous Alan Davies done to deserve his?
He reminds me of a slightly annoying but harmless bloke with the eighties perm and lisp who's always propping up the bar in a local pub. He certainly isn't funny. He's not a very good actor. So why is he a perma guest on every 'funny' panel game on TV and Radio?
It beats me it really does.
He reminds me of a slightly annoying but harmless bloke with the eighties perm and lisp who's always propping up the bar in a local pub. He certainly isn't funny. He's not a very good actor. So why is he a perma guest on every 'funny' panel game on TV and Radio?
It beats me it really does.
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I quite like him :oops:0
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Yeah he is funny0
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It's not as though there aren't thousands of celebs far more worthy of picking on than poor amiable Alan!Faster than a tent.......0
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yeah but 'amiable' should not equal wall to wall coverage0
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Alan Davies basher - scouser?0
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he's due to play the empire soon - haha - have you seen his article in the times trying to backtrack making out that HE is a victim of hillsborough too- he was talentless, is talentless and will remain so.The dissenter is every human being at those moments of his life when he resigns
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nope.Bozman wrote:Alan Davies basher - scouser?0 -
Vesterberg wrote:
nope.Bozman wrote:Alan Davies basher - scouser?
Now that's settled i'll take the post seriously.0 -
Vesterberg wrote:In an age where 'celebrities' are constantly maligned for doing nothing worthy of the exposure they enjoy, what has the ubiquitous Alan Davies done to deserve his?
He reminds me of a slightly annoying but harmless bloke with the eighties perm and lisp who's always propping up the bar in a local pub. He certainly isn't funny. He's not a very good actor. So why is he a perma guest on every 'funny' panel game on TV and Radio?
It beats me it really does.
Couldn't agree more, what does he actually do to deserve the exposure he gets? Not funny at all IMO.0 -
Well, you could argue that he makes a good foil for the likes of Stephen Fry. It's not his fault if he has a good agent that the BBC seem unable to say no to. But in an age where people are famous for being crap on a talent show, having a pop at someone who has worked to get what he has got seems churlish. There are plenty of people I don't like, but I don't necessarily resent their success. Except for Frankie Boyle, who is the epitome of an oxygen thief.0
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Vesterberg wrote:In an age where 'celebrities' are constantly maligned for doing nothing worthy of the exposure they enjoy, what has the ubiquitous Alan Davies done to deserve his?
He reminds me of a slightly annoying but harmless bloke with the eighties perm and lisp who's always propping up the bar in a local pub. He certainly isn't funny. He's not a very good actor. So why is he a perma guest on every 'funny' panel game on TV and Radio?
It beats me it really does.
He used to do stand up -> and was successful
He's also acted in many different things -> and has been successful at that too.
I don't know why you are questioning whether he deserves his 'fame'? (even though he's not really famous, he's just a TV personality).. are you going to start hating all comedians/TV personalities?
although i must admit to hating certain TV personalities -> like Russell Howard. Or anyone that makes an appearance on mock the week. Has Alan Davis ever been on mock the week?0 -
I like the bloke.Tail end Charlie
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meh
Jonathan Creek was 'OK' but I never enjoyed his standup.+++++++++++++++++++++
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He certainly isn't funny. He's not a very good actor. So why is he a perma guest on every 'funny' panel game on TV and Radio?
It beats me it really does
He's a nice bloke, people like him, so he is popular, so naturally he is on everything, not really something that should confound you.my isetta is a 300cc bike0 -
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An absolute to$$er in my mind, never funny and always irritating as hell. Problem is, he was the first imo in a long line of 'comedian's' who, I'm amazed they're even on TV there again, with tele standards going downhill anyway, hardly surprising. As for giving him his own series a few years ago, doesn't surprise me about the BBC. Sheer rubbish.0
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My mate Steve is a nice bloke and quite funny too.
He's never been on the telly at all. (He's bald).Trying Is The First Step Towards Failure
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Some comedians are like budget bikes. Budget bikes are built to a price point and if you are lucky offer good value, television comedians are used a lot on television because they are relative cheap to employ, if you are lucky you'll get a good one that's funny. In the case of Alan Davies, he is cheap. It is not without some considerable experience I express this opinion, which mine what I made up by myself with no help from anyone at all.Trek Madone 3.5
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Alan Davies? Funny bloke, enjoyable, good in Jonathan Creek, managed to annoy the scousers last week with a perfectly valid opinion. Nothing wrong whatsoever with him.
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LeicesterLad wrote:
Sorry LL, when I said I like the bloke what I really meant was I can't stand his guts.
I can't understand why the mis-understanding occured.
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CiB wrote:managed to annoy the scousers last week with a perfectly valid opinion.
He managed to annoy those who had lost loved ones at Hillsborough, many of whom were not from Liverpool with a fatuous comment that he and he alone knows the reality of grief and failed to see that the memorials to those lost at the event are an evocative way to pay tribute and to visibly maintain the campaign for justice. He is a f*cking arsehole and I for one look forward to him trying to squirm his way out of his ill thought out comments when he comes to play in Liverpool.The dissenter is every human being at those moments of his life when he resigns
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Cleat Eastwood wrote:CiB wrote:managed to annoy the scousers last week with a perfectly valid opinion.
He managed to annoy those who had lost loved ones at Hillsborough, many of whom were not from Liverpool with a fatuous comment that he and he alone knows the reality of grief and failed to see that the memorials to those lost at the event are an evocative way to pay tribute and to visibly maintain the campaign for justice. He is a f*cking arsehole and I for one look forward to him trying to squirm his way out of his ill thought out comments when he comes to play in Liverpool.
Wow. Think this is the first time ive ever seen 'Angry Cleat'.
ps. I have no knowledge of these comments - just off to google it, then I may re-evaluate my opinion.
EDIT: just read all about it. I still like him. Think his view is fine, the way he worded that view probably not so well advised - We all make mistakes. The other comments he has made since regarding Grief also make perfect sense. And call's to 'Rape his wife' and 'P*ss on his mothers grave' for the scousers are a little (actually alot) OTT to say the least.0 -
Never got why such an uproar about what Alan Davis said last week. He pointed out the Semi's should go on regardless of the date. It's wrong for Livrerpool to kick up a fuss over this imo.
Yes what happened was grim and shame. Anyone effected will be having there memorials etc as they would every year. They don't have to go to the game. The opposition Liverpool were wern't to be effected.
Using the same logic Liverpool have with this date. Should ships be tailing on the annivesary of the Titanic? Should trains and buses be running due to <insert crash that cuases lots of needless deaths> at a certain partof track/road etc etc etc
I am rather indifferent to him. He has his moments and plays his part on shoes he appears. Plenty of other funny people around but his far far FAR from the worst on the screen at the moment.0 -
Quite. He managed to annoy some people, by asking a reasonable question - of all the tragedies to have been visited upon this country in living memory, why is this one the one that stands out? On that question, I agree with him. Like he said, pick any anniversary of a major catastrophe - and Hillsborough is up there with the worst of them - and the world goes on. Not dismissively, or contemptuous of the anniversary, but because human nature is that we move on. Moving on isn't forgetting, or ignoring, it's moving on from the intense grief at the time to a more reflective grief that time allows us to achieve. That to me is a perfectly reasonable stance to take, to question why Liverpool alone retain this 'stop all the clocks' position more than 20 years on.Cleat Eastwood wrote:CiB wrote:managed to annoy the scousers last week with a perfectly valid opinion.
He managed to annoy those who had lost loved ones at Hillsborough, many of whom were not from Liverpool with a fatuous comment that he and he alone knows the reality of grief and failed to see that the memorials to those lost at the event are an evocative way to pay tribute and to visibly maintain the campaign for justice. He is a f*cking arsehole and I for one look forward to him trying to squirm his way out of his ill thought out comments when he comes to play in Liverpool.
It's not illegal to agree with him, and it's quite reasonable to disagree with him too. The ferocity of the disagreement is what surprises me.
This is the modern world though, where the greatest crime known to man is to cause offence. Nothing is worse than causing somebody to be put out by another's opinion. That's where we are now. Davies has an opinion that doesn't chime with some other people. And for that, he's public enemy number one in some eyes.0 -
He's Caroline Quentins fluffer.“Training is like fighting with a gorilla. You don’t stop when you’re tired. You stop when the gorilla is tired.”0
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I can't see why there was all the fuss about what he said, it was a perfectly valid comment. Liverpool fans cannot claim the moral high ground over Hillsborough while the virtually ignore the anniversary of Heysel where their fans caused the deaths of 39 innocent people, or while they chant "Who's that lying on the runway" everytime they play Man United (who they mockingly refer to as "The Munichs).0
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Smokin Joe wrote:I can't see why there was all the fuss about what he said, it was a perfectly valid comment. Liverpool fans cannot claim the moral high ground over Hillsborough while the virtually ignore the anniversary of Heysel where their fans caused the deaths of 39 innocent people, or while they chant "Who's that lying on the runway" everytime they play Man United (who they mockingly refer to as "The Munichs).
All of which is much worse than anything Alan Davies said, in fact I couldn't find an insult for looking really, it was just a badly worded observation.0 -
Why pick on him when there's Samantha Holden!!!!???? :evil:"There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world, t'would be a pity to damage yours."0
