Very inexact quotes, which sadly lose a lot of their comic effect (I'm not a gifted comedian).
"The only programme Jackie (Jade Goody's mum) should be in is "Celebrities get sterilised for the good of humanity". "
"On eviction night in the house, the producers should play a sound effect of silence, followed by a single gun shot."
"Jade Goody is our fault. We've promoted her beyond her abilities, and expected her to have a reasonable opinion. It's like training a monkey as a butler, and complaining that instead of ironing your shirt it just keeps flinging shit around. Of course it flings its shit around it's just a monkey!"
"People in India have declared "Death to the makers of Big Brother" (i.e. Endemol, the TV production company). Won't that liven up Deal or No Deal? If Noel ends up saying: "What's in box 2? Is it 1p, £50,000 or a Tamil Tiger?"."
Mock the Week is a genuinely funny programme which isn't dumbed down, and occasionally enters the boundaries of satire. The host Dara O'Brien is warm and funny, and the guests have an easy rapport.
Compare this to the brain dead Big Brother on Channel 4. I don't really know much about the racism row as I haven't been watching it, but I think the whole programme is an insult to our intelligence, and if we end up with tv covered with programmes like this it's our own fault for watching it. Turn off Big Brother and watch Mock the Week.
AcidCat
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