Old Stagers
‘COME some time in the future we will bemoan the absence of the stars of yesteryear. Where are the Monkhouses, the Tarbucks, the Forsyths? Bring back Cilla Black.
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But by then, maybe, we will have moved on from schmultzy cabaret fare into some new adventure in television. Maybe.
For now the debate can wait while Des OConnor and his showbiz pals continue to dance their way through the TV schedules with too much white teeth and leathery skin.
Tonight, and for one night only, the man whose last decent joke died with Eric Morecambe appears on ITV in interview with Ricky Gervais.
Those who only know Mr Gervais from The Office might expect that he is a one trick pony. Hes not. He has a brain that is sharper and funnier that OConnors. Seeing the pair together is like watching a community service visit.
OConnors attempts at the Gervais style of humour are dire. This, of course, makes them worth a look, since so much of todays TV is about laughing at people.
But Des is getting on a bit so dont be too hard on him – unless he mentions his records, Freddie Starr or Eric and Ernie for the umpteenth time ’
Posted: 26th, September 2003 | In: Celebrities Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
