- Fri Feb 11, 2022 12:01 pm
#20331
A few months ago I stumbled on a blog that reviewed 90s television, and one of the things covered was Littlejohn's short lived chat show.
It argued that loathe or detest them, people such as Noel Edmonds, Chris Tarrant and Chris Evans were very good at running tight ships and making it look effortless - split second timing on live broadcasts and so on. Compare, the author said, to the likes of Littlejohn and James Whale.
If your exposure to his show is limited to just the infamous Michael Winner moment, you've generally had a good introduction. Both he and Whale seemed to put in zero effort, no research, and frequently ended up looking angry as whatever they were planning blew up or fizzled out in front of them. Audiences that either can't be arsed or are actively hostile. No sense of structure. Reliance on cheap "shock" moments (ooh look, a naked woman in the nude, with her bosoms out). A general sense that actually doing any work is beneath them, which manifests in their contempt for everything.
Found it rather enlightening.
As the actress said to the bishop, rabbi, imam and priest
"My eyes have seen the glory, I'm a born again Atheist!"