Richard Madeley, one half of Richard and Judy, foul mouthed Ricky Gervais during Channel 4s filming of the British Book Awards to be shown tonight. It might be remembered that the Richard and Judy Show is at the centre of a phone votes scam in which the callers had no chance of winning.
Ricky Gervais did not appear live at the Awards ceremony, but appeared instead via a TV link. He quipped, "This is voted for by the public, isn't it? Well, tell them to stop voting now cos otherwise it will be another phone con".
Richard Madeley who was hosting the Awards ceremony with his wife Judy, told Gervais to "Fuck off" and branded him an "ungrateful fucking bastard".
I don't suppose that this episode will survive the cutting room floor and be shown on Channel 4. Still, I would suspect that there is something in Madeley's contract against him behaving in such a manner.
My interest in this story is twofold. The Friday Project who is to publish my autobiography is up for an award in the show, and they have sent me a draft contract which I will look over in greater detail over the weekend.
A mixture of law, politics, autobiography and humour. Once described as "The Devilish Advocate" (Guardian), I do have the ability to provoke a response. Sometimes it comes from someone who uses a thought process, and sometimes from jerks usually associated with the knee.
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Friday, March 30, 2007
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Leaking of an email
Quite a convenient title, given the present situation in Downingstreetgate, however, I must confess that this story relates to a different email, one that I received, and am about to leak here. It was sent to me from the book publishers The Friday Project, and offering me a book deal. It states: "I found your blog via a comment you left on Rachel North London's blog (we're publishing her book) and it struck me that your's is a fascinating story". The Friday Project's slogan reads "turning the best of the web into the finest of books", (please note the Fink, as you appear to have let this slip through your fingers on your web grab).
Recently, The Wife In The North has got a book deal. I am sure that when the web and blogs took off that this kind of development was not envisaged, simply because it is an alternative means of communication from the mainstream. However, this cross over is not just restricted to books. For example, Iain Dale of 18doughtystreet.com the internet TV station has also recently been popping up here, there and everywhere on terrestrial TV. I suppose it is a bit like the indy film companies who start out being separate and then become so successful that they end up becoming absorbed into the mainstream.
Recently, The Wife In The North has got a book deal. I am sure that when the web and blogs took off that this kind of development was not envisaged, simply because it is an alternative means of communication from the mainstream. However, this cross over is not just restricted to books. For example, Iain Dale of 18doughtystreet.com the internet TV station has also recently been popping up here, there and everywhere on terrestrial TV. I suppose it is a bit like the indy film companies who start out being separate and then become so successful that they end up becoming absorbed into the mainstream.
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