presenter, commentator rage

[London_Calling]

I once heard John Inverdale interviewing Professor Noam Chomsky on the BBC World Service - I shit thee not....

From memory, his 'money shot' question was 'Come on, professor - all this protesting malarkey - it's all a bit passe and Sixties, isn't it?'

That’s his MO right there; an everyman chumminess that rings embarrassingy false.

When it's sports, he often tops it off with some bizarre we’re-all-in-this-drama-together drivel; the entire country can draw a breath, the traffic on the M25 can start to move again. Fucking idiot.

 

[Urbanblues]

Oh, the fucktwattery of commentators.

 

[London_Calling]

Like Hugh Porter though. Very professional, knowledgeable and engaging.

 

[Matt S]

Not really presenter rage, more amusment - the Games Today programme this evening...poor Gabby. First of all she managed to announce the shock result of the womens hurdles before showing the race, then she had to interview Christine Ohorogu and the high jump silver medalist - both of whom, while lovely, made monosyllabism look like Cicero. Then she introduced the beach volleyball coverage as being Brazil vs USA when it was clearly the Chinese team, and then she finished off a report on the cycling with "Jason Kenny, thats his first gold medal" when he had just lost to Chris Hoy and gotten silver.

Oh dear!

Matt

 

[Gingerman]

Not really presenter rage, more amusment - the Games Today programme this evening...poor Gabby. First of all she managed to announce the shock result of the womens hurdles before showing the race, then she had to interview Christine Ohorogu and the high jump silver medalist - both of whom, while lovely, made monosyllabism look like Cicero. Then she introduced the beach volleyball coverage as being Brazil vs USA when it was clearly the Chinese team, and then she finished off a report on the cycling with "Jason Kenny, thats his first gold medal" when he had just lost to Chris Hoy and gotten silver.

Oh dear!

Matt

Yeah but Gabi's cute though

 

[TrippyLondoner]

Not really presenter rage, more amusment - the Games Today programme this evening...poor Gabby. First of all she managed to announce the shock result of the womens hurdles before showing the race, then she had to interview Christine Ohorogu and the high jump silver medalist - both of whom, while lovely, made monosyllabism look like Cicero. Then she introduced the beach volleyball coverage as being Brazil vs USA when it was clearly the Chinese team, and then she finished off a report on the cycling with "Jason Kenny, thats his first gold medal" when he had just lost to Chris Hoy and gotten silver.

Oh dear!

Matt

I must've not been paying much attention to what she was saying for some reason.

 

[badlands]

Hazel Irving just admitted to having make believe dinner parties.

She really should be sectioned.

 

[Melinda]

Garry Herbert has really lost his voice commentating on the rowing! It keeps breaking in the most amusing manner

Every so often a woman chimes in with the rowing coverage, I dont know who she is, but she doesnt half sound like Fern Cotton.

 

[London_Calling]

Garry Herbert has really lost his voice commentating on the rowing! It keeps breaking in the most amusing manner

It's horribly contrived. Usual thing is he'll stop doing it after his post-Olympics personal review.

Hazel Irving just admitted to having make believe dinner parties.

She really should be sectioned.

Hung and drawn first, though.