Meatloaf on The Royal Variety Performance....

**Bleem** · 12-12-2006, 9:59 PM

...painful

**Dave** · 12-12-2006, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Bleem

...painful

Indeed.

MrFurious · 12-12-2006, 10:26 PM

im sure he still has the juggs he sported in fight club

Woodywizz · 12-12-2006, 10:35 PM

Didn't see it - I'm presuming it wasn't "paradise by the dashboard light"??

overkill · 12-12-2006, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by woodywizz

Didn't see it - I'm presuming it wasn't "paradise by the dashboard light"??

No, it was more 'for crying out loud'.

**Bleem** · 12-12-2006, 11:13 PM

It was horrendous, akin to 'that' performance from Meg Ryan on Parkinson.

I used to be a huge fan of the loaf, when they announced him tonight I lept for the Tivo. Needless to say, I'm currently feeling somewhat deflated.

13-12-2006, 1:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Bleem

I used to be a huge fan of the loaf, when they announced him tonight I lept for the Tivo. Needless to say, I'm currently feeling somewhat deflated.

I knew meatloaf when he was a sausage roll

hermanmunster · 13-12-2006, 1:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr Diversity

I knew meatloaf when he was a sausage roll

Now more of a 'meatball'

He wasn't the only dire performer or performance either.

gpa · 13-12-2006, 2:31 PM

Yes it was awful, but then so was Barry Manilow, god that man has had so much plastic surgery and botox, the only thing that moved on his face was his flapping lips, not one once of expression could be seen.

mjn · 13-12-2006, 2:32 PM

Was it my imagination or did Ken Dodd make an appearance?

I thought he was dead

PoochJD · 13-12-2006, 2:35 PM

Hi,

Ken Dodd did indeed appear, and in fact, was actually very funny, as he made lots of self-deprecating jokes about his previous offence of diddling the VAT men out of rather a large sum of tax!

Pooch

Geordie Jester · 13-12-2006, 2:45 PM

The only trouble is, is that Ken Dodd has been doing those jokes for yrs ! Oh and a Simon and Garfunkel joke ?!!? not exactly topical :-)

but for us........how cringey was the Irish comic ? "willy on the neck" and "dying rabbits" wasn't the best material. Then the Avenue-Q bit to Charles was very uncomfortable too. Mrs Thistle-t.w.a.t was the Queen ?!!?!!

overkill · 13-12-2006, 2:58 PM

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Originally Posted by hermanmunster

Now more of a 'meatball'

He wasn't the only dire performer or performance either.

No, that's for sure! 'What a shower' was my comment afterwards........... and yes that Irish comic was distinctly lame. Rod Stewart, the reason the wife bullied me into watching it, confirmed what we've all suspected - his voice is shot.

Jammyb · 13-12-2006, 3:10 PM

Who was the Irish comedian? Wasn't the same one from this years secret policemans ball was it? Because he was awful.

Edit: no apparently it was Jason Byrne.

Geordie Jester · 13-12-2006, 3:16 PM

It was Jason Byrne

I like "alternative comedy" in the main, but this was just not the time or the place !

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JohnG · 13-12-2006, 3:18 PM

I've never been a big fan of meatloaf so the performance last night must have been a shocker if fans are commenting on it

I make a point never to watch any Royal Variety show.

Joe90sDad · 13-12-2006, 3:32 PM

I didn't see last night's performance but Meatloaf's credibility pretty much died in It's a Royal Knockout.

gpa · 13-12-2006, 4:40 PM

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Originally Posted by mjn

Was it my imagination or did Ken Dodd make an appearance?

I thought he was dead

Do you know the same thought crossed my mind

JohnG · 13-12-2006, 4:49 PM

Reminds me of that old one:-
Me - "Ken Dodd died yesterday"
You - "Did he?"
Me - "No Doddie"

Johnny Thunder · 13-12-2006, 5:16 PM

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Originally Posted by mjn

Was it my imagination or did Ken Dodd make an appearance?

I thought he was dead

No mate, you are getting mixed up.

Ken Dodd's dad's dogs dead.

chaddy · 13-12-2006, 6:49 PM

this girlfriend is going to go and watch him at the M.E.N in may !

**IronGiant** · 13-12-2006, 6:52 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnG

Reminds me of that old one:-
Me - "Ken Dodd died yesterday"
You - "Did he?"
Me - "No Doddie"

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Originally Posted by Johnny Thunder

No mate, you are getting mixed up.

Ken Dodd's dad's dogs dead.

both good!

square-eyes-baz · 14-12-2006, 12:51 AM

Heard these years ago, but had to laugh ,driving through Tottenham one day and someone had painted a mix of those two on a wall
Kenn Dodds Dads Dogs Died
Did he ?
no Doddy

Sonic67 · 14-12-2006, 3:42 AM

Ken Dodds on tour at the moment. I saw him on the 19th Nov at the Wolverhampton Civic. He's celebrating 50 years in Showbiz. He came on at 19.00 went off at 00.30 and shook everyones hand who wanted to do so.

http://www.kendoddshows.com/

14-12-2006, 1:05 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnG

Reminds me of that old one:-
Me - "Ken Dodd died yesterday"
You - "Did he?"
Me - "No Doddie"

After today's Inquiry so you mean Dodi?

Henryslater · 15-12-2006, 12:58 PM

Surely you're all missing the point of the evening and that was Jordan and Pete crooning 'especially for you' to each other like a poor version of Kylie and Jason (Christ - I didn't think that was possible...). I had to distract myself by sticking hot pins in my eyes.

Still, it was better than watching her struggle through the autocue to introduce the next act. I can only presume it was written in a language foreign to her (English?).