Have The Bbc Sunk To Even More Low Levels With Last Night's Jack Dee's Helpdesk

[anotheoldgit]

I have heard of satire, but this was a deliberate Lefftie attempt to belittle the next President of the USA.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7hvGytRi7g

[naomi24]

Your link isn't working. What did he say?

[ummmm]

I missed the beginning but belittling politicians is the norm in comedy shows.

[fiction-factory]

Would a programme like this make you turn against Trump, AOG? Maybe the rest of the population aren't gullible either and will just laugh along if it's funny

[ummmm]

It is funny.

[Old_Geezer]

Saw it last night.
Think you're overreacting AOG.
Got crude but humourous with the rectal examination discussion.

[anotheoldgit]

Sorry Naomi, is this better?

[anotheoldgit]

This is not Channel 4, it is our National Broadcasting Corporation we are talking about, who should be seen to be impartial especially towards our closest allies's Future President.

A single topical sketch might be acceptable but a whole 30 mins. set aside in such an obvious attempt to humiliate and make fun of Donald Trump, would a programme such as this be allowed prior to the previous President or any other previous US Presidents if it came to that?

[Zacs-Master]

So as well as protests, you want to ban satire?

I think a communist country might suit your political ideals better.

[hc4361]

There is 2 hours of live coverage of Donald Trump, The Inauguration today on BBC1 from 4pm.
That should balance it for you.

Personally I see no harm in the BBC lampooning any politician in a comedy show.

[mikey4444]

Nonsense AOG....its satire, something the BBC has been doing very well since at least TWTNTW in 1962.

[-Talbot-]

I have heard of satire, but this was a deliberate Lefftie attempt to belittle the next




Brilliant.

[-Talbot-]

No idea what happens to 'President of the USA' but it was there when I submitted the reply.

Still brilliant though.

[ichkeria]

The BBC has also been visiting the rust belt so called at the US talking to the people who've built their hopes on Trump. All very interesting and without a trace of irony :-)
One style of programme is satire, the other is factual news and reportage ...

[naomi24]

piggynose, oh good grief! That woman really shouldn't impose that on the unsuspecting public! Horrible!

[Khandro]

I didn't watch it but it can't have been worse than "President Trump, America's Greatest." ITV 1 , 7:30 - 8:00 (UK) a most appallingly weighted anti-trump program. Did anyone watch it?
Throughout the US there are millions of academics, intellectuals (some of whom I know) plus sensible middle-class people who voted for Trump and of whom to seek for an opinion, all we got were endless weepy neurotics and political illiterates, and on the 'for' side, a group of elderly fat ex-miners. Unbelievable !

[mikey4444]

But Knandro.....millions more "academics, intellectuals (some of whom I know) plus sensible middle-class people" voted for Hilary !

And are you really saying that "academics, intellectuals (some of whom you know) plus sensible middle-class people" were Trumps core vote ?

Please !

[andy-hughes]

As with other posters - I am commenting without the aid of having seen the programme.

But I agree with the majority - the media has always used satire to offer comment on politics and politicians, it has always been the same.

Given that Mr Trump provides bottomless pits of inspiration and material, I still think it equally likely that Mrs Clinton would have come in for some similar satirical attention.

The alternative would be forelock tugging and bowing, which would be equally unpalatable.

When it comes to issues with the output of any media outlet, no-one has to look far to find things they disagree with, and in the case of a publicly funded broadcaster like the BBC, additional grievance is felt because it is funded by its audience.

[mikey4444]

Andy....to listen to AOG, you could be forgiven for thinking that the Beeb had satirised Mother Teresa, rather than a vulgar loud-mouth racist ogre !

[ummmm]

Anyone used to watch Spitting Image?