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$ffeDaniel Thornton AKA Toffee Boy Presents...
$ffb|1-An analysis of
$fb9|1-TV presenters
$ffdFirstly, an admission: This article is based around another article
that I did once, and it appeared in TW17. It shouldn`t really matter
though, because while the other article was my own idea for an awards
ceremony (the Mediocrity Awards), this is just simply my own categories
for TV presenters.
$fffDisclaimer:
$effThis article is not meant to offend anyone, it is merely a brilliant
spoof created by a great mind. It is not meant to be an exhaustive
account of all the types of presenters, and many presenters may fit into
different categories. If anyone wants to update or add to this article,
then they are welcome to, as long as they keep my logo in the top left
corner. But why would they want to change genius?
$fb8|1-Type one:
$bf0|1-The Presenter For
$af0|1-All Occasions
$ff0The Presenter For All Occasions (TPFAO) is a strange breed. Their
presenting style doesn`t really lend itself to any particular genre,
which means that they are perfect fodder for TV executives who need a
famous, yet ultimately bland presenter for their new, bland show. TPFAO
usually spends its formative years in the doldrums of GMTV or daytime TV
before being promoted to the dizzying heights of a low budget, low
ratings special somewhere after the News At Ten. If they are succesful
in this late-night spot, the TV company will remember their name and
wheel them out as the emergency presenter for their latest crap show.
However little knowledge they have of the subject of the show they will
be presenting is, TPFAO will gladly accept the challenge and
subsequently muddle through the show by grinning inanely into the camera
or glowing a strange shade of orange after they have used too much sun
tan cream to make themselves look bronzed.
Notable entries:
$affEammon Holmes - GMTV, Oddballs, How Do They Do That? etc. Genial
Eammon is ITV`s top choice for their worst schedule fillers. After
cutting his teeth in the cutthroat world of breakfast television, he has
graduated to a number of grannies favourite shows.
Carol Smillie - The National Lottery Midweek, everything else Carol
graduated from daytime TV to become the presenter of the midweek lottery
draw. Her strangely white teeth and huge grinning mouth have scared so
many small children with their unnatural features that more children now
hide behind the sofa when this show comes on than even in Doctor Who`s
scariest episodes.
Carol Vordermann - Countdown, Every BBC show Another Carol, but sshe
took a different route to fame... from humble beginnings as the human
calculator on Countdown, she soon started taking every presenting job
going on the BBC. She was sacked from Tomorrows World. Unpertubed, she
went on to present numerous shows on the paranormal and computers.
Currently lurking around the midweek lottery show with the Smillie
woman.
$9f0|1-Type two:
$faf|1-Smug Git
$ff9Smug Git is usually aged between 25 and about 50. Smug Git is also
usually greasy, fat or short. He usually will have been in other highly
skilled jobs before becoming a presenter, but he will have been crap at
it. The strangest thing about Smug Git is that they have very little to
be smug about. This makes us watch their shows to see the pathetic ones
squirming their way through it. This of course does not apply to all
Smug Gits, some can present quite well. Most can't.
Notable entries:
$affClive Anderson - Whose line is it anyway?, All Talk, Talks Back etc.
Clive Anderson is the most famous Smug Git. A failed lawyer, he went on
to present a good improvisation show and a chat show on Channel Four.
He later transferred his chat show to BBC1, and it's format did not
change at all. Most recently, the BeeGees saw that they were dealing
with a Smug Git and walked off his show
Noel Edmonds - Noel's House Party, Swap Shop, Christmas Presents...
Noel Edmonds, ex Radio One DJ and kids TV show now owns a TV production
company to allow him to inflict his awful brand of humour upon us. The
fact that his main show is no longer funny does not occur to him, and he
continues to present it in the way that he has done since 1990. He
cancelled his own show 24 hours before it was due to go out last week.
It was replaced with a 50 minute `best of` show...irony anyone?
$eff|1-Type Three:
$bff|1-Childrens BBC presenter
$af0When Zoe Ball was on TFI Friday a while back, Chris Evans asked the
question we all wanted to know...Why do all CBBC presenters look camp?
Don`t believe me...Name one of them who doesn`t look like one of Dale
Winton`s `special` friends. This category doesn`t really need any
notable entries, as every single one of them falls into the category,
and I`m not about to write about every presenter. Unless I get really
bored. Then you`d be in trouble...
$effOK, I think that`s quite enough for now. If anyone wants to add some,
do so. I know that there are lots more out there, it`s just I`ve got
some more articles to edit, and it`s late at night.
T0ffee B0y
$fffend