Does Anyone Out There Really Believe Jeremy Clarkson Has Any Good Sense Of Humour?
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I certainly do NOT. The man is nothing more than a self-publicist and a disgrace to common decency. First, it was that the public sectors should be all shot for striking (utterly disgraceful comments and NOT funny)to which he had to be persuaded to apoligise without meaning it then a few days later it is alleged that he said suiciders are selfish and said allegedly their bodies should be let alone to the animals. If it is true then this man is inhumane.
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I don't believe he has a good sense of humour. I would say its very off the wall! I do think he says cringe worthy statements for a reaction. Quite a few times i watched him on live tv and it does leave the presenters speechless!
In saying that i would give him credit for his knowledge in cars! I would love piers morgan doing a interview i would watch that. Even though he does offend you just can't help watching him to sit and wait attentively to see what he'll say next!
I agree with everything that has been said here but alas it's the dramatic licence of the man that keeps us watching. Vote with our feet by switching him off and his popularity will decline rapidly.
But to be fair to the viewing public, if his bosses consider him inhumane, coarse and evil, it is their responsibility to suspend him, just like the Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand affair. I can only agree that someone needs to take responsibility for this man!
I can see how some folk can be offended by his 'humour' CS but I do feel a lot of it is just him wanting to say what quite a few people think but would never dare utter in these days of having to be PC.
For me personally I don't care for him but I do find it refreshing that someone can say what he thinks and to the Devil with the consequences.
I can't stand him either but find myself laughing at his comments.
Thanks Rosiee, he really is a car crash waiting to happen.
It is just a weird sense of humour some people seem to be born with and don't always realise when it offends some one else nor do they seem to notice that we do not all have the same sick sense of humour that he has.
Well said, Lillie!
I agree. He's hilariously un-PC and refreshing!
Clarkson is paid as a columnist and it is his intention to provoke debate by deliberately being controversial.
Since his comments the talk radio stations have been awash with serious debate about mental health issues. So whatever his intention, the bi-product is that he has created a public debate about a taboo issue.
I personally don't like the man and never watch anything that he is associated with. I am a firm believer in karma and if he genuinely holds these obnoxious opinions then life itself will deal with him.
LILLE if he does express what many want to say, he seems to be very quiet on the subject of criticising certain aspects of the muslim fundamentalism and the extreme groups who parade their utter hatred of British society but then he may well steer clear of causing offence to groups of people who may endanger his life!
Sadly too many men of all ages are scared to express their inner most feelings and often resort to acts of suicide because in our testosterone fuelled society to have an emotion is perceived as a weakness.
Clearly Clarkson is a fortunate man to live in an ideal world where his life has never been touched by tragedy and for his sake when it is, I hope the healthcare workers whom he believed should be taken out and shot for standing up for their rights will hopefully forget his comments and continue to provide the sterling service they do without fear or favour.
Awful isn't it Parchester that people would rather take their own life than speak out.
Isn't it now a case of being too afraid to say how we really feel about a person or situation in pure trepidation of reprisals.
What has happened to our freedom of speech here?
It would appear that freedom of speech only extends one way and that is to those who wish to claim welfare handouts and plot to attack or terrorise the nation that has offered them refuge and shown them tolerance and understanding, when they advocate a complete lack of that in return!
I wonder if anybody else heard the full interview, which was broadcast yesterday on Radio 4?
In the first part, which was conveniently not broadcast or printed by any of the tabloid media, he expressed his sympathy for those whose pensions were being reduced.
Then, in a tone of voice that was obviously joking, he said, and I quote, 'But as this is the BBC, we have to have balanced reporting so I have to say that they should be executed' etc.
The man is a breath of fresh air in the face of stifling political correctness.
Sits back and waits for flak.
No I didn't hear the full version Feline, is this yet another case of the media 'dumbing down' or not telling the complete story? Shame on them for doing so.
Feline - as ever, there are plenty of people who get all self-righteous without having heard the full programme or reading the full transcript thereof. I did see it and it was obvious to me that he was trying to be amusing and he knew full well that there would be a reaction. Job done as far as his publishers are concerned! Here we are discussing it when it should just be seen for what it was, a deliberate attempt to put a bit of un-PC humour into what is a pretty tepid and mediocre programme.
Oh, and by the way, as a lifelong professional in the railway industry, I can only say that his comments about people who commit suicide by throwing themselves under trains were absolutely spot on.
Two of my best friends were involved in having to go to the suicide sites as managers, and I know several train drivers whose lives and careers were wrecked by the trauma.
If you don't agree that that is selfish, I'd like you to meet these friends of mine.
The things that jeremy Clarkson said on the One Show certainly made me cringe and it was obvious immediately that he would be in deep trouble. His comments had already been agreed with the producer of the show so although he went a bit further than agreed in his comments, the basis was sanctioned and thought to be acceptable. Having said that, I find Jeremy Clarkson to be an amusing and intelligent journalist and columnist. His column in the Sunday Times and the books of extracts published from these are very enjoyable. I am a great fan of Top Gear even though it is more of a boys' playtime than a programme about cars.
I don't think that Jeremy should be sacked. He has apologised for his comments and that is enough. I would hate to see another Jonathan Ross debacle (even though I am not a fan of him). Those who don't like him can turn off the TV and choose not to read his books or watch his videos. He is just an overgrown lad and we should take what he says and does with the pinch of salt that he obviously intends.
Well said, Sidesalad!
So if I were to generally deride people on this site, insult and attack unreservedly their personal actions and belief and value systems in the name of school boy humour, that is perfectly acceptable, as I am only doing it with a pinch of salt?
If this were to make you angry and feel personally attacked, I would be able to clear my conscience in the belief that this is your problem and I'm entitled to my offensive but humourous opinion!!
And despite the hurt and anger caused, as long as I said 'sorry' (after being made to) and then went off and spoke about other issues, which equally cause offence to other people, then that's perfectly acceptable?
I don't want him sacked but I want him to understand that he's an irresponsible knob and his comments offend and hurt people and that he should not be allowed to excuse the hurt he causes others in the name of humour.
I'm also an advocate of free speech but a greater advocate of decency and respect.
My comments are related to his commets regarding 'suicide' in his Sun column yesterday and not his remarks on the One Show, which I have not seen nor would I want to.
Parchester - it would be a pity to see it, but actually, yes. This certainly happens on plenty of forums and there are sure to be lots of people who would not appreciate some of the humour here.
Some people are too touchy and PC-obsessed. Clarkson writes and speaks for effect because that's what people expect of him. He simply voices the opinions and frustrations of many others who don't have the same access to publicity. We need more plain-speaking people.
Yes suicide is a selfish act and some see it as an act of great personal courage but it is an act borne of desperation and a belief that you, the person engaged in commiting the act of suicide, have little or no value to either those whom love you or the wider world. Or that the very same wider world has become too complex a place to live within.
The impact of any selfish act has the ability to hurt others and I am not solely referring to suicide.
However, what purpose is served by him asserting that those whom commit suicide should have their entails eaten by an animal. Is this a justified antedote and punishment for the person who has killed themselves or is it jjust another hurt inflicted upon a family left behind! It is the response and ramblings of a pathetic man, whom clearly is paid too much to offer his opinion.
Would allowing animals to feast on the remains of the body alleviate the misery and trauma of those train drivers. No!
The man is an anus and we all know what emits from that area of the body. Perhaps he should be made eat his own discharge!!
He makes a commentary hot on the heels on the death of Gary Speed. No one but Gary knows what inner turmoil he was enduring. Clearly, Clarkson's comments and the wide reporting of them do little to aide the family of Mr. Speed and other non-high profile families who have been personally affected by the loss of loved ones through suicide.
Enjoy your holiday abroad Mr. Clarkson!!
parchester - what you say about suicide is so true. It is a tragic and terrible end to a life and a torment for those left behind who have to question why they did not stop it from happening. I have no doubt that Clarkson is an intelligent man who would agree with that. Humour is a strange thing that so often springs from the darkest things that happen to us or that we fear may happen. To joke or laugh can be a type of defence against fear and the British sense of humour seems to be full of it.
I look forward to his humourous comments regarding the Holocaust, 9/11 or the July 7th bombings. Oh no wait, perhaps even he realises that there are areas that are so deeply entranched in angst and disgust that he would refrain from having a joke or two about that subject.
But I would respect him more if he felt that his British schoolboy humour would excuse any potential backlash from making light of such tragedies. No he wouldn't because he realises that there are some issues that are a joke too far!!
Of course humour directly about any of the events you mention would be totally unacceptable and Clarkson's comments were nothing like that and have to be taken in context. He was not making light of the death of Gary Speed either. Our extended family has been affected by two suicides, both young people with so much to give, but that does not change my views. Dark humour is partly a coping mechanism for fear and perhaps grief.
Hi parchester. Your suicide posting brought back some very sad thoughts of a very dear friend who committed suicide many year's ago and not long after I had lost my husband who was a great friend of his.
I remember him with such love though as he was a super man and I couldn't believe it when I was told as he and his wife seemed to be the ideal couple but you never know what is going on in someone else's lives. Evidently their marriage was in trouble because his wife say's he never showed her much love and because of this she met someone else and it literally broke his heart and he could not go on without her. They had a beautiful home, no money worries and a lovely family but nothing was worth living for without her.
I remember from being a teenager the parties we all went to together as we all worked at that time for the Local Government in various departments and there was a lovely crowd of us. We danced the night away and I used to always do the jive with this lovely man. He was so lovely and he was sadly missed. When I hear people talking so grossly about suicide I feel an intense rage as Jeremy Clarkson does not know what he is talking about and the horrible way he puts things as serious as this is unbelievable. I'm all for a joke and a laugh but not about a terrible thing like this that has destroyed so many lovely people.
My heart goes out to you Parchester for your very sad loss and I can understand the anger and utter disbelief when you hear someone talking like he did.
How easy it is to apologise when you rock your boat!
How unfortunate is the man who does this, only as the going gets tough.
Clarkson is a cynical self-promoter. His agent got him a great pre-christmas slot, so the ppl who think he is clever will buy his merchandise. Clarkson, and his co-presenters - the "quirky" May, and the "cool" dwarf - all manufactured personas, to please the masses, are looking forward to a bumper multi-millionaire xmas at our expense. Clarkson only does anything for money. I do wonder if these people feel any responsibility for the high proportion of road deaths in the 18-25 yr old age group, given their propensity to choose speed as the overriding allure of any car.
In some ways I think Clarkson, is a narrow minded, stick in the mud bore/caveman and a kind of outdated 50's man, who I'm not that enamored of, but in other ways there is a little bit of a sneaking liking of at his refusal to cow tow to the politically correct brigade.
Either way one has choice to ignore him, or to as resolutely rebuff the things he says with just as much vitriol
Quite right, Seaspray, just like the off button on the telly!
how can you ignore him when hes always in your bloody face,also hammond/may theyre on everything
So turn it off!
personally i think hes funny, some things he says just sound weird but thats probably what the producers thell him to say...
outside the show, i really dont care what he says, i think everyone is entitled to there opinion and if you dont like it you do have to agree...
Yip hes a self important arse.
But he is funny to laugh at (not with)
Sort of like the circus clown who thinks he is funny but in reality people are actually laughing at him not with him.
Nothing more needs said.
He's your average sun reader down the pub with outlandish views magnified several times over for comic effect! A bit like Alf Garnett, people laugh at him rather than with him
Oops..sorry to anyone who reads the sun.......
Now Alf Garnett was a grumpy loveable old git Jazzj. Absolutely brilliant as an actor and wish there were more like him. I believe Cheri Blair's father was acting with him.
Yes, Sabre, it was Tony Booth, father of the 'lovely Cherie'....
Warren Mitchell's 'Alf Garnett' character was actually taking the p**s out of bigots and racists but some people couldn't see beyond the ends of their noses.
Johnny Speight created a comedy that was ahead of its time IMHO.
this man is so up his own bottom,this thing,hes an insult to man,is annoying,why doesnt everyone just stop watching that flaming top gear then they should get the message because may/hammond arent much better and hey the programme isnt useful its little boys pissing about,get decent cars we can afford,stop that ridiculous silly celeb ego racetrack leaderboard crap.and start putting useful info on it for a change,they brag about speed the cars will do etc,encoraging accidents and grief with the law
I think it's all a bit ironic, wendy. Just a pop at the 'Political Correctness Police'.
Personally, I think he's a breah of fresh air, but I do have a rather wicked sense of humour.
Try lightening up and having a sense of humour - it's narrow-minded PC-obsession that Clarkson rails against and he strikes a chord with a lot of people who don't have his access to publicity. If you don't like a TV programme, don't watch it - simples!
For the more normal car-centred TV audience, there's Fifth Gear anyway, which I also watch. I don't slag off Top Gear for its obsession with "POWER!" (as Clarkson puts it), not do I slate Fifth Gear for being worthy... and for that matter even Fifth Gear has the likes of Tiff Needell & Jason Plato burning rubber needlessly. At the end of the day, it's just entertainment, a leavening of boredom for us poor mortals.
Do I get the impression that you aren't keen on dear Mr Jeremy and his band of men Wendy?
I'm so glad i'm not the only one who likes him Feline, i was afraid to comment until now for fear of being shot down. I would have to say that Top Gear is one of my favourite programmes and i do genuinely find him and the rest of the team funny.
Top Gear isn't about sensible cars for the boring masses, it's an entertainment prog for those of us who appreciate a joke and a review on a car we may never even see, let alone get to drive. A bit like asking the X Factor to have people who can actually sign, or Jeremy Kyle to have guests who arent CHAVS!!
If you don't like it then don't b****y watch it, theres 150 other channels to choose from.
Not like you to be slow at coming forward Bonz........... :)
As I said a month ago. he's your average Sun reader magnified several times over for comic effect, and anyway, its not really a programme about cars is it...........? They make me laugh and I like the banter between them
I just get SO annoyed about peope who complain about things they don't have to watch Jazz. I can't stand costume dramas, reality TV, endless talent (less) shows, and Jeremy b****y Kyle. So guess what...... I watch something else DOH!!
Lol Bonz, man after my own heart!! I turn it off instead :)
So glad you agree, Bonz.
And, like you, I have actually discovered how to change channels if I don't like what's on!
That's really impressive Feline, a woman who can operate a remote!! That puts you 1 up on Mrs B!!
Sorry to hear about the bill for your car, now you know why i drive old wrecks - all parts are a fiver from the breakers.
Oh, and sorry for cutting you up yesterday, i was in a bit of a hurry!
Lol Bonz, what's impressive is not that she knows how to operate a remote but that she has a man who lets her near it!!
I've only got the remote tonght as i'm home alone Jazz, otherwise the daughter owns it!! Could be why i'm normally on here so much, takes my mind off Desperate Housewives, Glee or 90210!! YUK.
OMG, one of mine likes Glee too...and another likes Embarrassing Bodies and anything with surgery in..laptop far more appealing!
I do feel for you Bonz! I now find myself singing to the songs on glee when my daughter has it on. Maybe you should try "jiggy to it"! Lol!
That conjures up an image I'd rather not have thanks serena!! And I don't mean you singing either.................
I'm quite partial to a bit of Embarassing Bodies Jazz, we all like a good gawp at other peoples bits!!
And as for getting "jiggy to it" i would just wobble, Serena!!
Lol, Bonz! I'm sure those bits are meant to wobble!!!
Oh yuck I don't Bonz! Would rather they kept their bits covered!!
Clothes should hold things in place..............
Bits don't bother me in the slightest! I've seen it all in my line of work. All shapes ans sizes ;-)
Lol Serena, I bet you have!! And done all sorts of interesting things with them too..................... :)
It's my job to make things look all pretty and appealing to the eye... ;-) lol
Indeed, and you taught us all about it not so long ago........lol
Good to know, looks like you have paid attention ;-) lol
Not wanting to rock the sisterhood's boat (because that would be un-PC...), but every time I hear a tune given the Glee treatment I have to grit my teeth. It's the same as hearing people with unsuitable voices performing karaoke - fine as long you've had a few drinks and lost your discernment, but I do wonder how much the original artists have to balance the boost given by the re-airing of their old tunes against the denigration of those tunes by weedy, reedy teenage voices.
No one's rocked my boat for ages thetruth...I'm not a Glee fan so you can say what you like, you won't griet any grief from me!
Of course, now all I'm lacking is a reason to put it into practice Serena :))
Lol, thetruth!
I'm not a Glee fan but my daughter has it on and it's so irritating I just have to sing over it!!! Lol! That really annoys my daughter :-) cruel I know... Shame on me!
Ah but, Serena, I bet your singing sounds better than that on Glee.
I do try ;-) but no expert if I was I would be in a choir... Lol ;-)
Don't worry about a bad voice excluding choir membership - take it from me, my mob's got a few ropey ones.
Lol! I wouldn't like someone referring me as a ropey one lol maybe I will keep singing in private or over glee!
The best thing with singing is to enjoy it and not care about anybody else.
you sound like some one who watches the show must like it you sound like him! never mind wendy1970
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