I’m sad I missed them too, wish I’d known in advance. Watching catch up doesn’t seem quite the same. I used to LOVE the channel 4 show, for all its tea time niceness there were usually a couple of unintentional hilarious moments per episode. I’m sad to hear Judy went on tv in a bad way, that seems very neglectful....I hope she’s ok.
I used to be obsessed with Richard and his awfulness. Because it was hilarious, partridge had nothing on him. I collected a bunch of his best quotes on my Facebook page around 2007. Amazingly, tho I rarely go on there let alone look at my profile,they are still there.
I hope it’s not in bad taste to share now (because of Judy). I didn’t see the show so don’t know how bad she was but if anyone is upset, we will make sure it’s deleted. But I don’t think any of this is too related, it’s more just showing what a prat Richard madeley is:
"There's not many things nicer than seeing an older woman skipping."
"I really love ducks - they've always got a smile on their face."
"Frankly, I don't think that what we see on television is
erotic enough. I haven't seen a sex scene on television recently that has remotely turned me on. And I've been there
till 4am waiting for it."
To a mother, talking about infanticide:
"How were you going to do it? A pillow over the face? That sort of thing?"
To a child of ten who had to wear an enormous neck and head brace as a result of some hideous spinal disease: "Hey! You look just like Buzz Lightyear!"
To Jade Goody: "You're quite sharp. It's just that in the pure sense of the word, you're ignorant."
Having watched a clip of a man struggling horribly with his stutter, Madeley turned to him and enthused: "You looked as if your head was going to come off!"
Interviewing a teenage anorexic :
"5 Stone? Wow that's concentration camp thin that is"
To Bill Clinton re Monica Lewinsky episode: "I was in a similar position to you. I was accused of shoplifting. But unlike you, I knew I was innocent."
Richard: How old are you now? 18?
Nicholas Hoult: No I'm 17
R: Really, I thought you were 18
N: Nope
R: But you're nearly 18 though, aren't you?
N: Actually I've just turned 17
R: Oh, oh right...well I suppose I'll have to take your word for it.
During an interview with somebody else, turning to Judy, "Do you remember that soup I made last week? Absolutely horrible. Had to throw it in the garden."
To Tracey Emin on looking good for her age:
"No seriously Tracey, I'm not bullshitting. Oh. I've just sworn. Oh well. But you do look fantastic"
Judy (to young actress): Now this film is set in 1994 when you would have been, what, 4?
Actress: 7, actually
Richard: Ha ha, she failed maths. She did, she did
Judy: Yes, I failed O level maths. Thank you Richard.
