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Favorate/worst Guest Presenter


You gots one?

I only liked brucy baby, he kinda reinvented the format during his stint.
The rest of them have been terrible,

John Sargent is the worst, he trys to hard to be funny when he REALLY isn't, he seems to think hes reinvented himself as a comieden just because hes got every 'Goon Show' on tape.



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God save Ronnie Biggs.

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Boris has to have been the absolute best so far, but I'm waiting for James May's turn when he will no doubt oust him.

The worst was that awful Ann Robinson, although there are several runners up.

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I loved Jeremy Clarkson, Boris Johnson, Moira Stewart, Jack Dee surprisingly quite liked Charlotte Church on it, Gordon Ramsay was pretty funny on it

Well..he wasn't a presenter, but I hated it when Lembit Opik was on this. He can't take criticism and his insult to Ian was "go back to Pixieland" or something - it was just childish

Can't think of any presenters I haven't liked..Anne Widdecome probably.

R.I.P. Mark Speight
No One Mourns The Wicked - Wicked! The Musical

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it was just childish


On Have I Got News For You??!! I don't believe it!

Just a painted face on a trip down suicide row

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Haha..fair do's. He was like uberly childish though. Pixieland?!

Also, I didn't like Lucy Porter on it. Not funny in the slightest. Not at all. Not even a smirk. Just

R.I.P. Mark Speight
No One Mourns The Wicked - Wicked! The Musical

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well widecombe and boris were brilliant one offs, could never sustain a series, but classic episodes none the less.

jack dee is a brilliant host, but marcus brigstocke could definetly be consistent enough to be a permanant host.

gordan ramsay was just awful, tried way to hard, and just came off as being way out of place. paul was right to lay into him on that subject.

though bring back angus so we can see stephen fry back hignfy

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It has to be Boris Johnson!!!

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Brian blessed, kirsty young, Michael Buerk Alexander armstrong all very good. Boris is the best though

i thought this was america? huh isnt this america, im sorry i thought this was america

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Favourite host (one off): Brian Blessed or Boris Johnston. Hilarious, but couldn't cope with it every week.

Favourite host (permanent): Alexander Armstrong or Dara O'Briain. Good presenters and genuinely funny and aware of current affairs.

Worst host: Neil Kinnock or Anne Robinson. No explanation necessary!

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Favorite: Jack Dee, that man can do no wrong it seems. Jeremy Clarkson and Bill Bailey have also been great though

Worst: Brian Blessed. I seem to be the only person who hated his show but wow...it was just awful. Nothing he said was funny, he just tried to make it funny by shouting it loudly, which got really boring when he did it for the hundreth time. Terrible episode.

When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk

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Clarkson and Boris Johnson are my top 2. You know you are getting a quality episode if Armstrong or Dee do the honours.

Bloody Ann Widdecomb has got to be the worst, not only does she make me physically sick looking at her rancid face. But she has sweet F.A of a personality. The way the contestants flirt with her.....disgusting!

It's still Corporal punishment, see you in Strasbourg - Alan Partridge

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Brian Blessed or Tom Baker for best.

William Hague for worst.



"Sir, let those laugh that win."

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Damien Lewis, Boris and Jack Dee are the best

Gordon Ramsey was the worst

Smeg!

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I haven't seen all episodes yet, but my opinion so far:

Best: Martin Clunes, Jeremy Clarkson, Dara Ó Briain (he really deserved getting his own show to host), Frank Skinner, some others have been pretty good too (Stephen Mangan, Jo Brand, David Mitchell,...)

Worst: Gordon Ramsey, Ann Widdicombe, John Prescott,... well there have been quite a lot other one-off presenters too who haven't been that good, but I wonder why they've asked Alexander Armstrong to do it so many times. Although he's definitely not the worst, IMHO he's just incredibly boring and lacks any charisma.

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