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Yay David Lewis just made it onto Have I Got News for You

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MrsFogi · 25/05/2018 21:11

Amazed it wasn't vetoed by the editors. Thank you Jo Brand!!

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SaraTree · 25/05/2018 22:49

Jo Brand used to compere at the Red Rose comedy club in Islington back when I was a lairy heckler - she was a 100% feisty feminist back then, plus she was a psychiatric inpatient nurse for years as well from what I recall, so she's seen it all before - I'd be willing to bet quite a lot on her being GC...

ItsAllGoingToBeFine · 25/05/2018 22:37

The conversation on the show jumped very abruptly to Brexit.

I noticed that too... Normally the show flows pretty well, but the David Lewis segment just stopped, and then wasn't covered in the summary bit.

SwearyG · 25/05/2018 22:34

If anyone’s on Facebook it might be worth joining in with a comment or two here

TopBitchoftheWitches · 25/05/2018 22:14

@QueenOfTheAndals

That would make sense. I am just pissed off with how it was taken the piss out of like it was nothing.

I'd like to believe Jo had more to say.

MrSlant · 25/05/2018 21:52

I LOVED that Marmite27, had a little cheer and gave her a round of applause.

SwearyG · 25/05/2018 21:51

Beyond Grin Grin Grin

QueenOfTheAndals · 25/05/2018 21:51

@TopBitchoftheWitches To me it looks like Jo had more to say but it was edited out. The conversation on the show jumped very abruptly to Brexit.

MipMipMip · 25/05/2018 21:50

About 8 minutes in Speaking, it leads with Ken Livingstone royally ripping Corbyn. Not a livingstone fan but it was beautiful. Grin

ChattyLion · 25/05/2018 21:49

Jo Brand is actively pro choice and has stuck her neck out on that.
Eg a while ago now
www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/fpa-launch-integrated-campaign-protect-abortion-laws/804636

I am happy to know she is gender critical too. Smile

TopBitchoftheWitches · 25/05/2018 21:47

I started a thread stating how disappointed I was with Jo Brand, this could have been an excellent chance to put women's sides across. She didn't do it.
It was simply brushed over.

BeyondPink · 25/05/2018 21:46

David Lewis and you don't have the right to exist though, sweary. Figments of our imaginations.... Grin

Marmite27 · 25/05/2018 21:45

I liked Jo’s ‘sisters are fucking doing it for themselves’ Grin

Theinconstantgardener · 25/05/2018 21:45

Oh I see. Thanks

SwearyG · 25/05/2018 21:44

gardner Jeremy Vine did a bit about it on R2 where Jane “eggshell skull” Fae shouted over Linda Bellos (who wasn’t at her best tbh) and then in the phone in had a TIF and a parent of a trans child on in the phone in. AWS weren’t touched on at all, it was just “trans people have the right to exist” bleating, when nobody is saying they don’t. It was very frustrating.

BeyondPink · 25/05/2018 21:43

(i mean for IH we have the evidence of what has been published in Private Eye, but JB just strikes me as a woman who has sense, so that's my reasoning for thinking she is GC) Grin

Moonkissedlegs · 25/05/2018 21:41

Yep I saw this. It was incredibly brief, but did very briefly show up self id as a stupid ridiculous thing I thought.

speakingwoman · 25/05/2018 21:39

What point in the programme?

BeyondPink · 25/05/2018 21:35

(And so is JB. IMO.)

BeyondPink · 25/05/2018 21:34

As above. Any coverage that honestly gets it "out" is good news.

And IH is most definitely GC, IMO.

Theinconstantgardener · 25/05/2018 21:33

Sweary
Whats the issue with r2?

Theinconstantgardener · 25/05/2018 21:31

Just watched it. Agreed mrsFogi

SwearyG · 25/05/2018 21:30

I think it was good to be honest given the teeny amount of time available. They said his application was accepted and now he’s suspended and all the information is out there if people do a teeny google. They clearly showed they think the whole thing is batshit and said it was a protest. Compared to Radio 2 it’s an absolute delight!

MipMipMip · 25/05/2018 21:26

Yep.

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MrsFogi · 25/05/2018 21:23

I'll take any exposure pointing out the craziness - even if it doesn't cover the whole story etc.

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EmpressOfSpartacus · 25/05/2018 21:22

Private Eye is pretty GC.