Noel Fielding..

[CurlewKate]

… is very silent about Russell Brand, isn’t he?

Yes, Bob Geldof, not quite a "one hit wonder" with the Boomtown Rats. Have we all forgotten that innocent gem, "Mary of the fourth form"? Mr bloody innocent, sure.

We’re talking about when I was 15/16 myself. I don’t remember specifics of what he said in interviews or stand up, but I remember fancying him and rewatching forgetting Sarah Marshall, listening to the sound track on my iPod. I also thought Keith Lemon and the inbetweeners were funny. I’d probably cringe to high heavens watching any of that now, and would probably throw up watching any of Russel Brand’s air time.

That's not what's he's knows for though. maybe do a google?

I was not a teen when I first watched NF and I have followed him first (not intentionally) when he was just a "Dee Plum's boyfriend". One of the reasons I liked him was because of how "out there" and non-sexual his humour was.

No, I don't need to Google Geldof, I know all about him. The point I'm making us that he happily created a song about a fourteen year old. Go and listen to it. What mind set do you think that stems from? And I don't give a fuck what he was known for subsequently.

I really dislike Geldof so I have no idea why you are aiming this at me. All of his children are massively fucked up, all on heroin and one is dead from overdose.

At the time I was probably in the 3rd or 4th form and I took it as just a song aimed at teenagers. Taking the perspective of a teenage boy and sininging about a teenage girl.

A bit like "you're 16 you're beautiful and you're mine" or "she was just seventeen if you know what I mean".

These are songs aimed at teenagers or aimed at adults remembering their teenage years. Not old men singing about how they are into teenagers.

I think people need to be careful about throwing around comparisons with Russell Brand. Noel Fielding's old comedy, his friendship with Brand and some of his on-screen comments have certainly attracted criticism, and Lily Allen herself has spoken about how uncomfortable she felt about the jokes made at her expense. But where is the actual evidence that Noel has behaved in the same way as Brand? Sandi Toksvig no longer being friends with him isn't proof of anything, and Matt Lucas has spoken positively about working with him. You can find someone's humour creepy, inappropriate or distasteful without making comparisons that imply serious sexual misconduct. Brand has now been convicted of serious sexual offences following a criminal trial. That is an entirely different matter. I would also be mindful of the legal implications of making unsubstantiated allegations about an identifiable person on a public forum. Criticism is one thing; implying someone is guilty of offences without evidence is quite another, and it could create problems for both the poster and potentially the forum.

I agree, I’m surprised MN have let this thread stand. Surely parts of it breaks talk guidelines and risks litigation.

I reported the thread yesterday but apparently it was fine. I think that is unwise personally.

Me too, to no response at all.

I suppose not our worry if NF decided to take MN to court for misinformation and not enacting their own talk guidelines.

Good revenue stream for MN, all of this!

He hasn't hosted halloween parties for a few years, one of his daughters lives at home and is chronically ill.

I didn't know that. Just googled her, poor woman it sounds awful.

Brand took the look from Tim Minchin after he saw him perform live as a relative unknown.

Interesting that there’s a Telegraph article today about whether Noel Fielding has had his day on Bake Off. What is that saying - something about you are the company you keep.

He is creepy

You know that, how?

Have you met him?

He fully leans into "creepy". why would people dispute that? His whole sexy vampire kind of vibe is clearly deliberately chosen. Perhaps creepy isn't quite the word but it's disturbing/edgy.

Whether that says anything about his behaviour who knows? Maybe not - it could just be for fun or self-expression. That's certainly what most people would assume and hope.

But he presents a kind of anti-wholesome persona like many comedians choose their own thing, that's his one.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/5598721-a-second-well-known-british-celebrity-with-many-alleged-victims-has-an-injunction?reply=155874863

I reported a different one, another baseless character assassination thread where random people say so and so is creepy therefore they must be sex offenders. Mn said they looked into it and it didn't breach their guidelines. Seriously? I feel like starting a new thread naming one of MNs directors as a nonce and seeing if that stands too. It's ridiculous that they are allowing this go on.

Is that the IT crowd repeats buggered then?

Well said.

I can’t bear the man but They have been married 40 years and have 3 kids.

I started a thread last year about when they will come for the rock stars
Given the likes off Bowie, Jagger, Plant, Page, Aerosmith/ Chilli Pepper guy have had well documented relationships with underage girls - including the so-called US ‘baby-groupies 13/14 during the 70s.
My sister was an underage fan (13) who battled her way backstage and ended up in a threesome with an up and coming one of the above during this period

According to The Sun, NF has made a statement to them that he only ever had a professional relationship with DW and RB and never a personal/private one and he is horrified at the jokes he has made in the past. But The Sun door stepped (door stopped?) NF coming out of a corner shop so he kind of had to say something.