to think I have a right to hear Tim Minchin's 'Magic Woody Allen Jesus on Jonathan Ross?

[NormanTebbit]

I'm a grown up. Why has it been decided i shouldn't be able to watch the brilliant Tim Minchin on Jonathan Ross? Surely Christians can cope with an alternative view? There was nothing offensive in the song

magic woody Allen Jesus

Yabu to think you have a right, it is their show, and they have the right to edit it.

Whether they were right to do so, that is another question.

Do you think they were right to take it out? I don't. He was asked to write a song for the show. It was not offensive. The producers were happy. But some big cheese has decided it is not fit for my ears.

I was also gutted it was removed,tis a most excellent song!

I'm a Christian - I have a sense of humor, I like a good debate and accept people have different views BUT having watched the song I think it was right to cut it from the show. I found it offensive to hear the miracles of Jesus compared to the the tricks of Darren Brown. Putting this out during one of the major Christian festivals would have caused a lot of offense and controversy.

I don't think you have a right to hear any song, that's a ridiculous thing to say. YABU

I want to hear it too though, I love Tim Minchin. I don't get Woody Allen at all though so I probably own't get the jokes.

I love Tim. Love him, love him, love him.

But I thought the song was a bit crap. Not funny, just really pointed. The only funny bit is the long haired beard I am Jesus bit.
Disappointing really. It's like he thought 'christmas song, I could do an anti religion thing, really contravertial...' but he forgot the funny.

Nah,I don't get woody Allen either,you'll still get the song,it's frigging genius.

I rather liked the comparison between Jesus as Woody Allen - small, Jewish, a bit political.

And Mary 'who never had sex with a dude, that would be too rude.'

Ooh,really pag?
"Magic woody Allen Zombie Komodo dragon Jesus"
Not funny?!?

Watch it on youtube instead - it will get a much bigger audience because of all this kefuffle. Gone viral, etc, etc
And no you don't have the right to watch anything in particular.

Commonly known as parthonogenis (sp)

Not funny.

Perhaps it's too early for me. I have all his DVDs and he is a god but I just listened thinking it was clever but not really laughing. I usually roar at him.

I will watch again later.
But they shouldn't have cut him. It's a grown up show.

I'm Christian, regular at church and found the song funny. I wouldn't have an issue with it being broadcast- IMHO I don't think the bug guy would either

All these people who liked the song but it's deemed too offensive for transmission... Why?

All which people Norman?

I don't think anyone has said it was too offensive to broadcast. Not on here.

In terms of rights - well it's not my TV station I guess , so I don't get to choose what is broadcast.

But shouldn't my his right to express himself and my right to hear him be balanced against the Daily Mail's a Christian's right not to be offended?

Why shouldn't we offend Christians?

Sorry 'people on mumsnet'- ITV deemed it too offensive. it's not exactly Frankie Boyle territory.

Try again later.

YABU. Ross was famously fired for insulting a live institution... Andrew Sachs. Don't think he wants to risk a repeat performance for insulting a dead one.

Thank you. I will.

Scarlett

Why shouldn't we offend Christians? You can offend me all you like but I for one am glad that ITV has decided that they don't want to offend Christians during one of the major Christian festivals.

It's also a pagan festival. And a capitalist one.

I love it- only offensive if you have had a sense of humor bypass.