To wish Bruce Forsyth could be humanely dispatched

[Bearbehind]

In fact, not bothered about the humane bit.

He is beyond embarrassing on Strictly with his forced, stilted jokes which aren't even funny.

He is well past his sell by date.

Does anyone actually like him?

Why does he keep getting the gig?

[Quietattheback]

He's always come across as a nasty, arrogant, sexist git and I hate the way he blames the audience for not getting it when there is one of the tumbleweed moments after some dreadful pun that was badly delivered.

It's like it's unthinkable to him that it could be his fault. And as for pawing poor Tess (who is shit but to be fair, anybody less wooden would have visably cringed by now) - ew, ew and thrice ew. Keep your hands to yourself Grandad.

Please, no more Brucie. Claudia and 'im what always wears the suit and tie... Dubeck I think.

[Bearbehind]

I'm with you in the Anton as host thing. He's got much more charisma.

[nennypops]

I think Tess actually has a very difficult job - she's the one who ends up taking the responsibility for the show running to time and covering up for Bruce's fluffs, and all the while she has to pretend to find his "jokes" funny and avoid shuddering when he paws at her. When she's left to get on with it on her own she's really pretty professional and the show runs much more smoothly.

The thing which really irritates me is when there's a standing ovation and Bruce keeps yelping "Look, X! look, X! look at them, look, they're on their feet!" as if such a think has never happened before instead of happening at least four times every damn programme. Mind you, the standing ovations annoy me anyway, they should glue the audience to their seats.

[ilovesooty]

The day Anton is brought in to host I shall stop watching. I think he's vile.

[sausageandorangepickle]

I've said for a few years that Anton was waiting to take over from Brucie. He has now done some presenting - Hole in the Wall? and this year is the 'spare' professional dancer as Erin has left and there is an uneven number of couples.
Bruce got the job because of his previous experience of Ballroom, presenting Come Dancing way back when, so it would work if a dancer took over from him.
Anton could do the 'You're my favourite' stuff and poke fun at Craig without being as cringey as Bruce.....

[ilovesooty]

I would hope after the Laila Rouass incident they wouldn't consider Anton for the job.

[Bearbehind]

Laila Rouass incident???

[ilovesooty]

Bearbehind, you don't remember that?

The racist Du Beke is lucky still to be employed at all.

[ilovesooty]

He told her after her spray tan that she looked like a P*ki. There was a lot of trouble about it. People have been sacked from the BBC for less.

He also said in a newspaper interview that fat people should be shot.

[Quietattheback]

Oh yes the ovation thing is irritating and tonight he kept wintering on about being on the beat "You have to be on the beat you see. Duh, duh, duh. That's the important thing. On the beat".

Well fucking Thank-you, God of Dance! Who knew you had to be in time with the music? He must have said it to three couples. SHUTUP and get on with the show, you arrogant twat!

He gives me the rage, so he does (does it show?).

Anton and Claudia would be funny but professional, pleeease bbc - put us out of our collective misery.

[Quietattheback]

Oh well not him then. Claudia and Tess would be fine.

[Bearbehind]

I don't care who it is as long as its not Bruce, he is beyond excruciatingly painful to watch.

[OctopusWrangler]

Bruce is the reason we never watch live. Record and fast forward!

[edam]

Peppin, love your comment: 'Apparently it's genetic, as my baby cries every time he appears, without fail.'

Can't stand Bruce. He's irritable, messes up his links, messes up his jokes, gets cross with everyone... what is his strange hold on the BBC? Does he know something about every DG they have ever had?

Given the current predicament of every other light entertainment star of the 1970s, I'm surprised Bruce is still encouraged to paw women the way he does Tess Daly.

[ladymariner]

Graham Norton would be my choice, he's camp and loves sparkles.....perfect!!

[ladymariner]

And I absolutely loathe Tess Botox Daly, bloody dreadful creature.....grrrrrr

[Jux]

Loathe Bruce. Aways uave, always will. I don't watch Strictly because I can't bear having him in the house in any way, shape or form, any more.

[PresidentServalan]

Sadly he was always shit, even in the 70s. Sometimes humour moves on (think Frank Spencer - people may have pissed themselves laughing at the time but we become more sophisticated and humour is subject to fashions like everything else) - his jokes are outdated, he is always pawing Tess, and he is too old to do the job effectively. It's a shame he didn't have the sense to stop while he was winning. I emailed the BBC this week to say how much better the show was without him.

[PresidentServalan]

Oh, and Anton is an utter fuckwit too - he's tried presenting some shows, wasn't very successful so now he is doomed to stay on SCD until he retires or they sack him.

[Its0kToBeMe]

Graham Norton would be great, , he's v funny on euro vision. Good suggestion Lady!

[TheSydenhamSet]

I think your OP title is unkind. Personally I'm fond of him; he was a part of my childhood (generation game)

[PresidentServalan]

I was a child in the 70s and still thought the generation game was shite!

[AmIthatHot]

Don't think its an age split

I hated him on the generation game