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Paddy McGuinness

319 replies

percheron67 · 17/04/2021 20:30

I switched BBC 1 on early and am waiting for Casualty. The programme on at the moment is hosted AGAIN by Paddy McGuinness. He is rarely off the screen and I cannot understand it! He has a simply dreadful dialect and will keep sounding a hard G in singing. Apart from that he yells at the top of his (Very unattractive) voice. How on earth does this man keep a job on television?

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Banville · 17/04/2021 20:32

I find him pretty excruciating too. But it seems to be the way with TV presenters, they just fling jobs at them. Philip bloody Schofield is everywhere too, wouldn't be surprised to see him pop up and present Newsnight next.

Sexnotgender · 17/04/2021 20:33

Really dislike him.

Skyliner001 · 17/04/2021 20:42

Do you mean accent not dialect?

Sparklingbrook · 17/04/2021 20:43

I used to love Max and Paddy with him and Peter Kay. I find him ok actually, on Top Gear etc but I do not understand the show he presents about the good/bad singing. I even think the good singers are bad. Grin

jetadore · 17/04/2021 20:47

No likey?

LubaLuca · 17/04/2021 20:49

He's OK, but he's become an exaggerated version of himself.

Redcrayons · 17/04/2021 20:53

Can’t say I’m his biggest fan, but nothing wrong with his accent.

Giantrooster · 17/04/2021 20:53

Foreigner here, I can't understand why you would choose two hosts with thick thick accents/dialects for a worldwide broadcasted programme. Doesn't make it easier to understand.

I think English is quite lovely when spoken well, and I know there should be room for various dialects, but the new top gear really is an abomination to listen to.

ExtraOnions · 17/04/2021 20:54

... I’m from Bolton myself ... that comedy accent he has created is nothing like a Bolton accent. He’s not very talented, he’s got to where he had by being mates with Peter Kay.

What really grinds my gears is that he goes on about Bolton, but, he left as soon as he was able .. never to come back.

No idea why the BBC keep inflicting him on us - another game show hosted by a white man .. you would think they would give us some variety

Bluebird2021 · 17/04/2021 20:54

ant and dec have done ok with a 'dialect' have they not??

Bluebird2021 · 17/04/2021 20:54

as did terry wogan

RadioSilienced · 17/04/2021 20:55

Nothing wrong with a Bolton accent. I like paddy my Dh loves the new top gear too.

Franklyyes · 17/04/2021 20:55

Saw him live at a local theatre - he really wasn’t funny. Also Find it odd that his wife regularly posts lingerie photos and then talks about challenges with their children with asd

sesquipedalia · 17/04/2021 20:55

His ears are too small

JamesMiddletonsMarshmallows · 17/04/2021 20:57

Can't say I've seen Paddy McGuiness on my box in years

lobsterkiller · 17/04/2021 20:57

He's not my cup of tea at all.

SeaTurtles92 · 17/04/2021 20:58

@jetadore

No likey?
No lighty!
x2boys · 17/04/2021 20:58

@ExtraOnions

... I’m from Bolton myself ... that comedy accent he has created is nothing like a Bolton accent. He’s not very talented, he’s got to where he had by being mates with Peter Kay.

What really grinds my gears is that he goes on about Bolton, but, he left as soon as he was able .. never to come back.

No idea why the BBC keep inflicting him on us - another game show hosted by a white man .. you would think they would give us some variety

Oh I don't know I live in Bolton ,very broad Boltonians sound just like him.
Happycat1212 · 17/04/2021 21:00

Better than ant and dec on everything

TruJay · 17/04/2021 21:06

@Franklyyes I have children with asd too, we still wear knickers Grin I don’t post pictures of myself wearing them I just send them to dh but it doesn’t make my children any less challenging

PassMeTheWotsits · 17/04/2021 21:06

@Happycat1212

Better than ant and dec on everything
I cannot stand bloody ant and dec, give me paddy any day
AdobeWanKenobi · 17/04/2021 21:08

@Franklyyes

Saw him live at a local theatre - he really wasn’t funny. Also Find it odd that his wife regularly posts lingerie photos and then talks about challenges with their children with asd
Yes God forbid a woman with ASD children should dare have a life outside of them. How very dare she.
x2boys · 17/04/2021 21:10

They have three children with ASD that must be hard though ,I know one of kids has a blue badge as there were complaints about it in the Bolton news 🙄,I have one child with severe autism and that's hard enough

LizBennet · 17/04/2021 21:11

Also Find it odd that his wife regularly posts lingerie photos and then talks about challenges with their children with asd

What the fuckkkkkk 🙄

PolaDeVeboise · 17/04/2021 21:11

I LOVE Paddy, so there!