Comments on: The death of the well-rounded celebrity http://www.the-pamphleteer.com/2009/02/the-death-of-the-well-rounded-celebrity/ an experiment in citizen journalism Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:05:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Boz http://www.the-pamphleteer.com/2009/02/the-death-of-the-well-rounded-celebrity/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Boz Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:34:46 +0000 http://www.the-pamphleteer.com/?p=28#comment-70 Kenneth Williams? Another person you could just pop on a comfy chair, let witter on and giggle away (never knowing about the manic depression, obviously). I 'spose all the latter-day clebs are so much more specifically generated; footballers, actors or reality tv stars. Hum. How depressing. There must be some out there, right?? Whimper. Kenneth Williams? Another person you could just pop on a comfy chair, let witter on and giggle away (never knowing about the manic depression, obviously).

I ’spose all the latter-day clebs are so much more specifically generated; footballers, actors or reality tv stars. Hum. How depressing. There must be some out there, right?? Whimper.

]]> By: Tim Footman http://www.the-pamphleteer.com/2009/02/the-death-of-the-well-rounded-celebrity/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Tim Footman Sun, 22 Mar 2009 09:29:37 +0000 http://www.the-pamphleteer.com/?p=28#comment-54 Bit late in the day, but I've just discovered that John Mortimer was a fan of Pulp and Deep Purple. What a man. http://bit.ly/Um2E Bit late in the day, but I’ve just discovered that John Mortimer was a fan of Pulp and Deep Purple. What a man. http://bit.ly/Um2E

]]> By: Sean http://www.the-pamphleteer.com/2009/02/the-death-of-the-well-rounded-celebrity/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Sean Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:05:04 +0000 http://www.the-pamphleteer.com/?p=28#comment-14 I think it's partly because the culture of the variety show has pretty much died out. Old-school entertainers had to be well-rounded to succeed. The generation of entertainers that brought us Bob Monkhouse, Rolf Harris, Morecombe & Wise and so on was all about being an all-round entertainer, even if you specialised in telling jokes or drawing kangaroos. I saw Rolf Harris in concert and he was fantastic - it was a feelgood, fun show. I saw Paul Daniels too, and he spent half the show taking questions from the audience and 'raconting' before moving on to the tricks. The tricks were a little bit dated (we're more sophisticated now, I guess, and we know more about how particular 'magic' effects can be achieved). But the ability to just stand up and tell stories for an hour, based on any topic thrown out from the audience, and make it entertaining and funny, is truly underestimated. I think it’s partly because the culture of the variety show has pretty much died out. Old-school entertainers had to be well-rounded to succeed. The generation of entertainers that brought us Bob Monkhouse, Rolf Harris, Morecombe & Wise and so on was all about being an all-round entertainer, even if you specialised in telling jokes or drawing kangaroos. I saw Rolf Harris in concert and he was fantastic - it was a feelgood, fun show. I saw Paul Daniels too, and he spent half the show taking questions from the audience and ‘raconting’ before moving on to the tricks. The tricks were a little bit dated (we’re more sophisticated now, I guess, and we know more about how particular ‘magic’ effects can be achieved). But the ability to just stand up and tell stories for an hour, based on any topic thrown out from the audience, and make it entertaining and funny, is truly underestimated.

]]> By: emordino http://www.the-pamphleteer.com/2009/02/the-death-of-the-well-rounded-celebrity/comment-page-1/#comment-9 emordino Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:27:15 +0000 http://www.the-pamphleteer.com/?p=28#comment-9 Raconteurs and, lest we forget, bon vivants. Now that they're not getting on chat shows they're all off hosting shows on the History Channel. Raconteurs and, lest we forget, bon vivants. Now that they’re not getting on chat shows they’re all off hosting shows on the History Channel.

]]> By: GSE http://www.the-pamphleteer.com/2009/02/the-death-of-the-well-rounded-celebrity/comment-page-1/#comment-8 GSE Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:06:17 +0000 http://www.the-pamphleteer.com/?p=28#comment-8 There are still Jonathan Miller and Alexander McCall Smith. How about Alain de Botton? I can't think of any women though off the top of my head, except perhaps Sandi Toksvig. On the other hand, Paris Hilton does seem to think she could be president and she does have a movie and pop career if I recall correctly. There are still Jonathan Miller and Alexander McCall Smith. How about Alain de Botton? I can’t think of any women though off the top of my head, except perhaps Sandi Toksvig. On the other hand, Paris Hilton does seem to think she could be president and she does have a movie and pop career if I recall correctly.

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