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@heyokaikaggen6288

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks but no thanks; I think I'll stick with Mock The Week.

@beverleykorte1832

3 жыл бұрын

Soooo kooooooooooool 👍💯

@johnmartinez7440

2 жыл бұрын

@@heyokaikaggen6288 Are you only allowed to be subscribed to one panel show KZread channel at a time?

@dec-hw3lm

2 жыл бұрын

@@heyokaikaggen6288 " Mock The Weak " by stealing £159.50 from them !! Why left wing Comics feel no shame in stealing £160 quid off the poor ! EAT/HEAT Or Pay £159.50 to Lazey eye Howard Boyle O'Briein

"Why did I sign up?" Probably something to do with being in the position to get jobs where you get paid £85k for 4 hours work in addition to an £80+k salary and equivalent in expenses.

@58JMG

6 ай бұрын

The old MPs second job scam.

@bulletz9280

6 ай бұрын

Yeah bit like getting paid £20k to be a regime mouthpiece for 2 hours isn't it you absolute bellend.

@TheSealOfTheRose

6 ай бұрын

Not really a scam something they're perfectly entitled to do despite the winging of jealous people.

@dzonbrodi514

6 ай бұрын

@@TheSealOfTheRose No but it's money for old rope, isn't it. Doubles his salary for a few hours a week. Doesn't he already have a job to keep him busy? How many sinecures are these guys allowed to take on?

@jmo8934

6 ай бұрын

@@TheSealOfTheRose It just shows that they are not in politics to improve peoples lives and that of the public in general. It’s to use the position to cream as much profit as they can for themselves which often leads to dodgy dealings.

No mention anywhere Mercer suddenly quit his role. How did the Libel Action go Johnny?

@paultaylor7082

7 ай бұрын

It didn't...

It appears Mercer never sued BBC I wonder why

@davidrendall7195

3 ай бұрын

Crucial Academy sued the BBC, the case is sub-justice until the case against LCF the original Ponzi scheme guys is complete. Crucial Academy also folded in 2022.

Paul Merton is the king of the 'let the air out' joke

@qasimmir7117

6 ай бұрын

‘Is it a dolphin in a bathtub?’

@gumshake689

3 ай бұрын

​@@qasimmir7117reference!

He could be the biggest war hero that ever lived and earned the respect of the Nation, that doesn't mean that he's not a conman or crook in his civilian life.

@peterlpool1387

6 ай бұрын

The fact he’s a Tory suggests it’s true.

@TheSealOfTheRose

6 ай бұрын

Except he isn't

@rob27dap26

5 ай бұрын

He is an opportunistic phot op grabbing typical officer, he is a complete tosser.

@itsdan722

25 күн бұрын

Well no because honor, honesty and accountability are fundamentals of being in the military. He was an officer, why would he tarnish his career like that

@lepolhart3242

15 күн бұрын

@@itsdan722 Considering the military is full of rapists and murderers, I don`t think honour, honesty and accountability feature very much in the military.

Mercer’s constant use of veterans to excuse his behaviour is rather nauseating.

@MakeSomeNoiseAgencyPlaylists

2 ай бұрын

bad Charakter

I was there in the audience that night. The back and forth actually went on a lot longer than what was aired. Mercer, the whole way through, came across like the child who had had their hand caught in the cookie jar.

@tomimpala

Жыл бұрын

@@alexm2358 did u see everything outside the edit

@Bill-fi8ik

Жыл бұрын

@@tomimpalaDid the Original Commenter? Don’t believe everything you read online.

@tomimpala

Жыл бұрын

@@Bill-fi8ik ok

@tomimpala

Жыл бұрын

@@Bill-fi8ik weird thing to lie about lol

@Bill-fi8ik

Жыл бұрын

@@tomimpala Bruh that does not even scrape the surface of weird lies on the internet…

Mercer was sacked by Liz Truss in 2022 but then reappointed to Veterans Affairs by Rishi Sunak a month later. Mercer received £8,000 of tax payers money for the sacking (money which they are entitled to 3 weeks after sacking). Back in the job a week later. Seems pretty dodgy to me.

@jackstevens2437

15 күн бұрын

the tory way

He signed up because he realised there was a grift to be exploited.

@janinesmith8742

6 ай бұрын

Minge Mercer pays the wife £45k, probably for writing those awful tweets.

@Jordan-hf4ch

6 ай бұрын

@@janinesmith8742 Very common practice in parliament.

Moral of the story: don't argue that facts are libellous with the editor of Private Eye

@thisismyuniquestory

11 ай бұрын

Cracker David

@mummyd1990

11 ай бұрын

Who gets paid £20,000 for 2 hours work 😂😂😂😂

@sandormccann2546

11 ай бұрын

@@mummyd1990 Going rate obviously. Lucky him but so what?

@TheTwosliceToaster

11 ай бұрын

@@mummyd1990 Why are you repeating the point that Mercer already made, especially considering that it failed the first time?

@therealjetlag

11 ай бұрын

@@mummyd1990 So what? What he's paid has FA to do with libel laws. the BBC isn't bankrupt nor has anyone been arrested for corruption at the BBC over Hislop's salary. Which one of them has resigned their position? Oh yes, Mr Mercer. Do keep up.

Politicians given second jobs that pay extremely high is sus enough

@TheSealOfTheRose

6 ай бұрын

So typically British to believe earnsling money is a crime. One of the few ways in which America has a better attitude than us

@dougaldouglas8842

5 ай бұрын

Agree, with inside information. The commi taking on Mercer is getting how much, per show? £20.000. Kettle calling the pot black. Nothing wrong in earning monies, as long as it is done honestly, and if you can teach others to earn monies then you should be paid accordingly.

@gavinstuart6704

3 ай бұрын

@@TheSealOfTheRose being a poltician should be a fulltime busy job, where are they finding the time and means to be able to dedicate themselves to second jobs?

@TheSealOfTheRose

3 ай бұрын

@@gavinstuart6704 Your's is a very recent view. Some of the best politicians were greeat lawyers and buisnessmen or scientists

@gavinstuart6704

3 ай бұрын

@@TheSealOfTheRose aye, but even if they were great lawyers, they should be dedicating themselves to public service and not working for private sector companies. Again where do they find the time?

"why did you" just brutal

I cannot find any record of Johnny Mercer suing the BBC successfully of otherwise. The questions were raised because he remained in his luctrative post whilst still a Junior Minister - he was sacked from the cabinet in early 2021

The Christmas dinner comment is absolutely brilliant.

@chazcad7319

5 ай бұрын

Average at best. Maybe tickles the immaturity humoured.

@willk1756

5 ай бұрын

Is it really "Brilliant" though? 😐

@magpiestudent9357

2 күн бұрын

Not brilliant but definitely well-timed.

Hislop and Merton are starting to look/get old.....shit, I've been watching them for decades....that means I am.

@elizabethtaylor9321

4 жыл бұрын

djcol77 Far to left wing now, never watch it now!

@ricjones5749

4 жыл бұрын

So if it was right wing you would watch? Fuck off Liz, no wonder Burton left you?

@davidjames3125

4 жыл бұрын

Been watching these lefty morons for decades? Bet you are truly brainwashed by lefty noncey bbc then

@Finthefish-vb6xg

4 жыл бұрын

djcol77 me too. Shit I'm bald, old and fat and my kids hate me.

@millwallholdings

3 жыл бұрын

Merton now looks like a old queen, hislop has always been a ugly toad, Reason his so bitter

Paul's dressed like a 'head vampire'

@millwallholdings

4 жыл бұрын

He now look s like some old queen, ageing fast

@orsonincharge4879

4 жыл бұрын

He looks like an extension of the set

Why does Paul Merton always look like he's in another place?

@waheedsaeed5978

4 жыл бұрын

He's an idiot

@Eisenwulf666

4 жыл бұрын

Because he often is. I may not remember correctly but i think i read an interview where he said he got bored of HIGNFY many years ago and now he is just on auto-pilot. Remember he used to be mainly an improv comedian, while the show is scripted and rehearsed ,sometimes for hours ,many parts must be repeated , it's a bit boring after many years. Another factor may be (imho ) his mental health: it's no secret he suffered from depression many years ago,maybe he isn't always in the mood for working. While in an office job you can somewhat hide that, on a tv show it's quite obvious. Personally i used to be very fond of him, now i can't stand him. He is always very well informed , but he mainly either : 1) makes a joke about Ian being posh,often the same one too 2) criticises the material the host is reading. He works best when he joins Ian in roasting politicians/personalities or when he talks about mute movies era comedians,a subject in which he really has a deep knowledge. The rest of the time he is "meh"

@waheedsaeed5978

4 жыл бұрын

@@Eisenwulf666 So why is he still there? He's almost never funny and just acts childish the whole time.

@Eisenwulf666

4 жыл бұрын

@@waheedsaeed5978 i have no answer to that question

@DrCroccer

4 жыл бұрын

@@waheedsaeed5978 Because he gets 20k for an hours work in which he doesn't even have to do much of anything. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out why he hasn't quit.

Liked the way he got the £20000 and episode out of Hislop.

@petermizon4344

4 жыл бұрын

Hislop stuffed him. Hes a tory Mercer.another money hider

@aciddrive1019

4 жыл бұрын

@@petermizon4344 Hislop's a stuck-up, smug, supercilious piece of shite.

@aciddrive1019

4 жыл бұрын

@Wilbur Wafer People like me? You don't even remotely know what I am like you knee-jerk twerp. I think being a stuck-up, smug, supercilious piece of shite, and I'll go further: a stuck-up, smug, supercilious, sanctimonious, self-satisfied, snide, sarcastic, shitty and patronising flabby little preacher is actually what defines any substance that the little jerk has. He is meant to be there to be funny but he only gets a laugh when he is being snide, sarcastic and cruel. He doesn't make jokes that are intrinsically funny in their own right, as his opposite number Merton occasionally can; he perpetually lampoons even those people in the public eye who are of real substance - on either side of the political divide. His jokes are not even off the cuff, they're rehearsed because if this little snob was asked to do stand-up where the real comedy game is played, he'd die on his feet. The panel, as with all BBC panel-based comedy, get to see the questions beforehand and it's quite sad to think that even with the chance to see the questions and given time to work on his act, all he can do is sneer. Hislop thinks that he's being satirical but he's simply playing to the gallery, an audience of BBC-approved middle-Englanders or selected metropolitan hyper-liberal elite, appreciative only of his sort of virtue-signalling quasi-comedy whose number, I would expect, includes the likes of you, you intellectually Wafer-thin little squirt, hiding behind what I assume is an assumed name.

@ronsmith9780

4 жыл бұрын

@@aciddrive1019 I know, how dare Hislop expose a man of exploiting injured soldiers by making a vast amount of money from some murky business dealings!

@thomasbennett712

4 жыл бұрын

@@aciddrive1019 Have you met Ian Hislop?

That isn’t a heated argument- it’s a grown up discussion over a contentious issue in which they all acted in a decent manner - with the comics doing exactly what should come naturally 😁love from wessexshire

@wattage2007

3 жыл бұрын

Except there was no comedy here. The only laugh was when it was pointed out that Hislop took £20,000 of public money for two hours work.

@nickfanthorpe8500

3 жыл бұрын

Comics you say? When was the last time Jo brand had you splitting your sides?

@liftwell

3 жыл бұрын

@Specs & No Pecs Just another right wing troll you can’t win an argument with evidence and logic so they use capitals to make their argument look more convincing.

@liftwell

3 жыл бұрын

@Specs & No Pecs its common business practice not to communicate in writing using caps lock because it is associated with shouting. I find it astounding that you haven't recognised that this is generally accepted by the wider community. I suppose that only Boomers are going to boom. You are right in one respect the argument remains the same regardless of the Caps. It is still illogical and irrational. The use of caps lock just heightens the tone in which it is delivered indicating severe tendencies towards confirmation bias and cognitive dissonance.

@toffeecrisp2146

3 жыл бұрын

@@liftwell it's not about winning an arguement. It's about the truth and I'm sorry to say, the BBC is not interested in the truth, but in it's particular spin of it. The days when the BBC could be relied upon for impartiality, bipartisan reporting, are long gone.

This did not go the way Hislop thought it would go.

@philip013

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the Tory scummer came off looking like a great bunch of lads.

@peteconrad2077

4 жыл бұрын

Apart from that it did.

@peteconrad2077

4 жыл бұрын

John Burton try again using English.

@peteconrad2077

4 жыл бұрын

John Burton 1. I don’t have to do a thing just because an illiterate hick asks. 2. I haven’t been asked a question. Maybe get someone who has basic literacy to help you.

@Caroleonus

4 жыл бұрын

@@peteconrad2077 yes or no would be easier than that snobby dodge. Anyone with basic literacy (who therefore understands context) can parse the question "Labour?"

All you guys saying, "This isn't a heated argument", seem a little confused. This is one man basically accusing another man on TV of being a knowing accessory to shady practices. It might not be shouting, but their voices are definitely raised, and I would certainly call it heated. Perhaps not an argument, per se, but certainly a confrontation - it's as heated as the show could allow it to be, and the more heated content is likely edited out, as well. So, I don't know what y'all are on about, honestly.

@my_beer_stories

2 жыл бұрын

Late in the video. "If money had gone from LCF into Crucial, I would have resigned." He went on to resign and Crucial has now been liquidated.

@arthurmee

2 жыл бұрын

I have Italian parents. This is not a heated argument I assure you. 😉. It' a very civil exchange in the manner in which the English excel. Bravo.

@jaymercer4692

2 жыл бұрын

@@arthurmee The extent at which your parents act like children whilst being adults and claim it’s just an Italian thing rather than a personality issue is irrelevant to the extent at which other peoples conversations can be considered heated or argumentative given the context.

Жыл бұрын

@@jaymercer4692 Damn Mercer you nailed it. It has become increasingly obvious that a lot more people than you'd think just respond to tone of voice and volume levels rather than content.

11 ай бұрын

@@whyohwhy555 Wrong Mercer.

Mercer left his position at the company. And the libel case went nowhere.

@bigmac7221

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/c5tl0ZWkn7eyh7A.html

@garysmith208

3 жыл бұрын

That was the answer i was looking for. Thanks for posting.

@shaunkelly9860

3 жыл бұрын

Of course it didnt - because it was true.

@lostliberty9913

3 жыл бұрын

Doesn’t make him guilty. 🤷‍♂️

@InshushaGroupie

2 жыл бұрын

@@lostliberty9913 Makes his argument here bullshit.

Ian hislop gets £400,000 per year. Can’t stand Jeremy vine and he gets £800,000 per year.

@LOTPOR0402

3 жыл бұрын

Not any more this is years old ,not seen Hislop on TV for a long time

@stevenpremmel4116

3 жыл бұрын

Ian Hislop income as a TV personality is paid at the value he negotiates with the production company. As an elected MP, Mercer requires more scrutiny when it comes to his income.

@harrypainter7472

3 жыл бұрын

@@LOTPOR0402 He just finished a series of HIGNFY a couple of months ago

@TrickyTree84

2 жыл бұрын

Hislop isn't an MP

Johnny Mercer MP has a shocking track record for dodgy expenses claims!

@sarahrickard4162

6 ай бұрын

And the rest

@Blitz-ww8kh

6 ай бұрын

Does he though?

@GazpachoCop

6 ай бұрын

@@Blitz-ww8kh Yes

£20,000 for a 30 minute prog?! That explains the license fee, I guess.

@cliffordhatton4444

4 жыл бұрын

YEARS ago, the Match of the Day pundits were getting £40,000.00 per show.

@ICECREAMK1NG1-jw8ig

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah that explains why I don't fucking pay it !

@user-wp6eh1gi4z

4 жыл бұрын

@@ICECREAMK1NG1-jw8ig Nor me, in the words of Nan, "Whaaaat a fuckin Liberty"

@gramule

4 жыл бұрын

@@ICECREAMK1NG1-jw8ig whilst paying sky and the likes s88t loads. doh! bbc 41p a day. do the maths dolt

@kevinlongman007

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-wp6eh1gi4z Nan...a character in a BBC show.

Well attacked and well defended.

@deputyvanhalen6386

3 жыл бұрын

The Shaggy Defence...🙄

@mark79619

3 жыл бұрын

Well attacked from everyone, even the supposed impartial panellist.

@djbethell

Жыл бұрын

@@mark79619 they're not supposed to be impartial. You've clearly never seen HIGNFY before.

@MajorTom6

Жыл бұрын

@@mark79619 The BBC is probably one of the least impartial organisations in the entire media. Even though they strongly purport to be.

@sevendaughters

Жыл бұрын

hmmm except the law suit failed and Mercer was lying

Jeez 20k! Can't help but wonder how much does it cost for all of them per show?

Great he exposed the underhand , shithouse tactics of his own political party member.

Hislop defending the BBC or defending his lucrative future?

@scottb4697

4 жыл бұрын

He's defending his lucative future.Hes nothing without this show.

@StoutProper

4 жыл бұрын

Burnam M neither. attacking bent MPs with their noses in the trough as per

@StoutProper

4 жыл бұрын

Tim Donovan you obviously don't read private write or you'd know how much he's done for vets. For instance exposing a scam that was ripping off disabled vets from all the benefits they were entitled to.

@markymark7803

3 жыл бұрын

@@StoutProper Hislop is bent himself taking 20k of licence fee payers money for a single show, the irony as he tried to preach to others about their pay being too much 😂😂🤣

@StoutProper

3 жыл бұрын

@@markymark7803 so you say. Got any evidence of that pau cheque? You don't mind Simon Cowell getting 100k a show though, you don't mind mps expenses, it's just hislop apparently

I gave up on this show years ago.

@adamhardcourt9428

4 жыл бұрын

So how come your here watching it,?

@JB_inks

4 жыл бұрын

@@adamhardcourt9428 because he's a moron

@herbieshine1312

4 жыл бұрын

@@JB_inks who is a "moron?"

@robertoproz

4 жыл бұрын

@@adamhardcourt9428 obviously ken.

@tonberrykinged

4 жыл бұрын

He lies!

I have a lot of time for Johnny Mercer. I have recently retired from teaching English to delinquent lads in Liverpool. Some time ago I emailed him simply to congratulate him on his well written book (his description of losing his comrade Bing is heart-breaking). He responded by offering to travel up north to meet my lads and talk to them. We certainly need more of his ilk in Westminster.

4 жыл бұрын

Did you ask him what his fee would be?

@lindsayrogers6690

4 жыл бұрын

Seán O'Nilbud cynic

@lindsayrogers6690

4 жыл бұрын

Ocean Drive LTD have you served in the military? Have you achieved a solo ascent of the Eiger? I don’t know Johnny Mercer but between us we have achieved both those things. I’m naive? Rather that than a no mark keyboard warrior

@lindsayrogers6690

4 жыл бұрын

Ocean Drive LTD poor grammar, clown. Bye, bye

@inbredyokel4202

4 жыл бұрын

He's from my old unit 29 Cdo. He's a lying piece of crap. He's voted consistently against anything which would have helped his "beloved" veterans. The man's a charlatan who drones on endlessly about how awesome he was when he was in.

Paul Merton should have jumped in and said 'he gets 20000?!?! I only get 10...'

@Isleofskye

3 жыл бұрын

Not when he is on £40,000 a show so he kept sturm....

@biggusdickus5986

Жыл бұрын

Ian needs the money for the law suits he keeps losing lol.

@S.Trades

5 ай бұрын

Surprised Paul missed that!

Christmas Dinner with family line has been used by loads of guests when things kick off and nobody ever mentions it.

20000GBP for 2 hours. Obviously a man who speaks for the pensioners being asked to pay license fees.

@whitsthecraic

5 жыл бұрын

That's his job, he's a TV panelist, has been pretty much since the show started. Mercer on the other hand, is an MP with his snout in a trough. Try directing your faux rage to the people who really deserve it.

@sharpley753

4 жыл бұрын

The TV tax should have been ditched years ago. Totally outdated in 2019 and i'm a non-payer. I've no issue with Hislop earning £20k per episode but I won't be contributing to it.

@whitsthecraic

4 жыл бұрын

@@sharpley753 The licence fee is not the issue here. I totally agree that it is an out dated, barbaric use of public resource and quite a terrorising tool towards certain members of our community but to attack the employees is not the answer. Attacking the likes of Johnny Mercer, a fully salaried MP with multiple side positions and salaries, should be more in the public interest.

@StoutProper

4 жыл бұрын

FPVtrainee and an elected publicly paid mp accepting 85k bribes of dodgy gangsters is OK?

@insertnamehere5146

4 жыл бұрын

nothing faux about some bloke on the Public funded TV getting £10K a hour. Especially a publically funded television network that is currently rifling the pockets of the over 75s in order to keep its Luvvies in Lobster and champagne

This is why I don't watch the show any more.

@listerofsmeg884

4 жыл бұрын

No one cares

@tonberrykinged

4 жыл бұрын

Ah, I see... You only COMMENT on the show.

@diamondgeezertunes

4 жыл бұрын

Good !! . who needs a Mikey ( No one )

@tonberrykinged

4 жыл бұрын

@Daniel Washford Do you have a link to this story? I couldn't find anything.

You see this is what's called intelligent articulate debate...I think we can all appreciate that.although the bloke in the t shirts body language is a give away...

This is not the first time, in this program, where people have had the opportunity to expose some pretty interesting stuff. I often think it is one of the best programme, on the BBC ,to hear honest and informed commentary about current affairs. Certainly few of its news programs documentaries or political interview shows offer the opportunity for an open dialogue from all parties.

@krayon_eater

Жыл бұрын

Hislop exposed nothing. Mercer was exonerated and Rishi Sunak has reinstated him as Minster of Veterans.

@citizenhal

Жыл бұрын

@@krayon_eater Sure, and that somehow makes all of the awful conflict of interest exploitation that he did just disappear? He's somehow a nice person now? Ok then. I guess all of the grifters and convicted criminals Donald Trump exonerated are totally fine now too.

@teddansonLA

11 ай бұрын

@@krayon_eater Mercer was not exonerated. He had to resign his role in Crucial Academy, the company never sued because the investigation was correct. Also, the owner of Crucial Academy is under investigation by the serious Fraud office, and this story is part of that fraud.

@utv5490

7 ай бұрын

Sunak has a great track record doesn't he?

@TalesOfWar

6 ай бұрын

@@krayon_eater He also rehired Suella Braverman.

Thanks for posting.

This is how grown-ups act. No bad language, no raised voices. Just a heated discussion between two respected adults.

@peterduff9281

3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget they're on a recorded TV programme, so if there was any bad language or shouting they would have re-shot it. In private it might have been a different matter!

@callumhardy5098

2 жыл бұрын

And a the very dry remark from the mentalist aunt/uncle who tries to keep the family together, Paul Merton….

@GK1976A

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, but they still didn't get anywhere. One accused the other and the other denied everything. Complete waste of hot air. That Johnny Mercer comes across as a complete slime ball, so my money's on Ian Hislop.

@dec-hw3lm

2 жыл бұрын

@@GK1976A Slime ball Mercer Versus a Putrid Hectoring obnoxious Rich parasite Hislop who Steals £159.50 from the Poorest that Goes to make up his £40.000 per half hour Smugathon indulged shite Have I Got £159.50 From You !

@krishnan-resurrection714

2 жыл бұрын

2 POSH PUBLIC SCHOOLBOYS ARE HARDLY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE HUMAN RACE . . .😁

20k a show! Yeah thats a disgrace. Hislop quickly skirted over that one.

@jameshowe6481

4 жыл бұрын

How is 20k a show a disgrace? :\ ... Am I missing something?

@HydroSnips

4 жыл бұрын

He’s a private citizen though in a private contract, so he can get paid whatever he agrees because we live in a world where that’s how it work. Mercer is a public servant, an MP who earns at least £80,000 in taxpayers money (before expenses). We pay him for his time and here he also has a gig on the side. MPs shouldn’t have second jobs when they’re taking public money, they should focus on what we pay them to do. You wouldn’t pay a builder for his time and let him nip off for half a day to work on someone else’s house.

@MrBannystar

4 жыл бұрын

@@HydroSnips *"He’s a private citizen though in a private contract, so he can get paid whatever he agrees because we live in a world where that’s how it work."* *"Mercer is a public servant, an MP who earns at least £80,000 in taxpayers money (before expenses)."* Hate to point this out to you, but Hislop's salary is effectively paid by the taxpayer also, as is everyone else at the BBC. Your builder analogy was ironic as that *IS* a private contract.

@HydroSnips

4 жыл бұрын

MrKunt Yes, he’s paid to be on a comedy show. He isn’t on the BBC board where he can forward and advance legislation that could effectively pay him more. Mercer’s gig on the side involves using his time in Parliament for a bit of lobbying that could potentially lead to increased veteran funding and a nice bonus for him, when he should be doing his actual job which is to represent people. I don’t get why people would argue for a free pass to a politician breaking the rules. It takes a chisel to democratic representation if people start caping for MPs using their office for third-party, personally-profitable ventures.

@MrBannystar

4 жыл бұрын

@@HydroSnips But has he broken the rules? Admittedly, I haven't followed this story, but Hislop's gone after him and he comes out badly in this exchange. He's suing for libel for a good reason, and I don't see the issue with MPs earning more money on the side as long as it's above board. If their constituents are happy enough to re-elect them then where's the problem?

01:55 this is how an 'argument' should be made, Ian Histop's questions were potentially answered so he backed off a bit

@liftwell

3 жыл бұрын

There are a still a few issues at point here. Hislop raised that the story was not just being covered by the BBC. The fact that Mercer only chose to sue the BBC for libel reeks of a personal vendetta. While he raises Hislop's salary. The point isn't an MP and therefore can't use his position to influence legislation to "get himself out of trouble" or to make legislation to their own personal economic advantage seems to be overlooked. Mercer opened himself up to this by taking a second job. Mercer also falsely makes himself philanthropic by claiming he is helping veterans. The fact that he collected more money for 2 hours work than most people earn all year, seems to dispute that.

@JoeyRhubarb

3 жыл бұрын

@@liftwell £85k was his salary, not payment for 2 hours work.

@krayon_eater

Жыл бұрын

@@liftwell Mercer was exonerated in court, so go whistle.

@nickharrison1604

Жыл бұрын

@@krayon_eater He resigned from the academy in question though, didn't he?

@ZPSBestProfileName

Жыл бұрын

@@liftwell If the story originated from the BBC, then they would be the target of the libel. Other outlets reporting on it are just reporting on what the BBC claims

This is how the Ex service men get treated when then sell their souls to the highest bidder ...

Mercer's Behaviour over the last 6 months or so does tend to paint him in a similar light to the way he comes aross in this scene.

@Blitz-ww8kh

6 ай бұрын

And how’s that? A mature individual who’s able to hold a constructive conversation without throwing insults around?

@shadowside8433

6 ай бұрын

@@Blitz-ww8kh so, you haven't seen his social media output recently?

@guitarreilly

6 ай бұрын

No please explain!.? @@shadowside8433

They left out the best bit. Johnny was tapping his pen on the desk and Paul gestured at him to stop and Johnny says" oh sorry. Does that ruin the recording?" And Paul says " well..."

@johnsmith-wx5fb

5 жыл бұрын

Why was that the best bit?

@johnc3403

5 жыл бұрын

@@johnsmith-wx5fb because it was voted "pen tapper of the year" by the Wigan and district pen tappers society and frankly John, if they say it's the best bit, then I'm with them.

@johnsmith-wx5fb

5 жыл бұрын

@@johnc3403 why arent you at work?

@TheRealJoeSparrow

5 жыл бұрын

john smith I like cheese on toast

@johnsmith-wx5fb

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheRealJoeSparrow and...

Why would 20k shock so many? Do they expect a TV presenter to turn up for £35 an hour or something?

@alanfizzypop9607

2 жыл бұрын

about a fiver an hour would be overpaying these turds and would be correct for sitting on arses doing sweet nothing apart from bullshit it must be like being up the pub and getting paid 20 k a week to take the piss out of the tax payer who cannot do anything about it the bastards are laughing all the way to the bank and we the licence fee payers are keeping them in a life of splendour

@skp8748

Жыл бұрын

I suppose they think that the BBC is paying them directly... Truth is BBC would commission a politics/current affair gameshow... a company would secure the rights charge a set fee and ongoing production fee but the main attraction is the BBC gives you access to a huuuge and global audience... the company owns the IP and can license it in other markets, allow reruns, merch ect not to mention the portfolio benefit it has... If the BBC is offering 20mill for a 3 season kids fantasy show it makes PERFECT sense to spend 50mill and over deliver by producing a hit show... That initial 30mill loss is insignificant to what your IP would then be worth, merch, spinoffs, movie, licensing and what the beeb would pay for a few extra seasons.. Night manager, Sherlock, Luther, Merlin, Capture, Vigil, Bodyguard, Peaky blinders, Line of duty ect ect Not to mention that BBC STUDIOS is a for profit separate arm of the BBC and generates hundreds of millions in PROFIT each year for the BBC

@Alex-wh8xr

10 ай бұрын

Also because hes having a go at mercer taking money and whats the difference? At least mercer's has the possibility hes actually helping people.

@iainmcguire7190

8 ай бұрын

@@Alex-wh8xr how does Mercer being involved help a veteran retrain in cyber security?

@joejohnson8789

7 ай бұрын

​@@Alex-wh8xrthe difference is Ian Hislop isn't claiming to do HIGNFY through altruism. Mercer is, and is taking a huge fee for an afternoon's work when he could easily turn it down so that money can be re-invested into the education programmes.

Only the British can take what would be an uncomfortable situation to be a part of and somehow add humour to it and make it feel less uncomfortable for everyone involved.

@fatherofdragons4880

2 жыл бұрын

It's a skill learned young lol

@FlintF

2 жыл бұрын

.... as long as there's a camera on it/it's in public view?

@awalk5177

Жыл бұрын

They cannot do this in USA.

@charlottebowes7666

Жыл бұрын

I’m British, I used to do that for people as an out… Now I don’t care if people are uncomfortable at what I say, they just stand there waiting for me to make it easier on them… Nope, not this time 💋

@adhughesy

Жыл бұрын

Have you checked all the other countries? Think you’ll find you’re wrong.

Charities pay £200k to the top person running them. I gave up on this and s lot of BBC shows years ago...stopped being funny.

Johnny Mercer jumped on the bandwagon to smear Roger Scruton earlier this year. That should tell you all you need to know about him.

@legatrix

5 жыл бұрын

Oh and don't forget his cringeworthy non-apology soon after: blogs.spectator.co.uk/2019/04/why-i-was-wrong-to-call-for-roger-scruton-to-be-sacked/

@irateindividual8086

4 жыл бұрын

Hes also a warmonger

People being arrested is not a guilty verdict.

@humbleopinion1499

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. I had a "real" heated argument over this point with a friend who claimed someone was a bad person because he had been charged with an offense. The person in question was found not guilty. Being arrested is even less of a "guilty verdict".

@nickharrison1604

Жыл бұрын

Why did Mercer resign from the Academy then?

@jd8226

10 ай бұрын

@@nickharrison1604because he took up a ministerial post and was required to… Perhaps you should look to the fact he was never criminally charged to determine whether or not he’s guilty rather than the fact he simply stepped down from a job as he was required. Makes you look less stupid

@nickharrison1604

10 ай бұрын

@@jd8226 you sound like his wife

@ozricaurora

6 ай бұрын

​@@nickharrison1604 You in the habit of resorting to childish insults when you get proven wrong?

Absolutely love Ian Hislop !! Spends more time in court than he does at home lol

@harryf1ashman

Жыл бұрын

Hislop is a complete tosser. BBC fodder through and through. Does he really get 20,000 of license payers' money for being so completely crap? Why doesn't he take his own advice and do it for free?

@hamishanderson6738

Жыл бұрын

Not as cutting edge as he thinks.

@oliverbird6914

Жыл бұрын

@@hamishanderson6738 you have a go then

@hamishanderson6738

Жыл бұрын

@@oliverbird6914 He never questioned the convid narrative. Or the many 'leftist' agendas, sorry, "conspiracy theories".

@MaffeyZilog

Жыл бұрын

@@hamishanderson6738 What?

This is not funny- and 20K for Hislop, that's an insult

@dontalkt2meboutheros

4 жыл бұрын

For a day's work? That's a year's salary for some people.

Why does GARY LINEKER GET 1.2 MILLION PER YEAR FOR A FOOTBALL REVIEW SHOW. Supposedly highest paid star in BBC programming.? IT TAKES 7793 PEOPLE TO PAY HIS WAGE.

@bentruthuncovers9331

4 жыл бұрын

Golden boot '86 or something

@LOTPOR0402

3 жыл бұрын

@@bentruthuncovers9331 privalaledged more like it

Paul Merton judge rinder joke. Brilliant

I can't find any record of the libel action Mr Mercer said was being taken by, presumably, Crucial Academy. Does anyone know how it ended - or if they did, in fact, take action?

@chrispalmer7893

Жыл бұрын

Only thing I could find was that not longer after this aired Mercer did in fact leave Crucial Academy, which he says here he would have done it was proved that there was the link to the shady firm. That plus the absence of a libel suit (all be it one that was unlikely to go anywhere - Hislop was quite right in saying that the BBC were not the only outlet to spread what he is claiming to be a libellous claim) suggests there was a good deal more truth in the allegations than Mercer wanted us to think. It is possible / likely that Mercer took certain assurances from people he trusted with less skepticism than he should have...

It still amazes me that these guy's turn up for this show

Only one way to sort this. Fight! My money's on Mercer.

@1EVERTONION

4 жыл бұрын

English Cad he’d bash his old wrinkly head in I reckon

@boboboborific

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, a trained soldier vs an old man. We should resolve all our problems by force! What's the point of this society lark anyway

@EnglishCad

3 жыл бұрын

@@boboboborific err it was a joke🙄

@boboboborific

3 жыл бұрын

@@EnglishCad Fair kop. It can be hard to tell on the internet these days

@EnglishCad

3 жыл бұрын

@@boboboborific no worries 👍

£20,000 for 2 hours is actually very cheap by broadcasting standards. Alan Shearer earns £85,000 for contributing 3 minutes of opinion to Match of The Day every Saturday night.

@alanllewelynthomas343

3 жыл бұрын

@David J I didn't say that I think it's cheap, read it again, it really isn't that difficult to understand. I simply stated a fact, namely that by broadcasting standards, £20,000 is cheap.

@giteausuperstar

Жыл бұрын

I would expect Shearer spends a good few hours in the studio with each show. They do a lot of prep beforehand since it’s a live programme and he’s doing punditry for the BBC an awful lot.

@alanllewelynthomas343

Жыл бұрын

@@giteausuperstar of course they do prep; they watch the games live in studio making notes and selecting extracts for illustration for broadcast later. But MoT isn't live and never has been. It's recorded at 8.30pm, allowing the Beeb time to make quick edits and adjustments. Same goes for Hislopp on HIGNFY. What we watch is a highly edited version, and the full episode, including the full rehearsal, takes 4 hrs.

@derekfancett8218

11 ай бұрын

"earns"

I couldn't find out what happened with the libel case - anyone know?

The Anne Widdecombe jokes not so funny now hey.

@paulphillips9228

3 жыл бұрын

Not Anne (at least three pensions -state, UK Parliament and ex MEP ) Widdecombe, plus her writing for the Daily Express, plus her being the go-to gammon for any why-oh-why documentary. Makes Ian Hislop seem underpaid!!!

@markymark7803

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulphillips9228 Least she works and had morals standing by the country that paid her. But I wouldn't expect you to know what loyalty with your racist slurs

Is it a dolphin in a bathtub ? 🤔

@Isleofskye

3 жыл бұрын

What is the Purpoise of your comment?

@MrJohnybirchall

3 жыл бұрын

@@Isleofskye well, if we were to include fish.... I hope you weren’t posting for the Halibut?

@Isleofskye

3 жыл бұрын

It's funny as I was always told that on Salmon Enchanted Evening I would meet a stranger and there you are :)

Johnny Mercer came across as ok to me - Hislop got a bit of a slap with the £20k thing - should really have remembered the glass house rule there!

@paulritchie5868

4 жыл бұрын

Rubbish,Mercer is a chancer and took money from god knows who,Ian earns his money every week..

@frazerduncan356

4 жыл бұрын

Paul Richie, if that's his fee then there is no way he provides 10k of taxpayers'money, per hour worth of value.

@VinylBC

4 жыл бұрын

@@frazerduncan356 Not true, obviously enough people watched the show to make it viable.

@frazerduncan356

4 жыл бұрын

@@VinylBC they can broadcast what they like if it suits their ideology, regardless of viewing figures. They are unaccountable because we pay their wages.

@LKeet6

4 жыл бұрын

@@frazerduncan356 a lot of people watch it. That's the only thing relevant to the fee paid to people on the show, and CERTAINLY has nothing to do with dodgy companies that rip people off. People can choose not to watch this show, those people couldn't choose not to lose all their money.

Great of the cuff one liner from the lass at the end.😁

Presumably Mercer had no idea this would happen when he agreed to appear on HIGNFY

@clowncarqingdao

11 ай бұрын

Then presumably he's a bit dim ...

@sarahrickard4162

6 ай бұрын

Agreed

@christinefarrell6438

6 ай бұрын

Doesn't Ian Hislop kinda have a reputation for this? I've seen other clips where he's a lot harsher too...

@S.Trades

6 ай бұрын

He'd be very naive not to see this coming.

My bet he gets more than 20 grand an episode

Tbh they both smashed it, most impressed with the defence. Good debate.

@equalitypeace1695

Жыл бұрын

Deniability is not a impressive defence

in the end, was Paul right? i cant find any info on the outcome

This seems really interesting except I don't know who this guy is or what they're talking about

@nakkadu

4 жыл бұрын

@John Smith thanks, I know who Hislop is (wouldn't describe him like that but whatevs) never heard of Mercer so ta.

@Bucketheadhead

4 жыл бұрын

John Smith If he was he wouldn’t have bashed Corbyn so much. Do you just assume that everyone who bashed your heroes are liberal rentboys and champagne socialists? Also, does Mercer have honour simply because he’s an ex soldier?

This program has become far to boring to watch anymore

This show died when Merton and Hislop flamed Deaton for doing what is generally commonplace for many in that realm, in his private life. Unfortunately been degenerating since.

@clearlake3492

4 жыл бұрын

Jim Ladd Er, Angus Deaton left the show in 2002 - in other words, 17 years ago. So to claim that HIGNFY died at that point is a bit of an overstatement. Also you misuse the word 'denegrating'. Look it up if you don't believe me.

@jimladd2774

4 жыл бұрын

@@clearlake3492 died (figure of speech), in a literal sense, yes an overstatement, in terms of the high water mark of the spirit/effectiveness of the show, for me, alas no. Not sure if it was a typo/misunderstanding BUT , didn't say denigrating. (If that's what you meant).

@clearlake3492

4 жыл бұрын

@@jimladd2774 Clearly I need stronger glasses. Apologies for that. As for HIGNFY going downhill since 2002, it has managed to struggle on despite your disapproval. It just underlines the fact that you can't please everyone.

@jimladd2774

4 жыл бұрын

@@clearlake3492 No apology necessary. My opinion about the show and liking it matters about as much as my "position in society" (U.K.) tho i speculate that is also the causal agent in the magnitude of the mess the UK currently finds itself in , somewhat. That said I personally like both Merton and Hislop and am respectful of his work with Private Eye. I believe they made a mistake in capitalizing on the DENIGRATION of Deaton disproportionately and know it and although the show has been successful and entertaining the hosting has often been disjointed and awkward especially in comparison. Dying was perhaps too loose .

@Brewsterboy

4 жыл бұрын

Jim Ladd As well as the BBC

Locally : here on my screen I just ad skipped an ad for ''Smash Burger'' a small chain of burger huts trying to get a slice of the McBK empire. tough luck the local that sat open for almost 10 years has it's space available in the shoppe strip in DownTown EngleWeird. the ad does not portray the food you receive, tried it twice, first and last in the same go.

1:25 Hislop's blunt "but it did though!" kills me 😂 should definitely be a meme

20k for 2 hours lol it's supposed to be a comedy show !

@freebornjohn2687

3 жыл бұрын

Its supposed to be a satirical show that ridicules guests when they get the chance. How many episodes have you watched? Remember how Angus got it after being exposed?

@undesignated3491

3 жыл бұрын

@@freebornjohn2687 Many and yes Angus incident was class along with when two jags went off on one

Love Ian - he’s so real and fearless - brilliant bloke

@deepzepp4176

Жыл бұрын

So real and fearless. Dancing and singing with Peter Mandelson and other politicians and journalists at a party. Real anti-establishment, yeahhh.

@jesperthorsson3586

Жыл бұрын

@@deepzepp4176 Spot on - he's very much part of the establishment

@TheOldGuest

11 ай бұрын

@@deepzepp4176 "You hold political figures to account but you also go to parties with them, so it doesn't matter!" How did 3 geniuses think this was worth an upvote lol

@deepzepp4176

11 ай бұрын

@@TheOldGuest Have you ever heard of having a conflict of interest? Might want to look into it. You’ll be blown away by the concept.

@TheOldGuest

11 ай бұрын

@@deepzepp4176 Attending a party that someone else attended is not a conflict of interest. Ever heard of creating a logical argument? You'll be blown away by the concept.

This is one for Judge Rinder 🤣

@Snookbone

Жыл бұрын

We heard

I met his wife Felicity. I couldn't get a word in edgeways and all she kept going on about was how remarkable Johnny was.

Stopped watching this tripe after Angus..

Not the time or the place, seriously. I mean why even ask him on

@johnc3403

5 жыл бұрын

more and more, this program has become a platform for Ian Hislop's over-inflated ego.. Guests come on in good faith, are treated well behind the scenes no doubt, then ambushed in front of the cameras, all in the name of good TV. It's sickening that they used Jimmy Saville in the same way, to get laughs about his dark side when they and the BBC should have been reporting their suspicions to the police. They literally used that predator to boost their ratings. I've long lost interest in HIGNFY.

@nm3260

5 жыл бұрын

John C guests come on with good faith 😅😅

@stevenfearn85

4 жыл бұрын

Oh come on. They do it to everyone who comes on. Its not personal

@martinmckay3241

4 жыл бұрын

JC J..for exactly that reason...Hislop is a snivelling little weasel, full of his own self importance trying to get on over on someone who'd beat the shite out of him in a heartbeat....HIGNFY it's presenters and audience will mock and make fun of everybody else not falling for their PC bullshit.

@stoptheworldiwannagetoff4780

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevenfearn85 Name me a lefty who's been questioned in this manner?

Merton's, "Why did you?", cost: £20,000.

I don't know what any of this is, means or about. I did find it strange when Hislop said: "why don't you do it for free". Why? It's a job and a business. Why would you even suggest he does it for free?

@lindsayheyes925

3 жыл бұрын

I think that comment by Hislop says everything we need to know about his descent to the left. He has become a Communard.

@humbleopinion1499

Жыл бұрын

Mercer could have turned it around on Hislop and asked him the same question. Or at least asked if he donates some of the 20 thousand pounds to charity. It's not as if it's hard work doing a TV show - it seems a ludicrous amount of money for such a short amount of work.

Nothing heated about that, Hislop and Mercer in conversation - both very much in control.

@nickharrison1604

Жыл бұрын

Mercer wasn't in control... he soon resigned from the academy in question.

The Christmas Dinner with my family line gets used literally every other episode and when it does the person saying it thinks their awesome.

@fatherofdragons4880

2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps you watch way too much TV lol jk

@lordbottaro4549

2 жыл бұрын

*they’re

@Dermot2927

2 жыл бұрын

Ironically, you used it twice in a month.

@pastorofmuppets8834

Жыл бұрын

I haven't had any arguments over suing the BBC in any of my Christmas dinners. If only!

@jmc6327

8 ай бұрын

​@lordbottaro4549 there's always one tit that does this 😆

Respect to all.

Don't think this is the time or place to delve into this!

An honest, non-corrupt, straight talking politian does not compute with these passed their sell by date 'comedians'. What Paul said at the end wasn't even meant to be funny and the NPC audience laughed anyway.

@PrivilegedWhiteRabbit

4 жыл бұрын

Mercer tried to demonize Roger Scruton so fuck him.

It's been downhill all the way for Johnny since "Autumn Leaves".

@Whatzzzz999

7 ай бұрын

I prefer 'Days of Wine and Roses' personally, but I take your point. Johnny's aged well though hasn't he? Respect.

I thought this was a comedy show

@twold4this

4 жыл бұрын

@@DaysOfDarknessUK Ian Hislop is one of the greatest living Englishmen!

@jamstonjulian6947

4 жыл бұрын

It's a topical news quiz. Whether you find it funny depends on the personalities involved.

@davidknight2104

4 жыл бұрын

Hasn't been for years its gradually become more and more left wing and biased its dying a slow death

@Pirosbor

4 жыл бұрын

Life is a comedy

@russellgerrard3944

4 жыл бұрын

Used to be when Angus Deayton was running it. But now it's about as Funny as an Unflushed Toilet. Just a Conservative and Trump bashing half hour.

Bless old Paul trying to defuse the situation

@junglejamesie

2 жыл бұрын

Is it a dolphin in a bathtub?

@deadinthebed963

Жыл бұрын

He always wants last word

@Pfth

6 ай бұрын

Heeeey, let's not give the sleazy Tory guy a tough ride.

I had to keep pausing this as it's that awkward

@JamesPatrickmenzies

5 жыл бұрын

Snap. I had to jump ahead to see how it ended and then was brave enough to go back and snippet watch it.

@glennseaward3050

4 жыл бұрын

@@JamesPatrickmenzies awkward for hislop

Goodbye and good riddence Johnny 👋

What was the outcome of all this?

Even though it wasn't an outrageously funny joke, the reaction to Paul's Judge Rinder crack was probably the loudest laugh I've ever heard from a studio audience.

@CycolacFan

6 ай бұрын

Paul would naturally step in to save his friend in a situation like that.

Not really that funny anymore, this show, is it? More like Newsnight than Have I got News for You.

@neilmartin3220

4 жыл бұрын

Indi De Lasaf Yep it’s terrible now. Such a shame always used to watch this show and was guaranteed a laugh. I think it’s time to be axed tbh.

@kimrunic5874

4 жыл бұрын

Neil Martin I disagree. The real draw of this show when it first started was not the ‘comedy’ aspect, it was that it had some teeth. That’s what’s happening here.

@indidelasaf4315

4 жыл бұрын

@@kimrunic5874 Not that I'm a massive fan of Johnny Mercer - or any politician for that matter - or anything, but that was just excruciating. You would expect a bit of piss-taking and for guests to be made to feel a bit awkward, but to outright accuse him of fraud? There was no comedy value there. There's a time and a place for that kind of grilling, and this format isn't it.

@millwallholdings

4 жыл бұрын

Its about as funny as cancer, plus the captains are too old now, pension the old cunts off now

@listerofsmeg884

4 жыл бұрын

The world is such a beyond parody shit hole now that it's difficult to get laughs out of current affairs. Not HIGNFYs fault.

Hislop moaning about 85k for 4 hours work. Yet gets 20k for 2 hours Is his argument a little hypocritical?

@JordanReed1

4 жыл бұрын

No because it's not illegal to be on a TV show

@davidwilson9264

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah but it's still just less than half Mercer's hourly rate.

@zipz8423

4 жыл бұрын

forbiddencrisis no because the basis of his argument matters.

@Caroleonus

4 жыл бұрын

@@JordanReed1 is it illegal to train veterans for cyber security work? He questioned his earnings, not the legality of his work.

@mrpusser0348

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidwilson9264 85K a year not per hour you simpleton

Why is the The Doctor there lol

Hislop is worth £10m and Merton £3m. As they are both in their 60s and there are no pockets in a shroud I would guess Merton has it sussed.

This dudes a cross between andy c and frank lampard

@jamesnorris2027

4 жыл бұрын

toppa toppa ahahahaha yes that’s spot on

Anyone at the BBC complaining about pay needs to take a hike

@LOTPOR0402

3 жыл бұрын

Yeh a hike down the job centre for a minimum wage job ,it's all most are worth anyway

so what happened in the end?

20000 for 2 hours !! Much more than the average Hobbit receives

@oleggorky906

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Tell me about it! 🤣🤣

@Will-yi9cg

3 жыл бұрын

@@oleggorky906 did u make an account just for this comment? ;0

@oleggorky906

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂 It's nine years old. But when I saw this it was just too good an opportunity to miss! 👍👍

@Will-yi9cg

3 жыл бұрын

@@oleggorky906 ahahah luv it

@jahdonkey

10 ай бұрын

indeed. he deserves twice as much at least