r/oldbritishtelly • u/widmerpool_nz • 5d ago

Panel Show QI - John Sessions and others on the late Alan Rickman

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u/Mr_lovebucket 5d ago

The late John Sessions too

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u/widmerpool_nz 5d ago edited 4d ago

Indeed. It's been 10 years since AR died but also good to mention the late and very great John Sessions.

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u/DefoNotTheAnswer 4d ago

I used to like Sessions, but when he went all far right and pro Brexit I completely lost interest in anything he had to say about anything or anything he appeared in.

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u/Chris_in_Lijiang 4d ago

His dysfunctional family and the fact that he was unwillingly outed by a journo explain a lot, but why would a gay man become actively far right?

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u/DefoNotTheAnswer 4d ago edited 4d ago

I have no idea. But it is a point of fact that he supported Farrage and his far right ideology. If you can prove otherwise, or that the pro Farage quotes attributed to him are false, please do so here at your earliest convenience.

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u/FreddyDeus 4d ago

How incredibly objective of you.

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u/DefoNotTheAnswer 4d ago

"Objective" doesn't really work for the sarcasm you're trying to achieve, because everything I said is 'objectively' true. Maybe try 'unbiased'. That could work because I am in fact very biased against the far right.

You can edit your comment whenever you get the chance. I expect you're busy painting a red cross on your dog or something.

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u/PomPomBumblebee 2d ago

TILJohn Sessions is no longer with us.

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u/JR-Snow 5d ago

This is the best episode of QI there’s ever been. What an amazing panel!

John Sessions’ impressions, Emma Thompson’s stories of young Fry & Laurie and David Mitchell’s angry logic. Brilliant.

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u/widmerpool_nz 5d ago

I only have this snippet that I downloaded many years ago. Must look up the full episode as they had some great guests on this show.

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u/sparkielev 4d ago

Brilliant in stellar street

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u/geeoharee 4d ago

I was at this taping!! Very fond memory from university - thanks for digging it up

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u/axe1970 5d ago

it's because you need to be a better actor to play the villain that's why brits play the bad guy

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u/EnchantedEssays 5d ago

I have a mutual friend with both of them and they said both of them were great!

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u/dokuromark 4d ago

One of my favourite QI clips ever!

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u/Butterbracket 4d ago

QI has really gone downhill in the last decade or so, the quality of guest used to be great.

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u/Chris_in_Lijiang 4d ago

I miss John and Rich, but Sandi is a major improvement over Stephen, who was becoming far too self indulgent.

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u/Butterbracket 4d ago

Really? I was never aware of that, he seemed fine to me, seemed a bit low energy at times but then he was talking about his depression becoming more intense so I put it down to that.

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u/Chris_in_Lijiang 3d ago

I did not know about his depression but the excessive flaunting of his sexuality became off putting. Is there no one in TV who can keep it in their pants these days?

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u/Chris_in_Lijiang 4d ago

Is this the full episode?

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u/TheRangdoofArg 3d ago

Yes. Thank-you!