Fat, talentless slob Vs Sir Captain...

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**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Some people just don't know who their betters are

Seriously, James Corden, famous for writing a banal, obvious not particularly endearing Sitcom, decides to enter into a verbal sparring match with Sir Patrick Stewart.

Can some explain to me how this arsehead keeps getting work, when it appears his entire repetoire seems to be 'I'm fat me lulz'

**Orlanth**

The aticle seemed a little disjointed and didnt put anyone in a positive light. It doesntly look like there was much of an incident.

**notprop**

His sketch show was arse, but I liked Gavin & Stacey allot and the Comedy Relief sketches where he slags off the England Team were gold.

I find Corden a bit of a mixed bag.

Stewart is the same, great actor (excaliber anyone?) but can be a bit of a pompus tool from time to time.

Seems that they were both trying to be funny and neither understanding what the other was getting at.

How many comedians like being out funnied (or not as appears to be the case) on their on stage?

**reds8n**

Orlanth wrote:It doesntly look like there was much of an incident.

Indeed, there was some mention of this elsewhere this AM, seems Stewart was trying to be funny rather than rude, corpsed rather badly and then dug himself in further. Clearly a massive story.

**MeanGreenStompa**

Corden is a 2 minute piss in the wind.

Mr Worf should kick his head in, the spanker.

**mattyrm**

That fat fether is about as funny as a fething brain tumor.

**Orlanth**

reds8n wrote:
Orlanth wrote:It doesntly look like there was much of an incident.

Indeed, there was some mention of this elsewhere this AM, seems Stewart was trying to be funny rather than rude, corpsed rather badly and then dug himself in further. Clearly a massive story.

Looking at the video clip Stewart was trying to be funny, it could have been passed as humour if it was received well, or has was just left to complete his sentince. It wasnt and he got trapped, by the talentless winker.

**reds8n**

it could have been passed as humour if it was received well

Indeed. Or had been funny.

I'm still soemwhat bemused what Patrick Stewart was doing at this "ceremony" in the first place. Fish, water, out of etc etc springs to mind.

**Orlanth**

reds8n wrote:
it could have been passed as humour if it was received well

Indeed. Or had been funny.

I'm still soemwhat bemused what Patrick Stewart was doing at this "ceremony" in the first place. Fish, water, out of etc etc springs to mind.

You are expected to try somrthing witty when doing presentations. I think he expected Corden to run with it. Stage humour used to be synonymous with jovial self-deprication, however playing by fools licence is a declining practice, ego has taken over. A good comic will consider their own anatomy fair game and play along when the 'insults' come, on stage. Corden interrupted him and Sir Patrick lost the other half of what he was going to say. Actually by butting in and saying he was waiting for the punchline is a way of disrupting the flow and ensuring the joke cant flow. He turned hostile and again broke fools licence, Corden eventually did try to recover the humour to some extent, but realised what Sir Patrick was trying way too late, you can see them talking in the background.

I put it down to an awkward moment compounded by a 'comedian' who doesn't know his craft.

**reds8n**

A good comic will consider their own anatomy fair game

..it's pretty much the entirety of his repertoire AFAIK.

I'll give him his due he can actually act, he was very good in some of the earlier stuff he did with Rob Brydon, "Cruise of the Gods" and the like.

**Orlanth**

This might explain something. From the last csentence of the Daily Telegraph article:

Corden had made several of the celebrities presenting awards and receiving gongs the butt of his jokes at the central London ceremony.

So this 'comic' dishes it out earlier in the ceremony, nothing worth recording though it seems. I think we have the measure of the man and the incident now. He should have let Sir Patrick complete his comment and smiled, or better yet come back with something witty. This explains what Sir Patrick was doing, it did look odd for him to try and crack a joke, he understandably expected Corden to consider himself fair game at least at the ceremony, if you dish it out, you should be prepared to take it. Watch the clip closely and notice Cordens condescending body language even before Sir Patrick even said anything. There was a punchline ( about the belly being seen from the back of the room) then the interruption, Corden got between Sir Patrick and the microphone and glowers stright at him while hypocritically asking him to 'continue'. Fething bully. Corden was trying to grandstand and dominate the stage, before during and after. I can see why the veteran actor felt he had right to puncture this guys ego.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

And having seen the video, it seems concrete evidence that Corden has in fact no sense of humour whatsover, as if 'Horne and Corden' wasn't proof enough.

And how brave of him to get all defense and up in Sir Patrick's face.

Buttknocker.

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And having seen the video, it seems concrete evidence that Corden has in fact no sense of humour whatsover, as if 'Horne and Corden' wasn't proof enough.

And how brave of him to get all defense and up in Sir Patrick's face.

Buttknocker.

**MeanGreenStompa**

Does the Corden spanker have a twitter or facebook we can spam with hate?

I share a birthday, love of Brian Blessed and a lack of hair with Sir Locutus of Borg and wish to commence firing vitriolic hate at the earliest opportunity at the flash in the pan 'comic'.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Oh more than likely. An Ego like his needs to be stroked after all.

**mattyrm**

Aye no doubt fatty will have a twitter account, ill endevour to send him a stream of obscenities.

**Kilkrazy**

I had never heard of Corden until this thread.

You can see him not liking it and trying to break up Sir Patrick's turn.

**MeanGreenStompa**

mattyrm wrote:Aye no doubt fatty will have a twitter account, ill endevour to send him a stream of obscenities.

MAKE IT FAT-SO!!1!

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Unleash the Geek-Jihad!

Cry Havoc and let slip 3D6 FleshHounds of Khronez!

**Frazzled**

Stewart is a KNIGHT now. Couldn't he just challenge him to a joust or something? Show of hands-who wants to see Stewart kick some butt in mideval battle armor...again?

Someone pay for my ticket and get me past customs (NO DON'T LOOK IN THE BOX!!!!) and I'll be his second. We might cheat...just a little.

**MeanGreenStompa**

Groovy...

**Frazzled**

Yes! I couldn't find anything on youtube. Stealing!

**SagesStone**

Will there be gun-lances? By that I mean an ordinary lance with a shotgun built into it

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Pshwah!

BRits don't need Guns.

Plus for Corden, you'd need an elephant gun. The fat git.

**Frazzled**

n0t_u wrote:Will there be gun-lances? By that I mean an ordinary lance with a shotgun built into it

If by built into it you mean duct taped on old school Grey Knight style then youbetcha!!!

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Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:

Plus for Corden, you'd need an elephant gun. The fat git.

No problem.

**squilverine**

Neither of them came out of it looking particularly well, Corden for being a fat tool and Stewart for lowering himself to Cordens level. However I think we all know which one of them will still be remembered for thier contribution to entertainment in another 10 years time.

**notprop**

I know Gavin and Stacey were fantastic!

No?............. Still just me then?............. Anyone?.............

**Orlanth**

squilverine wrote:Neither of them came out of it looking particularly well, Corden for being a fat tool and Stewart for lowering himself to Cordens level. However I think we all know which one of them will still be remembered for thier contribution to entertainment in another 10 years time.

I dont think Sir Patrick 'lowered himself', because he accepted cordens rebuff well, even if he lost his thread in the process. a responce was prefectly acceptable under savoire faire. If a little unwise Unlike Coren he isnt used to acid stage humour.

After some thinging I can sum up the incident thus:

Comedians jokes and award presentation shares something in common. It doesnt require much talent to dish them out, the skill is in learning how to receive them in public.

**Albatross**

notprop wrote:I know Gavin and Stacey were fantastic!

No?............. Still just me then?............. Anyone?.............

The first and second series were pretty good, but it got gak after that. He was also pretty good in The History Boys but that's about it.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

RE: Gavin and Stacey.

It wasn't as crap as most recent SitComs.

But then, that's like me boasting I can beat up a 5 year old. Nothing to really boast about.

**Albatross**

Ugh just watched it, pretty cringe.

Still though, making a jibe at someone's weight? Not on. If it had been funny, it would have been fine - but it wasn't, it just came across as an insult for no reason. I'm not a fan of Corden really, but I think most people would recognise him as someone who can laugh at himself.

I've got a bit of a beer-gut, and if he'd said that to me I would have chinned him. Well, maybe not HIM - he IS a knight after all.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Trouble is 'I are fat lulz hurrr' is about as far as Corden can stretch things.