A Mild Riposte To Mitch Benn's I'm Proud Of The BBC Song

Two Pints, One Show
MacIntyre's Road Show
Bonekickers, Hole In The Wall
Persuasionists, Driving School,
Black And White Minstrel Show
Fame Academy, My Hero
Lily Allen And Friends
Eurovision Song Contest
How Not To Live Your Life
Terry And June, That's Life
World According To Bex
Crime Traveller, Vexed
Him And Her, Jim Davidson
Michael MacIntyre again
Eldorado, Triangle
Kilroy, Something Special

I'm thinking the BBC
Ain't quite as cracked up as it is meant to be
Sure it gives you Doctor Who
But then it gives you Doctors too
And in fact the licence fee
Taxes you regressively.
Oh bugger it, Benn's right
Without it, TV would be even more shite.

Of course I love the BBC. And would fight for it to the death. I just couldn't let this go could I?... Rich Johnston of BleedingCool.com

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Music

[kamelion7]

Good but would have been better if you stuck to the tune you were emulating. What is the meaning of that overtly annoying 'finger-to-the-lips' silent gesture at the conclusion? More infuriating than Ann Robinsons wink!!!!!

[richjohnston]

@kamelion7 It's a reference to the final scene of the BBC's Perfect Day video where Lou Reed holds his finger to his lips.

[2205923358]

Yes, the BBC has done a lot of shit too, however percentage-wise the BBC succeeds so much more than it's rivals. On top of this I'm SICK of the constant bashing of McIntyre. He's not the best comedian out there but can be pretty funny at times. Also what he's doing with Comedy Roadshow is a very good thing for comedy, he's giving rather unknown comedians the chance to break through. He's not my first choice in the comedy world but we will have him to thank for some future talents.

[richjohnston]

@2205923358 Nah, MacIntyre is the epitome of whipping up nothing and pretending its something. And even the best of comedians on his show suddenly turn mediocre. It's a crying shame. He is killing stand up comedy. We just need Stewart Lee to keep bringing it back to life.

[AndrewRitchie85]

If nothing else this is a prime example of why you should make sure you are at least as intelligent and talented as the person you are parodying. Besides several (well at least two) of the shows sited are pretty popular on the whole. Another positive for the BBC is the appeal to a wide range of tastes not just people who like Come Dine with me or Coronation Street which seem to be the only things on other terrestrial channels

[richjohnston]

@AndrewRitchie85 Which ones? Anyway Mitch liked it.

[peepshow090]

We need the BEEB plain and simple.

[Carniphage]

If someone made a song about all the great shows made by Sky - I am not sure they'd have enough for one rhyme.

[goo3222]

Yeah....don't do that, mate.

P.S - Show and show don't rhyme, they're the same word. Just sayin.

[aModernDandy]

I agree that not EVERYTHING the BBC does is amazing and great - but spend some time in Germany and you will see how shit public broadcasting can be!

[sidawaytony]

I'm proud of "A Mild Riposte To Mitch Benn's I'm Proud Of The BBC Song"

Mitch and not-Mitch, unite for love and purity!

[cornishphilosopher]

What's wrong with My hero, it was grate

And 2 pints wasn't that bad

[mrwrinklecream]

@kamelion7 "What is the meaning of that overtly annoying 'finger-to-the-lips' silent gesture at the conclusion? More infuriating than Ann Robinsons wink!!!!!" LOL!!!

[mrwrinklecream]

"Sure it gives you 'Doctor Who', but it gives you 'Doctors' too" LOL

[kaledmasterme]

Agree about the Licence fee, but seriously. Terry and June, Michael Mcintyre and How Not to Live Your Life? They're all fantastic!!!

[SD1fruitbat]

I was about to thumb-down this video, but you saved it with the final lines.

[arushandapushand]

nice one.

is this availble on itunes?

[OralHistoryofComics]

it's like billy joel meets bob dylan. cool