Jim Davidson Bankrupt..

Digital Punk · 9 Jul 2006 at 00:17

Jim Davidson was from a different era than today's PC comedian.
Back then his style of comedy was accepted, and its easy to criticise now.

He did a lot of work for the armed forces and other charity stuff.
He wasn't my favourite comedian, but I think he deserves a (big) break.

Ultra_Extreme · 9 Jul 2006 at 00:23

im happy for the few who still have the cajones to say what they want, often what is true, too little of that these days, lol in the "free world" eh

reflex · 9 Jul 2006 at 00:49

chrisd said:
Can't say i'm particularly bothered, what with him being a complete tool and all.

Yeah i never really liked him.

Vergo's tricks > Davidson

Raikiri · 9 Jul 2006 at 00:52

reflex said:
Yeah i never really liked him.

Vergo's tricks > Davidson

They were like the real life Tim the tool man taylor and Al

Energize · 9 Jul 2006 at 00:53

Lol I never even heard of him before.

Van Hellseek · 9 Jul 2006 at 00:55

another "tool" vote here.

he can't act, and his *ahem* "comedy", is entirely based around generalised insults.

in fact he defines "tool" tbh.

wouldn't wish bankruptcy on anyone, but no sympathy here.

stigggeh · 9 Jul 2006 at 00:59

Digital Punk said:
He did a lot of work for the armed forces and other charity stuff.
He wasn't my favourite comedian, but I think he deserves a (big) break.

boom booom tish

(nice

)

i like his comedy, he is a really funny guy.

Edinho · 9 Jul 2006 at 01:03

Energize said:
Stupid government, their greed has caused them to lose hundreds of thousands of pounds, because they wouldnt lower the tax payments.

The government did the right thing he effectively said reduce my tax bill by 50% or im going bust, they said fine go bust. Would open the flood gates to everyone playing that game.

Bes · 9 Jul 2006 at 01:09

Utter tool.

He was staying in Bristol as I think he was in pantomime there and walked into the Bristol Marriot ****ed out of his face and started screaming verbal abuse at all the staff and making racist remarks to a young Asian staff member. What a ****.

MasterMike · 9 Jul 2006 at 01:12

I lost any respect for him when he walked out of a live performance when he saw the front row was composed of wheelchair users.

glissando · 9 Jul 2006 at 01:15

My reaction to reading the thread title was "muahahahaha".

Van Hellseek · 9 Jul 2006 at 01:16

the more i think about this idiot the more i dislike him.

racist, sexist, crap "comedian".

he's a small-minded idiot who belongs at least 40 years in the past.

nutcase · 9 Jul 2006 at 01:20

I never thought I'd say this. But Jim Davidson actually made me laugh.

He's bankrupt? HA HA HA! Couldn't happen to a nicer bloke. He's about as funny as a rapist. Toilet humour and that's as far as he's ever managed.

mks2005 · 9 Jul 2006 at 01:28

I don't really know that much about him in all honesty, but if some of the comments made in this thread are actually based upon fact (which I'm not entirely sure about) then I'd lead towards the "no sympathy" viewpoint.

I never personally found him offensive/unpleasant - only really know him from Big Break, which I quite enjoyed. But yeah, that was probably because of the trick shots.

pinkacidbootson · 9 Jul 2006 at 01:28

My views after reading this thread are mixed. And he lives in Dubai!?

SexyGreyFox · 9 Jul 2006 at 02:12

I've worked with Jim Davidson a couple of times and he's a great bloke and isn't up his own arse like Freddy Starr or Ronnie Corbett.
Shame to hear this.

shifty_uk · 9 Jul 2006 at 02:18

I find him funny, and a good comedian. I've never actually heard him interviewed or anything so I'm not sure what his personality is like, but he looks decent enough to me.

I don't have any problem with his style of comedy, and I agree with AJUK.

I'm getting tired of this country moaning about everything and anything.

dirtydog · 9 Jul 2006 at 08:02

MasterMike said:
I lost any respect for him when he walked out of a live performance when he saw the front row was composed of wheelchair users.

Indeed. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/3205871.stm

I used to think he was okay but I think I must have been mistaken.

AJUK · 9 Jul 2006 at 08:33

starscream said:
Wifebeater...
Racist...
Homophobe....

What about his bad points?

Seriously, his comedy is sometimes about those things but it is just that, comedy. Have the thought police got to you as well?

Visage · 9 Jul 2006 at 08:54

AJUK said:
What about his bad points?

Seriously, his comedy is sometimes about those things but it is just that, comedy. Have the thought police got to you as well?

If its comedy then that implies some level of humour - and I for one fail to see anything funny in racism or homphobia. Nothing to do with thought police - no one had to tell me that racism isnt funny.....I wouldnt have thought *anyone* would have to be told, tbh.

And as for 'he does a lot of work for charity/the army, so everything else is fine' well thats just BS of the highest order.