tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post1944779944712394916..comments2020-08-14T15:49:10.945-04:00Comments on Nik at Nite: Um... WOWNikki Staffordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-56615799733936491772009-01-15T13:23:00.000-05:002009-01-15T13:23:00.000-05:00Oh... and here's a link to The Montreal Gazette's ...Oh... and here's a link to The Montreal Gazette's review of the show:<BR/><BR/>http://www.montrealgazette.com/Life/sense+civility/1153269/story.html<BR/><BR/>Just noticed a Cousin Itt reference in it too (I was reading le jounal... surprisingly french-Canadian Adams Family [or was it the Munsters, I get confused] are few and far between. Anglos get it... even if I can't spell Itt.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-50682306047832404792009-01-15T13:18:00.000-05:002009-01-15T13:18:00.000-05:00My wife (French Canadian) introduced me to Bye Bye...My wife (French Canadian) introduced me to Bye Bye a few years back (I've always been a Dick Clark guy... sorry, The Show Still Nominally Hosted by Dick Clark, But In Reality Is More About That Hosting Vulture Ryan Seacrest Circling The Poor Guy Before He's Even Died New Year's Non-Offensive Rockin' Eve), explaining how good it was. <BR/><BR/>I'm still waiting for a return to the glory days. Moore's article's pretty good and he knows his way around Montreal (he was still on local radio back when I was living there) -- it's a pretty fair assessment of the Quebecois feeling.<BR/><BR/>Cloutier used to be well loved by the tabloids and the fans... it'll be interesting to see what happens now. Her husband? He's just riding on her coattails.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-20386778519968222352009-01-15T10:06:00.000-05:002009-01-15T10:06:00.000-05:00Wow, thanks for the context, Jay! I've been search...Wow, thanks for the context, Jay! I've been searching around for something else to add to this, since I'm basing my entire opinion on one person's column and not the show itself, but everything seemed to be in the Quebecois papers, and, um... my French ain't what it used to be. :)Nikki Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-31131962333849274102009-01-15T09:47:00.000-05:002009-01-15T09:47:00.000-05:00Hey Nikki,I was in Quebec at the time and was subj...Hey Nikki,<BR/><BR/>I was in Quebec at the time and was subjected to the Bye Bye broadcast. There were a number of sins: sexism, racism, and being patently unfunny.<BR/><BR/>There was one good skit, involving Patrick Roy and his violent family. And in reading the papers in Quebec, some fans were deriding the show for showing Patrick in a violent light (apparently they forgot the alleged breaking-down-door, threatening wife incident from a few years back).<BR/><BR/>Some context though. Bye Bye is a Quebecois institution, which every year is handled by some comedy team. The last three years have been terrible -- beyond terrible. So the team that was doing the show was turfed in the summer, and Vero and her "chum" jumped in. The show doesn't need to be cancelled, but they shouldn't be allowed near it again.<BR/><BR/>Fortunately, both the English and the French press pounded on the pair. In fact, I was in Montreal until the 11th and there were still front-page stories on le Journal de Montreal criticising their actions.<BR/><BR/>I'm of the opinion that Bye Bye should go -- but that's because it's been terrible for so long. Shows like Tout le monde en parle seem to be doing a better job with their year end than Bye Bye is.<BR/><BR/>Finally, you know me. I'm not one for political correctness, but this show went beyond any sense of a line to be crossed. Saying putting a black man in the white house is smart because he's a better target? Referring to "des plan nègres"? The humongous error in judgment that saw Cloutier imitate her father's victim? All unforgivable and they should be banned from the CBC forever (even though Vero was good on her earlier shows.)<BR/><BR/>Bad judgment, terrible content (again, though, she did a pretty good Celine Dion impersonation -- and Rene Charles coming out looking like Cousin It did draw a laugh from me), and hugely inappropriate behaviour: this wasn't a year-end satire. It was like watching a bunch of 14 year old boys making jokes about bodily functions, sexuality, and race. At least a kid you can forgive for not really understanding. The same can't be said for Morrissette and Cloutier.<BR/><BR/>Thought you'd like to hear from one who was there! All the best,<BR/><BR/>JayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com