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[14/05/08] That’s Endotainment!

Quite possibly the second least appetising media pitch I’ve ever seen land in my e-mail. For a new Radio 4… yes, Radio 4… show…

Marcus Brigstocke (The Now Show’s attack dog, The Late Edition) forces a volunteer from the world of entertainment to try stuff they’ve never tried before. Phil Jupitus ended up having colonic irrigation, reading a Jane Austen novel and eating a Findus Crispy Pancake. Nearly simultaneously.

The absolute least appetising pitch? Also from the BBC:

MIRANDA HART’S JOKE SHOP COMES TO BBC TELEVISION

Overall, I think I’d rather have the colonic…

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