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February 11, 2008 7:45 PM
Studio audience walks out of Lily Allen's chat show
Lily Allen's new BBC3 show is off to a dodgy start if rumours from the show's production are to be believed. Gossip from the fledgling chat show suggests that Lily is far from comfortable in her new TV role, with one third of the studio audience walking out during filming. Those in attendance were Lily's MySpace friends, but there was nothing friendly about the negative feedback. One disappointed fan complained: "Everyone really, really wanted it to work for Lily. She is such a lovely person, but all the jokes fell flat and she seemed very nervous. It just did not work. I do think she's got a nice voice, but she didn't sing at all. I think everyone was expecting she would."
Maybe a spot of singing might have helped as another guest revealed: "We were all told when to clap and laugh but a lot of people, including me, were very uncomfortable. Much of the humour was very limp.” This "limp" enforced humour included videos of animals having sex, an idea that had guest Hollywood actor Cuba Gooding Jnr. baffled. The Jerry Maguire star wondered aloud: "I don’t know what’s sicker, animals having sex or you clapping.” Technical problems also wrecked havoc with Lily's autocue breaking down, leaving the Smile singer dependent on written cue cards.
Another unfortunate audience member whined: “We were all standing about, getting quite tired. She was halfway through her interview with David Mitchell when she seemed to forget the questions and launched into an attack on all the horrible things people had written about her on online chat forums. It was terrible. Even David Mitchell had to remind her not to criticise the very people who would be watching the show.”
Yes, but will anyone be watching?
[via Showbiz Spy]
Posted by Katie Button on February 11, 2008 in Lily Allen, Musical Stars, TV Show Gossip, UK Stars | Permalink
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