Lamest Christmas lights switch on

[Colossal Squid]

It's already happening, across the UK Z-list "celebrities" are being asked to do the ceremonial switch on of high street Christmas lights to the adoring public. But which British town or city can lay claim to the very lamest of these public appearances?

This week Robbie Williams did the switch on for London's Oxford Street. Fair enough, I've heard of him. Whilst somebody called Taylor Swift (is that a girl or a guy?) did the lights in one of the massive Westfield shopping malls. No idea who that is but he/she probably means something to you if you're 13.

The JLS are doing lights in Bristol, John Bishop is doing Bath and Leeds have a bunch of local sports "stars"... and Neil Warnock.

Do any Sussex towns go in for this sort of thing? Will we have a celebrity switch on in Brighton, Eastbourne, Crawley or Hastings?

 

[Hove Seagull]

Jimmy Savile is switching off the lights at the Leeds Royal Infirmary

 

[Colossal Squid]

Jimmy Savile is switching off the lights at the Leeds Royal Infirmary

Boom boom.

I bet the old paedo did turn on some lights in his day though

 

[shaolinpunk]

This week Robbie Williams did the switch on for London's Oxford Street. Fair enough, I've heard of him. Whilst somebody called Taylor Swift (is that a girl or a guy?) did the lights in one of the massive Westfield shopping malls. No idea who that is but he/she probably means something to you if you're 13.

Surely that says more about your knowledge of pop culture rather than her status as a celebrity? Either way, she is definitely not one of the UK Z-list celebs you refer to; more like an American A-list

 

[Colossal Squid]

Surely that says more about your knowledge of pop culture rather than her status as a celebrity? Either way, she is definitely not one of the UK Z-list celebs you refer to; more like an American A-list

Sorry, I wasn't referring to them as a z-list. I figured that doing the lights at Westfield would actually be a pretty high profile one and I heard people talking about queuing up to get tickets for it. That's why I mentioned Taylor Swift in the same sentence as Robbie Williams.

My knowledge of pop culture ended with the 90s I fear.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Surely that says more about your knowledge of pop culture rather than her status as a celebrity? Either way, she is definitely not one of the UK Z-list celebs you refer to; more like an American A-list

Anyone deserving the title "celebrity" is a talentless oxygen thief - I wouldn't know who Taylor Swift is either.

 

[Superphil]

Whilst somebody called Taylor Swift (is that a girl or a guy?) did the lights in one of the massive Westfield shopping malls. No idea who that is but he/she probably means something to you if you're 13.

She's one of the biggest recording artists in the world at the moment. Swift has been the recipient of six Grammy Awards, ten American Music Awards, seven Country Music Association Awards, six Academy of Country Music Awards and thirteen BMI Awards. As a songwriter, she has been honored by the Nashville Songwriters Association and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. She'll probably have the biggest selling album in the world this year. Not just 13 year olds that have heard of her.

 

[Colossal Squid]

She's one of the biggest recording artists in the world at the moment. Swift has been the recipient of six Grammy Awards, ten American Music Awards, seven Country Music Association Awards, six Academy of Country Music Awards and thirteen BMI Awards. As a songwriter, she has been honored by the Nashville Songwriters Association and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. She'll probably have the biggest selling album in the world this year. Not just 13 year olds that have heard of her.

f*** me I really am out of touch



I have heard of the Dizzy Rascals though!

 

[Superphil]

f*** me I really am out of touch



I have heard of the Dizzy Rascals though!

Coffee spitting moment!

 

[Easy 10]

I've heard Malcolm Roberts is switching on the christmas lights at Southwick Square.

He's the general manager at Peacocks down Boundary Road.

 

[Hove Seagull]

I've heard Malcolm Roberts is switching on the christmas lights at Southwick Square.

He's the general manager at Peacocks down Boundary Road.

THE Malcolm Roberts? Bloody Hell!

 

[Colossal Squid]

I've heard Malcolm Roberts is switching on the christmas lights at Southwick Square.

He's the general manager at Peacocks down Boundary Road.

Never mind that, have you heard of Taylor's Swift?

 

[Easy 10]

Never mind that, have you heard of Taylor's Swift?

No, but I've heard of Anna Swallow.

 

[Easy 10]

THE Malcolm Roberts? Bloody Hell!

I know.

He might be getting a round in at the Cricketers after as well.

 

[nail-Z]

She's one of the biggest recording artists in the world at the moment. Swift has been the recipient of six Grammy Awards, ten American Music Awards, seven Country Music Association Awards, six Academy of Country Music Awards and thirteen BMI Awards. As a songwriter, she has been honored by the Nashville Songwriters Association and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. She'll probably have the biggest selling album in the world this year. Not just 13 year olds that have heard of her.

Did you actually KNOW that, or copy if from Wikipedia?

#stalker

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Nothing will ever beat Paul Danan who? (Sol from Hollyoaks/ What no? Exactly) at Prestons lights "make some motherf*cking noise Preston"


Foul-mouthed Paul Danan sacked | Preston pantomime | Jack and the Beanstalk | The Sun |News

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

The JLS are doing lights in Bristol,

As it stands I would hardly call JLS "Z" list

 

[Colossal Squid]

Nothing will ever beat Paul Danan at Prestons lights "make some motherf*cking noise Preston"


Foul-mouthed Paul Danan sacked | Preston pantomime | Jack and the Beanstalk | The Sun |News

Now that's what I'm talking about. Chucking away a £5,000 a week job with his antics! Genius. He'll not see that sort of money ever in his life again

 

[Colossal Squid]

As it stands I would hardly call JLS "Z" list

I wasn't trying to imply they are. I've actually heard of them, I was just listing some stars who have been named doing switch ons this year. The big cities tend to get bigger stars obviously. I wanna hear about the no marks though, doing lights in provincial backwaters like Gillingham.

EDIT: I've just seen Gillingham got Rastamouse to do it last year. That's actually pretty big time. I'd go and see that

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

I wasn't trying to imply they are. I've actually heard of them, I was just listing some stars who have been named doing switch ons this year. The big cities tend to get bigger stars obviously. I wanna hear about the no marks though, doing lights in provincial backwaters like Gillingham.

Oh I see like the LEGEND that is Paul Danan.

Nothing will ever EVER top that I feel. Z list celeb, foul mouthed coke fuelled outburst and like you say lost a job in panto all at the same time!