But then should you be due any sympathy if you're the host of a show inviting has-been comics on just to poke fun at them (when presumably they accepted the invite because they need the fee)? Why should anyone have to be degraded to earn their money?

I'm all for a bit of piss taking but I think the subject has to be there to respond. As a similar example, I didn't find it funny when Simon Amstell was taking the piss out of Chantelle's book when Preston was on Buzzcocks; had he taken the piss out of Preston himself that would have been fair game.


Oh and by the way, I have no idea what the Emu years are I'm afraid so not sure what that reference implies.