[MK Chris]

Hmm.. I don't see what's so funny about him. Maybe his sense of humour is too American for me.

[TIAL]

Chris Moyles.... try asking your guests some questions about what activities they are currently involved in

His tour was sold out so he had nothing to promote. It was always going to be just a 'chat' as such.

[asy1mpo]

I heard the listen few minutes this morning on the way to work and he did seem very tired etc. I then heard Chris and co talking how it didnt go too well etc.

However I have just listened to it on Listen Again and I thought he wasnt too bad.

However hearing Aled talk about his "posse" and had rude they were i think he deserved a low score.

[me1000]

Despite my earlier comments, I didn't think that the interview was THAT bad either.

The thing is Chris Rock has every right to be tired (or just not in the right frame of mind to be up for entertaining people) at any time of day, and criticising him as soon as he has left the room, when he has no comeback doesn't seem fair. (or the kind of thing that should be happening on national radio)

Fair enough he is getting paid to be on the show, but on air I thought he was polite and quite funny at times...

In any case the show is run by Chris Moyles, if he doesn't think an interview is going well then he should be flexible / adaptable enough to think on his feet and work with the guest that he has got.

He shouldn't go into a bad mood and start criticising the guest (or their entourage) when they have left the building/room(at least not on air), (he probably realised it has just been a bad interview and unfortunately his reaction is to blame the departed guest)

Anyway, on-air criticism of departed guests seems far too one-sided.

If they are going to criticise the guest, then either do it off air, or record the entourages' comments and let the listeners be a party to the whole thing. (I'm no fan of rude people and hearing some pre madonna complaining to the backroom staff would probably make good radio. )

[MK Chris]

I see what you mean, but Moyles is no mug and if he doesn't get on with a person, or feels they've been unfair, then he's going to say. Rock's entourage should, in my opinion, have researched Moyles a bit and at least found this out in the process.

I doubt they had the bits that Aled was saying about on tape and in any case, I'm sure they would need permission from the people involved, were they to broadcast something that wasn't directly recorded for broadcast? Though I could be wrong.

[foot-loose]

I see your point, me1000 but Moyles is always honest about the guests and it seemed that he was being told about the entourages behaviour by aled at the same time as the listeners. It has been a subject of previous conversations and he has pointed out how much he dislikes guests who treat the backstage staff with a lot less respect than they do the on air folk.

[Andy B]

Hang on, Chris said he was partly to blame for it, he made no bones about that, and he also said it wasn't a terrible interview, just a bit of a lackluster interview, hence Chris gave him a score of 5 out of 10, ie average.

Also I've interviewed some people who have just been appauling, they gave 1 word answers or just seemed really disinterested in the whole thing no matter what tack I've tried.

Also the fact that it was said that Colin Murray had a bad time with him as well and that Chris was discussing bad interviews with Jo at the end of the show I think proves that guests can be bad despite the best efforts of the interviewer. Meg Ryan on Parky was also mentioned and you can't exactly say Parky was a bad interviewer.

Sometimes guests just don't perform as you'd like them to, they may be having an "off" day but it's their reputation that's on the line. 8M people listen to Moyles, most of them listen becuase they like Him rather than Chris Rock, so while the interview wasn't great, it's done Chris's Rock's reputation more damage than it's done Chris Moyles'

/rant

[asy1mpo]

Despite my earlier comments, I didn't think that the interview was THAT bad either.

The thing is Chris Rock has every right to be tired (or just not in the right frame of mind to be up for entertaining people) at any time of day, and criticising him as soon as he has left the room, when he has no comeback doesn't seem fair. (or the kind of thing that should be happening on national radio)

Fair enough he is getting paid to be on the show, but on air I thought he was polite and quite funny at times...

In any case the show is run by Chris Moyles, if he doesn't think an interview is going well then he should be flexible / adaptable enough to think on his feet and work with the guest that he has got.

He shouldn't go into a bad mood and start criticising the guest (or their entourage) when they have left the building/room(at least not on air), (he probably realised it has just been a bad interview and unfortunately his reaction is to blame the departed guest)

Anyway, on-air criticism of departed guests seems far too one-sided.

If they are going to criticise the guest, then either do it off air, or record the entourages' comments and let the listeners be a party to the whole thing. (I'm no fan of rude people and hearing some pre madonna complaining to the backroom staff would probably make good radio. )

I think Chris did his best but it was missing something. I know Chris Rock has every right to be tired etc. Chris did say several times that we was very nice and charming etc and still likes him. He just thought the interview didnt go well.

Some guests just seem to get the humour and get involved more such as Davina or Will Smith.

As they always so if you dont like Chris change the channel - go to some cheesy commercial radio or something. Anyway .....

(Have you just registered to moan??)

[Vivienne]

As Yuds has previously stated, it seems to be more the entourage that have been the problem. And the atmosphere created by them. O, and the woman who swore at Aled.

[Yudster]

I just heard this afternoon's Moyles show trail. Very funny.

[Vivienne]

so, what does it contain, yuds? Haven't heard this yet?

[Yudster]

It contains a promise that the Chris Moyles show will next week be a completely 100% Chris Rock - free zone. Amongst other things. There was a desert wind, the sound of tumbleweeds and a tolling bell at one point too.........

[foot-loose]

having just listened to the interview, I would agree with whoever has said that it was alright - granted I was expecting more laughs and more things to get ofcom upset, but it was certainly not the worst interview i've heard.

The main problem seems to stem from the backstage problems. And him being knackered.

[Iced-T]

(I'm no fan of rude people and hearing some pre madonna complaining to the backroom staff would probably make good radio.)

Actually, it's prima donna not pre madonna.

[S4B]

Late into this but I agree that Chris Rock didn't get Chris at all, I thought he sounded like he was stoned (sure he wasn't and just sounded that way). I didn't hear it all as I had to get out of the car but to be honest, for the first time listening to Chris I was glad that I did.

I also agree that the funniest line was when CR said the thought we brits drink so much we think darts is a sport, it's a thought I have often had.

The trail for next week is hilarious I'm so glad it wasn't just us that thought CR was dull.

[natfatbat]

(I'm no fan of rude people and hearing some pre madonna complaining to the backroom staff would probably make good radio.)

Actually, it's prima donna not pre madonna.

I thought he meant Before Madonna complaining to back stage staff. Like "wasn't Guy Richie nicer before he got married" Kind of complaining.

P.s. Is that picture you Ice T? You look like Carl Pilkington

[Console]

It is Karl Pilkington. You can tell by the roundness and the gormlessness.

[natfatbat]

It is Karl Pilkington. You can tell by the roundness and the gormlessness.

Just checking!

[Andy B]

Apparently the darts thing is from his standup show...I read about it in this morning's Metro.

[S4B]

So he didn't think it up on the spot? Gone down even further in my estimation then!

[Andy B]

Oh I missed the bit where Aled was going through his reasons today as I was in a tunnel at the time...

What did this woman do that was so horrible? I can't listen again on this computer as it doesn't have real player and my broadband is buggered at home.

[xavkoenig]

Chris Rock barely acknowledged Aled when he went to prep him before the interview, as he was reading a newspaper. Then Aled told them that Chris Rock would be on in '12 minutes' to which his PR woman said 'there's no f***in' way' because they wanted him to go on exactly at 8am. That was what I gathered from the fallout after the interview. Bring back Will Ferrell, Nelly Furtado, Gordon Ramsay, Russell Brand, Alan Carr or anyone with a sense of humour, I say. Please! An actual nice person. I went back and listened to the Drew Barrymore interview, and that was a ton better than this, and it only went wrong because Chris decided to suddenly say 'I already have a girlfriend' and be all unfriendly at the end which screwed up everything else in the interview. The Halle Berry interview was admittedly really awkward.

[shamrock student]

And he used the darts and drinking gag on his johnathan ross interview tonight again...Lord, are all his writers on strike in the US or something!

[S4B]

I deliberately avoided Jonathan Ross tonight as I couldn't stand any more of that man!

[shamrock student]

But hey, actually on reflection was it one of the most entertaining couple of hours of radio in a long time. I mean who could have seen it all coming, complete with post interview backlash...fantastic!