[Closed] Can we all laugh AT Moyles now?

BBC let him carry on with his rant - did his whole team lock themselves away from BBC in a special room whilst he had his rant?

Publicity stunt or set up imo

I suspect if you had the buffer 600k per annum brings then it may have been less of an issue.

I suspect if he earns 600k, which he no longer does, then his life style will be around that. So equal to your £12.75 per week.

has anyone mentioned him being a fatty yet?

Sell him your diet idave - he can afford it and it's about time you made some money out of it considering the amount of STW'ers who are on it for free 😉

DezB - Member
Jeez PP, I wouldn't even defend a [s]DJ[/s] Head of Student Media at the University of Sheffield I respect (eg. Mary Anne Hobbs) with such vigour and enthusiasm!

fixed that for you

What is it with the high numbers of crusty old radio 4 muppets on STW? :p
It's not supposed to be a in-depth educational show with a play list from the 19th century. Sure there are quite a few cringe-worthy and plain unfunny moments on his show (I generally only listen to first hour getting ready/driving to work) but it's generally entertaining (and shock/horror I'm 37...). Sure he's paid a lot to talk for a couple of hours a day but so are people doing an equivalent job on commercial stations - it's bad enough having to pay a licence fee, I certainly wouldn't want to pay it if the BBC became like a public service station relying on the cheapest/free 'talent' out there.
I'd also be pretty pissed if I hadn't got paid for 2 months (I'm sure his rent and bills are a fair amount more than mine). Besides it's mostly just a media slow news day thing, he has a rant of some description most mornings and rarely plays a record before 7am. He's not even supported by a female co-presenter as some muppet posted earlier (although he does rely heavily on his team and it would be very dull without them)

I suspect if you had the buffer 600k per annum brings then it may have been less of an issue.

I suspect if he earns 600k, which he no longer does, then his life style will be around that. So equal to your £12.75 per week.

Oh no! Moyles may have to cut down on swan pies! Get real drac, £600k is an awful lot of money.

[i]I'd also be pretty pissed if I hadn't got paid for 2 months[/i]

Not sure how much alcohol you can afford without getting paid?

STWers in "having a pop at someone successful" shocker.

He'll have pulled more birds than any of us, earns more than any of us and is probably on every guest list of every gig/club in the UK.

A bit odd having a rant on air but hey ho, I'm sure he'll survive.

I used to listen to moyles in my early 20's and did find him and comedy Dave funny. I'm really supprised he's still around though.

I hope they get shot of him and he turns up presenting a really crap satelite show like Keith Cheguin. He is less deserving of 600K than some bankers and footballers.

I suspect if he earns 600k, which he no longer does, then his life style will be around that. So equal to your £12.75 per week.

+1

It's naive to assume that he's living the same way as someone who earns 5% of what he does. I'm genuinely surprised by the number of self righteous c0cks here, there's plenty of people earning a lot more money for similar/less work!

I'm genuinely surprised by the number of self righteous c0cks here

Really?! You don't come here often obviously. You see here if someone isn't working for minimum wage down the pits without complaining they should sit silently regardless of problems as they have no right to complain. As you see most people on here are just such hard-working, lowly paid, perfectly behaved people doing jobs that no-one thinks are useless/pointless, donating their free time & cash to the homeless, presenting hospital radio for free (and better than moyles) and so are in the best position to complain.

Really?! You don't come here often obviously. You see here if someone isn't working for minimum wage down the pits without complaining they should sit silently regardless of problems as they have no right to complain. As you see most people on here are just such hard-working, lowly paid, perfectly behaved people doing jobs that no-one thinks are useless/pointless, donating their free time & cash to the homeless, presenting hospital radio for free (and better than moyles) and so are in the best position to complain.

So true!

So true!

hey come on.. lets not forget the STW toryboy contingent who wholeheartedly support obscenely large salaries as long as they are earnt by executives and/or toffs..

Yes Yunki, on STW unless you are talking about Carlos Slim, any judgement on the value for money of any person is irrelevant, as there is always someone richer 🙄

Right, I'm going to have a bit of a rant now, apologies in advance...

As I wrote before, like it or not, Moyles has the longest running breakfast show on Radio 1 ever, he has also added millions of listeners to a show that was in decline when he took it over. He has continued to grow the listener base year on year. Day time shows very, very rarely run as long as this as after a time the listeners get bored and turn off, so it is unfair to compare his longevity with people like John Peel and Mary-Anne Hobbs (both legends on my eyes).

Now you may not like his show (if you're not between 16 and 25 you are not its target audience anyway), but there are clearly a huge amount of people who do and it is a hugely successful show.

As for the rant, well I don't care if you earn £16k or £600k, if you don't get paid you will be p***ed off. If you don't get paid for 2 months then you will be at ranting and raging stage, so his actions are understandable, if not his smartest move. A lot of people have pointed out that he ranted for 30 mins without playing a record, well, if you listen to his show you will know it is rare that he does play a record between 6:30am and 7am. His show is not a music based show, he plays 2 records every half hour, rarely more.

Finally, even if you don't like his show, laughing at someone who did not get paid is pretty low even by STW standards. Making comments about him splitting up with his long term girlfriend is even lower.

So guys, grow up, a guy who is in a bad place personally and has not been paid for 2 months has ranted about this. Why is this a surprise? And why are people seeming to take a great amount of pleasure from this?

…and breath…

Oh no! Moyles may have to cut down on swan pies! Get real drac, £600k is an awful lot of money.

It is hence why loosing 3 months wages has pissed him off at the 600k claim that's 150k which "is an awful lot of money". Would you be happy not receiving 1/4 of your annual pay?

The guy agreed to take a 20% per cut though so he's no longer on 600k still not a bad wage though can't deny that.

And why are people seeming to take a great amount of pleasure from this?

...probably because on the rare occasions I have listened to him he has belittled and taken the piss of others less fortunate, or perceived to be less intelligent than himself. No sympathy whatsoever me, in fact I'm 😆 at his current situation.

"And why are people seeming to take a great amount of pleasure from this?"

Because it's Chris Moyles!

moyles gets a salary from his own production co. it is the production co that may have not been paid. you can be sure the tosser has drawn a salary from his employers - who are not the BBC. so it's not quite someone going without their pay.

i'm sure his lifestyle costs are in line with his salary, but it's extremely unlikely that moyles didn't get paid by his own production co since July.

his rant was pretty pathetic and ****y, rather like his 'product'

coffeeking and lunge +1

[i]So guys, grow up[/i]

Piss off! We're mountain bikers!

[i]And why are people seeming to take a great amount of pleasure from this?[/i]
Because he did it ON THE RADIO. Beacause he's a celebrity. Because he's a total kn0b! Need I go on? Did you see him on Buzzcocks? If ever there was one who can give it out but not take it...

But look what he's complaining about: not paid since the end of July.
So his August salary is 3 weeks late. That's all.
What's the big deal?
Tough.
So is mine.
And I've been put onto part-time working, so there'll be less.
I'm not complaining to my customers, just to the boss and you lot.

What is it with the high numbers of crusty old radio 4 muppets on STW? :p

BTW I listen to Radio1 100% more than I listen to Radio4, whatever that has to do with anything.

He's a fat talentless ****. Keep not paying him, he might go away in the huff. I love the fact he's getting stung over his money. He doesn't deserve it anyway.

BTW I listen to Radio1 100% more than I listen to Radio4, whatever that has to do with anything

He is a c0ck endwho should be booted from breakfast imho. He is not funny, yesterday he was picking on a 12 year old who had rang in!!! I mean ffs what's funny about that?? Why am I complaining about the fat unfunny twunt? I pay my license fee that's why 🙂

Right, I'm going to have a bit of a rant now, apologies in advance...

As I wrote before, like it or not, Moyles has the longest running breakfast show on Radio 1 ever, he has also added millions of listeners to a show that was in decline when he took it over. He has continued to grow the listener base year on year. Day time shows very, very rarely run as long as this as after a time the listeners get bored and turn off, so it is unfair to compare his longevity with people like John Peel and Mary-Anne Hobbs (both legends on my eyes).

Now you may not like his show (if you're not between 16 and 25 you are not its target audience anyway), but there are clearly a huge amount of people who do and it is a hugely successful show.

That's because lots of people are morons. Being good at appealing to morons isn't something to be commended.

So guys, grow up, a guy who is in a bad place personally and has not been paid for 2 months has ranted about this. Why is this a surprise? And why are people seeming to take a great amount of pleasure from this?

Because he's an arsehole.

HTH.

He'll have pulled more birds than any of us, earns more than any of us and is probably on every guest list of every gig/club in the UK.

Pretty sad and indicative that those are the things you value in life really. (Oh and I have run plenty of successful gigs/club nights and know others who do too, and there's no way we'd be putting that chump on the guest list.)

PP is clearly a member of his family.

What a hopeless case to have a defend at. Back in your box, Poddy

No not at all. I don't listen to him, I hardly liten to the radio at all any more. But what I think of him or his show isn't the issue, it's the holier than thou attitudes of those with the biggest opinions that annoy me. Yeah, it's fine to insult someone you've never met just 'becasue you pay his wages' isn't it?

And I'll do whatever I like with my box thanks. So poke it, sunshine.

You really don't think it's right to mock celebrities? Even one who has a public temper tantrum? I mock my own child when he has a temper tantrum! Cos it's FUNNY!

are clever people not allowed to find his show funny?

i listen most mornings, i couldnt stand listening to radio 4 other than their comedy stuff... i use the radio for light entertainment, if it gets too serious then i'd rather turn it off and listen to some tech-metal or something.

the chris moyles team spend most of the time taking the p1ss out of each other and that banter is quite fun company in the morning.

That's because lots of people are morons. Being good at appealing to morons isn't something to be commended.

BTW I listen to Radio1 100% more than I listen to Radio4, whatever that has to do with anything.

What? EXACTLY twice as much? To the nearest 1%?

DezB - Member
I mock my own child... Cos it's FUNNY!

Selectively quoted I know but today's parent of the year award goes to....

STWers in "having a pop at someone successful" shocker.

He'll have pulled more birds than any of us, earns more than any of us and is probably on every guest list of every gig/club in the UK.

Yeah, it's fine to insult someone you've never met just 'becasue you pay his wages' isn't it?

It is if he is a tedious fat git.

He's not fat, he's just big boned.

...are poor people allowed to dislike rich people, in your shallow world view, without it being envy?

Not on STW!

Edited. Can't be bothered anymore.

Lunge +2

He's been paid now amyway.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11395904

By the BBC it would seem iDave.

well, he was still on the radio this morning. must have worked.

And you're an ingnorant opinionated idiot

How did you work that out?

[i]There are loads of "birds " who like fat, [/i]rich[i] gobsh!tes ...why not put on some weight and you will be sorted[/i]

Fixed that

Seems there's two arguments on this thread - whether its right that Moyles shouldn't have been paid and whether you like Chris Moyles.

I don't think you can argue that its wrong for an employer not to pay up. Having being in the same boat (although not to the same value) I think its horrendous what the BBC have done, whether its Moyles on £600k or a cleaner on substantially less. You enter a contract, you pay when the money is due. Simple. I think Moyles should not have taken advantage of his position to voice his woes, but then you don't know what had gone on before the rant - was this the end of a long line of discussions?

For the record I can't stand the man, he's made me turn off Radio 1 in the mornings with his self-obsessed ramblings. And that News reader Dom is even worse. I listen to Mills in the afternoon (who is GOLD) and you get the trailers for Moyles show - seriously, if they're the best bits then I'm not missing much

flange, you know I am exactly the opposite. I think Moyles is really rather good but I can't stand Mills, really not my cup of tea at all.

flange - Member
Seems there's two arguments on this thread - whether its right that Moyles shouldn't have been paid and whether you like Chris Moyles.

Not to me, and I started it! To quote myself:

[i]Anyway, this thread was started as a "let's all laugh at the useless celebrity stomping his pathetic feet live on air and committing career suicide"
which is a perfectly normal thing to do, whether you think that celebrity is funny or not. Surely?[/i]

Fair enough Lunge, different strokes for different folks and all that.

Maybe thats what you intended but thats what it seems to be now DezB

I listen to Mills in the afternoon (who is GOLD)

Christ I couldn't disagree with you more.

Think the Scott Mills show is utter utter drivel. His complete demolition of the English Language, the same old games, no new material.

Think the Scott Mills show is utter utter drivel. His complete demolition of the English Language, the same old games, no new material.

You mean

Think the Scott Mills show is utter utter drivel. His actual complete actual demolition of the actual English Language, the same old actual games, no new actual material. Actually!

I would rather listen to Moyles than Mills
Best DJ's on R1 are Coxy and Vernon Kay.

Seems to me most people dislike him for his personality ...are poor people allowed to dislike rich people, in your shallow world view, without it being envy?
There are loads of "birds " who like fat gobsh!tes ...why not put on some weight and you will be sorted

Well does anyone here actually know him personally then? I doubt it. Does anyone here have a choice whether to listen to him or not? Yes. Has he raised listener ratings since rising rapidly in his career? Yes. Will there always be moaning dullards on STW whose only highlight of the day is a pathetic snipe at someone who has got off their ar5e and done something with their lives? Yes. Are you one of these people? Yes.

Vernon Kay? Jebus....

Vernon Kay [b]&[/b] Coxy? Jeeeeebus

[i]I would rather listen to Moyles than Mills
Best DJ's on R1 are Coxy and Vernon Kay. [/i]

I'd sooner shove an XTR chainset up my nose than listen to any of those.

Personally I think a good use for a large chunk of the licence fee (you could use the East Enders budget for it - I'm sure there are plenty of people who would love to spend 30 minutes amateurishly screaming at each other week in week out for free airtime and Z-lister status) would be to take everyone and everything involved with Radio 1* and pile it all onto a big firework, light it, and watch the whole lot go bang. Then perhaps we could rebuild a station around popular music instead of around meaningless drivel that's amplified by the meaningless drivel feedback loop of its retarded and unimaginably tedious listeners. "Sandra from Northampton has texted in to say that she's doing the washing up tonight", well here's news Sandra, that's what we all do every night, you are about as special as a single turd in a massive, massive pile of turds, and even more than Chris Moyles's hefty salary I hugely resent my licence fee serving to give you a broadcast medium for your witless inanity and mindless tedium. Drag your dismal existence to Facebook and leave public service broadcasting out of it. Sandra from Northampton, get your miserable snivelling backside on that firework and shut the f*** up.

* leave Zane Lowe, he does actually dig up some good stuff and is at least fully interested in the music rather than the meaningless vapid shit that every other R1 DJ sees fit to tell people about

😆

Excellent rant Bez.

Agree about Zane Lowe, although I still find him very irritating, he does at least play some good music.

Will there always be moaning dullards on STW whose only highlight of the day is a pathetic snipe at someone who has got off their ar5e and done something with their lives? Yes. Are you one of these people? Yes.

Whatever Junk - every little snipe you have makes you look more bitter, more sad and more pathetic.

A quick tip - when trying to be a smartarse, it helps if you can actually construct a legible sentence unlike the last one in your bleating rantlet.

Sorry things haven't worked out for you - but that's not my fault is it? Jog on laddio.

I can tell from your response you did not understand my response. I thought it was fairly clear I was joking, especially that bit where I said it was humour. Sorry you could not comprehend that. I will make it a bit more obvious next time. Will CAPITALS help?

What's Sandra wearing?

A quick tip

You sound like Alan Partridge - he was successful once too. 😛

Surf-Mat - don't forget Moyles he has loads of money and pulls loads of 'birds'. They are the only indicators of someone's worth or ability. 😆

This picture pleases me a lot, and makes me feel really happy to be who I am:

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This man is younger than me. Yet looks a lot older.

Life isn't so bad after all... 😀

Moyles, earlier:

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Will there always be moaning dullards [s]on STW[/s] [i]called Moyles[/i] whose only highlight of the day is a pathetic snipe at someone who has got off their ar5e and [s]done something with their lives[/s] [i]called in to their radio show[/i]? Yes.

I've never done a 'fixed that for you' before. Quite pleased with my first effort. It's awesome.

Duntmatter; I love you and want to have your babies.