WoodyAllenJesus, by Tim Minchin
Im NOT on the Jonathan Ross Show
by Tim 22nd Dec 2011
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Its not a particularly original idea, I admit, but its quite cute. Its certainly not very contentious, but even so, compliance people and producers and lawyers all checked my lyrics long before the cameras rolled. As always with these bespoke writing jobs, I was really stressed for about 3 days, and almost chucked it in the bin 5 times, and freaked out that it wasnt funny and all that boring shit that people like me go through when were lucky enough to have with a big audience with high expectations. And if Im honest, it aint a world-changing bit of comedy. Regardless
On Tuesday night last week, we taped the show. I met Tom (hes nice and quite laid-back off camera, and not very short) and the divine Downton ladies (swoon) and the lovely Inbetweeners chaps (yay) and I did my song and everyone laughed and Tom said it was great and when it was done I ran off set onto the back of a waiting motorbike, got from South Bank to the Hammersmith Apollo in 13 minutes, walked into the building, straight on to stage to sing White Wine in the Sun with Professor Brian Cox. Rock n roll.
Subsequently, Suzi and her team edited the show and everybody was happy. Suzi felt it had a nice balance of big-ticket celeb action, local talent, and a nice bit of that cheeky, iconoclastic spirit for which Jonathan is known and widely loved.
And then someone got nervous and sent the tape to ITVs director of television, Peter Fincham.
And Peter Fincham demanded that I be cut from the show.
More:
http://www.timminchin.com/2011/12/22/im-not-on-the-jonathan-ross-show/