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A filmography would be good. — Preceding unsigned comment added by IanUK (talk • contribs) 18:44, 24 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've been thinking of adding info regarding the 6 part comedy documentary "The Unclyclopedia of Rock" which he co-wrote and co-presented on Capital radio in 1985, but don't have enough info. --Olaf Legend 20:53, 16 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There was a film where he was a heart transplant recipient, for example - I cannot remember the title Big arthur cronquist (talk) 21:20, 9 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0429288/ - Heartless. :) And yeah, I agree that a filmography would help the page look more complete. Bangdrum (talk) 21:50, 9 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"Stabbed in the front" quote

"When Merton was asked by Michael Parkinson whether he had stabbed Deayton in the back he replied "no, I stabbed him in the front"." - according to IMDB it was Hislop that said this: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0386810/bio 143.252.80.100 18:01, 13 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It was definitely Paul Merton. Sir-Nobby 16:32, 30 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Reduced salary

Regarding the sentence "In May 2002 he was embarrassed ... and his salary was reduced by the BBC.[2]" I cannot find any reference to a reduced salary in the article referenced by the footnote. Have I overlooked something? Was his salary reduced? At least I think this sentence should be split in two, so as to avoid the impression that the footnote is the source for this statement. 83.70.227.29 12:11, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Scandals

"he should have been allowed to continue, especially because some of the previous guests on the show had been guilty of more serious infractions in their private and professional lives."

Any chance of some examples? ArdClose 01:13, 4 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Presumably Neil Hamilton (Cash for Questions) would be one, and subsequently Boris Johnson (guest AND guest presenter) has made headlines for having an affair. There are probably more. ntnon (talk) 07:46, 13 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

TV's Mister Sex

The nickname is actually much older than this article claims. In Episode 9 of Series 3 of HIGNFY, Paul Merton mentions that Deayton is nicknamed "TV's Mr. Sex" in Time Out Magazine. Even if Merton is making this up (as is his wont, I have never read Time Out, especially not in 1992), then the nickname still predates 2002 by a decade. Wencer (talk) 03:19, 13 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Scandal commentary

Some viewers suggested that—as his position was essentially that of an actor reading a script—he should have been allowed to continue, especially because some of the previous guests on the show had been guilty of more serious infractions in their private and professional lives. However, other viewers argued that as a staple along with Ian Hislop and Paul Merton, he was not entitled to have such a controversial private life and then criticise others for such dealings on the show.^[1] Many^[who?] took the view that the two regular panelists on Have I Got News for You, Merton and Hislop, contributed to his downfall; both by failing to offer Deayton support and by mercilessly pillorying him about the revelations, most memorably on the show immediately following the scandal appearing in the tabloid press.

I removed the above text from the article because I believe anonymous comments to a website fail the Reliable Source and Notability requires for criticism/commentary. The paragraph is too much like gossip, of the He Said, She Said variety, rather than an encyclopedia. Ashmoo (talk) 09:53, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "Talking Point: Was the BBC right to sack Angus Deayton?". BBC News. Retrieved 2007-01-11.

Magician

The lead and the infobox mentions Deayton being a "magician", but the article body doesn't mention it, and I can't see any obvious references to this in a quick news search. Vandalism, or trivia, or something else? --McGeddon (talk) 18:57, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'll assume either vandalism or trivia (if he's performed magic in such a vanishingly small capacity that no source has ever documented it, it's not worth putting in the lead or the infobox), and cut it. --McGeddon (talk) 08:33, 28 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Missing role

Deayton was in several sketches in the "Rowan Atkinson Live!" (from Boston) dvd but it doesn't have an article to link to. TacfuJecan (talk) 05:15, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reference to Richard Wilson

In section 3.1, it says that after Deayton's sacking, Richard Wilson supported him by refusing to appear on the show again. The footnote referencing this does not mention Richard Wilson, only Stephen Fry, so I have removed his name. --P123cat1 (talk) 09:57, 24 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Quote from Paul Merton

In section 3.1, Paul Merton is quoted as "proclaiming" that he found Merton a "dull man". The footnote in support of this does not bear that out. According to the footnote, in the "Parkinson" show Merton said that on first hearing about the scandal they were all rather surprised because they thought Deayton was "quite a dull man", i.e. he was being humorous about it. So I cut out the stark "dull man" reference in the article. (See my Help Desk query "Angus Deayton (2)" dated 23/4/2014 for details.) --P123cat1 (talk) 10:12, 24 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Early Years

Featuring Chris Tarrant, Lenny Henry, Bernard Manning, in Carlton TV's 1982 O.T.T., Angus Deayton is credited for writing "Additional Material"

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pteBNgVNYBI&feature=youtu.be&t=2810 (Episode credits) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.152.106.115 (talk) 15:12, 12 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Alone

This article could say that in May 2018, Deayton appeared in a BBC Radio 4 sitcom called "Alone". Vorbee (talk) 17:36, 17 May 2018 (UTC) This began a new series in the autumn of 2019. Vorbee (talk) 18:40, 21 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "Talking Point: Was the BBC right to sack Angus Deayton?". BBC News. Retrieved 2007-01-11.

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