I follow Cleese on Twitter and he is highly critical of the established newspapers, especially over their lack of coverage of snooping into privacy of celebrities. That must be a factor in this.
On Mon, Oct 10, 2022, 8:09 AM Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: > Cleese has sadly become something a caricature of his former self, so this > doesn't surprise me especially. And I'm sure the money is useful too... > > That said, GB News is almost certainly still hemorrhaging cash, a bit like > their rival TalkTV (home of Piers Morgan in the UK). UK broadcasting rules > mean they can't just set-up shop as a UK version of Fox News or similar. > They do tread a fine line though. > > > > Adam > > On Mon, Oct 10, 2022 at 1:58 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> The 80-something comedy legend joins rightie-leaning GB News, even though >> he described himself (to BBC Radio 4's "Today") as an "old-fashioned >> liberal" and argued that “GB [is] a free speech channel.” >> >> https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/john-cleese-gb-news-woke-1235236675/ >> (link) >> B >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/b67bdde5-1a9f-463c-8700-4d86d92ab0f1n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/b67bdde5-1a9f-463c-8700-4d86d92ab0f1n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGDZ5shoA%2Br6%2B%3DRJA44Bu%2BCOw3oAUQvEQTC1pxfVMk5BCw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGDZ5shoA%2Br6%2B%3DRJA44Bu%2BCOw3oAUQvEQTC1pxfVMk5BCw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAH5J8yw31m%3DhkgQBYgrbDFj5wV3asrmosJxxvJGYcc4GTcOmMA%40mail.gmail.com.
