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George Sampson wins Britain’s Got Talent 2008

by Gerard McGarry on Saturday, May 31st 2008

They’re calling it a big fix over on our forum, but dancer George Sampson has won Britain’s Got Talent 2008. The final line-up was:

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George won after performing a pumped-up version of Singing In The Rain which finished with him getting drenched on stage. It was all very visually [...]

 
 

Britain’s Got Talent Gets A Twitter Stream

by Gerard McGarry on Wednesday, May 14th 2008

ITV are getting very Internet-friendly with a new Twitter stream for Britain’s Got Talent fans.
If you’ve never heard of Twitter before, it’s a fairly new web service that allows people to share little snippets of their lives with friends and family. You can even update your Twitter page from your mobile phone.

 
 

Sofia’s Diary - Interview with Triona Campbell

by Gerard McGarry on Thursday, April 24th 2008

Hi folks. I had a chat with Triona Campbell, a producer on the Bebo ‘TV’ show, Sofia’s Diary last week.
Sofia’s Diary is a daily TV show that follows the life of a teenager who’s been sent against her will to live in London. Who wouldn’t want to live in London, right? Well, Sofia finds [...]

 
 

Bret Michaels’ Rock Of Love

by Gerard McGarry on Monday, April 21st 2008

I’m not ashamed to say that one of my childhood rock heroes was Bret Michaels from Poison. As a matter of fact, I still listen to their earlier albums today. So Rock Of Love could either be a blessing or a curse, right?
What’s Rock Of Love?
Rock Of Love is a reality TV come dating [...]

 
 

Kerry Katona: How Am I An Asshole?

by Gerard McGarry on Sunday, March 9th 2008

So in tonight’s exciting car crash edition of Kerry Katona: Crazy Career Suicide, Kerry and her husband Mark are having a row and she repeatedly asks him “How am I an asshole? How am I an asshole?”
Good God love, let me count the ways! Could it be the trolling about the house in your tracksuit? [...]

 
 

Upstaged: Barry The Badger

by Gerard McGarry on Sunday, March 9th 2008

The grown man in the picture is Hal. Hal spends a disturbing amount of his time dressed up as Barry The Badger. And he is - by far - the most disturbing Upstaged contestant that I met. Maybe it’s the badger head he wears makes things a little impersonal…
On our first meeting, Barry tells [...]

 
 

Upstaged: Chris Cohen

by Gerard McGarry on Sunday, March 9th 2008

Chris Cohen has a unique talent - he can improvise full songs on the spot. Not only that, but the songs are absolutely hilarious.
Like many of the acts featured on Upstaged, Chris rose to prominence on YouTube with sharp songs about sports. His song about Steve McClaren got over 250,000 views on YouTube, and [...]

 
 

Upstaged: Terry The Odd Job Man

by Gerard McGarry on Friday, March 7th 2008

This vacant looking fella is Terry The Odd Job Man. He’s from Bristol, but he’s really ambitious, so he moved to London to seek his fortune.
“What’s new about that?” you ask, as you stand in the queue for Britain’s Got Talent auditions. Well, Terry’s ambition is to be…an odd job man. He says it’s his [...]

 
 

Scott Mills’ Hawaii Chair Goes Nuts

by Gerard McGarry on Friday, March 7th 2008

Hey! Wanna see Scott Mills being taken for a ride by his latest gadget, the Hawaii Chair? I heard about this one during the week and just saw the video up on YouTube - you need to see this!

Somehow in the grand scheme of ergonomic office furniture, I can’t see the Hawaii Chair satisfying most [...]

 
 

Upstaged: The YouStage Vloggers

by Gerard McGarry on Friday, March 7th 2008

Back when I visited the Upstaged set a couple of weeks ago, I had an excellent opportunity to meet some of the huge gang of video bloggers (or Vloggers) who are participating in the contest. They’re through to the final, by the way, so you’re going to see them on TV. And they’re very [...]