Louis Theroux

[IdleRich]

was this guy the originator?

Didn't he also say.... "Some men are recorded as having erections when they pass... do you think Bruce Willis will Die Hard 2?"

 

[IdleRich]

Kempy would have had Saville in headlock face all red screaming "I'm a peado"

Dunno wasn't Saville a wrestler back in the day, probably would batter the Eastenders "hardman".

 

[john eden]

My recollection is that Jon Ronson started the whole awkwardly chatting to odd people and letting them expose their oddness schtick. He had a column in the Saturday Guardian in the early 90s doing that iirc. Then Theroux did a better job of it on telly. Pennis was later, wrapped up in that lad culture irony stuff like the Bo Selecta guy.

 

[john eden]

Actually just checked Wikipedia which says Pennis started in 1995 so he was before Theroux maybe. But it’s a bit different really? Diff dynamic.

 

[luka]

Totally different. Woops has retracted his statement and apologied

 

[muser]

It was quite interesting hearing them do podcast together recently when Louis started doing them for lockdown, talking about how they had always been low-key rivals. I only realised recently Jon Ronson did a TV series based on his book them, his style definitely doesn't work as well on the screen.

 

[woops]

pennis was on the sunday show well before any of these imitators and invented the whole lot i will never apologise death before dishonour

 

[woops]

also his whiny annoying voice is done for effect and jon ronson just talks like that

 

[version]

Grounded with Louis Theroux - 16. Oliver Stone - BBC Sounds

Louis speaks to film director Oliver Stone.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[sus]

Version what do you do for fun, when you're not on Dissensus. Are you a cricket guy? Baseball?

 

[sus]

What are your initials in meatspace

 

[luka]

Version what do you do for fun, when you're not on Dissensus. Are you a cricket guy? Baseball?

he goes on reddit

 

[sus]

Oh boy.

 

[version]

I don't. I deleted my account a while ago.