Jeremy Clarkson discusses his recovery from coronavirus
The Grand Tour star Jeremy Clarkson has said it was unfair to compare his TV show to another, in a recent podcast. The television presenter said that Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker had set a very high bar that he found hard to keep up with.
Speaking on the Andy Jaye Podcast, the 60-year-old TV star blasted his ITV colleagues for comparing his show Clarkson On TV to Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe.
He had earlier described the producer as having created one of the best shows on television.
The star also said his sci-fi series was “thought provoking” and “awesome”.
After sharing his thoughts on Black Mirror, the host asked Jeremy if the show would feature on the Christmas edition of his television review series.
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“Will you be discussing him on your big TV review of Christmas Day – It’s Clarkson on TV?” Andy asked.
“No, but the PR department for ITV, when they said ‘like Weekly Wipe’ I said, ‘Now Come on. That is a very high bar.”
He continued: “It’s not like Weekly Wipe, Charlie Brooker, come on.”
Trying again, the PR team came up with another suggestion for Jeremy, he explained.
“So they said what about Clive James then. I said ‘No, no again. Stop saying names of people I can’t keep up with,” he added.
The show’s host went on: “I say to myself, Jeremy Clarkson, he must fear nothing, but actually, that – that’s a bar to stand to isn’t it?”
“So if on Boxing Day someone says it’s a bit like Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe, will that be day made?” Andy quizzed.
“Oh no, I will just have to get under a table and not come out till March,” Jeremy remarked.
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Earlier in the show, the former Top Gear host had spoken with admiration for Charlie’s dystopian drama.
He said: “Black Mirror is Charlie Brooker exploring if we just allow modern life to carry on in the direction it’s going unchecked this where we are going.
“There’s properly fascinating and thought provoking programmes in that series.
“I think it’s just awesome. One of the best things I’ve even seen on television,” he said.
It’s Clarkson on TV, which aired on Christmas Day, saw the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? host share an honest and no-holds barred review of the past year’s television shows.
Charlie’s Weekly Wipe series, also a review show, first aired on BBC Four in 2006.
Over the years, there have been several six-part series and additional special episodes, including some at the end of the year.
Another coincided with the general election.
His most recent one-off was titled Antiviral Wipe and was filmed during last year’s lockdown.
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