I hate Steve Wright.
Not Steve Wright, the American comedian with the doleful voice. He’s great. Not even the mass murderer Steve Wright who killed a number of women in Ipswich a few years back, though I think we can all agree that that is highly inappropriate behaviour. I’m talking about the zany, wacky and completely HILARIOUS Radio 2 “dee jay”, Steve Wright. The man who thought it was funny and acceptable to record and release homophobic records in the mid-80s. What do you mean you don’t remember The Gay Caballeros?[I]t’s incredible that as recently as 1984 one of the BBC’s highest-profile presenters was able to release The Gay Caballeros, which suggested that Wright being pursued by stalking Mexican male rapists was a light comic motif, and nobody batted an eyelid.
The record was chockfull of homophobic innuendo, not remotely offensive – poofters have a great sense of humour, you know – and totally HILARIOUS.
The man who thought it appropriate to fill radio airtime with “characters” such as Gervais The Hairdresser: wildly camp, chockfull of homophobic innuendo, not remotely offensive and utterly HILARIOUS. His catchphrase was: “Keep your tongue out.” HILARIOUS! The man who still won’t include listener content on his show unless the listener informs the world just how much they “LOVE THE SHOW”. Pure and simple, Steve Wright is a cunt. (And it seems I’m not the only one who thinks so.) Driving to hospital yesterday afternoon the 2pm news bulletin ended with the news that Lucy Vodden, the inspiration for the Beatles’ Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, had died at the age of 46 from lupus. Beginning his “Big Show” (the only thing big about it is the size of the presenter’s ego and annual salary), Wright then played – with neither irony nor, apparently, an ounce of awareness – the wretched Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) by John Fred And His Playboy Band, complete with some trade mark singing along and talking over the music. HILARIOUS! Song ends. Steve opines, “It’s a creepy song!” Steve chuckles. No context, no explanation, just on with the whooping and clapping and today featuring our old friend the philosopher Alain de Botton (“He’s a philosopher!”) and the legendary David Hasselhoff!!! I switched the radio off. I never switch the radio off when I’m driving. And the best bit is that if you look at the show’s track listing to confirm that you did indeed hear what you think you heard, you’ll find the BBC claiming that the show’s opening track was Build Me Up Buttercup by The Foundations. It’s almost as though the BBC also thinks Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) was an inappropriate way to open the show in the circumstances. Incidentally, according to the recently revamped Radio 2 website, this is what Steve Wright looks like:
According to 2009 editions of the Daily Mirror and Daily Mail, this is what Steve Wright looks like:
Anyone notice anything different?
Steve Wright is a cunt.