Can someone tell me why they're showing David Tench quotes on channel ten. It's the second time I saw the quotes.

I was just wondering that myself.

Some of them are really funny actually...but who in the world is David Tench? Is it some new show?

It looks to be a new show.

They're all rather unfunny and unoriginal quotes about hollywood movie stars. Yawn.

I may have a theory on this.

Rove McManus, Haimish Blake, Andy Lee and Ten are launching a new show that focuses on making fun of current affairs. Could this be ads for that show?

More info: http://www.entertainment.news.com.au/story/0,10221,19467371-10229,00.html?from=public_rss

Quoted from normangerman

I may have a theory on this.

Rove McManus, Haimish Blake, Andy Lee and Ten are launching a new show that focuses on making fun of current affairs. Could this be ads for that show?

More info: http://www.entertainment.news.com.au/story/0,10221,19467371-10229,00.html?from=public_rss

<sarcasm>Oh that should be really funny</sarcasm>

Quoted Text

Rove McManus, Haimish Blake, Andy Lee and Ten are launching a new show that focuses on making fun of current affairs. Could this be ads for that show?

maybe. It's a good idea.

It better not be another crap tv show tens decided to lure us in with through great ads!

... they always seem to do that! (The wedge for one!)

Hahahahahah! Lurveit please tell me the ads for the 'Wedge' did not lure you into watching the show. What? Where you having an OFF day? omg... I would never watch a show called the 'Wedge' made in Australia and that was advertised as a comedy hahahahahah! Some comedians don't know when to give up/die. They just go ON and On and on and on........ !

yes  

but come to think of it ... i did have a case of the flu around that time  

i found http://www.david-tench.com but it still doesnt give away any information, i think channel 10 have run this for long enough time to give up some info mr tench

Good find there. Still leaves me baffeled though.

Just saw this one while watching this week's ep of Smallville just now -

'Now we've harpooned the Japanese, let's go wax some Brazilians.'

which kinda made me wonder what you 'do' to us Australians... toss us on the barbie??  

"I always thought the Socceroos were sissys.
But what great sissys!
Go the Socceroos!"

And what's the deal with David Tench getting his own show?

We don't even know who he is.

There's new ads that show David's office. It finishes by saying "Finally, somebody real on television."

I'm really excited for this show

I wonder if David has anything to do with it.

A report in yesterday's Daily Telegraph suggested that the show is being made by Andrew Denton, and may end up being an interview-style program, where the host (David Tench) is animated.

Reminds me of an old Simpsons episode when the local TV station ran those "Gabbo!" ads. Everyone wanted to know who Gabbo was..

Gabbo! Gabbo! GABBO!

Abit more about Tench here:

http://members.lycos.co.uk/davidtench/

http://www.david-tench-tonight.com is also registered, and may provide a clue to the title

Quoted from tiger_tim

A report in yesterday's Daily Telegraph suggested that the show is being made by Andrew Denton, and may end up being an interview-style program, where the host (David Tench) is animated.

Sounds interesting. They disappointed me with the Wedge, but at least TEN are trying to get some Australian comedy on. I wonder how long until we actually get to see it though, considering how long they plugged The Wedge before it was on.

In Tv week it says it starts mid august. On the ad it shows an M rating so I guess it will be going in the Tuesday 8:30 pm timeslot as it is the only empty slot when The Oc finishes in 2 weeks.

I'm getting more interested as the ads continue to show who David is.

They could also take the 9:30pm Monday slot seeing as Numb3rs is rating really badly (barely hanging off the 500k mark).

And it would be a stupid, STUPID idea to put two interview shows back to back. Although it could boost Rove's ratings yet again but I'm tired of seeing Rove's ratings climb. I want it to get axed.

Rove has never been better - I really enjoyed his show last week..

At first I thought David Tench might be scheduled for the 6pm nightly timeslot.. but if it is rated M as reported by sav, it's obviously going after 8.30... perhaps replacing Uplate? Who knows..

What about Medium on Thusdays? I don't think it's got many episodes to go before the finale.

If the title of the show is 'David Tench Tonight', it sounds like it might be on more than once a week....?

Also, at Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Tench, it says that the identity of Tench will be revealed during the Big Brother finale

It's an interesting way to promote the show though. Making people all curious.

I checked that Wikipedia article and the article is being considered for deletion. I didn't know Wikipedia did that.

From todays Sydney Morning Herald, by Greg Hassall:

Beware the Hype of viral campaigns
Who is David Tench? Well, hes the host of an upcoming chat show on Channel Ten, produced by Andrew Denton's production company Zapruder's Other Films. But he's more (and less) than that.

For a start, he's probably not real - Tench is an anagram for "Ch Ten" - as the show is believed to include elements of animation and digital enhancements. He's also the latest example of viral marketing, whereby publicity for a product is generated by stealth, giving the false impressionit has evolved organically rather than through the standard PR channels.

Viral marketing has been around for ages, but it has been made easier by the internet, which allows rapid, widespread disseminationof material and the ability to disguise its source.

In this case, Ten has combined on-air promos, featuring lame quotes from Tench, with a sophisticated online presence. Websites have been established giving hints to his identity and that of the show, chat rooms are full of speculation and an entry has even been created for the online encyclopedia Wikipedia.

Unfortunately for Ten, Wikipedia twigged to the PR stunt last week. A truncated version of the original entry remained as we went to press, but it included a link to the following advisory: "The article was created to promote an as-yet-unaired television program on Australian television, and Wikipedia is being used inappropriately as part of a 'viral marketing' campaign"

Interestingly, this process was satirised in a 1993 episode of The Simpsons called Krusty gets Kancelled, in which ads start appearing for a mysterious television personality called Gabbo. As a result of the hype, the show is a hit, but Lisa and Bart see the campaign for what it is, a cynical ploy, and engineer its downfall.

Perhaps there is a lesson here for Denton and Ten. For now the Tench campaign is clearly working. People are talking about the show without Ten having to spend money on conventional advertising or even provide many details about it. But theres always a danger a viral campaign will backfire. The young, internet-savvy people the Tench campaign is aimed at can smell a gimmick a mile off. They dont like being used and if the show doesnt live up to expectations - which are already high, given Denton's reputation - they'll turn.

It made the news. Well I suppose this gives the show a bit more publicity. And I did think that Tench was an anagram of Ch Ten.

If it is called "David Tench Tonight" like tiger_tim said, they have a website it looks.

http://www.david-tench-tonight.com

I don't think the teaser ads are generating a lot of buzz.

Whats up with that ad on david tench last night during the BB finale?? Is that really him??

if you mean the cg guy then yes i think it is,looks annoying doesnt he?

not something i would be interested in im afraid.

I thought that ad was hillarious. Can't wait to watch it.

Maybe this is Ten's replacement for Rove. Not saying Rove will get cancelled but say in a year or two Rove decides to stop, Ten has something to fall back on.

It looked funny!
I didn't listen as I didn't think it was an ACTUAL cartoon. Dang!
Lol.

I took some screenshots while the ad was on

*another* new idea ripped off from elsewhere

Space Ghost Coast to Coast anyone......

These new ads are a letdown. I'm having second thoughts now.

honestly i thought it would have been something like "Arli$$" based on the teasers.

The idea isn't bad. But it's just too american. Everything he says sounds like "Hello Hollywood, girlfriend."

Maybe if it was actually about stuff from all around the world as the ad said, then I would watch. But "USA + UK" does not equal "the world"

So it is just basically a talk show with celebrities or am I getting the wrong idea?

I might watch it sometimes. he looks evil lol.

Quoted from invader_zim

*another* new idea ripped off from elsewhere

Space Ghost Coast to Coast anyone......

Also let us not forget this guy from 1985 to around 1990:





Max Headroom

Started out as TV Movie in the UK, then the US picked it up and had a series of it, which lead to a show featuring the Computer Generated Max Headroom hosting a Music Video Program and interviewing Celebs (plus Coke ads featuring it as well and various other things) ... though I guess that was 16 to 21 years ago and we are not supposed to remember things from that long ago.

David Tench is a lot like Rove. A pompous, unfunny guy who thinks he's a comedian when he is in fact more predictable than a rerun of Neighbours.

Quoted from Sillygostly

David Tench is a lot like Rove. A pompous, unfunny guy who thinks he's a comedian when he is in fact more predictable than a rerun of Neighbours.

Or a rerun of The Simpsons. Eeexcellent.
This David Tench thing looks interesting enough. You've got to give them credit for doing something a bit unique.

I think this is what you good folks are looking for

Information on Tench

It'll probably turn out to be another Yasmin's Getting Married...another flop..

We can only hope.

Being a bit cynical aren't we? It hasn't even started yet. I'm just glad its not another bloody reality show.

It might be interesting... I will watch the premiere, and we can all make up our minds them.

PS: As part of my initiative to clean the forum up, I will rename this topic the "David Tench Tonight" topic

I've decided I'm gonna watch it. The ads are enticing to me. I like the attitude shown on the ads. Whenever I hear the ad I don't want to mute it, so that's promising at least.

I'm the opposite I absolutely loathe the ads.

Its is going to premiere Thursday, August 17, at 8:30 p.m.

Yes, and it will be followed by all new Ronnie John's at 9pm.

I think it's quite a good, Ronnie Johns.

It is indeed one of the better australian sketch shows & nice to see it on at an earlier time.

Love the chopper send-ups!

The funniest things he did was when he was on the farm and the goat started sniffing his bum... funny as!

Remember that one it was pretty funny.

The best one for me so far was when he was giving this girl a driving lesson in his beat up pile of c*** while engaging in a gun fight.

chopper's workplace safety hints is still the best for me!

Quoted from Sillygostly

Yes, and it will be followed by all new Ronnie John's at 9pm.

cool...thats a great show...but will be interesting to see if they tone down their humor/language at all - considering the earlier time slot??

TV Stations can play MA15+ shows after 9pm, so we'll have to see.

Yup, I remember Ten playing Saving Private Ryan even before 9pm at around 8.45pm at one stage on a Saturday evening with the AV15+ rating (which is higher than MA15+, at least in terms of violence), and Ten have also played American Pie with an MA15+ rating on the 9pm timeslot..

I'm glad Ronnie John's is on earlier, it was one of the best comedies on TV last year.
Is Tom Cruise really on David Tench Tonight? If he is, do they animate him to? Does anyone know any more about the show?

I think the only character they can afford to animate in such a short space of time is David Tench himself.

I think the guests will be animated with impersonated voices.

I was thinking the same thing tonight, once I saw the add that said he had Brangelina and Paris Hilton on.

I think the show will mostly have Australian guests...except when Americans come here for a promo tour or something..

I'm pretty sure it won't be the real people. I think its supposed to be satirical, and if they interviewed the real Tom Cruise, they wouldn't be able to say anything that might be vaguely offensive.

Quoted from Billy_Anacronysm

I'm pretty sure it won't be the real people. I think its supposed to be satirical, and if they interviewed the real Tom Cruise, they wouldn't be able to say anything that might be vaguely offensive.

I think it is real people, because there was an ad during Aus Idol giving previews of it. I think the first guest is Pat Rafter. Perhaps they were exaggerating with Tom Cruise, Angelina etc..

We all will have to find out this Thursday!

Virtual Tench makes history
By Erin McWhirter
August 14, 2006 12:00am

A PIECE of TV history is being made with the creation of animated talk show host David Tench.

Network Ten's David Tench Tonight is the brainchild of Enough Rope presenter Andrew Denton and his production company, Zapruder's Other Films.

While motion capture and digital enhancement technologies have been used by the film industry for nearly a decade, this program is a first for television.

In David Tench Tonight, a virtual cartoon host interviews real people in real time.

Like other talk show hosts, viewers will watch Tench perched behind a desk, interviewing his guests live in a studio.

"That's the world-first about it, guests see him in real time," producer Todd Abbott said.

"It's never been tried before and I imagine it will grab the attention of people around the world.

"Tench is something that is pioneering the way for the future."

Denton's company has partnered with Sydney-based digital production company, Animal Logic, on the project.

The technology used to produce Tench is the same adopted to create creepy Lord of The Rings character, Gollum.

The real personality behind Tench - who will never be revealed - will wear a sensor-suit marking their basic movements, which will make the animated character come across as lifelike as possible.

Abbott said the concept of the program might be hard to grasp.

"It wasn't until I saw the early character work that the penny dropped," he said.

"It's a concept that doesn't bear trying to be explained, it only works if you see it. It sounds far more confusing than what it is."

Denton's love for cartoons sparked Tench's creation and, over 10 months, his company explored the concept for a television program, and developed a detailed back story for Tench's character.

Tench's biography says the Australian-born star recently returned to Australia after a decade in the United States, where he hosted breakfast show Surprise! Good Morning! for eight years.

He has two children, a passion for poetry, and Nine's chief executive Eddie McGuire used to be his copy-kid.

Abbott said Tench's looks were modelled on famous television talk show hosts such as David Letterman, Jay Leno and Bert Newton, as well as radio men Alan Jones and John Laws.

"It was about picking and choosing the features of those talk show hosts we liked and combining it to create David," Abbott said.

So far, he said all guests - starting with tennis champion Patrick Rafter and Killing Heidi band member Ella Hooper - have warmed to the experience.

"The idea of interaction with people who are slightly cartoonistic opens guests up so much more," Abbott said.

"It allows the guest to relax and have fun. He (Tench) is able to be far more honest and so much more real in his questions than a lot of other reporters are able to be. He's also a lot cheekier."

* David Tench Tonight premieres August 17 at 8.30pm (AEST) on Network Ten.


http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,20119790-10388,00.html#

I will watch it on thurs cant wait to see if its good or not!

Sounds very interesting.

Quoted from Billy_Anacronysm

I'm pretty sure it won't be the real people. I think its supposed to be satirical, and if they interviewed the real Tom Cruise, they wouldn't be able to say anything that might be vaguely offensive.

That's because Australian talk-show hosts are gutless. *cough* Rove *cough*

Look at what Oprah managed to squeeze out of him, and some dude on the American version of 60 Minutes (sic?)

They could easily just ask Tom Cruise a bunch of cliche questions, and re-film the questions afterwards.  

He's our very own Gabbo, He could take viewers away from Nine and Seven now lost has finished.

Quoted from Jellyman32000

He's our very own Gabbo, He could take viewers away from Nine and Seven now lost has finished.

you mean that people actually watched that pile of crap  

Wasnt gabbo on simpsons?

Yeah, he ruined Krusty's career... for a short time.

Lol didn't realise he was that famous.

He Couls give Celebrity Survivor a Run for its money

Not too bad so far, he's definitely a good interviewer and he's pretty funny. Can't wait for the next episode

I watch a bit of it, and thought that it was stupid. I can't imagine it being a hit.

Hmm, it wasn't bad. Will give it a couple of shows to see whether it will be a regular for me....

Get. Rid. Of. The. Canned. Laughter.

For christs sake. I thought we were beyond opening up the canned laughter at every single slightly-amusing pun.

"Return Fire!" *Laughter as though Tench just said the funniest thing ever.*

I think Tench was good, better than I expected and funnier than I expected.

Quoted from The_Orichalcon

Get. Rid. Of. The. Canned. Laughter.

For christs sake. I thought we were beyond opening up the canned laughter at every single slightly-amusing pun.

"Return Fire!" *Laughter as though Tench just said the funniest thing ever.*

I don't think it was canned laughter, but rather a studio audience.

It was canned.

It suprised me - I enjoyed it as well - I thing does bug me, I would love to find out who does the voice of David Tench!

It was definitely very bad canned laughter. Totally uncalled for. I don't think there could be a live audience with what is obviously CGI for 'David'. The 'guests' would have to be looking at an empty chair or a cardboard cutout or a standin for the taping of it. I too would love to see who the voice belongs to. I enjoyed the bits I saw although I think Tench could get on my nerves at times. Patrick Rafter is such a lovely bloke and Ella Hooper looks better with dark hair!

Have to admit I didn't mind it after thinking I would absolutely hate it.

Tench is ok but the guests are what made it,Pat Rafter was a good fun as was Ella.

Even though I'm a nine fan liked the idea for the new show 'Dancing Under The Ice'!

Quoted from SuziH

It was definitely very bad canned laughter. Totally uncalled for. I don't think there could be a live audience with what is obviously CGI for 'David'. The 'guests' would have to be looking at an empty chair or a cardboard cutout or a standin for the taping of it.

According to David Tench's website, they are advertising Audience members for Thursday between 12.30 and 4.30pm!

Overall I liked the show and has lots of potential too!

I thought it was funny although it was designed as a totally tounge in cheek.

It has potential I'll give it that - although I thought it might of had some decent celbs.

at least they are producing some light hearted entertainment breaks up the week a bit but think it should be a hour show and put in a different timeslot.  

I actually found myself trying to hold back a few laughs, so it wasn't that bad. Pat and Ella were cool. But Ella looks better with darker hair. :-p

A few things REALLY bugged me though. Tench's soliloquies are unfunny and his laugh is so frequent and annoying!

And what's with his obsession with referring to his guests continuously by their full names? i.e. Pat Rafter, Pat Rafter, Pat Rafter, Ella Hooper, Ella Hooper etc. That also really distracted me. It made made Tench look like a kiss a**.

Overall, a decent show. I *MIGHT* tune in next week.

Quoted from SuziH

It was definitely very bad canned laughter. Totally uncalled for. I don't think there could be a live audience with what is obviously CGI for 'David'. The 'guests' would have to be looking at an empty chair or a cardboard cutout or a standin for the taping of it. I too would love to see who the voice belongs to. I enjoyed the bits I saw although I think Tench could get on my nerves at times. Patrick Rafter is such a lovely bloke and Ella Hooper looks better with dark hair!

No suzi there is a man there wearing special thingies who is playing tench, he has sensors or something on?
and I think theres an audience

I heard a rumour  that it could be  Gordon Elliott  as the voice over  but then again I could be wrong

I think the show is only going to improve and so is its ratings. Every one at work today that watched it liked it and said Tench was quite funny. I think Nelly Furtado will be funny next week (if she laughs like she did on Rove, lol), he also has Troy Cassar-Daley on.

Quoted from rowee

According to David Tench's website, they are advertising Audience members for Thursday between 12.30 and 4.30pm!

Overall I liked the show and has lots of potential too!

yeah, thats what i want to do .... spend 4 hours staring at a monitor trying to laugh when prompted...

reminds me too much of where i work  

Quoted from invader_zim

yeah, thats what i want to do .... spend 4 hours staring at a monitor trying to laugh when prompted...
reminds me too much of where i work

Oh lord, you don't work for David Brent, do you?

Quoted from Seriously

I think the show is only going to improve...

I certainly hope so.  I found it contrite and horribly unfunny.

Quoted from ALLEYCAT

I heard a rumour  that it could be  Gordon Elliott  as the voice over  but then again I could be wrong

I can imagine Gordon doing it! Definitely. I was wracking (?) my brain trying to work out who the voice is.

Thanks for the info Dara

Virtual Tench makes history

By Erin McWhirter

August 14, 2006 12:00am
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A PIECE of TV history is being made with the creation of animated talk show host David Tench.
Network Ten's David Tench Tonight is the brainchild of Enough Rope presenter Andrew Denton and his production company, Zapruder's Other Films.

While motion capture and digital enhancement technologies have been used by the film industry for nearly a decade, this program is a first for television.

In David Tench Tonight, a virtual cartoon host interviews real people in real time.

Like other talk show hosts, viewers will watch Tench perched behind a desk, interviewing his guests live in a studio.

"That's the world-first about it, guests see him in real time," producer Todd Abbott said.

"It's never been tried before and I imagine it will grab the attention of people around the world.

"Tench is something that is pioneering the way for the future."

Denton's company has partnered with Sydney-based digital production company, Animal Logic, on the project.

The technology used to produce Tench is the same adopted to create creepy Lord of The Rings character, Gollum.

The real personality behind Tench - who will never be revealed - will wear a sensor-suit marking their basic movements, which will make the animated character come across as lifelike as possible.

Abbott said the concept of the program might be hard to grasp.

"It wasn't until I saw the early character work that the penny dropped," he said.

"It's a concept that doesn't bear trying to be explained, it only works if you see it. It sounds far more confusing than what it is."

from http://www.news.com.au/entertainment...-10388,00.html


that explains it

mmm.. i saw a lil bit of this show the other night with the killing heidi chick n i dunno.. wasn't anything all that funny to me .. bit too odd 2 tell u the truth. maybe it'll get better...

I had that article posted up earlier..   

I know, I was gonna say...

David Tench's identity has been revealed.

His personality appears to be an amalgam of well-known figures. Radio's Alan Jones, former Good Morning Australia host Gordon Elliott and maybe even Ten's own Rove McManus could be in the mix. But as revealed today by columnist Jackie Lee Lewes it's

identity behind spoiler cut.



source: http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,20224395-10388,00.html

this is a crap show , hopefully we wont have to worry about who the hell it is talking anyway.

i watched the 1st one out of curiousity, along with many others ( no wonder ratings seem to go alright) ...this week - a drop in ratings , this could also be because people are not use to the habit and or forgot about it...or like me, thought it was sh*t the first time.
none the less - i will expect this also to fall in a heap pretty quickly & hopefully.

i'll give it 10 episodes or under.

surely Denton could do better than this !

jokes are'nt funny, and i don't think we will adapt to the animation bit either ( i won't be )
i'd rather real life person myself, WITH HUMOUR .

i heard a ' rumour ' ( yep, another one ) .... Tim Ferguson was the voice ?  

sorry didnt know u posted the article

err say what ?    ..you lost me

Ugh, he was even more annoying last night. I HATE his unfunny soliloquies and I LOATHE the fact that he addresses his guests by their full name. It was particularly distracting last night. It had the potential to be a great show if only the host wasn't such an arrogant twat.

It's also a little sad that they couldn't even wait until the second episode until the vocal identity of David Tench was exposed. Hell, it's been eighteen years and we still don't know which state The Simpsons live in.

I know people have discussed it, however to me the Audience has to be a canned one (or an audience watches it filmed and is cued to laugh) and it is one of the reasons the show falls flat ... there is no interaction with an audience in any way ... not a glimpse across to even pretend as if there is one there by host or guest  ... even on shows like Parkinson ... though the audience is a not really seen you know one is there by looks from guests and Parkinson ... interview shows like these need an audience or it is just bland and Tench proves that point.

totally agree !  ..it has to be a lump of wood ready to be axed ..surely !
no interaction what so ever is a massive mistake, canned laughter is sickening ...i mean the whole thing just looks sooo fake , not just the animation !  lol

and now slightly changing subject ...co's i cant hold it any longer, and no councilors are open this time of night ,but:

i may regret this , and many will disagree with me , but i can't wait for a saturday live interview show to hit town one day ..say 1- 2 hrs .
but its who i want that might disgust people even more ! .. yet i could understand where their coming from , but......

Bert Newton - BUT ! ..it must be his concept , his style , his rules with little network intrusion what so ever ....i think he's been nothing but screwed around since starting again, and has'nt run completely free for many years !

i still think he's got something inside, nevr mind good morning aust , family fued ...wrong shows wrong concept ...and its not him .

only prob i would suspect ...is todays PC Viewing Police whinging and complaining like pathetic 'tards over something he said blah blah ..actually , mmmmm maybe the full Bert Version days are gone , not him , but society in general are !


did i just say that ?  

Quoted from astrogirl

David Tench's identity has been revealed.

I find the Identity you mention as implausable mainly due to a number of points...

Gordon Elliot hosted his own call-in program from Perth, Western Australia, He returned to law school but kept working part-time on Sydney radio.

Gordon finally got his chance as a US reporter/producer on A Current Affair, where he worked from 1987 to 1991

He moved on to Hard Copy in 1991, during which time he also hosted the NBC network re-launch of To Tell the Truth

Gordon has acted in several movies and is raising two sons, Angus and Duncan

This fits in with Comments claimed :

His biography claims the Australian-born star recently returned to Australia after a decade in the US, where he hosted breakfast show Surprise! Good Morning! for eight years.

David has two children (Marcelle & Gigi)

David was lured behind the microphone first as a cadet and then as the regular sports reporter on radio

Coincidence ?  I think not...

Further -

Funny how the news item

http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,20224395-10388,00.html ( August 23, 2006 12:00am)

" appears to be an amalgam of well-known figures. Radio's Alan Jones, former Good Morning Australia host Gordon Elliott and maybe even Ten's own Rove McManus could be in the mix"

compare:

http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=top&newsitem_no=17705 (August 15, 2006)

" Tench's looks were modeled on famous television talk show hosts such as David Letterman, Jay Leno and Bert Newton, as well as radio men Alan Jones and John Laws "



  

Quoted from Sillygostly

Oh lord, you don't work for David Brent, do you?

alas no, but I am fairly sure my boss is the inspiration for the boss contained in the BOFH archives: http://www.theregister.co.uk/odds/bofh/