[Satnavvy]

I don't really want to discuss Chris Moyles himself on this thread, but rather, his team.

"Comedy Dave" - Whilst having the most boring voice on radio and making even the tedious link more tedious than it should be, he generally comes across OK - obviously a sharp cookie with some good one liners and one would be interested to know how much he actually contributes to the show - quite a bit I suspect.

Dominic Byrne - very odd looking (has anyone seen the "Oddbox"?), he does what he says on the tin, ie read the news, gives out the most pathetic weather forecasts ever heard on radio and acts as the butt of a lot of Moyles' jokes.

Rachael. What has happened to her lately? She seems to have taken a massive backseat since her wedding and her place seems to be monopolised by Aled (of which more later). Like all of them to a larger or lesser extent, she know which side her bread is buttered and who is the boss.

Carrie - probably my favourite. I like her voice, she clearly loves sport and she has done one or two bits for BBC Sport on TV occasionally and she has a naive quality in her interviewing which I find endearing.

Aled - this is where I really have the problem. Never one to deny or envy other' success, this guy seems to have gone from being a humble broadcast assistant, through to producer and is clearly now being groomed as one of the next generation of presenters on Radio 1. I find him cloying, sycophantic to an alarming degree and just so pleased with himself, I find myself almost shouting at him on the radio! Loves referring to what is discussed "off air", very corporate and so far up Chris Moyles' ass it is untrue. In case you are wondering - I CAN'T STAND HIM AND WISH HE WOULD GO!

Rant over!

[JonathanEx]

Originally Posted by Satnavvy

Rachael. What has happened to her lately? She seems to have taken a massive backseat since her wedding and her place seems to be monopolised by Aled (of which more later). Like all of them to a larger or lesser extent, she know which side her bread is buttered and who is the boss.

Rachel and Aled have swapped roles for a bit, between producer and day producer: so Rachel comes in later and does the work during the day setting up for the next show, and Aled comes in at the early hours.

According to Aled, posting on ChrisMoyles.net:

Rach and I have swapped for a while. No big deal and nothing major it's just we both do the same job so we'll flip every now and then depending on what fits our skills best. Rach is working on a few big projects that you'll hear about soon.

[thatdarncat]

Originally Posted by Satnavvy

Rachael. What has happened to her lately? She seems to have taken a massive backseat since her wedding and her place seems to be monopolised by Aled (of which more later). Like all of them to a larger or lesser extent, she know which side her bread is buttered and who is the boss.

Moyles really had a go at Rachael today during the Golden Hour, and she left the studio after that. I don't agree with those who say that he is a bully, but he does have a nasty side sometimes.

[thatdarncat]

Originally Posted by Satnavvy

Aled - this is where I really have the problem. Never one to deny or envy other' success, this guy seems to have gone from being a humble broadcast assistant, through to producer and is clearly now being groomed as one of the next generation of presenters on Radio 1. I find him cloying, sycophantic to an alarming degree and just so pleased with himself, I find myself almost shouting at him on the radio! Loves referring to what is discussed "off air", very corporate and so far up Chris Moyles' ass it is untrue. In case you are wondering - I CAN'T STAND HIM AND WISH HE WOULD GO!

I quite like Aled, he seems quite a nice bloke, not much of a sense of humour and a bit unworldly I think, but he appears empathetic and well suited to his role on the Surgery.

[abertom]

Rachels producing next week when Vernons in for Chris

[thatdarncat]

Originally Posted by abertom

Rachels producing next week when Vernons in for Chris

I forgot Vernon Kay is on next week. I really can't warm to him at all, he is so full of himself.

[gizzy77]

Originally Posted by thatdarncat

I forgot Vernon Kay is on next week. I really can't warm to him at all, he is so full of himself.

I just find him really bland.

[ElectrobixGreen]

Not looking forward to Vernon filling it, he is quite crap.

Aled's getting on my tits at the moment- I hope Rachel comes back permanently soon.

[ajd303]

Originally Posted by Satnavvy

Rant over!

Though the fact you can write so much about the traits and personalities of a group of people you've never met means actually they must all have extremely well defined characters that they bring to air each morning and are assured in their roles. Credit for that must lie with the show's production team for making sure each member of the show has a 'role' and a defined 'personality' on-air, - of which Aled, as you've pointed out, is near the top of the tree in terms of production for that show.

Get on your t*ts he may, but it seems that's more a case of him being not the type of person you'd get on with in the real world, rather than him being bad at his job...

[wrexham103.4]

Originally Posted by thatdarncat

I quite like Aled, he seems quite a nice bloke, not much of a sense of humour and a bit unworldly I think, but he appears empathetic and well suited to his role on the Surgery.

I agree I think Aled is great on the Sunday surgery, he does come across as caring and sympathetic. The surgery is one of my fave shows on R1

[Murray Mint]

Originally Posted by wrexham103.4

I agree I think Aled is great on the Sunday surgery, he does come across as caring and sympathetic. The surgery is one of my fave shows on R1

Whatever happened to Kelly Osbourne?

[TomDaOne]

To quote Comedy Dave " No one cares!"


*wonders how many people will get the joke*