Eurovision 2021

[Nemo]

Got Iceland in the work sweepstake and discovered that they're.mly even there because of covid. Ffs!

[Bennett]

It's definitely a guilty pleasure. Mocking the Mrs' home nation's song (that's generally better than ours) is also fun

[Peter Venkman]

Got Iceland in the work sweepstake and discovered that they're.mly even there because of covid. Ffs!

They are being allowed to perform as they are allowing the rehearsal as their live performance under "special circumstances".

FWIW I think Iceland will do well, its quirky nerds but catchy.

[Jimmy Quinn]

Is it a live miming performance😀

[Peter Venkman]

Is it a live miming performance😀

No apparently they have to sing live thats always been part of Eurovision rules, unlike TOTP and various "alleged" live perfomances in talk shows etc.

[Nemo]

They are being allowed to perform as they are allowing the rehearsal as their live performance under "special circumstances".

FWIW I think Iceland will do well, its quirky nerds but catchy.

To be fair their effort last year was genuinely rather good. This year's seems very similar, but not quite as good.

[Wobbly Bob]

A guilty pleasure.
Best bit is when Graham Norton (and Wogan before him) takes the piss during the scoring stage.

Here are the votes from the North Macedonian jury.

[Jimmy Quinn]

No apparently they have to sing live thats always been part of Eurovision rules, unlike TOTP and various "alleged" live perfomances in talk shows etc.

I might tune in then😀

[Leggett]

Guilty pleasure, always has been since a little kid when we'd watch it as a family. Genuinely gutted we didn't get the Iceland win last year we 100% would have seen, I know it's the same guys this year but the song isn't as good.

It's definitely a guilty pleasure. Mocking the Mrs' home nation's song (that's generally better than ours) is also fun

Just for extra effect, do you make your points   L O U D L Y   A N D   S L O W L Y?

[Jimmy Quinn]

That's how I consume my pints

[Ticker45]

For quite a few years a large bunch of friends had parties that really meant getting pi**ed and taking the pi** but eventually it became even too much of a farce to be enjoyable along those lines anymore.

Will probably return from the attitude adjustment centre this evening and watch through a slight haze and instantly forget who has won as it will not be the UK entry unless every other act is disqualified for offences against public safety.

[Legends-Lounge]

I wonder if the rest of Europe and Australia actually understand or know why we take the hug and kiss out of the farcical cringe fest of false bonhomie?

[BambooToTheFuture]

I'm kind of in the Nemo area of it all. For me it's just a load of fun and if (like Barry) I knew a few people who were up for a fancy dress, I would probably do so too.

It's definitely not something to get the tits in a twist about like Mr Orange mentions. Yep we know the voting is somewhat leans politically but I enjoy the ridiculousness of it all even more

Totally agree with comments re Wogan, quite tough for Norton to follow him even though he's been doing it around 10 years now! Wogan was something else, it's the equivalent of trying to recreate the two Ronnies for a sketch. I'm glad Norton hasn't tried to "be Wogan" though and he does a decent enough job of taking the piss

I was going to have a bet on both the UK and Israel getting nul points (nil pwah) but no doubt some from the UK will probably vote for Israel, handing them a few points.

The UK entry is quite good but this is Eurovision so you either go for the most trashy sounding song or the most banal, there you may find your winner! Anyway if you do watch it, enjoy and get slowly sloshed (or quickly) or if you can't stand it, enjoy and get slowly sloshed in the garden (whilst being pissed on no doubt).

As an aside, and for a bit of fun (which may translate as pain for some) my co-host and I are doing a "Rip It Up Podcast: Eurovision Special" where we'll briefly discuss the contest, pick out our favourites/most ridiculous/rubbish tracks and likely be wearing something orange. It will be quite interesting what my co-host makes of it all as he is an American so will probably wonder what on earth is going on, unless of course, it turns out he is one of Eurovision's biggest fan. I guess if you can be arsed, you'll have to tune in and find out.

Hope to put it out at around 7.30pm and will be just a 30ish min episode. Absolutely zero pressure to view, it's purely a "flash episode" but will post the link here for anyone interested. A bit like those who love the "all day build up" coverage to the FA Cup 

[Legends-Lounge]

Well the chicken in tomato and Coriander is ready, the two types of homemade bread, chilli & feta, cheddar & onion are in the oven as I type. So we’re now enjoying a pimped up king prawn cocktail to help lubricate the digestive system before some serious alcohol and piss taking starts soon.

Edit. Interestingly two out of the three countries cuisine on offer tonight are not in the final.

[Bob's Orange]

Well the chicken in tomato and Coriander is ready, the two types of homemade bread, chilli & feta, cheddar & onion are in the oven as I type. So we’re now enjoying a pimped up king prawn cocktail to help lubricate the digestive system before some serious alcohol and piss taking starts soon.

Edit. Interestingly two out of the three countries cuisine on offer tonight are not in the final.

I went to the other end of the effort scale and bought some bombay mix, pickled onion monster munch, spicy Nik naks, popcorn, twiglets, garlic bread and a pizza!

Enjoy your evening LL!