“Hur hur hur hur hur.” Vanessa Redgrave’s bravery in 1978 amuses Jim Mora and co. The Panel, Radio NZ National, Monday 23 February 2015 Jim Mora, Stephen Franks, Ella Henry, Noelle McCarthy
Excitement is high this afternoon—the Academy Awards are on!
NOELLE McCARTHY: They still haven’t announced the Best Supporting Actress. I’ve been waiting for this for two hours.
JIM MORA: We’re going to be talking about acceptance speeches on The Panel.
NOELLE McCARTHY: Oh!
MORA: Is Neil Patrick Harris doing well as the MC?
NOELLE McCARTHY: Oh look, he’s having a bit of a SONG and a bit of a DANCE….
MORA: He’s talented!
NOELLE McCARTHY: He did an edgy joke about cross-dressing.
MORA: Hur hur hur hur hur!
NOELLE McCARTHY: Which he’s allowed to do of course, ‘cos he’s done a fair amount of that on Broadway. In the meantime, if you want something in the meantime, there’s a quite good round-up of some INFAMOUS Oscar moments in the New York Daily News today, including—talking of acceptance speeches—Vanessa Redgrave’s from 1978—
MORA: Oh yes.
NOELLE McCARTHY: Because of course she got up and gave that famous shout-out to the PLO—
MORA: The PLO!
NOELLE McCARTHY: She gave a shout-out to the PLO and denounced Israel as a fascist state!
MORA: That’s right! And didn’t some—there was a writer who got up and replied to her!
NOELLE McCARTHY: That’s right! He was a three time award-winning screenwriter and he said “I’d like to suggest to Ms Redgrave that her winning an Academy Award is NOT a pivotal moment in history, does NOT require a proclamation.”
MORA: Hur hur hur hur hur hur hur!
NOELLE McCARTHY:[archly] “And a simple ‘thank you’ might have sufficed.”
MORA: Ha ha ha ha ha! “A simple thank you” Ha ha ha ha ha!
STEPHEN FRANKS: Ha ha ha ha ha!
NOELLE McCARTHY: Elegantly put!
MORA:[heartfelt sigh]….. Back to the real world. …..[heartfelt sigh]…..
NOELLE McCARTHY: Yes. Back to the real world. Back to Bali, in fact. Indonesia is putting fighter jets in place for the transfer of these two Australians who are going to be executed….
Vanessa Redgrave’s bravery in 1978 amuses Jim Mora and co.
The Panel, Radio NZ National, Monday 23 February 2015
Jim Mora, Stephen Franks, Ella Henry, Noelle McCarthy