London's Edna No.3

#1

London's Edna No.3

Posted: 4/21/09 at 11:00am

TV presenter Justin Lee Collins is in final negotiations with the producers to play Edna at the Shaftesbury from the end of January 2010.



They've seen him and like him, he's seen the show and loves it!

Updated On: 4/21/09 at 11:00 AM

#2

re: London's Edna No.3

Posted: 4/21/09 at 11:01am

The theatre world has gone completely insane. lol

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#3

re: London's Edna No.3

Posted: 4/21/09 at 11:03am

Sorry!
But!


...who the hell is this hairy monster???????

#4

re: London's Edna No.3

Posted: 4/21/09 at 11:09am

Oh come on he would be amazing, hes so funny and has a really good singing voice

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#5

re: London's Edna No.3

Posted: 4/21/09 at 11:17am

I Would by tickets to see the show again if Justin Lee Collins took over as edna. would be a hoot !

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#6

re: London's Edna No.3

Posted: 4/21/09 at 11:19am

Ewwwww! He's not funny at all, what a horrible idea.

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#7

re: London's Edna No.3

Posted: 4/21/09 at 11:23am

"who the hell is this hairy monster???????"

He is an incredibly un-funny, irritating TV presenter who, when he comes on screen, makes me unsure of whether I want to scream or vomit! lol

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#8

re: London's Edna No.3

Posted: 4/21/09 at 11:43am

Oh come on the guy is hilarious, especially when he does his Bring Back... programs

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#9

re: London's Edna No.3

Posted: 4/21/09 at 11:55am

I guess personal taste with comedy, as with tastes of musical shows, is always going to be different. I just don't find his kind of comedy even remotely funny - but then I didn't find the humour in Hairspray even remotely funny either, so maybe he'll be ideal for it! lol

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#10

re: London's Edna No.3

Posted: 4/21/09 at 12:48pm

Personally I find him totally unfunny and could imagine him mugging his way through the show. If the producers have seen and like him than I may well be wrong, but I won't be rushing to return if this comes to pass.

I would love to see Matthew Kelly as Edna - he's got the acting chops, the comedic background and the all-round likeability for the role.

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#11

re: London's Edna No.3

Posted: 4/21/09 at 1:00pm

I for one cant stand the man, and he would really put me off seeing this INCREDIBLE show again!

#12

re: London's Edna No.3

Posted: 4/21/09 at 1:18pm

Is he famous for anything? Or is he famous for being married to someone famous?

#13

re: London's Edna No.3

Posted: 4/21/09 at 3:21pm

Who's he married to?

If he's got the chops and the stamina and the ability to create a character then I could see this working. If not then he'll be as bad as John Altman in Chicago.

Matthew Kelly is a good idea.

#14

re: London's Edna No.3

Posted: 4/21/09 at 3:41pm

Isn't Brian Conley taking over?

#15

re: London's Edna No.3

Posted: 4/21/09 at 4:23pm

No 1 Michael Ball
No 2 Brian Conley
No 3 ...this guy!

#16

re: London's Edna No.3

Posted: 4/21/09 at 4:36pm

ok ok, thanks!

#17

re: London's Edna No.3

Posted: 4/21/09 at 4:59pm

I doubt this.

#18

re: London's Edna No.3

Posted: 4/21/09 at 5:21pm

Why?
What's he done anyway, what's he famous for? I've never heard of him before.

#19

re: London's Edna No.3

Posted: 4/21/09 at 5:29pm

He did The Friday Night Projectm with Alan Carr (which changed to the Sunday Night Project), and he did all the Bring Back... shows ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bring_Back... )



( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Lee_Collins )

Updated On: 4/21/09 at 05:29 PM

#20

re: London's Edna No.3

Posted: 4/21/09 at 5:59pm

Some of you are really showing your age *giggles*

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#21

re: London's Edna No.3

Posted: 4/21/09 at 6:17pm

Haha, I only know this stuff because I've seen the adverts so many times, and my older brother quite liked the programmes. I watched..one or two, I don't hate him, but I don't love him either!

#22

re: London's Edna No.3

Posted: 4/22/09 at 6:20am

Well if he's doing late night stuff I'm well in bed before he hits the screen. I'm too young for much of the stuff after the water garage!

#23

re: London's Edna No.3

Posted: 4/22/09 at 8:07am

I think he'd be great. He's doen repeatedly on the Sunday nigtht project. I love him! He's great and would make and awesome Edna! Bring it on (:

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#24

re: London's Edna No.3

Posted: 4/22/09 at 8:23am

He is actually quite a famous TV presenter these days. Friday/Sunday Night Projects receive good ratings, as have his 'Bring Back...Star Wars/Fame/A-Team' etc.

He got given his own ITV2 talk show recently, it's fine - not properly sat down to watch it, but my general opinion on him as a TV personality is that he works best with his co-host Alan Carr. He's not really a comedian as such, more just a presenter who likes to banter.

I reckon he will do fine, it's probably quite a good idea to have a pretty famous Edna when ticket sales might dip next year...

#25

re: London's Edna No.3

Posted: 4/22/09 at 8:26am

All this late night TV stuff makes me think this will limit his theatre audience. The way he's being described on here doesn't make seem like a family name.