Viewers slam Seven’s ‘unfunny’ Roast of John Cleese as comedy special gets destroyed in MAFS ratings: ‘We Australians don’t do comedy well’
Channel Seven’s heavily promoted Roast of John Cleese special was absolutely destroyed in the ratings by Nine’s Married At First Sight on Tuesday night.
According to the industry website TV black box1,489,000 people tuned in to MAFS, while the John Cleese special only attracted 458,000 viewers.
It comes after Seven heavily promoted the roast and brought in several Aussie stars to attack Cleese, including Tom Gleeson, Joel Creasey and Rhonda Burchmore.
Viewers were much more interested in seeing MAFS couple Andrea Thompson and Richard Sauerman on screen during a very heated moment on the reality show.
Andrea’s, 51, first argument with the motivational speaker, 62, happened earlier in the episode when they tried to discuss how to fix their fractured relationship.
Channel Seven’s heavily promoted Roast of John Cleese special was absolutely destroyed in the ratings on Tuesday night by Nine’s Married At First Sight
Meanwhile, furious viewers condemned John Cleese’s comedy special.
‘We Australians are not good at comedy. The John Cleese roast was a shock,” one upset fan snapped.
“If you’re roasting John Cleese on national television, it’s important that you actually roast the recipient,” a second person added.
According to industry website TV Blackbox, 1,489,000 people tuned in to MAFS, while the John Cleese special only attracted 458,000 viewers
“I can’t believe I streamed this,” a third person interjected, and a fourth added, “This always sounded dodgy.”
The special was filmed in front of an audience at Melbourne’s Crown Casino last year and was hosted by Shane Jacobson.
Cleese, 84, was treated to a slew of good-natured insults thanks to a series of celebrity guests.
Annoying viewers turned down John Cleese’s comedy special
Meanwhile, the heated MAFS episode on Nine saw groom Richard unable to take his wife Andrea’s criticism and learn from his past mistakes in their union.
“Richie, you keep choosing not to listen. I understand you’re frustrated,” she tried to explain.
In a very aggressive and angry display, Andrea slammed her notebook hard against the table and shouted, ‘You just did it again! You drive Me crazy!’
Despite the visible overload of emotions, Richard did not give up and added: ‘You blame me for things from your previous relationships. You won’t own that. I’m not that guy.’
The special was filmed in front of an audience at Melbourne’s Crown Casino last year