Obnoxious insult slinging isn’t foreign to these shores, but can the US format –made popular by the Rat Pack – make an impact this side of the Atlantic?
In an age where every guitar twang and ditty is applauded, tough love has a place. But our little ones have the rest of their lives to be shot down by Simon Cowells, writes Guardian comedy critic Brian Logan
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