Jeremy Paxman
Jeremy Paxman | |
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Name | Jeremy Dickson Paxman (born 11 May, 1950) |
Nicknames | Paxo (everyone), Death Mask Of Shergar (Malcolm Tucker) |
Hackery | |
Company | The BBC |
Positions | • Newsnight presenter (1989 - 2014) • University Challenge host (1994 - Present) |
Likes | Getting answers to his questions, making politicians cry |
Dislikes | ? |
Friends | ? |
Enemies | Michael Howard (post-interview) |
Relationships | |
Partners | Elizabeth Ann Clough (? - Present) |
Children | Jessica (?), Victoria and Jack (same ?; they're twins) |
Personal Attributes | |
Nationality | English |
Party | Conservative |
Religion | ? |
Sexuality | Straight |
Height | ? |
Eye Colour | Brown |
Handedness | ? |
Accent | Received Pronunciation |
Languages | ? |
Well-known for his confrontational interview technique (which once involved asking Michael same question twelve times), Paxo provides the rite of passage/Inquisition experience that every serious politico must go through to gain maximum cred. If he creams you, no-one will let you forget it, there will be smothered laughter for the next 20 years when you enter a room, and you will look like a twat forever on Youtube.
Life and Career[edit | edit source]
Early Life[edit | edit source]
Career[edit | edit source]
Interview Technique[edit | edit source]
Not surprisingly, he is cordially admired/hated by many.
Common techniques seem to be gleaned from the Little Book Of How Not To Interview Someone.
- shifting in his seat and looking away
- looking bored/angry/depressed/entirely unconvinced
- staring and staring and staring some more
- using a tone of extreme disbelief
- leaning forward aggressively
- interrupting. A lot.
- ending a section with reiteration of some damning point, then moving on so the wretched interviewee has no comeback
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In Fanon[edit | edit source]
Inevitably, his challenging and peremptory manner has led to requests on the meme for fic in which he makes [the politician of your choice] crawl around like a hapless dog. We're still waiting.