Jeff Goldblum And Stephen Colbert Unite To Mock Richard Wilkins
Friday was not the greatest day of Richard Wilkins’ career as an “entertainment guru”. After breaking the news to the nation that both Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson had passed away, it seems Richard needed something more to talk about in order to pad out the extra three hours of airtime Channel Nine gave him with their extended Today coverage of the Grim Reaper’s rampage through the world of showbiz.
So Richard turned to Twitter as so many famous types do in times of crisis, and it was there he stumbled across the heartbreaking revelation that actor Jeff Goldblum was dead. Never mind that no reputable news agency was reporting this revelation as fact, nor that New Zealand police had confirmed absolutely nothing – Richard took this bombshell straight to Channel Nine viewers. Kevin Spacey swiftly put our minds at ease, but as far as Richard’s impeccable* career as a reporter goes, the damage was well and truly done.
To add insult to stupidity, Jeff Goldblum and Stephen Colbert have just combined forces to mock Richard Wilkins on The Colbert Report, and the result is glorious. Click on the picture to view (via Crikey).
Yup, it’s fair to say that Richard Wilkins reporting on the death of Jeff Goldblum will haunt the man for the rest of his days.
In the Goldbum related excitement, it’s easy to forget that Richard Wilkins also provided the world with the most stirring tribute to Michael Jackson ever.
“The man in the mirror is gone; the King Of Pop is dead, and whether you’re black or white, the thriller is with us no more”
Astounding.
*I’m choosing to ignore his other famous fuck ups like falling for the Triple J breakfast April Fools Day prank in 2000 and announcing the Olympics had been cancelled. Also, Richard listens to Triple J? Surprising!
Comments
His journalism is about as convincing as his singing when he was a kiwi pop star*
*I use the term star advisedly
*Spits orange juice at monitor* Richard Wilkins was a singer?? Bwahahaha I never would have thought that he could be worse at something other than his *journalism*, but there you go. You do learn something new every day.
Hollywood’s payback to Richard Wilkins should be
they ban him from any actor interviews in the US.
Hollywood should issue a no interview “Fatwa”
against Richard Wilkins.
This is the only way to keep a man like him
gossiping/laughing, making funny jokes at
actors expensve whether it be famous people
dead or alive.
What was it he said? ‘I haven’t actually checked the story out yet.’
Nice going douchebag.
Douchebag?!
Why do you demean douchebags? Ridicule them?
Why do you sully the douchebag’s reputation?
Why bring douchebags into disrepute? Put them down?
Douchebags are useful, handy, sanitary, hydrating, prevent unnecessary pregnancies, easy-to-use, keep one’s bits pristine and have no moving parts. And batteries not needed.
I wonder if Dick’s mother had one? Nah …
I saw him at the airport the other week. His head is soooo big. He is like a walking talking, breathing bobble Head.
I cant beleave they can fit his head in one frame, i’d imagine widescreen tv is the best thing 4 his career. Now we can see his whole head without having to sit through a panning shot.
Richard Wilkins is almost as painful as that Stefanovic prat. Damn he is probably the worst “journalist” on the television IMHO