Star for a Night

On what planet can Jane MacDonald and 'talent show' be in any way linked? - Advantages: You can feel better about yourself - Disadvantages: By seeing these desperate people

If the makers of 'The Weakest Link' were to create a talent show for Sunday nights, it wouldn't be wildly different to 'Star For a Night', hosted by Jane Macdonald on BBC1. IT FOOLS YOU INTO THINKING IT'S A NICE, INNOCENT TALENT SHOW! It starts off like your average Sunday night public opportunity to get fifteen minutes of fame. You get Jane introducing a 'highly qualified?!!!' selection of showbiz 'experts'. Barbara Windsor being the pop icon that she is regularly appears together with the miserable Ian Hyland, Nigel Martin-Smith and then you often find stars from soaps or boy-bands making up the panel of four. ...  Read the complete review

I have never watched Star For A Night before, until last Sunday night. There was nothing else on worth watching so I thought I would watch it. The host is Jane McDonald, who started out as a cabaret singer on a cruise liner, she was lucky because the television did a series about the different people on the liner she sang on, and people thought she was a really good singer, so her singing career took off. On Star For A Night, five singers sing there songs in front of a panel of 4 people, they then give them there honest opinion about them, sometimes the panels comments are good and other times they are bad, and if Frank Butcher(Mike Read) is on the ...  Read the complete review

I don't like eminem cuz he his just a lil bitch in hiding. I bet you all don't know that he sang backdoor boys and n'suck type shit b4 rap. Also the lil hoe put on his flyer when is first album came out that ICP might be at his record release party. ICP and eminem had never even spoken b4 that. Also, he says that he's going to kill his wife and that he'll beat your ass and kill you but...when he catches some1 making out with his wife he pulls an UNLOADED GUN, and then on T.v. kisses Kim ass. He is a lil pussy ass bitch that is only famus cuz 1. Dre's fucking him. 2. Dre's using him to regain his fame. 3. Mtv's using him to regain the white ...  Read the complete review

Star for a night is BBCs answer to ITVs Stars in their eyes! However, as addicted to Stars in their eyes I was, I now prefer the BBC version. I really admire Jane MacDonald, so maybe thats got something to do with it. The judges are honest, although Nigel can be a touch unkind at times. They do usually have a high class of act on, and sometimes I would hate to be a judge! Jane does her stuff, brilliantly, she will never change. She is as down to earth as she was when she was on the ship! The show has five contestants. In turn they all get introduced by Jane, and com eon stage to sing their song and dance (sometimes). They then go to get the judges comments, ...  Read the complete review