![]() So whatever celebrities are getting up to at the moment, Roger does that and just swears while he's doing it."īut, to be fair, there is fantastic comic invention at work in the Profanisaurus. As Simon Donald tells me: "My brother came up with this idea of a character who just can't tell the difference between his private life and his life on TV. Viz creators Simon and Chris Donald had the idea for Roger when they overheard a Newcastle-on-Tyne TV presenter telling a dirty joke. If, in the past, a senior colleague confounded you by explaining that he had to be excused because "Mr Brown is at the window" or you felt yourself embarrassed when the lady captain of the golf club wearily complained that "Arsenal are playing at home", then Mr Mellie's guide to filthy euphemisms is the book you need. He is, of course, Roger Mellie (the man on the telly), one of Viz comic's most enduring characters, and the new edition of his classic reference work, Roger's Profanisaurus, is on sale now. Educated at Bartlepool Grammar and Oxford Remand Centre, our latter-day Noah Webster grew up to present TV shows such as Dirtbox Jury, Bastard World in Action and several others with titles we can't mention in a family paper. This generation's Samuel Johnson was born in Fulchester in 1947. Simon Donald talks to Donald Clarke about making things up. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period.The creators of 'Viz' comic never knowingly fail to offend, and the spin-off 'Roger's Profanisaurus' is just as silly and tasteless. You can manage your subscriptions through your Account Settings after purchase. The cost of the renewal will match the initial subscription price. This subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period, your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your App Store Account at confirmation of purchase. *Manufacturer's estimate.Īll the subscriptions are auto-renewable subscription directly from the App Store. Viz's comic characters, such as the Fat Slags, Sid the Sexist, and Roger Mellie the foul-mouthed Man on the Telly, as well as its hugely popular Top Tips and Profanisaurus sections, are firmly established as national institutions, just like Broadmoor Hospital for the Criminally Insane. Its irreverent mix of bad language, childish cartoons and sharp satire has seen its creators hauled over the coals by the United Nations, questioned by Scotland Yard's anti-terrorist branch and exhibited in the Tate Gallery. Viz has been gracing British newsagents' shelves since 1979. ![]()
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