Whatever happened to this?!

[Tom Wade]

WILD MAN of rock, Shane MacGowan, is set to shock telly audiences with a boozy, X-rated chat show.

The former Pogues idol, who has been repeatedly hospitalised after wild drinking bouts, has recorded a pilot for the new Channel 4 series called "A Drink With Shane MacGowan".

According to an insider: "Viewers can expect an orgy and bad taste gags, as the guests are let loose on the free-flowing alcohol." Top stars, including actors Johnny Depp and Nicholas Cage, plus pop figureheads Bono and Sinead O'Connor have already been invited to appear.

Tragic. The first show was filmed during a wild weekend at Johnny Depp's notorious Hollywood hangout, The Viper Rooms. The infamous club, where tragic actor River Phoenix took a fatal drugs overdose in 1993, secretly opened ist doors to Shane and a host of celebrities. They discussed controversal topics, such as sex'n'drugs, and traded outrageous gossip. The insider confirms: "It was anything goes - total mayhem."

On the show, Shane (37) encourages his guests to misbehave for the cameras as the drink flows. And there's a flood of four-letter words. The insider adds: "Shane goes out of his way to cause an upset. Late night TV hasn't seen anything quite like it. The stars are invited to drink as much as they like it as the conversation flows. We're not sure whether the bad language will be bleeped out, but it's certainly bound to cause raised eyebrow among concerned parents."

- The Star


are there any tapes of it floating around? why wasn't this put out...and still being pumped out?

[Simon Maguire]

Well firstly add ten years to Shane's age, and that shows like a clone of Jonny Vegas's 18 stone of idiot. But an idea I'd fine hard to believe, Im not calling you a liar Tom, btw where did you find this?

[Tom Wade]

no, i am a liar...you're right.


but i was doing some browsing on http://www.shanemacgowan.com , and it's one of the articles collected there.
http://www.shanemacgowan.com/articles/star95.shtml

[Simon Maguire]

No I ment Im not calling you a liar, typo which i corrected!!, oh It's 10 years old thought It was a new thing by bad!!

[Tom Wade]

no, i know you're joking.

i really am a liar, though.

i definetly should have put the year. can you imagine raiding some BBC store-room and finding the tapes from this, though? if any of those nights actually took place.

[Simon Maguire]

The BBC would have nothing to do with the show, the article it' suppose to of been a channel 4, show. But I must admit the idea is starting to grow on me.

[Lade]

The show was recently posted on youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAyPk12Ylk8

[Christine]

The show was recently posted on youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAyPk12Ylk8

Only just spotted this: wonderful! Thanks to whoever put it up and thanks to Lade for the heads up!