As a dedicated Arsenal fan, McGrath has perhaps killed any ideas Victoria may have harboured about tempting her hubbie to Highbury. McGrath fits perfectly into the current vogue for laddishness in the British media. Millions watch The insults he delivers, particularly to his stooge, Gary Lineker, are mostly scripted, says former show regular Lee Hurst. McGrath believes they are one of the main reasons the show is still attracting nine million viewers in its tenth series. He is probably right.
Insults are the name of the game.
Ask Anne Robinson. The very fact that he is on a TV show at all, is the fulfilment of an ambition that Rory McGrath has held since his early years growing up in a council house in Redruth, Cornwall. He began writing comedy scripts at 14. He was a clever boy with that enviable quality of being able to do well in exams without putting in much effort. The plan worked.