Pat Harkin - Master Genius!

[Tonyblack]

I shamelessly Feegled this from the Cunning Artificer's site.

Many of you - especially if you've attended a Discworld event - will know Dr Pat Harkin - aka the bloke that does the auctions.

Well he's going to be on BBC2's 'Genius' program next Monday night at 10.00pm. Here's a clip of Pat in action with Dave Gorman, Russell Howard and Hazel Irvine.

Sharp eyed viewers may have seen Pat as an extra in Going Postal and The Colour of Magic.

His daughter is the lead singer of the excellent group Sky Larkin.

 

[The Mad Collector]

Yay Pat, always a good laugh and can I be the first to say

QUACK !!!!

 

[Jan Van Quirm]

Damn! I was going to do that but I ducked out -

Or should that be chickened out - oh cluck!

 

[The Mad Collector]

No need to be sheepish Jan

 

[Sjoerd3000]

Can I do baaa!?

 

[Bouncy Castle]

I have no idea what you lot are on about!!

 

[poohcarrot]

That guy is a very, very funny .

 

[Sjoerd3000]

I have no idea what you lot are on about!!

Should have gone to the Con, then you would understand

 

[Jan Van Quirm]

Don't say that - she'll sulk!

It's a traditional audience participation thingie Bouncy - he had cause once to say 'duck' for some odd reason (Mad Collector or Tony may know why) and ever since the audience 'quack' at him when he's MCing the Maskerade

Baas were introduced into the equation this year but I can't quite remember why...

 

[Tonyblack]

The tradition used to be that there'd be a really, really heavy object for sale at the auction that Pat would hold up and people would then make bids of around 20p to stretch things out and make him suffer trying to hold the thing up.

Not sure where the 'quack' thing came from though.

 

[Bouncy Castle]

but I can't quite remember why...

Too much gin, probably!

 

[Sjoerd3000]

I think he sad something to the audience about them being sitting ducks

The sheep were introduced this year but, like Jan, I can't remember why

 

[Tonyblack]

There was a clip of Pat Harkin on BBC's The One Show yesterday.

 

[The Mad Collector]

At a previous Con during the auction Pat said that we were all sitting ducks to be aimed at with choice items of Discworld memorabilia, to which someone responded with a quack and everyone else joined in. This year it got really surreal as any passing vaguely animal reference he made was greeted with the appropriate sound until in the end he deliberately said shrimp to see what noise we would come up with. We did have sheep, seals, cats and a couple of others. I think he is dreading 2012

 

[Bouncy Castle]

That's soooo silly!

 

[Penfold]

I watched Genius this morning when I got home from work and thought the entire 'Pat Harkin' section was souper! (Actually, I like the new format for the show as well - real genius )

 

[Tonyblack]

Loved the way he took the pee out of Russell.

 

[Bouncy Castle]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/mbpointsofview ... ad=7785296

Is Mr Harkin "the lecturer from Leeds" ?

 

[Penfold]

I believe he is, but I certainly do not agree with the comments. The program is meant to be entertainment - not solving the world's problems.

 

[Tonyblack]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/mbpointsofview/F1951566?thread=7785296

Is Mr Harkin "the lecturer from Leeds" ?

Yes, that's Pat. He can also been seen (if you have keen eyesight) in the Colour of Magic and Going Postal TV shows.