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Snooker Commentators: Lawrence Caswell and Mike Sylvester
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The premise
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Ted and Peter are calling a quarter-final at the Crucible when Peter points out that both Lawrence Caswell and his opponent Mike Sylvester are gay, a first for the stage. Ted frets over whether Peter's word for it is acceptable, Peter insists he has checked, and Ted settles on a blunter label that he thinks is the safe option. When Peter invites him to guess what is going through the mind of the player bending over the table, Ted stops himself, and the first instalment of the recurring commentary runner closes on his reluctance to say it aloud.
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It is, Ted. I've checked.
I can't say that, can I?
Script
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- 00:05
Peter DeCoursey
Oh, and that's a bad miss. And a bit of a first for a quarterfinal at the Crucible here, in that both Lawrence Caswell and indeed his opponent, Mike Sylvester, are both, with the best will in the world, queer.
- 00:19
Ted Wilkes
Well, Peter, I'm not sure that's quite the PC term.
- 00:23
Peter DeCoursey
It is, Ted. I've checked.
- 00:25
Ted Wilkes
Well, I'm going to call them homos to be on the safe side.
- 00:29
Peter DeCoursey
And as Mike Sylvester bends over to break off now, Ted, what do you think will be going through his opponent's mind?
- 00:37
Ted Wilkes
I can't say that, can I?
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