Hugh ‘It’s All About The Twiglets’ Grant is, and take this with a whole lake of salt, apparently being touted as a replacement for Charlie Sheen in the abjectly awful and heavingly unfunny Two and a Half Men.
It would appear that the actor-turned-paparazzi snitch started to be courted around a month ago by CBS boss Les Moonves and President Nina Tassler, knowing that, for some reason, Americans just can’t get enough of posh Englishmen pratfalling and pulling worried faces constantly.
And, the good news for Grant is that, even if he stint only lasts for one season and he hates working on an American sitcom, he’ll be able to comfort himself with a cheque for $1 million. Per episode. Even more baffling is that Charlie Sheen was getting more than that per episode when he was on the show. With $1.25 million per show, it is hardly surprising he could buy suitcases filled with weapons grade cocaine when it took his fancy.
Of course, Hugh isn’t the only person the studio are looking at.
Reports have linked Woody Harrelson, someone called Jeremy Piven and Rob Lowe to the Sheen shaped hole in the programme. However, it would appear that it is Hugh Grant that they’ve got their heart set on.
This will all be good news for the show’s creator, Chuck Lorre, who will want to work with someone who, essentially, isn’t Charlie Sheen. Basically, he’ll be thrilled at working with someone who doesn’t need 24 hours a day of babysitting and pats on the back in return for unending abuse and glassy, hallowed out eye sockets.
Still, we shouldn’t feel sorry for Lorre because he’s subjected the world to the spectacularly woeful The Big Bang Theory and we shouldn’t ever forget that.
Naturally, if Hugh gets to replace Sheen, we’ll have to draw comparisons with the two as they’ve both got a thing for mucky, hired sex. Remember when he and prostitute Divine Brown were arrested on lewd conduct charges? Those mugshots still adorn the hecklerspray hovel walls.
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Iain says
Well, at least he’s method enough on the womenising-front.
Ella says
Mof Gimmer you are seriously bitter, i have almost some pity but…No you don’t deserve it ! Try to write an interesting and not so dumb and bashing for nothing article next time or just hide yourself behind a big rock..well the 2nd option is more realistic
Jessie says
Yes! I know he’s a bit of controversial choice, but I may actually start watching the show with Kutcher in it, he’s always cracked me up. So glad they didn’t go with Hugh Grant!