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[[File:~~simoncowell_2039~~.png|link=Series/American Idol|frame|"This article is absolutely ''dreadful''!"]]

[[File:simoncowell 2039.png|link=Series/American Idol|frame|"This article is absolutely ''dreadful''!"]]

{{quote|''"(contestant name), I thought it was horrendous."''|'''Simon Cowell''', many times}}

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=== [[Reality TV]] Examples: ===

=== [[Reality TV]] Examples ===

* As mentioned, Cowell on ''[[American Idol]]'' and ''Britain's Got Talent''. He's known for his "No... I won't send you home" approach, his cases of hitting his fellow judges' klaxons in ''Britain's Got Talent'' and his put-downs, usually to [[Hopeless Auditionees]]. Granted, generally he's simply telling the truth, but does so in such a blunt way that it could only be taken as offensive.

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** He tends to keep his temper relative to his expectations: screw-ups by professionals in the culinary - restauranter, chef, waiter, etc.(who should know better) - will get the full brunt of his wrath, while non-professionals (like those who appear on ''[[The F Word]]'') are treated much more patiently by Ramsay.

=== [[Game Show]] Examples: ===

=== [[Game Show]] Examples ===

* Anne Robinson on ''[[The Weakest Link]]''.

* [[Jimmy Carr]] on ''[[Distraction]]''. Some of his insults are just about as X-rated as his stand-up show.

* Steve Valentine on ''[[Estate of Panic]]''.

=== Other Real-Life Examples: ===

=== Other Real-Life Examples ===

* Video game critic Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw of [[Zero Punctuation]].

* Yahtzee's fellow ''[[The Escapist|Escapist]]'' contributor Jim Sterling, of Jimquisition.

=== Fictional Examples: ===

=== Fictional Examples ===

== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

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** He also criticises [[Credits Gag|the show's credits]] and makes special note of how [[Lampshade Hanging|unoriginal his own appearance is]].

** There's also a Simpsons short where he plays as [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s66wTXO2F3g a really hopeless contestant]. An interesting role reversal, to be sure.

** Then Simon plays as himself in another episode, in which Moe Syzlak winds up as an ''[[American Idol]]'' judge after becoming a [[Jerkass]]. Simon convinces Moe that being the Mean Brit is [[Lonely At the Top|a lonely life]] ~~-- which~~ is just a ploy to make Moe look weak and eliminate him as a potential threat for Simon's job.

** Then Simon plays as himself in another episode, in which Moe Syzlak winds up as an ''[[American Idol]]'' judge after becoming a [[Jerkass]]. Simon convinces Moe that being the Mean Brit is [[Lonely At the Top|a lonely life]]—which is just a ploy to make Moe look weak and eliminate him as a potential threat for Simon's job.