I don’t want to see people decorating a house or digging a garden. As for guys like Jonathan Ross, he got an award there last Christmas. What for? He doesn’t sing, dance or tell jokes, does he?

Ian St. John’s remark reads as a complaint about what he sees as the dilution of “entertainment” and the inflation of celebrity status. By contrasting practical activities (decorating a house, digging a garden) with a television personality receiving an award, he implies that public recognition has drifted away from demonstrable craft or performance. The rhetorical questions—“What for?” and “He doesn’t sing, dance or tell jokes”—set a narrow, traditional standard for show-business merit, suggesting that presenting or hosting is being rewarded without the older markers of talent. The tone is dismissive and populist, framing awards culture as out of touch with ordinary work and with authentic performance.