bad ▁boy " ▁character ▁he ▁had ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁Doug ▁Anthony ▁All ▁Stars , ▁which ▁many ▁t ended ▁to ▁conf use ▁with ▁his ▁actual ▁person ality . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁it ▁was ▁doubt ed ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁capable ▁of ▁ad ▁li bb ing ▁and ▁speaking ▁well , ▁as ▁in ▁past ▁inter views ▁he ▁had ▁usually ▁allowed ▁his ▁fellow ▁band ▁members ▁to ▁do ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁talking . ▁ ▁Mc D erm ott ▁cut ▁off ▁his ▁dread lock s ▁for ▁the ▁show ▁and ▁succeeded ▁in ▁bro aden ing ▁his ▁appeal ▁by ▁showing ▁a ▁gent ler , ▁more ▁char ming ▁side ▁as ▁host . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁although ▁he ▁feels ▁there ▁are ▁still ▁elements ▁of ▁his ▁more ▁ag gress ive ▁character ▁in ▁Good ▁News ▁Week , ▁they ▁are ▁" ton ed ▁down ... ▁I ' ve ▁got ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁gener ous ▁host ▁now , ▁spin - the - w heel ▁sort ▁of ▁thing . ▁I ' m ▁bas ing ▁myself ▁on ▁Mike ▁Br ady ▁now . ▁I ' m ▁the ▁discipl in arian ." ▁ ▁He ▁would ▁regularly ▁sing ▁on ▁the ▁program , ▁particularly ▁on ▁Good ▁News ▁Week end ▁and ▁G N W ▁Night ▁L ite , ▁including ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁original ▁songs . ▁In ▁one ▁episode , ▁Mc D erm ott ▁performed ▁the ▁self - p enn ed ▁" Sh ut ▁Up ▁and ▁K iss ▁Me " ▁as ▁a ▁du et ▁with ▁F iona ▁Hor ne . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁met ▁with ▁such ▁a ▁warm ▁reception ▁from ▁view ers