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The Lovely Muffin · 20-04-2010 6:13pm

JonathanAnon wrote: »

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She split up with the husband earlier this year, so unless she's got back with him. ??

I don't know if they are back together or not.

Some weeks she wears ring(s) on her wedding finger, other weeks she doens't wear ring(s) on her wedding finger. I'm beginning to think her marriage is over and she is only wearing ring(s) on her wedding finger

A) To keep people guessing as to whether she is back with her hubby or not

She wears them as accessories.

I'll go with option B.

el diablo · 20-04-2010 6:22pm

Ah come on, who cares?

el diablo · 26-04-2010 10:55pm

Jesus, what was that A-Team sketch all about? Derek Davis and the weatherman from TnaG and Baz etc. anyway it was awful shíte.

Wasn't watching the show, just flicking.

Seriously doubt if they'll give him another series.

The Lovely Muffin · 26-04-2010 11:29pm

Great show tonight, am disappointed it was the last show of this series and I really hope it get's another series.

Also, I reckon Mairead is back with her hubby as she was wearing her wedding/engagement ring(s) tonight and at one point she said "when I was single".

Her dress was nice as well. It's from Karen Millen, nice price tag of €325.

Col200sx · 27-04-2010 8:59am

I actually enjoyed the show tonight, for a change:o

I thought the A-Team sketch was brilliant, I laughed all the way through. But being honest, it was probably too little too late, as before this I'd given up on it, unless there was absolutely nothing else on tv instead.

I think Neil Delamare is better than it though, hopefully that'll be it for now.

Spiritoftheseventies · 27-04-2010 5:10pm

Herald made this big deal about that "question" Maguire asked Michael O Leary. Clearly it was edited.
From their story he paused for a moment before replying. Big anti climax that. Show is good in places I admit.
Did like the joke about who would have a million quid to buy a house in Drumcondra through.

Namabillion · 13-10-2010 4:32pm

It's back for a new series with new host Dermot Whelan.

http://www.rte.ie/tv/audienceparticipation/republicoftelly.html

The Republic of Telly is back. Dermot Whelan is our new host to skewer everything in pop culture and take a wry look at what's happening throughout Ireland and the world. He'll be hosting a show filled with new comic talent and twisting tv till it breaks.

We've got celebrities like you've never seen them before - Daithí O'Sé as James Bond, Breffny Morgan rapping - gangsta style - and even Crystal Swing get down and do some Dirty Dancing.

The irrepressible Jennifer Maguire is back to insult the rich-and-famous and ask the questions that nobody else would have the balls to. She'll also be visiting a town near you looking to air everyone's dirty laundry and drag those skeletons out from inside your closet.

The Republic will be welcoming regular contributions from some of the brightest comics around. From the Rubber Bandits telling us about the real Ireland, Gearoid Farrelly reporting from the seedy underworld of illegal fake tanning, to Damian Clark investigating what people really get up to on a night out... And if you've any personal problems you need advice on, give us a shout - we'll answer them sensitively in our own, unique, way.

Music lovers won't want to miss our unique songs and videos, whether its original songs or our spin on the classics.either way, our version will be. unforgettable.

Oh, and we'll be taking apart Telly too.did we mention that already?

starviewadams · 13-10-2010 4:38pm

Dermot Whelan as a TV host,really??

Maybe I should pretend to be a bad comedian/bad radio presenter or just an irritating cúnt and then RTE will hire me.

Loughc · 13-10-2010 4:46pm

starviewadams wrote: »

Dermot Whelan as a TV host,really??

Maybe I should pretend to be a bad comedian/bad radio presenter or just an irritating cúnt and then RTE will hire me.

Pretty much Pat Kenny's entire CV that is!

On topic tho, I have to say I will miss Neil Delamere as the host. I won't write off Dermot Whelan just yet, I'll wait until episode 3 before I do that! :P

JonathanAnon · 13-10-2010 4:55pm

It's a bit ridiculous.. It took Delamere a few episodes to get the hang of working off the autocue, and he eventually got pretty good at it... And it was a solid enough show, without being particularly groundbreaking...

And now they have to train in somebody else from scratch...

Elmo · 13-10-2010 8:04pm

JonathanAnon wrote: »

It's a bit ridiculous.. It took Delamere a few episodes to get the hang of working off the autocue, and he eventually got pretty good at it... And it was a solid enough show, without being particularly groundbreaking...

And now they have to train in somebody else from scratch...

Dermot Whelan has presented TV shows on both RTÉ and TV3 so I don't think they should have to train him in..... hopefully.

JonathanAnon · 20-10-2010 8:29pm

Elmo wrote: »

Dermot Whelan has presented TV shows on both RTÉ and TV3 so I don't think they should have to train him in..... hopefully.

so what you reckon then elmo, will he be better or worse than Delamere? Neil got the hang of it toward the end of the last season, and it was good enough show... comedy by numbers for sure, but still better than any of RTE's other 2009/2010 "comedy" offerings... (i.e. Fancy Vittles, Mattie, Val Falvey)

And did anybody on here go to the first show? Always someone on boards who attends these yokes..

darkdubh · 20-10-2010 8:33pm

Dermot Whelan is the least funny male "comedian" to ever appear on the panel so i wont be holding my breath.

Namabillion · 20-10-2010 8:37pm

Neil was pulling in about 125,000 viewers each week and the show was quite funny. Not a huge fan of Whelan though.

el diablo · 20-10-2010 10:32pm

Awful show. Delamere was poor but I'm sure this new chap'll be even worse. I'll watch tonight just to see how bad it is.

Panthro · 20-10-2010 10:52pm

hehe.. boobage slow mo.

MisterAnarchy · 20-10-2010 10:54pm

This new guy is miles better than that gombeen Delamere.

JonathanAnon · 20-10-2010 10:59pm

Good start to the season, Whelan seems to be better at this than he is on The Panel, very natural with the autocue.. Took Delamere about four weeks to get used to it..

Jennifer Maguire with her usual childish double entendre.

Panthro · 20-10-2010 11:01pm

good to see that Crystal Swing can take the mick out of themselves, its pretty well done that!

el diablo · 20-10-2010 11:01pm

That inbred chap with the bandy legs is an embarrassment to this country. Wish he'd just fcuk off.

Sardonicat · 20-10-2010 11:02pm

About as funny as having piles and driving over cobbles.

ThisRegard · 20-10-2010 11:07pm

It's going down hill very fast since the break.

el diablo · 20-10-2010 11:11pm

This Limerick stuff is really shít. I can't even understand what they're trying to say.. Why are the audience laughing?

salad dodger · 20-10-2010 11:11pm

Rubberbandits A++

MisterAnarchy · 20-10-2010 11:12pm

ThisRegard wrote: »

It's going down hill very fast since the break.

It started off well but has degenerated into juvenile drivel.

Sardonicat · 20-10-2010 11:13pm

el diablo wrote: »

This Limerick stuff is really shít. I can't even understand what they're trying to say.. Why are the audience laughing?

And why was one of them talking with a "Cork" accent?

Panthro · 20-10-2010 11:13pm

haven't even squeezed out so much as a grin since that Jen wan came on ranting about dvds.

fruvai · 20-10-2010 11:14pm

Absolute ****e

Ash.J.Williams · 20-10-2010 11:15pm

enjoying it meself, rubber bandits were funny, i like jennifer, dermot's surprisingly decent..not bad

JonathanAnon · 20-10-2010 11:16pm

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

It started off well but has degenerated into juvenile drivel.

Exact word I was gonna use. Very childish... No need for all the extra contributors.. just review all the mistakes on RTE TV and radio, god knows you could get an hour out of Tubridy alone..

ThisRegard · 20-10-2010 11:19pm

Harry Hill can get more laughs from 30 seconds with a knitted puppet than this program.

As has been said, why are the audience laughing and whooping like idiots ?

That_Guy · 20-10-2010 11:21pm

Awful awful awful.

Sardonicat · 20-10-2010 11:24pm

ThisRegard wrote: »

Harry Hill can get more laughs from 30 seconds with a knitted puppet than this program.

As has been said, why are the audience laughing and whooping like idiots ?

There's a clue in the question, somewhere.

ThisRegard · 20-10-2010 11:36pm

Yes, I was setting it up for such a reply :-)

brennan1979 · 20-10-2010 11:40pm

The show has definitely improved after getting rid of Delamere.

pappyodaniel · 21-10-2010 12:02am

The first half of the show was pretty solid with a few funny moments, second half wwas car-crash stuff with the exception of the Rubberbandits.

Tiny Explosions · 21-10-2010 12:03am

brennan1979 wrote: »

The show has definitely improved after getting rid of Delamere.

Yea... it has improved but it's still fairly shíte though!:D

New presenter is much better than Delamare.

I thought the Star Wars bit was good...and the Limerick guy throwing the snail was funny.

brennan1979 · 21-10-2010 12:06am

Tiny Explosions wrote: »

Yea... it has improved but it's still fairly shíte though!:D

New presenter is much better than Delamare.

I thought the Star Wars bit was good...and the Limerick guy throwing the snail was funny.

True. Laughed out load at the Rubber Bandits vid in Limerick and for a RTE comedy to make me laugh I have to give credit where credit is due. The Jennifer stuff is pretty lame but still not as bad as the guy down the cave talking about the miners.

Shane10 · 21-10-2010 9:39am

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

enjoying it meself, rubber bandits were funny, i like jennifer, dermot's surprisingly decent..not bad

exactly what you said, never really watched it when delamere was on it so i said id have a look tonight. i laughed quite a bit i have to say, the rubber bandits at the map was very funny near the end. i'll tune in next week.

JonathanAnon · 21-10-2010 12:03pm

Okay, my breakdown of the show:

Dermot Whelan - was very good to be fair to him... very natural on the camera. was expecting him to have some teething problems (like Delamere did), but he was straight into it right from the first line.

Jennifer Maguire - never liked her.. they get her onto the red carpet just to ask offensive questions.. dislikable as a person and contributes nothing to the humour. Hopefully Mairead Farrell will be back in this spot for the rest of the series..

Brendan - Was fairly hit and miss last year. Some were very good to be fair.. but the sketch last nite used the most obvious of mining puns and of course the LCD Brian Cowan joke to finish..

Rubber Bandits - Didnt get this at all.. Putting on a mask and a funny accent doesnt make you funny imo.. Cant understand how so many people here thought they were funny..

Interested to hear what other people though..

JP Liz V1 · 21-10-2010 12:08pm

I'll admit I LOL at some parts last night

RVD420 · 21-10-2010 12:12pm

1st half was ok, 2nd not so great. Too much Limerick "humour". Ah well, at least Jennifer was there to brighten things up

Elmo · 21-10-2010 1:24pm

I think it was improving last year. It is still quite funny, but I suggest not showing the audience.

http://www.rte.ie/player/#v=1083127

JonathanAnon wrote: »

Rubber Bandits - Didnt get this at all.. Putting on a mask and a funny accent doesnt make you funny imo.. Cant understand how so many people here thought they were funny..

Plastic bags ????? not masks does that help you????

chiefbrody1974 · 21-10-2010 1:49pm

For Forks Sake wrote: »

How does she keep getting these gigs?
Things she isn't:
.Funny
.Clever
.Charismatic
.Particularly easy on the eye.

I grew up in the same area of finglas as mairead farrell and she was always a snobby cow. My brother pulled her mate years ago in mcgowans in glasnevin and asked she him back to hers. Poor mairead had a face on her and I had to take her in my car and drop her home, she was chattin to me in the car and was honestly surprised I wasnt all over her. I let her out and she was waiting for me to give her an oul goodnite kiss. I blasted off back to mcgowans for a straggler. Honest, she's the most disinteresting, self hyped moron ive seen on TV. just as bad as that twat ray darcy!! Id also like to ad, that republic of telly in now taken over by that so called funnyman from the panel, with the poxy tusks for teeth. Dont know his name and thats how Id like it to stay. I dont rate any of them, andrew maxwell Vs eamon gilmore was funny thats it. Finally saw 2 minutes of it last week and couldnt stomach craig "im making a statement at the meteor awards doyle". He's **** an all!!! I remember going to the laughter lounge and seeing a few comedians, they were much better than all this tripe!! I wonder why dara O Breen (spells it wrong) left for greener pastures. Whats left??? tommy, I cant believe Im 50% of an act now cos im just too unfuuny tiernan, the bleedin big shouty head on him!! watched him dyin on stage a week or so ago in the UK!!!

he's so bad right, id rather sit through brendan O carroll in drag than pay to see that prick!! and thats saying something cos I loathe O carroll and have a terrible aversion to stubbly abnoxious cross dressers!!

Elmo · 21-10-2010 2:58pm

@chiefbrody1974 this is why boards is so entertaining. Feel the hate. (I would say no offence but I am sure you won't mind

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AnonoBoy · 21-10-2010 3:11pm

chiefbrody1974 wrote: »

I grew up in the same area of finglas as mairead farrell and she was always a snobby cow. My brother pulled her mate years ago in mcgowans in glasnevin and asked she him back to hers. Poor mairead had a face on her and I had to take her in my car and drop her home, she was chattin to me in the car and was honestly surprised I wasnt all over her. I let her out and she was waiting for me to give her an oul goodnite kiss. I blasted off back to mcgowans for a straggler. Honest, she's the most disinteresting, self hyped moron ive seen on TV. just as bad as that twat ray darcy!! Id also like to ad, that republic of telly in now taken over by that so called funnyman from the panel, with the poxy tusks for teeth. Dont know his name and thats how Id like it to stay. I dont rate any of them, andrew maxwell Vs eamon gilmore was funny thats it. Finally saw 2 minutes of it last week and couldnt stomach craig "im making a statement at the meteor awards doyle". He's **** an all!!! I remember going to the laughter lounge and seeing a few comedians, they were much better than all this tripe!! I wonder why dara O Breen (spells it wrong) left for greener pastures. Whats left??? tommy, I cant believe Im 50% of an act now cos im just too unfuuny tiernan, the bleedin big shouty head on him!! watched him dyin on stage a week or so ago in the UK!!!

he's so bad right, id rather sit through brendan O carroll in drag than pay to see that prick!! and thats saying something cos I loathe O carroll and have a terrible aversion to stubbly abnoxious cross dressers!!

Ah don't hold back Chief - tell us what you really think!

ricero · 21-10-2010 4:36pm

it's a skid mark on Irish comedy this program the new host is even worse den d other lad. For some strange reason I get the feeling that cultchies would love this show

AnonoBoy · 21-10-2010 5:10pm

ricero wrote: »

For some strange reason I get the feeling that cultchies would love this show

Why? Cause only people from Dublin have a sophisticated sense of humour? :rolleyes:

storm2811 · 21-10-2010 5:11pm

Really really bad.
Didn't watch the first series but decided to watch it last night because of all the hype.
Only laughed once, where the rubber bandits said something like "He can't even do something as simple as live in a house without getting a snail thrown at it".:pac:

el diablo · 21-10-2010 5:13pm

ricero wrote: »

it's a skid mark on Irish comedy this program the new host is even worse den d other lad. For some strange reason I get the feeling that cultchies would love this show

cultchies.

anyway, I agree with what you say.

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