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Return of Republic of Telly

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  • #62
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    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.


  • #63
    JonathanAnon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,718 ✭✭✭✭JonathanAnon


    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..


  • #64
    darkdubh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,628 ✭✭✭darkdubh


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


  • #65
    Namabillion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 647 ✭✭✭Namabillion


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


  • #66
    el diablo
    Registered Users Posts: 5,745 ✭✭✭el diablo


    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. :D

    We're all in this psy-op together.🤨



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  • #67
    Panthro
    Registered Users Posts: 14,683 ✭✭✭✭Panthro


    hehe.. boobage slow mo.


  • #68
    MisterAnarchy
    Registered Users Posts: 14,520 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy


    This new guy is miles better than that gombeen Delamere.


  • #69
    JonathanAnon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,718 ✭✭✭✭JonathanAnon


    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.


  • #70
    Panthro
    Registered Users Posts: 14,683 ✭✭✭✭Panthro


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


  • #71
    el diablo
    Registered Users Posts: 5,745 ✭✭✭el diablo


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

    We're all in this psy-op together.🤨



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  • #72
    Sardonicat
    Registered Users Posts: 12,378 ✭✭✭✭Sardonicat


    About as funny as having piles and driving over cobbles.


  • #73
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,834 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


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


  • #74
    el diablo
    Registered Users Posts: 5,745 ✭✭✭el diablo


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

    We're all in this psy-op together.🤨



  • #75
    salad dodger
    Registered Users Posts: 642 ✭✭✭salad dodger


    Rubberbandits A++


  • #76
    MisterAnarchy
    Registered Users Posts: 14,520 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy


    ThisRegard wrote: »
    It's going down hill very fast since the break.
    It started off well but has degenerated into juvenile drivel.


  • #77
    Sardonicat
    Registered Users Posts: 12,378 ✭✭✭✭Sardonicat


    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? :confused:

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


  • #78
    Panthro
    Registered Users Posts: 14,683 ✭✭✭✭Panthro


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


  • #79
    fruvai
    Registered Users Posts: 836 ✭✭✭fruvai


    Absolute ****e


  • #80
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users Posts: 20,929 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


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


  • #81
    JonathanAnon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,718 ✭✭✭✭JonathanAnon


    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..


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  • #82
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,834 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    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 ?


  • #83
    That_Guy
    Registered Users Posts: 51,342 ✭✭✭✭That_Guy


    Awful awful awful.


  • #84
    Sardonicat
    Registered Users Posts: 12,378 ✭✭✭✭Sardonicat


    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.


  • #85
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,834 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


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


  • #86
    brennan1979
    Registered Users Posts: 171 ✭✭brennan1979


    The show has definitely improved after getting rid of Delamere.


  • #87
    pappyodaniel
    Registered Users Posts: 5,716 ✭✭✭pappyodaniel


    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.


  • #88
    Tiny Explosions
    Closed Accounts Posts: 258 ✭✭Tiny Explosions


    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.


  • #89
    brennan1979
    Registered Users Posts: 171 ✭✭brennan1979


    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.


  • #90
    Shane10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 785 ✭✭✭Shane10


    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.


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  • #91
    JonathanAnon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,718 ✭✭✭✭JonathanAnon


    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.. :confused:

    Interested to hear what other people though..


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