Irish Pictorial Weekly

RainyDay · 03-04-2015 5:39pm

I liked the button/switch to kick-start the economy.

Halpenny · 05-04-2015 11:08pm

Shocking payouts on the bosco reel to Ernst and Young.

Didn't really get the "Fine Gael Advice" music sketch though.

thelad95 · 05-04-2015 11:13pm

I thought it was good tonight. I think that need to get rid of the clips where they do a bad voiceover to footage of Eamon Gilmore or whoever, it's just not funny.

RainyDay · 06-04-2015 10:00pm

This week's was a bit weak for me. I giggled at the Jarry vs Joan humming competition, and Pascal thumping the keyboards for Walk of Life, but the rest of it left me a bit cold.

Tigger99 · 07-04-2015 10:07pm

I lol'd at the Gerry Adams phonecall piece.

All a bit close to home. Particularly love/cringe at the top civil servants bit. "Scoops! "

Ernest · 08-04-2015 9:32am

Last weekend’s Sunday’s Times review of Irish Pictorial Weekly provided the coup de grace for this flailing programme. The newspaper’s well-regarded Irish television critic Liam Fay criticises the current series in the following terms:
“Lame comic ideas are drawn out as though imbued with genius. With alarming regularity, skits essentially disintegrate as the participants abandon all pretence of delivering punch
lines or political wisecracks and simply fling their arms in the air and dance”

(Sorry am unable to provide links, as this paper has a pay-wall and none of its content is freely available on-line.)

RainyDay · 08-04-2015 9:36am

Ernest wrote: »

as this paper has a pay-wall and none of its content is freely available on-line.)

Praise the lord for small mercies.

pm1977x · 10-04-2015 7:08pm

Ernest wrote: »

Last weekend’s Sunday’s Times review of Irish Pictorial Weekly provided the coup de grace for this flailing programme.

Really? What has Liam Fay ever done? Answers on a stamp...

Last week there did seem to be a few too many musical numbers, less of that please!

JamesyBelfast · 13-04-2015 2:34pm

This show is epic. I have only just discovered it a few weeks ago but I find lots of it side-splitting. Exceptionally good comedy.

Interesting reading all the comments here saying it's gone rubbish - I need to go and find the old episodes to see what they are like.

pm1977x · 13-04-2015 2:57pm

They laid into Phil Hogan last night, and deservedly so. Likewise the Irish Water customer service helpline sketch was superb:

"If you phoned in your details please resubmit them in writing as we lost them, if you submitted your details in writing please resubmit them over the phone as we lost them..."

Much less musical numbers this week too, much stronger show.

United Chester Men · 19-04-2015 9:43pm

In fairness some good stuff tonight but they let themselves down with the fillers like the bosco piece, the U2 adverts pieces and some others.

Phil hogan p1ss take is very good as was that financial distribution "cake" piece.

Hate the guard segment.

tommytee · 19-04-2015 9:50pm

Think it's gone to ****e tbh,

Mardy Bum · 21-04-2015 6:08pm

tommytee wrote: »

Think it's gone to ****e tbh,

Last week was hilarious. The country and western singer is a brilliant addition. Top class satire.

kerry4sam · 26-04-2015 9:41pm

ah this is bloody ridiculous! How I have not seen this sooner; just the laugh I needed today

Spon Farmer · 26-04-2015 9:43pm

was that "prison song" about a man raping a woman?

CarpeDiem85 · 26-04-2015 9:46pm

How corrupt is this country! I'm surprised RTE let this on air, seeing how politically bias it is, not that I'm complaining! So funny though.

A Disgrace · 27-04-2015 9:21am

Best episode of the series last night - and what a pay-off line right at the end. Brilliant stuff

kidneyfan · 27-04-2015 5:33pm

The last line was chilling not funny.

CatFromHue · 28-04-2015 1:30am

Spon Farmer wrote: »

was that "prison song" about a man raping a woman?

Yeah that guy sings country and western songs that sound nice at first but then when you listen to the words they're quite awful. I think one before was about a farm having a bed in the shed for prominent Irish people to do some rape or something!

Actually found the clip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-xcqheolU8

The whole show is incredibly anti establishment, it completely rubbishes the idea that RTE are pro govt.

ThisRegard · 28-04-2015 9:22am

Dominic Walsh is the best part about it, but the show itself has gotten a bit boring, I pretty much fast forwarded through a lot of the last two. The guy superimposed into the interviews who keeps saying "yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah....." is pretty awful.

Miguel_Sanchez · 28-04-2015 12:22pm

CatFromHue wrote: »

I think one before was about a farm having a bed in the shed for prominent Irish people to do some rape or something!

It was having a go at Sinn Fein for harbouring paedophiles.

Glebee · 01-05-2015 12:25pm

CatFromHue wrote: »

Yeah that guy sings country and western songs that sound nice at first but then when you listen to the words they're quite awful. I think one before was about a farm having a bed in the shed for prominent Irish people to do some rape or something!

Actually found the clip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-xcqheolU8

The whole show is incredibly anti establishment, it completely rubbishes the idea that RTE are pro govt.

"You might be a pedo, but your a provo, enough said"

thelad95 · 01-05-2015 1:43pm

I feel like some of the sketches actually just serve as massive digs at the government instead of attempts at parody or satire.

CatFromHue · 01-05-2015 1:58pm

Glebee wrote: »

"You might be a pedo, but your a provo, enough said"

I've been singing that song to myself a bit this week

kifi · 22-11-2015 11:59pm

Credit where it's due - I think Irish Pictorial Weekly is a fantastic show. It is consistently good, has little or no weak sketches, with little or no weak actors. A1

ArtSmart · 22-11-2015 11:59pm

Good episode tonight have to say. Couple of misses, good few hits. Nice to see they're expanding beyond one target group re greed.

hdowney · 23-11-2015 12:18am

Was it a new one? Is there a repeat

neris · 23-11-2015 12:19am

The song with man & woman singing about been brother & sister was a bit disturbing

CatFromHue · 23-11-2015 2:22am

Dail evacuated as Gerry Adams rings in from his old number

Bloody hell :pac::pac::pac:

kfallon · 29-11-2015 10:45pm

Only copped this is back an hour ago, can't find the first episode on the player

EDIT: Whist, I found it but just repeats of last series?

ShagNastii · 30-03-2016 10:08pm

Love the show but 90% of the stuff in tonight's show has fallen as flat as a pancake with me.

SEPT 23 1989 · 30-03-2016 10:23pm

ShagNastii wrote: »

Love the show but 90% of the stuff in tonight's show has fallen as flat as a pancake with me.

Court reports are great

Bosco pension and the debt clock Dail arguements is both tragic and funny

orthsquel · 31-03-2016 12:07am

Watched it tonight, only caught it by the chance of noticing it in tv guide as thought they had stopped making them (but caught Apres Match recently though on the General Election!)...

I was surprised though they haven't really changed the format. I still think you have to read between the lines a bit.. not entirely though timely in what it presents in order to remember what it is they are poking fun at with some things. I liked the concept of the whole parade/€1million to spend and reeling in the years bit, along with for once, the radio broadcaster bits.

Ash.J.Williams · 31-03-2016 12:57am

he sneaked in one of his old tunes!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUXqH1rhHrc

Hande hoche! · 04-04-2016 8:03pm

The xpose and court reporter bits were quite amusing.

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