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  • #62
    CountyHurler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,657 ✭✭✭CountyHurler


    Harry Angstrom wrote: »
    Serves 'em right. There seems to be a collective amnesia amongst the Irish media luvvies about "that thing". It's about time somebody mentioned it, even in a satirical way.

    I thought want to sound completely heartless and unforgiving, but I agree with Harry.. :p The sketch was certainly very cutting, and I'm sure the family wont appreciate it.

    Also, it seemed like he felt he had to shoehorn in an actual image of Rachel Allen ... the infamous hunting photo she posted on facebook, and then had to withdraw for fear of being hunted herself.

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    I thought that was sort of cheating. If the sketch was strong enough, then he shouldnt have needed to do this.


  • #63
    CountyHurler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,657 ✭✭✭CountyHurler


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  • #64
    johnpatrick81
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,752 ✭✭✭johnpatrick81


    Thanks to the atrocity that was Mario's TV show lowering my expectations I was pleasantly surprised by this! Not a big fan of Callan but there was enough here to warrant sticking with it. It was about 50/50 hit and miss, whereas Mario was around 5/95.


  • #65
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,834 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    locum-motion wrote: »
    Mario is in a completely different class, ....... and the material.

    Must be worse than dire then, as Rosenstocks show was absolutely awful.
    Harry Angstrom wrote: »
    but I liked the way he rang Joe Duffy instead of ringing The Guards.

    So he's stealing his material from the Liveline thread regulars ?


  • #66
    thalia_13
    Registered Users Posts: 730 ✭✭✭thalia_13


    This is awful so awful. Im cringing. The Royals sketch is horrendous and so out of date


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  • #67
    Lady Chatterton
    Registered Users Posts: 19,585 ✭✭✭✭Lady Chatterton


    Callan's Prince Charles impersonation reminded me more of CJ Haughey :D


  • #68
    rustyzip
    Registered Users Posts: 533 ✭✭✭rustyzip


    Sooooooo bad.


  • #69
    Lady Chatterton
    Registered Users Posts: 19,585 ✭✭✭✭Lady Chatterton


    Callan should stick to radio.


  • #70
    carl_weathers
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1 ✭carl_weathers


    its better than the mario show which got two series so far


  • #71
    Joeseph Balls
    Registered Users Posts: 3,708 ✭✭✭Joeseph Balls


    carl_weathers wrote: »
    its better than the mario show which got two series so far

    Good man Oliver, hows things?


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  • #72
    thalia_13
    Registered Users Posts: 730 ✭✭✭thalia_13


    This is awful so awful. Im cringing. The Royals sketch is horrendous and so out of date


  • #73
    Harry Angstrom
    Registered Users Posts: 19,351 ✭✭✭✭Harry Angstrom


    Not a patch on last week's show. The Royal Family sketch was laboured but Marty Morrissey still makes me laugh.


  • #74
    ProudDUB
    Registered Users Posts: 11,569 ✭✭✭✭ProudDUB


    PISSING myself laughing at Paul Galvin ! :D:D:D


  • #75
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users Posts: 84,809 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    ProudDUB wrote: »
    PISSING myself laughing at Paul Galvin ! :D:D:D



    Didn't Callan and Galvin have a real fight?
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  • #76
    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,863 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    Have to admit Galvin and Marty Morrisey made me lol this week, Galvin was ****ing brilliant.


  • #77
    jmbkay
    Registered Users Posts: 376 ✭✭jmbkay


    The Galvin sketch was good. The Royals went on a bit too long. I think he is very talented. Looking forward to "Nicky Byrne".


  • #78
    Zeek12
    Registered Users Posts: 13,379 ✭✭✭✭Zeek12


    Thargor wrote: »
    Have to admit Galvin and Marty Morrisey made me lol this week, Galvin was ****ing brilliant.

    The Galvin one was priceless :D Hope we see more of those.

    The other sketches are pretty hit and miss


  • #79
    STIG83
    Registered Users Posts: 3,588 ✭✭✭STIG83


    I watched the earlier episode, your one doing Amy Hubernan had her spot on.
    Enda Kenny good too.
    The Royal one was pure dung.


  • #80
    RobertKK
    Registered Users Posts: 33,722 ✭✭✭✭RobertKK


    The Joan Burton and Enda Kenny sketches are the best.

    It is an enjoyable half hour.


  • #81
    CountyHurler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,657 ✭✭✭CountyHurler


    Havent seen the most recent episode as I was working last nite.. But I heard him during the week on with Mooney, and his Marty Morrissey is incredible.. I'd never heard him doing Marty before this particular series, but listening to him on the radio you would actually think it was the man himself..


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  • #82
    ProudDUB
    Registered Users Posts: 11,569 ✭✭✭✭ProudDUB


    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    Didn't Callan and Galvin have a real fight?

    Yep. Which is why Callan has him in his cross hairs no doubt. :D

    His Marty Morrissey was spot on too. Mario does him well, but Callan makes more of an effort with the hair and the forehead and the mad eyebrows and the fake tan, so he gets my vote.


  • #83
    Radio5
    Registered Users Posts: 1,942 ✭✭✭Radio5


    The 6 one news is really good, the one doing Sharon ni Bheolain is spot on.

    Marty, Paul Galvin very good although the bride-to-be needs to be a good bit more glam though to look anything like Louise Duffy.

    Liked Bod and Amy but like the Royals, the sketch needed to be shorter.

    Like Leo and the HSE.


  • #84
    eisenberg1
    Registered Users Posts: 5,387 ✭✭✭eisenberg1


    MrsD007 wrote: »
    Callan's Prince Charles impersonation reminded me more of CJ Haughey :D

    At first, I thought it was supposed to be Enda Kenny.

    Whole show is woeful, outdated sh1te, and RTE have the nerve to repeat it tonight.


  • #85
    squonk
    Registered Users Posts: 8,427 ✭✭✭squonk


    I was expecting complete dung but have to admit the show has its moments. Galvin, Kenny, dobbo, Marty and the Rachel Allen sketches have so far been great and the Walkinstown Dead was brilliantly shot and produced even if bits didn't quite hit the mark. I loved DeadRingers back in the day on BBC and while it's not quite that standard, it's not that bad either. That's surprising coming from RTE! How long though before he pisses off one of our overlords and the show is quietly killed?


  • #86
    Welsh Megaman
    Registered Users Posts: 71,528 ✭✭✭✭Welsh Megaman


    Just watched Friday night's episode...

    Not as funny as the previous week, I think the 'Wreck-It Reilly' sketches have already run their course.

    And as posters have already said, the Royal Family sketch went on a bit too long.


  • #87
    johnpatrick81
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,752 ✭✭✭johnpatrick81


    Aye it was a big enough drop in quality from the first episode.


  • #88
    AnonoBoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    The problem with these sort of shows always seems to be that they try to stretch out the jokes for far too long. A three minute sketch were a one-minute one would do.

    I know there's costs involved etc. but it was a problem with Rosenstock and it seems to be an issue here too.

    Also Callan's impersonations are good but the writing could do with being tighter - again a budget issue?


  • #89
    MJ23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,039 ✭✭✭MJ23


    MrsD007 wrote: »
    Callan's Prince Charles impersonation reminded me more of CJ Haughey :D

    That's who I thought it was meant to be.

    The Imelda May stuff is terrible. Cringe inducing.


  • #90
    STIG83
    Registered Users Posts: 3,588 ✭✭✭STIG83


    Anyone see his digs at Waterford in the 2 episodes?


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  • #91
    IrishGary
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭IrishGary


    god i really cant stand this guy...is it just me that thinks all of his 'impressions' sounds nothing like the people he is supposed to be doing?? so lazy of rte to have two clowns doing essentially the same thing...and both poorly..the worst sign of what callan does is that at the start of nearly every impression he says who he is supposed to be...the impression isnt good enough to stand by itself...'hi im paul galvin and bla bla bla' LAZY LAZY RTE but do we expect anything less from them at this stage...Mario and Oliver take a look at Apres Match because neither of ye are worthy to tie their sandels


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