Irish Pictorial Weekly

Callan57 · 18-12-2012 12:05pm

Ernest wrote: »

I still vaguely remember the original Hall's Pictorial Weekly presented by Frank Hall. In truth, it was not very good either. Its presentation and sketches were leaden, slow moving and mostly not very funny. It, too, thought the idea of men dressed as women was a huge joke. The problem with the current RTE series is that Halls Pictorial Weekly was broadcast forty or more years ago when standards of home-made drama on RTE were dreadful and comedy practically non-existent. We expect a lot more in 2012. pixies!

You are correct ... there is a lot of nostalgia about Halls Pictorial, it had major weaknesses too but was of its day

DeepBlue · 21-12-2012 4:11pm

That "pause for the Angelas" was pretty effective. It should be repeated on a non-stop loop. :mad:

imme · 29-12-2012 4:17pm

Not a fan.
Funny wigs do not a funny show make!

There's something about the pacing that I don't get.

Maybe I'm being seduced by the faster pace of Mario Rosenstock's show (which I like but wanted not to :cool:).

Is there room for the two shows on RTE. I know they're quite different but I compare them in terns of RTE's comedy output.

ifconfig · 08-01-2013 11:08am

When is this show returning in January ??
I just checked the listings for Thursday and no sign of it this week :eek:

http://www.rte.ie/ten/listings/?date=2013-01-10

AnonoBoy · 08-01-2013 11:16am

imme wrote: »

Maybe I'm being seduced by the faster pace of Mario Rosenstock's show (which I like but wanted not to :cool:).

Really? I found the Rosenstock show very slow paced. I only watched one episode though.

ifconfig wrote: »

When is this show returning in January ??
I just checked the listings for Thursday and no sign of it this week :eek:

That was it I'm afraid. No word on a series 2 yet.

ifconfig · 08-01-2013 11:18am

3 episodes .. Oh dear !!

AnonoBoy · 08-01-2013 11:28am

ifconfig wrote: »

3 episodes .. Oh dear !!

I think there was 4, wasn't there?

Not unusual for a short run to test the water for a show.

ifconfig · 08-01-2013 5:35pm

Yes - I think you are correct.
4 episodes rather than 3.

Pity is has come to an abrupt end.
I enjoyed it quite a lot, to be honest.

I find that Calleary actor/comedian who was in Savage Eye to be excellent at dead pan political satire.
Loved his Gerry Adams , border guard in pursuit of nephew Quinn and his 1916 proclamation/benefits for the boys chairmanship role

AnonoBoy · 08-01-2013 7:14pm

ifconfig wrote: »

I find that Calleary actor/comedian who was in Savage Eye to be excellent at dead pan political satire.
Loved his Gerry Adams , border guard in pursuit of nephew Quinn and his 1916 proclamation/benefits for the boys chairmanship role

He's also a really great stand-up. I recommend checking him out on stage if you get a chance.

Mardy Bum · 08-01-2013 11:07pm

This and the Savage Eye have been the best comedy shows on RTE in years. Both are also brilliantly relevant.

This may mean however that their shelf life is limited. Savage Eye to a lesser extent though.

ifconfig · 08-01-2013 11:17pm

AnonoBoy wrote: »

He's also a really great stand-up. I recommend checking him out on stage if you get a chance.

You anticipated my next question.

Excellent - I had a hunch he would be a good stand up comedian.
I'm not a big stand up comedian fan (mostly because I think a lot are over-rated).
I definitely sniff talent with that chap.
Must look out to see when he is next performing West of the Shannon.

He has the Irish political class down to a tee

AnonoBoy · 13-09-2013 2:40pm

Good news everybody.

Filming started on series 2 of this today.

celtic tiger 2011 · 21-11-2013 9:29pm

Why are they showing this ****e on television again.

AnonoBoy · 21-11-2013 10:04pm

celtic tiger 2011 wrote: »

Why are they showing this ****e on television again.

Because people enjoyed it quite a lot the first time around.

celtic tiger 2011 · 21-11-2013 10:31pm

Well they should get a clue . The script has no bite .It isn't clever or funny. Its childish nonsense . As a licence payer, my tv licence shouldn't be funding this muck.

AnonoBoy · 21-11-2013 10:36pm

celtic tiger 2011 wrote: »

Well they should get a clue . The script has no bite .It isn't clever or funny. Its childish nonsense . As a licence payer, my tv licence shouldn't be funding this muck.

You're very angry about television aren't you?

As a licence-fee payer I think my licence should be funding this program because it's very good.

Stereomaniac · 21-11-2013 10:40pm

I don't see the point in getting angry about television, when they come with a power switch to turn them off. If you don't like something, don't watch it, it really is that simple people.

AnonoBoy · 21-11-2013 10:51pm

Stereomaniac wrote: »

I don't see the point in getting angry about television, when they come with a power switch to turn them off. If you don't like something, don't watch it, it really is that simple people.

I enjoy criticising TV. It can be more fun that watching it sometimes.

But crankytiger2011 just seems to exist on boards to shout "why this sh*te is still on telly?" - that's all he/she does seemingly.

celtic tiger 2011 · 21-11-2013 11:01pm

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I enjoy criticising TV. It can be more fun that watching it sometimes.

But crankytiger2011 just seems to exist on boards to shout "why this sh*te is still on telly?" - that's all he/she does seemingly.

Do you know what RTE really stands for?. REALLY TERRIBLE ENTERTAINMENT.:mad:

Go Harvey Go · 21-11-2013 11:14pm

AnonoBoy wrote: »

But crankytiger2011 just seems to exist on boards to shout "why this sh*te is still on telly?" - that's all he/she does seemingly.

I can't help but LOL...

celtic tiger 2011 wrote: »

Do you know what RTE really stands for?. REALLY TERRIBLE ENTERTAINMENT.:mad:

If it really stands for that, then why does it do news and current affairs?

AnonoBoy · 21-11-2013 11:19pm

celtic tiger 2011 wrote: »

Do you know what RTE really stands for?. REALLY TERRIBLE ENTERTAINMENT.:mad:

I get it now. You're a parody of angry online commentators.

Heh. Heh. I get jokes.

longshanks · 21-11-2013 11:23pm

Ah sure, that's just something you say.....

hdowney · 21-11-2013 11:33pm

celtic tiger 2011 wrote: »

Well they should get a clue . The script has no bite .It isn't clever or funny. Its childish nonsense . As a licence payer, my tv licence shouldn't be funding this muck.

Sure your telly licence funds some proper much. This is actually some satirical escapism. Climb back in your box (and not Bosco's - wouldn't want to inflict you on him, he's getting on now, like the rest of us!) why don't you. Just coming on to threads to complain, curse and act an arse

Harry Angstrom · 21-11-2013 11:34pm

The best thing about this programme is when it gets semi-serious, such as the display of the obscene amounts of money paid to Government advisors set to the tune of Bosco.

hotmail.com · 21-11-2013 11:35pm

Joan Burton sketch - brilliant!

Lady Chatterton · 21-11-2013 11:39pm

Where is the Austerity Tea Lady? I used to love her.

celtic tiger 2011 · 22-11-2013 12:00am

hdowney wrote: »

Sure your telly licence funds some proper much. This is actually some satirical escapism. Climb back in your box (and not Bosco's - wouldn't want to inflict you on him, he's getting on now, like the rest of us!) why don't you. Just coming on to threads to complain, curse and act an arse

The only real satire in that programme was the joke about them keeping the fluoride in the water . Of course that joke would be too high brow for you morons, as you have consumed too much of it, so your brain has probably been calcified to the size of a pea by now, which is why your amused by low brow comedy such as this and the republic of telly ****e.

AnonoBoy · 22-11-2013 1:14am

celtic tiger 2011 wrote: »

The only real satire in that programme was the joke about them keeping the fluoride in the water . Of course that joke would be too high brow for you morons, as you have consumed too much of it, so your brain has probably been calcified to the size of a pea by now, which is why your amused by low brow comedy such as this and the republic of telly ****e.

Brilliant!

You've got those ranty Science-hating fluoride folk down perfectly!

You should get a sketch on Pictorial yourself ya mad thing!

HighClass · 22-11-2013 1:47am

Glad to see this back, easily the best comedy show RTE have put on in years!

jjf1974 · 22-11-2013 9:09am

HighClass wrote: »

Glad to see this back, easily the best comedy show RTE have put on in years!

Easily when compared to compared to the republic of telly.It is also a lot better than mario rosenstock's which I thought was very poor this season.

johnpatrick81 · 22-11-2013 10:14am

It wasn't a patch on the first couple of series 1 but it still had a few great moments. Hope it picks up next week.

SEPT 23 1989 · 22-11-2013 11:09am

Excellent program it goes beyond comedy

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

The best thing about this programme is when it gets semi-serious, such as the display of the obscene amounts of money paid to Government advisors set to the tune of Bosco.

Maybe it was the wine but i felt incredibly sad when that came on

childhood innocence coming head to head with raw corruption:mad:

hdowney · 22-11-2013 1:10pm

I had to rewind to read what each advisor was getting as I missed it the first time due to bopping along to Bosco in a trance that took me back to my childhood sitting on the rug infront the fire watching him

gaius c · 22-11-2013 2:38pm

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

The best thing about this programme is when it gets semi-serious, such as the display of the obscene amounts of money paid to Government advisors set to the tune of Bosco.

Loved that.

Anyone thing the vague hints of violence towards government ministers were a little too far perhaps?

AnonoBoy · 22-11-2013 6:32pm

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Excellent program it goes beyond comedy

Maybe it was the wine but i felt incredibly sad when that came on

childhood innocence coming head to head with raw corruption:mad:

It makes you laugh but also makes you so mad. Great stuff. I think Murphy is a gifted comedian and he's very very angry. It's a brilliant combination.

All the figures they use are spot on accurate too. Those guys are milking the system while the rest of us are bearing the brunt of the debt the country is in.

xploderz · 22-11-2013 9:25pm

First episode last night was a bit disappointing compared to the other series, Joan Burton sketch was funny though, what sort of age group is this aimed at? I doubt many people under 30 would even get half the references.

AnonoBoy · 22-11-2013 11:40pm

xploderz wrote: »

First episode last night was a bit disappointing compared to the other series, Joan Burton sketch was funny though, what sort of age group is this aimed at? I doubt many people under 30 would even get half the references.

I reckon it's aimed primarily at the 30+ age group.

Although don't underestimate the younger viewers. I don't see anything specific that they won't get if they have a bit of awareness.

JONJO THE MISER · 23-11-2013 1:41pm

I loved the late late show audience on tour.

ShagNastii · 29-11-2013 12:35pm

The Primetime sketch last night was brilliant. Was very much in line with the "One of those programmes" skit where they pretty much call a spade a spade when it comes to spin and what politics really is.

Mr Pseudonym · 29-11-2013 3:31pm

I can't get enough of Eleanor Tiernan's mock-correspondent sketches:

Primetime investigates Primetime

Last night's special advisers sketch was brilliant, as well.

Some of the sketches - dubbing over Anne Doyle, for instance - are a little bit unoriginal. But, overall, I think it's of superb quality, an so unlike RTE.

It's generally incredibly anti-establishment, and hostile to current Irish politics. Conspiracy theorists must be wondering why government censors haven't pulled it yet. It's funny that the show has four legal advisers!

iDave · 29-11-2013 3:34pm

xploderz wrote: »

First episode last night was a bit disappointing compared to the other series, Joan Burton sketch was funny though, what sort of age group is this aimed at? I doubt many people under 30 would even get half the references.

I'm 28 and think its great

SimonQuinlank · 29-11-2013 4:05pm

''What I would say,and I can't make this point strongly enough,is that I'm retiring just before the next general election, on the equivalent of about 5 grand a week,so I'm quite limited in the extent to which I actually care''

jjf1974 · 29-11-2013 4:15pm

SimonQuinlank wrote: »

''What I would say,and I can't make this point strongly enough,is that I'm retiring just before the next general election, on the equivalent of about 5 grand a week,so I'm quite limited in the extent to which I actually care''

you are not an ESB employee so they reckon thier pension will be €16 a week

statesaver · 29-11-2013 5:49pm

Give me the Savage Eye over this any day.

30-11-2013 3:23pm

Just youtubed it - love it.

Better than Mario (although I loved his Donal Skehan sketch

)

Different planet to Republic of Telly, which gets way to much promotion by RTE

doing · 02-12-2013 9:00am

Very very lazy. Telling the same jokes every week when there are only 4 episodes, could they not think up enough sketches for a few episodes? Alan Shortt was never funny, no one liked Bull Island, and Tommy Tiernan's cousin is cringe inducing, her Joan Burton impression is terrible and is just an impression of Mario Rosenstock, who himself can't seem to do accurate impressions anymore. Compare it to Risteard Cooper's from Apres Match who can actually do the voice. Her voice is deep for a start.

Not enough of an effort to be funny, instead there are loads of "deconstructing tv" sketches because they want to be satirical. Those sketches are on the same level as political cartoons in a newspaper. They should just have given Apres Match a series and brought Risteard Cooper along and ditched the rest. The Apres Match spoofs of Vincent Browne were miles better than this nonsense. Cooper seems to have burnt his bridges with that series he did a few years ago where he played every role though

So it was disappointing, considering 2/3's of Apres Match were involved. The guy from Savage Eye is the only non Apres Match member not to look out of place.

Ash.J.Williams · 02-12-2013 10:23am

doing wrote: »

Very very lazy. Telling the same jokes every week when there are only 4 episodes, could they not think up enough sketches for a few episodes? Alan Shortt was never funny, no one liked Bull Island, and Tommy Tiernan's cousin is cringe inducing, her Joan Burton impression is terrible and is just an impression of Mario Rosenstock, who himself can't seem to do accurate impressions anymore. Compare it to Risteard Cooper's from Apres Match who can actually do the voice. Her voice is deep for a start.

Not enough of an effort to be funny, instead there are loads of "deconstructing tv" sketches because they want to be satirical. Those sketches are on the same level as political cartoons in a newspaper. They should just have given Apres Match a series and brought Risteard Cooper along and ditched the rest. The Apres Match spoofs of Vincent Browne were miles better than this nonsense. Cooper seems to have burnt his bridges with that series he did a few years ago where he played every role though

So it was disappointing, considering 2/3's of Apres Match were involved. The guy from Savage is the only non Apres Match member not to look out of place.

it is a satirical show....

doing · 02-12-2013 12:13pm

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

it is a satirical show....

Satire is meant to be funny...

Laboured, formulaic sketches like that are never funny...I expect to laugh when I tune into a comedy, not see the televisual equivalent of the cartoon in the Irish Times.

They stole the unfunny "dubbing politicians so they're talking gibberish" routine from US sketch shows. They're repeating the same jokes every episode like Little Britain but there are only 4 episodes. It's just so lazy.

Ash.J.Williams · 02-12-2013 12:29pm

doing wrote: »

Satire is meant to be funny...

Laboured, formulaic sketches like that are never funny...I expect to laugh when I tune into a comedy, not see the televisual equivalent of the cartoon in the Irish Times.

They stole the unfunny "dubbing politicians so they're talking gibberish" routine from US sketch shows. They're repeating the same jokes every episode like Little Britain but there are only 4 episodes. It's just so lazy.

It's not for you, because i watched it the other night and thought it was powerful stuff!

doing · 02-12-2013 12:31pm

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

It's not for you, because i watched it the other night and thought it was powerful stuff!

Look forward to all the same jokes in the next episode so.

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