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The Panel returns!

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  • Posts: 360 ✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Nice career chioce, Anna Nolan.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 388 ✭✭Milktrolley


    Baby4 wrote:
    This post has been deleted.
    As mentioned earlier in this thread, it's repeated on Friday. Worth seeing again, it was a brilliant show thankfully.

    Had a look at Dara's profile just after he mentioned it last night. Can't believe he's only 34!

    Anna Nolan was a bit pointless alright. As BaZmO* referred to, there was one point where she mentioned how unbelievable it was that Bertie's popularity has gone up, and how it could only happen in Ireland. Nobody made a sound, until Dara rehashed the statement to audience delirium. Then asking Gordon D'Arcy about Brian O'Driscoll - I'd say he's sick of people asking him about Brian!

    I couldn't hear what Gordon D'Arcy said last night, but I had a look back.
    Have you seen the women that play rugby?!

    That was all really. He didn't say anything about them being fat pigs - at least from what got aired.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,082 ✭✭✭lostexpectation


    did anyone think jackl's smig was crooked?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,253 ✭✭✭Sandwich


    ohmygod the unfunny woman syndrome is back!!!

    Yes indeed. It really is shocking that they cant find someone. But why keep wasting a spot and effectively reducing the panel by one person?

    Just give up and give it to one of the plenty of witty men. (Not trying to sound sexist or provocative here, but I dont think Ive heard a good line from a woman on the show yet {the Ulick O'Connor one is an old one})

    Like the show very much tho.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    I don't know why they don't have Maeve Higgins on, especially if they're always looking for a token woman panelist. She is actually quite funny.

    Unless of course they're just looking for eye candy, something unfortunately Maeve is not. Having said that, neither is Fiona Looney or Pauline McGlynn (Is that her name?) for that matter.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6 Silver Rose


    Ooh, was just going to suggest Maeve Higgins, she's hilarious, would be great if they had her on.
    Have to agree, all the women so far on the show have been horrendous... Pauline McGlynn is slightly better than most, but still not brilliant, and annoying with her (not funny) anti-Church spiel.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,286 ✭✭✭SprostonGreen


    I thought I saw on Entertainment Ireland that Maeve Higgins will feature this series. She is ok, but you can get a bit tired of her.

    My favourite bit this week was Neil Delamere; "having a Minister for Finance without a bank account is a bit like having a slightly obese Minister for Health!"


  • Posts: 7,542 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,801 ✭✭✭✭Kojak


    My favourite bit this week was Neil Delamere; "having a Minister for Finance without a bank account is a bit like having a slightly obese Minister for Health!"


    LOL, that was classic. :D:D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,259 ✭✭✭jos28


    Did Dara get married during the summer. Can't say that I noticed him wearing a wedding ring before.


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  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,119 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    Just watched it there recently, it's ok I suppose, episodes vary a lot as to whether they are funny or not.

    It is no QI anyway. :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭Rb


    did anyone think jackl's smig was crooked?
    I noticed that actually!

    Maeve Higgins is at most the best of a bad bunch, so I agree that if they're looking for a token female panelist it should probably be her.
    Would also be glad if Andrew Maxwell wasn't on this series. All in all the first of this series was great imo, looking forward to the rest of them.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 388 ✭✭Milktrolley


    Just watched it there recently, it's ok I suppose, episodes vary a lot as to whether they are funny or not.

    Some episodes can be crap alright, you're never guaranteed a good episode and it can vary. But most of the time it's either really good or excellent - the one's with Hector and Podge & Rodge we're hilarious!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 122 ✭✭Fenny


    Does anyone know how much tickets are for The Panel? Been wanting to go to a recording for ages.

    I'd love to see Maeve Higgins on it, though to be honest, anything - and I mean anything - is better than Fiona Looney.


  • Posts: 7,542 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭Rb


    The first half of tonights show is just finished, so far its been awful.
    The guest, whoever she was, was crap and nearly everyone bar Dara has kept their mouths shut. Token female panelist included, shes only said one or two lines which is appreciated.
    Quite disappointing after last week.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 301 ✭✭nicelives


    Nice career chioce, Anna Nolan.
    What is exactly the point of Anna Nolan?

    They seem to be foisting her on us wasting the licence fee in the process.

    Anna Nolan solves someones problem, big deal, scrapped that series. Then she was presenting Would You Believe and she didn't. It showed, big time on screen as she seemed to trivialise a lot. Then she's on the afternoon show and they scrub her from that. There was never any indication in any of her previous disasters that she was a comedienne.

    What in God's name are they spending our money on her for the Panel? There definitely are funny women out there. RTE just aren't brave enough to premier someone who Channel 4 haven't filmed sleeping and eating 6 years ago in a game show.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Anna Nolan will, one day be hosting Liveline you wait!

    Mike.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2 lordasriel


    The guy with the red hair sitting near Ann is frickin rubbish


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,399 ✭✭✭OFDM


    There were a few good funny moments in the second half. Anna Nolan is good at keeping quiet which is what the female panelist should be all about. Let's hope for Aoife Ni Thuarisigigig next week though...


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,399 ✭✭✭OFDM


    BaZmO* wrote:
    Unless of course they're just looking for eye candy, something unfortunately Maeve is not. Having said that, neither is Fiona Looney or Pauline McGlynn (Is that her name?) for that matter.
    Well at least Pauline McGlynn has nice tits...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,082 ✭✭✭lostexpectation


    didn't we have a get fiona looney off the panel campaign last year how about we try to get anna nolan off the series by next week?


    its was a wierd one tonight, but Ms Wildlife was very funny.

    goes to look about crocodiles and zoos.

    who is that authoer one the chick lfick she'd be good I don't know who this commediane women is I never seen her no anything, oh is she the one from naked camera? they do need a professional comedian to banter with the boys.

    rte should produce find a funny irish woman program. I can't think of any.

    although pauline mcglynn is worthwhile did anyone see her on brener bird and fortune when they did the dinner party veil sketch and she had potatoe in her purse as her cultural symbol


    http://www.rte.ie/tv/thepanel/ < ?

    info@happyendings.ie email them

    how sucessful was the get rid of fiona lunney campaign last year?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 602 ✭✭✭mickd


    rte should produce find a funny irish woman program. I can't think of any.
    /QUOTE]

    Thats because women aren't funny


  • Posts: 7,542 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,286 ✭✭✭SprostonGreen


    That wildlife woman was fairly funny, without trying to be.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 72 ✭✭betelgeuse


    That wildlife woman was fairly funny, without trying to be.
    I couldn't tell if the audience were laughing with or at her?

    Overall it was a poor show compared to last week. Some of the edits stuck out like a sore thumb. And does that Andrew Maxwell have any jokes other than his 'Dublin skanger' routine? He deploys it at every opportunity, especially when something he's saying isn't going down well. It's very tiresome.

    Anyway, I've been recording this show on DVD and was going to start putting it online but I don't think I'll bother now.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,026 ✭✭✭Killaqueen!!!


    CROCODILES ARE IMMORTAL!

    Dara is one of my favourite comedians. I love The Panel. How many 'series' have there been on it now?

    EDIT: sorry. dont answer that. im stoopid.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,254 ✭✭✭wba88


    Is this the 3rd series? (thats how long ive seen it anyway)
    p.s. Anna Nolan is ****.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,026 ✭✭✭Killaqueen!!!


    Apparently it's the 5th series or maybe im just reading things funny again.

    I don't think all the female panelists they've had are that bad. Anna Nolan is quite quiet but when she does get around to saying things she's quite funny. Maybe she isn't quiet at all it's just the fact that all the male panelists are always cutting in to try and say something (I know thats what you're supposed to do but I hate when two of them try to talk at the same time!).

    And I actually don't like Ed Byrne so I'm glad he's not around. Colin Murphy tries so hard to be funny but a lot of the time he's not as annoying as I used to think he was and he's quite funny!

    Dara, however, is my hero!


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭Rb


    I don't think all the female panelists they've had are that bad.
    Such as...?
    Anna Nolan is quite quiet but when she does get around to saying things she's quite funny.

    No, no shes not.


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