Des Bishop:Am i the only one.....

KiddieKrippler

that doesnt think he is remotely funny?I have thought this since i first seen him way back when he was on Dont feed the gondolas and i aired my view to my mates again over christmas because a few of his dvds were floating around.He has been living off one joke for years,basicly him living in ireland and telling us whats wrong with us from his american point of view.i sat through his latest dvd without even a smirk.i just dont see it

peanuthead

I agree that he has been living off the same joke for a long time, and I do continue to wonder what he's going to do different, but I think he's hilarious, and I loved his work experience project.

stovelid

My OH forced me to go and see him. He was a painfully unfunny c*nt.

Thankfully there was a bar in the venue.

Biggins

Yep, he boring.

Volvoboy

Meh, if i was given a DVD of that knob i'd throw it at somone i detest.

Shacklebolt

Finally others who feel the same as me.... I feel so accepted amongst you all

A toast to the death/retirement of our foe Des Bishop and the rise to power of funny comedians.

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KiddieKrippler wrote: »

Des Bishop:Am i the only one..... that doesnt think he is remotely funny?

No.

deleriumtremens

I hate him. Then again, I hate all people.

Chong

deleriumtremens wrote: »

I hate him. Then again, I hate all people.

Off topic, class Nick name, love that drink

Creamy Goodness

this is a fairly popular topic on AH can't believe you've not seen it before.

m83

Unbearable.

arybvtcw0eolkf

He's one of the few people in this world, apart from Ronan Keating, who I'd love to kick up into the bollox.

I absolutely fvcking detest him.

Shit bag of the highest order.

:mad:

deleriumtremens

Chong wrote: »

Off topic, class Nick name, love that drink

Thank you sir! Yet to try it mysef!

Sherifu

Mairt wrote: »

He's one of the few people in this world, apart from Ronan Keating, who I'd love to kick up into the bollox.

I absolutely fvcking detest him.

Shit bag of the highest order.

:mad:

Tell us how you really feel man.

Volvoboy

Mairt wrote: »

He's one of the few people in this world, apart from Ronan Keating, who I'd love to kick up into the bollox.

I absolutely fvcking detest him.

Shit bag of the highest order.

:mad:

Your Ronan Keating is my Paul Heauston, I'm not going to refer to his wankstain of a nick/stage name.

:mad:

miju

m83 wrote: »

Un-bearla-ble.

fixed that for ya

Biggins

Mairt wrote: »

He's one of the few people in this world, apart from Ronan Keating, who I'd love to kick up into the bollox.

I absolutely fvcking detest him.

Shit bag of the highest order.

:mad:

Ooo... that's you off his next Christmas card list!
(I'm sure your worried)

Welcome to the club here.

Ostrom

I like him, if only for his portrayal of racist scumbag Waterford nightlife

Earthhorse

Despite what other people have said in this thread I'm going to go against the grain and say yes, you are the only one to ever think that.

Kold

I don't find him funny but I find it easy as hell to not give a sh*t as I don't watch RTE.

dlofnep

I think he's harmless. Saw his standup show in Waterford, got a few chuckles out of him anyways.

Catari Jaguar

Hmm... Maybe people dislike because he DOES point out traits and insecurities that Irish people try to ignore or pretend don't exist??

And he does do different things, and method comedy (if that term exists): Work experience in those low paid jobs, going to all those "disadvantaged" areas to get to know and work with the people that live there, moving to the Gaeltacht and learning to speak Irish.

I think he has a right to say what he wants and is probably one of the few comedians that actually KNOWS what he's talking about because he experienced it.

Or I guess he could just stand on stage airing his views on politics or black culture.. no comedian has EVER done that. :rolleyes:

Kold

Lil Kitten wrote: »

Hmm... Maybe people dislike because he DOES point out traits and insecurities that Irish people try to ignore or pretend don't exist??

Going to go with Occam's Razor here and say that he's just not funny.

Biggins

Lil Kitten wrote: »

Hmm... Maybe people dislike because...

Nope, he just bores me to death.
(sorry)

Naikon

KiddieKrippler wrote: »

that doesnt think he is remotely funny?I have thought this since i first seen him way back when he was on Dont feed the gondolas and i aired my view to my mates again over christmas because a few of his dvds were floating around.He has been living off one joke for years,basicly him living in ireland and telling us whats wrong with us from his american point of view.i sat through his latest dvd without even a smirk.i just dont see it

Yes, I understand:)
He sucks, along with that other twat Tiernan.

DonkeyStyle \o/

I don't find his stuff funny, but I'm sure he's a perfectly nice man.

LeoGilly

He's not as bad as Jason Byrne! Would love to kick him in the face!

Hank Scorpio

terrible terrible "comedian"

edit: Yes Jason Bourne or w/e his name is an infuriating uneducated douchebag

JerryHandbag

Gotta say I really enjoyed his work experience show a few years back, but as a comedian....is he funny? Methinks no

Naikon

LeoGilly wrote: »

He's not as bad as Jason Byrne! Would love to kick him in the face!

Actually, you are right. The Jason Byrne dvd called "out of the box live" is possibly the worst comedy dvd I have EVER seen.
I still don't like Bishops work though:pac:

Fizman

He is about as entertaining as getting your mickey caught in a car door. And being driven off.

Earthhorse

Lil Kitten wrote: »

I think he has a right to say what he wants and is probably one of the few comedians that actually KNOWS what he's talking about because he experienced it.

Or I guess he could just stand on stage airing his views on politics or black culture.. no comedian has EVER done that. :rolleyes:

In that respect ,I think he is actually quite a good social commentator but I agree that he is not all that funny. Don't hate him though.

admiralofthefleet

he was funny for a while what with the novelty of someone from new yoik taking the piss out of us but the joke soon wore thin. he posts on boards doesnt he?

consultech

Nope, you're not the only one.

He's not just un-funny, he's an annoying and preachy **** factory.

I think the tipping point for me was "Jump around - as Gaeilge". Seriously.

consultech

Earthhorse wrote: »

Despite what other people have said in this thread I'm going to go against the grain and say yes, you are the only one to ever think that.

Where to start?

The Mighty Ken

Lil Kitten wrote: »

Hmm... Maybe people dislike because he DOES point out traits and insecurities that Irish people try to ignore or pretend don't exist??

Or maybe he's just not very funny.

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Lil Kitten wrote: »

Hmm... Maybe people dislike because he DOES point out traits and insecurities that Irish people try to ignore or pretend don't exist??

Oh yeah, he's quite the philosopher. Jokes about the immersion really show us up for the fools we are. :rolleyes:

Lil Kitten wrote: »

And he does do different things, and method comedy (if that term exists): Work experience in those low paid jobs, going to all those "disadvantaged" areas to get to know and work with the people that live there, moving to the Gaeltacht and learning to speak Irish.

Here's the thing: his entire act is based around a fish out of water scenario. He was coasting along for years being the "American unused to the Irish way of life" comedian until it started to get old hat. Stuck for new material (becuase he doesn't have any wit), he decides to throw himself into another situation unfamiliar to him: low paying employment. Now the jokes are about how difficult it some jobs are while talking about stupid customers, drunken or otherwise.

After this lil fad has passed, he starts to run out of ideas becuase he's back in the bosom of his lavish lifestyle. So what's the next novelty for our Des? Disadvantaged areas!

He works the angle of trying to give the kids a chance in life (because they need comedy tips, not jobs or anything) and still pretends to be ignorant of everything for the sake of a few jokes at their expense which is supposed to be cutting-edge observational humour.

The same thing when he stayed in "the Gaeltacht," (just a few miles from where I live funnily enough. That's the only funny thing I'll ever associate with Bishop) only this time he actually reaches lower levels of hackery. FFS anyone can go anywhere and point out that languages are different, that's not comedy. That's nothing.

Now, those three programmes show a calculating aspect of Bishop I can't stand: he endears himself to the audience by patronising them ("OMG, I never knew how hard you guys have it") while savagely making fun of them in the process. He is a hack of the highest order, and one that knows exactly what he's doing. I wouldn't be surprised if he thought his audience are complete idiots for lapping this up, because they are. Des Bishop is a cancer on comedy.

Cool_CM

I'll admit that Work Experiencs and some episodes of Joy in the Hood were quite good, but as a stand up I don't find the guy remotely funny in any way shape or form.

allthedoyles

Come on ...Where is your sense of humour !..............or would ye all prefer to listen to Tommy Tiernan ranting on about the disabled

GalwayKiefer

Naikon wrote: »

He sucks, along with that other twat Tiernan.

Couldn't agree more, saw Tiernan live and would have walked out except the g/f would have killed me. Give me Bill Bailey (or to a lesser extent Dylan Moran) any day.

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allthedoyles wrote: »

Come on ...Where is your sense of humour !..............or would ye all prefer to listen to Tommy Tiernan ranting on about the disabled

I'd rather not listen to either of them.

KiddieKrippler

i feel somewhat happier knowing im not alone thinking this:)

consultech

allthedoyles wrote: »

Come on ...Where is your sense of humour !..............or would ye all prefer to listen to Tommy Tiernan ranting on about the disabled

Both are one and the same to be honest, pretty low on the comedy food chain. Tiernan learned that when he got analised in America.

Fizman

Of all the topics you could have picked for an AH thread, this is certainly one in which you weren't going to be alone in.

DenMan

Being honest I never got into him at all, and what I saw didn't like. Dermot Morgan was a real and funny comedian. That was real.....Bishop doesn't even come close.

Sharpshooter

Fizman wrote: »

He is about as entertaining as getting your mickey caught in a car door. And being driven off.

That's stretching it a bit.

Nodin

KiddieKrippler wrote: »

that doesnt think he is remotely funny?I have thought this since i first seen him way back when he was on Dont feed the gondolas and i aired my view to my mates again over christmas because a few of his dvds were floating around.He has been living off one joke for years,basicly him living in ireland and telling us whats wrong with us from his american point of view.i sat through his latest dvd without even a smirk.i just dont see it

In the beginning I though he was smart arse Journo of the kind the Sindo inflict on the world occassionally. The funniest thing about him I ever found was when I discovered he was supposed to be a comedian.

Sofaspud

Also need to add, he moved to Ireland in 1990, yet he still acts like a tourist that stepped off the plane last week.

You'd think he'd be used to Ireland by now.

Fizman

sharpshooterH wrote: »

That's stretching it a bit.

So is selling Des Bishop DVD's in the 'comedy' section of a shop.

consultech

sharpshooterH wrote: »

That's stretching it a bit.

I don't actually think you meant that lol by the way!!!

Fizman

consultech wrote: »

I don't actually think you meant that lol by the way!!!

Trust me, it was intended. Simply puntastic.