RTE: The Savage Eye

Proxy

Not liking this. There's nothing in it. It's caused a silent boredom in our living room.

Himself and Jason Byrne, making modern Irish comedy seem like making loud noises and silly faces is funny.

fabbydabby

It's all over the place. Is this intentional?

There's certainly potential there but it's just somewhat missing the mark.

A Disgrace

It's actually alright, and has the potential to get better.. Surprised!

el diablo

It's savage.

Daz R1

brutal.com !!!

Ann22

I actually laughed out loud at a few bits and me sittin in the room on my own.

Sir Gallagher

I thought this wold be completely pony but i dont know, it's not that bad, it's certainly a cut above the likes of The Panel, Republic of Telly etc. At least there's a bit of originality about it although they just ripped off a joke from Tropic Thunder there.

eth0_

RTE should be ashamed of themselves.
This is even worse than I imagined possible. Won't be watching again!

Reginald P. DuM

This man is not funny. It's no wonder he got a hiding. I know it's been said to death but RTE and comedy have become like oil and water. Shameful waste of public money giving this guy another chance. Did we not get enough last yr.

Ivan

I maybe stoned, but I think it's one of the funniest Irish shows ever. The segments on Irish artists and the Irish language are equal parts bitterly true and insightfully funny. Des Bishop trying to resuscitate the Irish language. Great stuff imho. But hell, I am really stoned... Irish dancing as a martial art. Quality

eth0_

Sir Gallagher wrote: »

they just ripped off a joke from Tropic Thunder there.

David McSavage rip off someone else's material? NEVER!

phonypony

I've always despised him. But this is actually relatively good. Some clever stuff.

Edit: HE HAD TO FUKCING SING AND RUIN IT!...

fabbydabby

I am willing to give this a decent chance, because I think the humour might just take a bit of getting used to. It got a chuckle or two out of it alright.

This is more than I can say for Jason Byrne, the 3unt.

sneem-man

A lot better than I thought it would be (the odd laugh) still think he's a twat though.

Proxy

fabbydabby wrote: »

I am willing to give this a decent chance, because I think the humour might just take a bit of getting used to. It got a chuckle or two out of it alright.

This is more than I can say for Jason Byrne, the 3unt.

Stop, I was going to say he makes him look good but I couldn't rise that hack.

I'm actually depressed after that.

Wyndman

It's derivative, bile-filled ****e from the biggest loser in Ireland. Just unearned cursing and old, old jokes.

Ann22

I loved your man with the hump behind the bar:D. Very original show I thought. I thought it was crap starting off but I was pleasantly surprised:).

Aldebaran

I, like most people on boards, really hate that McSavage guy, but I have to admit I laughed quite a bit during this show. I'm surprised... and a little ashamed.

Sir Gallagher

I really wanted to hate it but i just couldn't, there's some decent material in there, i'm surprised to say the least.

Johnny Giles

Mary Robinson is hilarious. Savage does a good woman!

VolvoMan

I only saw the end of it but thought it was quite good to be honest. Say what you want about Dave McSavage, but I'd much rather watch half an hour of him than the likes of Ardal O'Hanlon or Dara O'Brien (or how ever you spell his name).

Proxy

VolvoMan wrote: »

I only saw the end of it but thought it was quite good to be honest. Say what you want about Dave McSavage, but I'd much rather watch half an hour of him than the likes of Ardal O'Hanlon or Dara O'Brien (or how ever you spell his name).

What?!

Ann22

See the two priests in the Book of Kells sketch:D, the face of your man sitting down...dead funny....and Des Bishop on top of your one in the bed..and the td at the desk he was ..'The Minister For Problems':D:D:D

Peared

I reckon the reason for the, dare i say it, 'positive' response to this show is that because it is McSavage, the expectations were soooooo low that pretty much anything was gonna seem better than expected and therefore be rated above its actual value.

lintdrummer

Ah come on people, that was a lot better than most of the 'comedy' RTÉ has put out lately. It didn't follow conventional formats that RTÉ tend to stick to and I got a good amount of laughs from it.

I'm not a big fan of McSavage but this was enjoyable. Someone criticised it for being all over the place but I liked that aspect, at least it wasn't predictable. Anyone who wrote it off completely must be very hard to please.

I think people have very high expectations from RTÉ, they are a small broadcaster in comparison to the likes of BBC and C4 etc. The pool of talent here isn't as big either.

Having said that I think RTÉ could do with a serious overhall. They need to be more adventurous and take more risks with home made comedy.

Drifting off topic now, so anyway, I'd give it a 7/10. Will watch next week.

el diablo

It was pretty decent. I like his previous stuff too especially "Why do the Irish Drink so Much" a while back.

Alwayson

Was also watching this on my own but thankfully someone called and I had to go out. Saw ten minutes. It wasn't good. The Minister sketch and the Mary McAleese sketch were straight out of Halls Pictorial Weekly but no funnier. I thought bad things came in threes - The new Panel, The new Podge n Rodge snow and The Republic of Telly... but this is looking like four in a row.

Cokeistan

all i can say about that programme is WTF

very very strange.....

opinion guy

Ivan wrote: »

Des Bishop trying to resuscitate the Irish language.

That was kind of funny in idea but for some reason the sketch didn't make me laugh. Alot of the show was like that - I was thinking thats a funny idea....but i'm not laughing

Aldebaran wrote: »

I, like most people on boards, really hate that McSavage guy, but I have to admit I laughed quite a bit during this show. I'm surprised... and a little ashamed.

Yeah why do people hate him so much on here ?

lintdrummer

VolvoMan wrote: »

Say what you want about Dave McSavage, but I'd much rather watch half an hour of him than the likes of Ardal O'Hanlon or Dara O'Brien (or how ever you spell his name).

Dara O Briain is one of the funniest Irish comedians ever, he's a legend!

eth0_

Can anyone make a list of everyone he ripped off in this show? Hall's pictoral weekly, Langerland....

They should have given David O'Doherty another series instead of this crap.

Ivan

emmettogara wrote: »

Dara O Briain is one of the funniest Irish comedians ever, he's a legend!

God I hate that guy... and who the hell is McSavage?

masteire

excellent,
thought is was very like python jumping around with weird sketch after another.
30 words for cabbage

The Prophet

This is not a good show. Neither is it terrible. A few sketches had glimmers of potential, but almost invariably the execution was offkilter.

I guess the likes of The Byrne Ultimatum are still relatively fresh in some people's minds, so The Savage Eye by constrast seems to be comedy silver.

youtheman

Have to admit that I've seen a lot worse from other Irish 'so called' comedians. The guy behind the bar with the jar jam glasses is actually quite funny.

I'll be watching it again.

Ann22

Peared wrote: »

I reckon the reason for the, dare i say it, 'positive' response to this show is that because it is McSavage, the expectations were soooooo low that pretty much anything was gonna seem better than expected and therefore be rated above its actual value.

I know your man McSavage from other shows and never liked him for some reason, I didn't know his name however or recognise him 'til halfway through the show so it's not as if I had low expectations in the first place. I'm mad I wasn't paying much attention to it for a while. Will definitely watch it again. I wonder if the wee fella was his son, he looked a little bit like him.

Cokeistan

youtheman wrote: »

Have to admit that I've seen a lot worse from other Irish 'so called' comedians. The guy behind the bar with the jar jam glasses is actually quite funny.

I'll be watching it again.

I think i'll be watching it again because it was so absurdly f***ked up!

Aidric

emmettogara wrote: »

Dara O Briain is one of the funniest Irish comedians ever, he's a legend!

No he isn't. He's fine in the role as a presenter but as a stand up he's distinctly average.
I only saw ten mins of the show tonight but it certainly has potential.

Lemondrop kid

opinion guy wrote: »

That was kind of funny in idea but for some reason the sketch didn't make me laugh. Alot of the show was like that - I was thinking thats a funny idea....but i'm not laughing

Yeah , i think he has talent be he can't quite let go of his anger - still definitely some nice bits, esp the Home Alone and the crazy Barman

opinion guy wrote: »

Yeah why do people hate him so much on here ?

Been wondering that myself, noticed it before - prob because he is not the most em gentle spoken of creatures - very hard to watch when interviewd, most recently on that rte 2 kids prog - the cafe

Lemondrop kid

eth0_ wrote: »

Can anyone make a list of everyone he ripped off in this show? Hall's pictoral weekly, Langerland....

They should have given David O'Doherty another series instead of this crap.

One man's rip-off is another man's source material...:)

'All is derivative...'

johnfunk

I found it funny and I hate everything RTE produce

Jako8

masteire wrote: »

excellent,
thought is was very like python jumping around with weird sketch after another.

Please don't compare this to the genius of Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Darksaga87

I just watch this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_TmZKuVoqQ&feature=channel



and like........ im lost for words, is this crap seriously on tv?

Cokeistan

Jako8 wrote: »

Please don't compare this to the genius of Monty Python's Flying Circus.

agreed

Lemondrop kid

phonypony wrote: »

I've always despised him. But this is actually relatively good. Some clever stuff.

Edit: HE HAD TO FUKCING SING AND RUIN IT!...

That reminds me of one quite funny bit - the sean nos singer - pretty damn funny

VolvoMan

Proxy wrote: »

What?!

emmettogara wrote: »

Dara O Briain is one of the funniest Irish comedians ever, he's a legend!

You're entitled to your views and all, but I just find him dull and too politically correct for my liking. He's more light humoured than anything else.

Lemondrop kid

I assume there's a 'I want to shoot Jason Byrne' thread somewhere, but is there one for Des Bishop? Or should i start one? He He

Monty Pyton comparisons? - people, people let's keep perspective!

lintdrummer

VolvoMan wrote: »

You're entitled to your views and all, but I just find him dull and too politically correct for my liking. He's more light humoured than anything else.

He's very quick witted. Most comedians tour and rehash the same routine every night of the week. He involves the audience completely in his show. His whole routine is based on talking to members of the ausience which is impressive because he makes most of his stuff up on the spot. You could see him 2 nights in a row and get 2 different shows.

eth0_

emmettogara wrote: »

You could see him 2 nights in a row and get 2 different shows.

I dunno. At least 50% of his show is made up of him going "eh...." so there's be a lot of repetition there :P

masteire

it looked as though it came from a python workbook, that all i mean people, chill out

Lemondrop kid

masteire wrote: »

it looked as though it came from a python workbook, that all i mean people, chill out

Well that's ok then...:)