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Return of Republic of Telly

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    #782
    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,145 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    darkdubh wrote: »
    No.Jennifer Maguire is about as funny as Operation Yewtree.And yes she'd get it but thats no reason to put her fronting a comedy programme.Is that guy Whelan still on it?He was the least funny regular panelist on The Panel which is saying something.

    Whelan hasn't been on it in quite a while, do you even watch the show?


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    #783
    Utopia Parkway
    Registered Users Posts: 17,329 ✭✭✭✭Utopia Parkway


    darkdubh wrote: »
    No.Jennifer Maguire is about as funny as Operation Yewtree.And yes she'd get it but thats no reason to put her fronting a comedy programme.Is that guy Whelan still on it?He was the least funny regular panelist on The Panel which is saying something.

    I think he left at least 2 years ago.


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    #784
    efb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    Has its moments. The 80's sketches so be good


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    #785
    darkdubh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,628 ✭✭✭darkdubh


    CatFromHue wrote: »
    Whelan hasn't been on it in quite a while, do you even watch the show?


    Watched it when it first started and hated it.Have seen more recent sketches on Youtube and my opinion of it hasen't changed.


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    #786
    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,145 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    We'll have to agree to disagree so as when I first started watching I found it really good.

    The sketches on youtube I think are very good too.


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    #787
    colinod0806
    Closed Accounts Posts: 614 ✭✭✭colinod0806


    darkdubh wrote: »
    Watched it when it first started and hated it.Have seen more recent sketches on Youtube and my opinion of it hasen't changed.

    So you watched it when Neil Delemare was hosting then and not Dermot Whelan.


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    #788
    Checkmate19
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 564 ✭✭✭Checkmate19


    Neil Delemare i don't think ever done why republic of telly. He was on the panel show along with other's who they keep giving gigs to you are just not funny. Anyone each to their own but the republic of telly is tripe imo. However the biggest disgrace ever to come out of rte was Catherine Lynch (Wanderly wagon etc). Anyone finding that funny needs locking up.


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    #789
    Skid X
    Registered Users Posts: 21,444 ✭✭✭✭Skid X


    Checkmate19 wrote: »
    RTE would not know funny if it hit them in the face. Oh well it did Father Ted and they turned that down.

    I can't believe anyone still thinks RTE turned down Father Ted. The writers have said on numerous occasions that they never offered it to RTE.


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    #790
    Checkmate19
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 564 ✭✭✭Checkmate19


    I stand corrected they didn't offer it to them. Probably for the good. Knowing them they would have made a mess of it.


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    #791
    colinod0806
    Closed Accounts Posts: 614 ✭✭✭colinod0806


    Checkmate19 wrote: »
    Neil Delemare i don't think ever done why republic of telly.
    You think wrong.


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    #792
    Checkmate19
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 564 ✭✭✭Checkmate19


    Ok if he did sorry.


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    #793
    Checkmate19
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 564 ✭✭✭Checkmate19


    Would not suprise me. I think comedians hand around the canteen in rte till they get something. Rte have produced so much crap over the years. As a national station its a disgrace.


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    #794
    pl4ichjgy17zwd
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    Checkmate19 wrote: »
    Neil Delemare i don't think ever done why republic of telly. He was on the panel show along with other's who they keep giving gigs to you are just not funny. Anyone each to their own but the republic of telly is tripe imo. However the biggest disgrace ever to come out of rte was Catherine Lynch (Wanderly wagon etc). Anyone finding that funny needs locking up.

    What was wrong with Wanderly Wagon? Show of my childhood tbh.


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    #795
    Checkmate19
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 564 ✭✭✭Checkmate19


    No Catherine Lynch Wanderly wagon comedy show.


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    #796
    Checkmate19
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 564 ✭✭✭Checkmate19


    Catherine Lynch done wonderwoman not wanderly wagon sorry.


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    #797
    Slippin Jimmy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,031 ✭✭✭Slippin Jimmy


    Checkmate19 wrote: »
    Catherine Lynch done wonderwoman not wanderly wagon sorry.

    You do realize you can edit your posts?


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    #798
    Fresh Pots
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    Who was Bernards girlfriend in tonights episode? Voice sounds really familiar!


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    #799
    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,145 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    Haven't seen it but I'm guessing Mrs Panti as she was on all the ads.


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    #800
    Fresh Pots
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    CatFromHue wrote: »
    Haven't seen it but I'm guessing Mrs Panti as she was on all the ads.

    No, some woman. Could be wrong but I think I recognise her voice from 2fm.


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    #801
    RayM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,973 ✭✭✭RayM


    Checkmate19 wrote: »
    I stand corrected they didn't offer it to them. Probably for the good. Knowing them they would have made a mess of it.

    When asked about why they didn't offer it to RTE, Arthur Mathews said "It never even occurred to us... It would be like offering it to Waterford Glass."


    I watched Republic of Telly tonight, for the first time since it started (because Alf Stewart from Home and Away was on it). It's not very good, is it? Classic RTE comedy - lots of 'craic' and 'banter', the odd decent joke, but poorly written and very poorly executed. Amateurish.


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    #802
    arcticmonkeys
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    RayM wrote: »
    When asked about why they didn't offer it to RTE, Arthur Mathews said "It never even occurred to us... It would be like offering it to Waterford Glass."


    I watched Republic of Telly tonight, for the first time since it started (because Alf Stewart from Home and Away was on it). It's not very good, is it? Classic RTE comedy - lots of 'craic' and 'banter', the odd decent joke, but poorly written and very poorly executed. Amateurish.

    Whats Alf doing in Ireland at the moment anyway.Is he in a stage play or something just I seen him on the seven o'clock show on Thursday. He seems to be turning up everywhere.

    And yea Republic of Telly was never really RTEs crown jewel but its a slight improvement on previous seasons mainly I'm guessing due to the exclusion of Jennifer maguire and less of those god awful skits.


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    #803
    Baggy Trousers
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    Very fun tonight after a few iffy shows.


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    #804
    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,145 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    I think they're really missing Jen.

    All the sketches with the "Jen of the week" lack in story as if they only had the "jen in the week" for one day.

    When you compare the sketches from this season to last there's a big step down in production values which I presume is from the lack of time with Jen.

    The previous seasons sketches had much more of a story than this seasons.

    For example this clip has much more of a story, background, and production value than anything off this season

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uEVEPi2d_Y


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    #805
    James Delaney
    Registered Users Posts: 553 ✭✭✭James Delaney


    @CheckMate 19.

    Yeah i reckon all Irish Comedians are hanger-ons to rte.
    Halls Pictorial Wkly -,Now ders some pile of ****. How can rte pay for dat dribble - abs. Terrible - same crap for the past 3 years. How can Apres,Match Team lower themselves to that.

    Rep. Of Telly is good - taking d piss outa rte. Its the BEST IRISH PRODUCED COMEDY - Fait play to them. Get rid of the rest.


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    #806
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,533 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    Checkmate19 wrote: »
    Neil Delemare i don't think ever done why republic of telly.

    He hosted the first season, when it was a clone of TV Burp, before the sketches took over.


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    #807
    Staplor
    Registered Users Posts: 1,121 ✭✭✭Staplor


    Bring back the Blizzard of Odd!!!


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    #808
    arcticmonkeys
    Registered Users Posts: 369 ✭✭arcticmonkeys


    Staplor wrote: »
    Bring back the Blizzard of Odd!!!

    Jesus completely forgot about Blizzard of Odd, Ten years since it was last on now. Thats when there used to be something half decent on RTE 2 on a Monday or Tuesday night.

    Even back in the Mid to Late ninety's the RTE 2 schedules had a pretty good line up with Game On, Larry Sanders Married with Children, I remember a Australian Cop show I enjoyed at the time called Murder Call although looking back at it now it did seem hammy. Ever episode seemed to end with the female cop getting a premonition about the episodes murder and immediately solving the case.


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    #809
    JP Liz V1
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    I did laugh at RTE Shore
    https://forumofgames.com/




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    #810
    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,145 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    I thought last night's episode was the best of the season, everything seemed to work!


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    #811
    Slippin Jimmy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,031 ✭✭✭Slippin Jimmy


    CatFromHue wrote: »
    I thought last night's episode was the best of the season, everything seemed to work!

    The news with the viper was a lot better than usual. Last nights was a big improvement as of late.


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