Green Tea with Oliver Callan

Welsh Megaman

I gave up on Nob Nation around the time of the Tiger Woods sex scandal - all the predictable golf/sex innuendo started to grate after a week - but I'm curious about how a full 30 mins show will do, so I'll be tuning in

JonathanAnon

I downloaded all the episodes from last year, and it's all very predictable and very repetitious... He's a very good mimic, but seriously needs some writers..

europa11

Wonder if they'll do a good Charlie Bird impression?

Lapin

Sweet Holy Mother of Christ on the Cross.

What the hell is this noise coming from my radio at the moment ?

Awful Awful Awful.

Welsh Megaman

Again, he has to resort to the childish smut innuendo (David Norris likes looking at the builders crack, tee hee). One thing I noticed is that he has to namecheck certain people he is impersonating. Otherwise, I'd be none the wiser as to who he is mimicking.

JonathanAnon

Lapin wrote: »

Sweet Holy Mother of Christ on the Cross.
Awful Awful Awful.

Have to agree, Lapin.. he taken over from where he left off.. good impressions and awful, lowest common denomitor humour.. bordering on offensive.. and how many times has he used the "up the Áras" joke

"They call it the technical group, a sexist, pig headed, rag tag gang of inept independent TDS.. featuring Lord Ross (said with posh accent), Manky Ming and Mick Waffle"

Can he get away with saying this? It not satire, it's slanderous..

Welsh Megaman

Had to be a Cowen sketch sooner or later.

JonathanAnon

Enda Kenny: "Michael Noonan, how are the figures looking"..
Noonan: "These are the worst set of figures I have ever seen"..
Enda Kenny: "Enough about Tubridy, how is the country doing... "... everybody laughs..

Have to say, I did laugh at that bit.. particularly since he's on Tubridy's show.. and the sketch with Keano and Stan down the job centre was okay as well.. though he should know that Trigs is dead

padd b1975

What the fcuk was that ****e??

I just cannot believe they axed Saturday View for this!!

Jesus now we have Charlie Bird in Paddy o Gorman mode.
Not good enough RTE, not even close.

Lapin

JonathanAnon wrote: »

l.. though he should know that Trigs is dead

Even if the mutt was still alive he should have known the he was more than 8 years old, given that its more than 9 years since Keano flew back from Saipan to take the little mongrel for walkies.

A minor quibble about a programme that merits a lot of major quibbles.


Bring back Rachel English. Saturday View was one of the best programmes on Irish radio.

Infoanon

Green Tea was absolute garbage - to think this replaced Saturday view....

Marian played a clip earlier (kerry team haka) and didnt even comment afterwards such was her embarrassment.

The reviews for this show will be very negative

Rubik.

His David Norris came straight out of a Carry On Film. Subtle, this certainly wasn't.

I usually don't mind Nobnation, but this was a poor effort.

GSF

Not really appropraite for the senior channel. You expect this sort of rubbish on 2FM - thats why nobody listens anymore perhaps - but not on RTE1

constitutionus

Lapin wrote: »

Sweet Holy Mother of Christ on the Cross.

What the hell is this noise coming from my radio at the moment ?

Awful Awful Awful.

the words "RTE" and "comedy" just do not go.

this fecking thing should be banned by the geneva convention.

there IS a place for comedy on radio but the national broadcaster just aint it. its TOO close to the corridors of power to ever deliver a really meaty satiracal show. when you compare this to gift grub/mario on vinnyb its no contest.

i dont think i even managed a smirke at any of this and TBH would rather the return of saturday view. school kids have done better on youtube.

i WILL say that the charlie bird show was a hell of alot better than i thought it was going to be. with montrose so often focusing on the D4 set it was refreshing to hear a show based in donegal.

Birdsong

Heard this today, was shocked at how bad it was.

I used to love Saturday View with Rachel English, she was excellent. Charlie Bird was only ok I felt.

Kennedyloftus

I heard this show in a pub today and everyone was laughing where I was! I think people who are fans of Saturday view probably don't get comedy... It was very up to date I thought. I'll definitely tune in next week it's very close to the bone...

interspoll

I actually enjoyed the show... the Paul Galvin stuff is class and I loved the pisstake on gerald kean. It was also the only media outlet to gut David Norris over his Congo roots and branding the EAster rising leaders as "terrorists". It's going to be a powerful weapon during the presidential election - I wouldn't be surprised if RTE tries to rein it in.

Lapin

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Well, well, well !

2 posts in the space of 19 minutes by 2 first time contributors to Boards.ie in praise of the show following a day of negative reviews. :rolleyes:

Of course your opinion is welcome, but please pardon my suspicion all the same.

Whoever you are.


PS
As for the comment suggesting that this programme is the only media outlet equating the 1916 leaders to "Terrorists", may I ask what media you are familiar with.

You've obviously never read much of Kevin Myers or Eoighan Harris (like them or loathe them).

I won't even mention the Daily Mail or Belfast Telegraph.

bbability

Kennedyloftus wrote: »

I heard this show in a pub today..

Out of curiosity what pub was it and where?

JonathanAnon

Not many laughs on today's show either.. mostly child level humour..

I like the twist on Miriam's personality all the same..

mike65

Seriously chaps a bleeped swear word is not comedy it's lazy. Shocking quality so far, how long has this been running?

Oops I see there is a thread already , feel free to delete this.

JonathanAnon

As long as the other thread, (that I've just updated) has been running,

constitutionus

the only bit to give me even a hint of a smile was the reference to joe duffys poll.

but for half an hourss worth of material thats a damning indictment.

ive said it before and ill say it again. RTE is TOO safe for proper comedy to flourish.

Welsh Megaman

So, Kennedyloftus and interspoll, what did you think of this weeks show?

ifconfig

JonathanAnon wrote: »

Charlie Bird was the one who doorstepped David Drumm... remember "Davd why are you hiding on the floor" or something similar... I think it was one of the last things he did as american correspondent.. Richard Crowley is over there now..

Richard Downes, I assume you meant.

--ifc

Infoanon

JonathanAnon wrote: »

Not many laughs on today's show either.. mostly child level humour..

I like the twist on Miriam's personality all the same..

When a show has to resort to a swear word or sexual innuendo every 2 minutes to get a laugh you know its not up too much.

How long before the show is axed ? though I fear that the same geniuses who cancelled the ever popular Saturday View think they know what the listener should have to listen to....

JonathanAnon

Infoanon wrote: »

When a show has to resort to a swear word or sexual innuendo every 2 minutes to get a laugh you know its not up too much..

The thing is, this was the same with last season's effort and they did nothing to try to improve it... Like I've said on this thread already, he's a very good mimic, but he cannot write... And without giving him a team of writers, there really was no point in doing a second series...

And as for getting rid of Saturday View...What a stupid decision.... Not impressed with Charlie Bird's unemployment survey program at all..

telekon

Sweet Jesus, such vitriole here.

I feel like I should be embarrassed for admitting I enjoy Green Tea and Oliver Callan, but you know what...I'm not. I find it funny. Shocking isn't it!!

mbur

JonathanAnon wrote: »

Charlie Bird was the one who doorstepped David Drumm... remember "Davd why are you hiding on the floor" or something similar... I think it was one of the last things he did as american correspondent.. Richard Crowley is over there now..

And there I was sticking up for the wrong guy. It was indeed mr Bird. The only doorstepping I ever heard about in connection with this shameful period and he had to go to the US to do it. Maybe you can't remember Richard's name because he hasn't actually done anything memorable.

Greenman

Listened on the way home from work, keep wishing it would be over quickly.:(

It really is dreadful.:mad:

What were they thinking when they put Oliver Callan on Radio 1:mad:

Re RTE I always felt it would be great if posters could speak to an RTE rep on BOARDS.

Wertz

Um...Any of the moderation team care to tell me why the "George Lee back in the fold" thread has been merged with the thread on Green Tea?

Is Lee now considered part of the "comedy" team on RTÉ?

bbability

leave it with me...

bbability

Posts moved to George Lee Thread. Apologies to all.

david2002

Was it this program I was listening to over the weekend that had the Presidential election song scit.
Something like "All Kinds of Canditates are wainting for you". . . .It was very good but I don't know what station/program it was on and I can't find referecence to it anywhere online.

heybaby

There is no comparison between callan and mario, for me mario wins hands down everytime, in fact listening to callan its obvious youre listening to a mimick who is attempting to mimick a far better mimick. Callan's mimicking abilities are also undermined by the fact that his skits are just unfunny.

Callan57

It's a fairly pathetic effort really ... cheap schoolboy jokes.
Agree he's a good mimic but the material is scraping the barrel IMHO

td1

david2002 wrote: »

Was it this program I was listening to over the weekend that had the Presidential election song scit.
Something like "All Kinds of Canditates are wainting for you". . . .It was very good but I don't know what station/program it was on and I can't find referecence to it anywhere online.

- john calleary on the last word, todayfm

david2002

td1 wrote: »

- john calleary on the last word, todayfm

thanks a mill for that .. . I'll start the online search again

Welsh Megaman

I predict a gag involving David Norris taking Jedward 'up the Aras' backstage at the Late Late Show.

*toilet flushing*

squonk

I haven't heard the show but Oliver Callan makes me cringe in general. I gave up on Nob Nation very quickly. I like a few smut jokes as much as anybody but not all the time. As if things weren't bad enough they've co-opted him onto the Brendan O'Connor show once a month now. Brendan is needlessly smutty too so they should get on very well. Even more reasons not to watch Brendan O'Connor.

mike65

Ugh. Rubbish

Steve Jobs nearly sounds like Woody Allen.

robo

Agree - it is not even funny! And that is why Oliver Callan will not win any kind of PPI award...he just ain't funny or entertaining!

constitutionus

what the **** were they thinking ?

seriously this thing needs to die a death quickly

if you pretend its someone doing an impression the charlie bird show afterwards is more funny

Greenman

Heard it today.

I thought it was much improved and well worth a listen.

It was quite satirical and had a sharp edge to it.

I liked it.:)

JonathanAnon

Greenman wrote: »

I thought it was much improved and well worth a listen.

I heard the start of it... usual Norris gay double entendré sketch, and the unfunny Paul Galvin stuff... The guy has huge potential, but the longer they leave him without writers, the more his reputation will suffer.

Greenman

JonathanAnon wrote: »

I heard the start of it...

Try and listen to the full version as per www.rte.ie/radio1/greentea/ and report back.

JonathanAnon

Greenman wrote: »

Try and listen to the full version as per www.rte.ie/radio1/greentea/ and report back.

I've heard it every week and every episode last season and I still stand by my remarks.. but I will listen to the full episode..

Infoanon

Greenman wrote: »

Heard it today.

I thought it was much improved and well worth a listen.

It was quite satirical and had a sharp edge to it.

I liked it.:)

I thought it was utter garbage - if anything its getting worse,I can't see this 'programme' lasting much longer.....

Welsh Megaman

Paul Galvin sketch tomorrow?

mike65

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Paul Galvin sketch tomorrow?

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/gardai-probe-gaa-star-galvinrsquos-pub-bustup-with-rte-impersonator-oliver-callan-2913194.html

A pub flare-up involving GAA star Paul Galvin and a group including RTE comic Oliver Callan was last night under investigation by the gardai.

Officers were called to the Dublin city centre pub after receiving a complaint of an alleged assault by Galvin.

The Kerry footballer, who writes a weekly fashion column for the Irish Independent, had left the premises, Kehoe's in South Anne Street, before the gardai arrived.

One eyewitness said last night that Galvin was being "vilified in the wrong" and the incident did not warrant calling in the gardai.

I dunno its a bad day when second rate humourists can't go to the pub without getting accosted by minor public figures.

Wertz

Some people can't take a slagging and respond with aggression.