Late Late Summer Withdrawals Thread

Say Your Number

At this time for the last 37 Fridays we've had absolutely amazing entertainment to look forward to, now this week we have nothing, I really need to hear stories of other peoples misery to make me feel better about myself

Ol' Donie

Sigh

*looks out window*

sigh...

*picks up remote*

sigh...

*puts down remote*

sigh...

*looks out window*

tafkach

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Sigh *puts down remote*

*picks up remote*

*for the first time in 37 weeks doesnt feel like throwing the remote though the television*

*puts down remote*

Ol' Donie

Oh, Mrs Browns Boys is on BBC.










sigh...

Welsh Megaman

I remember that County Anon chap used to start this thread every summer.

*sigh*

Ol' Donie

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

I remember that County Anon chap used to start this thread every summer.

*sigh*

I always felt that lad was trouble.

Acted the maggot, y'know? One of those messers down the back of the class, y'know?





(Wonder can I annoy him into coming back?)

Ol' Donie

Um...The Clare Balding Show starts on BBC in a few mins.

She was on the late late once, should we watch that?

Welsh Megaman

Ol' Donie wrote: »

I always felt that lad was trouble.

Acted the maggot, y'know? One of those messers down the back of the class, y'know?

You're right, he always was a bit...Unruly

Anybody hear 'Callan's Kicks' before? Let's just say, when Ray D'Arcy's new TV show starts (boo-urns) Mr. Callan may not be first on the guest list

Ol' Donie

What'd he say? In between the Micheal D Higgins laugh bollocks?

Say Your Number

Ah I remember this time last year being excited about the World Cup starting and Billo's last hurrah

*sigh*

tampopo

Peter Kay on Chatty Man

Ol' Donie

Say Your Number wrote: »

Ah I remember this time last year being excited about the World Cup starting and Billo's last hurrah

*sigh*

Ah, stop it, you're killing me!

Welsh Megaman

Ol' Donie wrote: »

What'd he say? In between the Micheal D Higgins laugh bollocks?

http://www.rte.ie/radio/utils/radioplayer/rteradioweb.html#!rii=9%3A20792316%3A0%3A%3A

Ol' Donie

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

http://www.rte.ie/radio/utils/radioplayer/rteradioweb.html#!rii=9%3A20792316%3A0%3A%3A

I clicked on that, and it wanted to download it to my phone.

Oliver Callan jokes on my phone.

Jesus, Welshie, that's not cool, man. Not cool at all.







:-D:-D

monkey9

Just start a Graham Norton Show thread.

Love it or hate it - I always miss it. Friday night just isn't the same .

Skid X

At this point in time, I haven't got much to add ... hope the Summer Interlude goes well for everyone.

I watched this epic documentary about the legendary US Talk Show host Johnny Carson last night. It's a long one, but if you are interested in that kind of thing it's well worth a look. I couldn't find any reference to misery guests anywhere, for some reason ..

tafkach

Friday is just not the same without having something to give out about... I mean, if you take away giving out, there's not much left that I'm good at.....

Well, I'm okay at "acting the maggot", and I'd pass at "shooting the breeze", but definitely world class at giving out about Tubridy...

Welsh Megaman

tafkach wrote: »

Friday is just not the same without having something to give out about... I mean, if you take away giving out, there's not much left that I'm good at.....

Well, I'm okay at "acting the maggot", and I'd pass at "shooting the breeze", but definitely world class at giving out about Tubridy...

TFI Friday is back on Channel 4 at 9pm

This is what 'The Late Late Show' SHOULD be like!

Welsh Megaman

90's nostagalia continues tonight on Channel 4 with the excellent-looking documentary 'The 90's: Ten Years That Changed The World', followed by the repeat of TFI Friday

RayM

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

90's nostagalia continues tonight on Channel 4 with the excellent-looking documentary 'The 90's: Ten Years That Changed The World', followed by the repeat of TFI Friday

Sounds like Kathy Burke narrating. Perfect.

Ol' Donie

Was the 90's actually good? Or is everything else just bollocks?

Jesus, I am in wicked form today.

Welsh Megaman

Kinky Afro - magnificent record

RayM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Was the 90's actually good? Or is everything else just bollocks?

Jesus, I am in wicked form today.

It didn't seem great at the time, but everything (and I mean everything) has turned to shite since then.

Ol' Donie

Maybe we don't need the LLS back. We should just come on here a bitch and whinge about everything.

Like why the f*ck multipacks of crisps have such small bags in them?

Welsh Megaman

RayM wrote: »

It didn't seem great at the time, but everything (and I mean everything) has turned to shite since then.

Britain had Britpop and Cool Britannia, Ireland had the Celtic Tiger.

It was da good times, I tells ya!

Welsh Megaman

I remember trying to stay up late to watch 'The Word' knowing that everybody would be talking about it in school on Monday morning

Ol' Donie

The Hobbit is on ITV now.

Back in the 90's i probably wouldn't be bored to tears by this type of thing.

RayM

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Britain had Britpop and Cool Britannia, Ireland had the Celtic Tiger.

It was da good times, I tells ya!

Not to mention Italia '90, USA '94, all those Eurovision wins, Father Ted...

Welsh Megaman

Louise Wener.

Schwing.

Welsh Megaman

Alex James says he dies a little inside when he hears the word Britpop?! :eek:

He tried to get the word officially trademarked for a beer he was bringing out!! :eek: :mad:

Welsh Megaman

Went to a few all-nighters at Cream Liverpool back in t'day.

*sigh*

Welsh Megaman

http://www.nme.com/news/blur--2/74863

RayM

I love the scornful tone of voice with which John Humphrys said 'pop groups'.

Welsh Megaman

Damien Hirst and Keith Allen - true visionaries.

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Welsh Megaman

I was at Knebworth :cool:

RayM

Di's death was terribly sad, etc, but the whole mass-grief thing was hilarious.

Welsh Megaman

RayM wrote: »

Di's death was terribly sad, etc, but the whole mass-grief thing was hilarious.

I didn't get it myself, Ray - of course it was tragic, but I didn't know her personally - only through what was said in the papers. I still think it was the British press that encouraged the public that they had to be sad.

Welsh Megaman

Good stuff

Although there could have been more mention of Suede - their early records are widely acknowledged as being the start of Britpop.

RayM

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

I didn't get it myself, Ray - of course it was tragic, but I didn't know her personally - only through what was said in the papers. I still think it was the British press that encouraged the public that they had to be sad.

Back in 1998 (coinciding with her first anniversary), Christopher Hitchens made a witheringly funny Channel 4 documentary about it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkrPx5RQ2I0

Skid X

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Damien Hirst and Keith Allen - true visionaries.

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

From various reports I have received, Keith Allen would appear to be a proper wnanker. Never heard a good word about him.

So Keith Allen came to review our show, but instead of watching any of it, just got drunk, moved some crash mats, thus nearly causing serious injury to a young, but brave Ben Moor (who did the jump anyway – though I may have pushed him) and then walked out after one sketch and tried to beat up our theatre manager.

He then went on TV to say that the Oxford Revue was as you would expect, rubbish. This was probably an accurate review, but it would have been nice if he’d stayed to have his expectations confirmed. Looks like I'’ve been having walk-outs for a long time.

http://www.richardherring.com/warmingup/7/8/2005/index.html

sligojoek

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

I remember that County Anon chap used to start this thread every summer.

*sigh*

What's the story there? Was he banned or did he go?

I used to love his posts on the Marian F thread.

EDIT.

I see he has been banned.

But WHOOOOOOYYYYYY

Skid X

http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/ray-darcy-were-not-reinventing-the-wheel-for-new-chat-show-31301562.html

Ray will be taking over the slot previously occupied by Brendan O'Connor's Saturday Night Show.

For months it was rumoured that the broadcaster would be fronting an Ant and Dec-style Saturday Night Takeaway, but 50-year-old has said it will be a standard offering.

"It's going to be a chat show. We're not going to reinvent the wheel," he said.

Oh well.

Miriam starts this week, and then Darcy starts in September.

Saturday Nights, where did it all go wrong?

#BrendanForever #RayDarcyNever

Go Harvey Go

RayM wrote: »

Di's death was terribly sad, etc, but the whole mass-grief thing was hilarious.

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

I didn't get it myself, Ray - of course it was tragic, but I didn't know her personally - only through what was said in the papers. I still think it was the British press that encouraged the public that they had to be sad.

At the time, I was nine years old and living in west London.

And I don't think me or my mother will ever forget when we went to Kensington Gardens to lay flowers for Di.

I was given the responsibility of laying the flowers, but the place was so crowded that it was impossible to stoop down. So I had to throw them.

I can't quite remember what my throw was like - but regardless, the flowers landed such that the plastic covering came into contact with a candle...

After my mother tried to put the flames out, the two of us ran out of there as fast as we could.

We couldn't help but laugh about it. And we still do to this day.

While all this was going on, of course, Mother Teresa also died. And, quite naturally, not many people noticed - even considering the fact that she and Di knew each other well, and indeed had walked hand-in-hand through the Bronx less than three months before...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/a-bronx-tale-hugs-and-kisses-for-diana-and-mother-teresa-1256668.html
http://mapeel.blogspot.ie/2007/09/two-women-for-ages.html

Skid X

:D:D:D:D

Somewhere in an alternate Universe, that fire spread, was interpreted as a call to arms to those who were angered by the Queen's reaction to Diana's death, and ultimately led to the Monarchy being routed and Britain being declared a Republic.

Welsh Megaman

May I ask GHG, what compelled you and your mother to go and lay flowers? Did you want to, or did you feel you had to?





(Insert obvious joke about candles and Elton John tribute songs)

Ol' Donie

Skid X wrote: »

http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/ray-darcy-were-not-reinventing-the-wheel-for-new-chat-show-31301562.html



Oh well.

Miriam starts this week, and then Darcy starts in September.

Saturday Nights, where did it all go wrong?

#BrendanForever #RayDarcyNever

So it really will just be Ray interviewing the usual unreinvented procession of chefs/people who lost or gained weight/RTE employees?

What's the point in that? That nonsense was only tolerable cos Brendan threw in the odd wind up comment.

And the jokes at the start...sob...I loved the crap jokes...

Go Harvey Go

Skid X wrote: »

From various reports I have received, Keith Allen would appear to be a proper wnanker. Never heard a good word about him.

So Keith Allen came to review our show, but instead of watching any of it, just got drunk, moved some crash mats, thus nearly causing serious injury to a young, but brave Ben Moor (who did the jump anyway – though I may have pushed him) and then walked out after one sketch and tried to beat up our theatre manager.

He then went on TV to say that the Oxford Revue was as you would expect, rubbish. This was probably an accurate review, but it would have been nice if he’d stayed to have his expectations confirmed. Looks like I'’ve been having walk-outs for a long time.

http://www.richardherring.com/warmingup/7/8/2005/index.html

I do like his daughter, though.

Skid X wrote: »

http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/ray-darcy-were-not-reinventing-the-wheel-for-new-chat-show-31301562.html

Ray will be taking over the slot previously occupied by Brendan O'Connor's Saturday Night Show.

For months it was rumoured that the broadcaster would be fronting an Ant and Dec-style Saturday Night Takeaway, but 50-year-old has said it will be a standard offering.

"It's going to be a chat show. We're not going to reinvent the wheel," he said.

Oh well.

Miriam starts this week, and then Darcy starts in September.

Saturday Nights, where did it all go wrong?

#BrendanForever #RayDarcyNever

Plus, Miriam's show has probably had its day.

Completing ten years on air is a tremendous achievement. However, it's probably fair to say that 2011 was the last good year for the show.

Since then, the quality of the guests has noticeably declined - and any big ones they have managed to book, like Daniel Radcliffe last year, haven't been able to deliver everything that they have promised.

And while Brendan's enthusiasm never wavered, Miriam's clearly has - which might also explain why she only wore a dress once in 2013, and not at all last year...

Skid X wrote: »

:D:D:D:D

Somewhere in an alternate Universe, that fire spread, was interpreted as a call to arms to those who were angered by the Queen's reaction to Diana's death, and ultimately led to the Monarchy being routed and Britain being declared a Republic.

I'm not against the monarchy - though I think it would be great if Scotland became independent.

And following the SNP's virtual clean sweep last month, surely the next referendum can't be too far away.

Ol' Donie

Skid X wrote: »

:D:D:D:D

Somewhere in an alternate Universe, that fire spread, was interpreted as a call to arms to those who were angered by the Queen's reaction to Diana's death, and ultimately led to the Monarchy being routed and Britain being declared a Republic.

Meanwhile, all the TFI inspired retro goodness of this weekend failed to include a mention of the bleeeedin Prodigy (or Progidy, as more than one person I know called them).

Yeah! Smack My B*tch up! I swear lads, I do think it's a good song. I'm not just going along with this nonsense in any way, shape or form!

(Though Firestarter and the previous album ruled).

Skid X

Go Harvey Go wrote: »

I do like his daughter, though.

Yeah, I like Lily.

But not her Dad.

Go Harvey Go

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

May I ask GHG, what compelled you and your mother to go and lay flowers? Did you want to, or did you feel you had to?





(Insert obvious joke about candles and Elton John tribute songs)

I guess we felt we had to.

We also went to RAF Northolt when her body was flown back from Paris. We didn't actually enter the airfield, but we did see the plane coming in to land.

Skid X wrote: »

Yeah, I like Lily.

But not her Dad.

If she can come up with this song about her brother, then I wonder how a song about her father would go...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr2Grfi3lFg