The Ray Darcy Show February 20th 2016 9.55pm

Skid X

Hello peeps! Ray Darcy is back with his usual mix of misery and self indulgence.

He gets a week off next week because of the Election (He's probably leaving the country, like he promised last time. But he'll be coming back)

It's a "quite decent line up in fairness but it'll probably all go pear shaped as usual" sort of week, IMO. Let's have a look ...



Reeva Steenkamp's Mother June talks about the tragic loss of her Daughter who was killed by her Partner Oscar Pistorius on St. Valentine's Day 2013, and the foundation she has launched in Reeva's memory.

Aidan Quinn is in town for the Dublin Film Festival. He will talk about it being 20 years since the Michael Collins was released. Where does the time go, musha? He's in Elementary on TV now among other things.

Director Lenny Abrahamson and Producer Ed Guiney drop in to talk about their Oscar hopes for Room next week. It's an honour just to be nominated. But wouldn't it be amazing to win! Fingers crossed for them. Their earlier film Garage is on RTE2 at 9.30pm

Ken Doherty Former World Snooker Champ, Radio Personality and all round nice guy talks about something or other. Possibly Snooker Related. Or maybe Poker, he does that too.

Emma Hannigan Popular Bestselling Author ... who has beaten Cancer Nine times. Guess what she will be asked about? At least she's well at the moment.



So there you are, maybe there'll be some music too. Perhaps Ray might reprise this performance with Jenny and Mairéad on backing vocals?

thecretinhop

How did you feel when you heard she died... yeah? Right... sigh... do you think he did it?
Do you realise how much damage the bullets did? Right yeah right. Ok we have a free hamper for everyone in the audience..

Skid X

No, apparently it won't be Ray doing Lip Sync tonight (and I really shouldn't be giving him ideas like that) - Dublin Acoustic Indie Urban Singer 'Sample Answer' will be doing a turn.

Final Approach

How is it that after such a horrendous interview with Dean Stang a few weeks ago, which was very publicly critisised, and which was nothing short of a national embarrassment, could RTE possibly ignore such criticism, not see for themselves how shockingly bad it truly was, and how deplorable Ray Darcys interviewing skills are, and still go ahead and invite an even MORE sensitive interviewee to unknowingly take a seat on Ray Darcys show?

I already feel sorry for June Steenkamp, and embarrassed of the impression she will no doubt have of her interview on 'an Irish TV chat show'.

I feel that is highly insensitive by RTE to have her interviewed by Darcy, them knowing how terrible he clearly is at dealing with topics such as this. Not a huge fan of Ryan Tubridy, but just like the interview with Dean Stang, it is a big mistake to allow Ray instead of Ryan interview June Steenkamp, and how this doesn't occur to RTE at any stage to any degree is just simply mindbogling.

Rant over.

PeterTheEighth

The Ray D'Arcy Show starts tonight at 9.55pm. Or if you want something a bit more uplifting, Garage (a movie about a mentally challenged yet optimistic man, who is charge with sexual abuse, and then kills himself) is on RTE TWO at 9.30pm

Welsh Megaman

Welsh Megaman

Skid X wrote: »

Acoustic Indie Urban Singer

Four words to make you shudder

Skid X

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Four words to make you shudder

Things that make you go

Ally Dick

PeterTheEighth wrote: »

Garage (a movie about a mentally challenged yet optimistic man, who is charge with sexual abuse, and then kills himself) is on RTE TWO at 9.30pm

Garage was dire. So was What Richard Did. I wonder what Room is like. One of my friends says it's boring. Wouldn't surprise me....

Welsh Megaman

There's a boardsie I know of who was in 'Michael Collins' - when will Ray interview him and/or his lookylikey

Skid X

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

There's a boardsie I know of who was in 'Michael Collins' - when will Ray interview him and/or his lookylikey

Aidan is still going on about Michael, I think he wants to do a prequel.

They were great days but Liam has moved on, Julia's moved on, I've moved on, - time to move on Aidan.

Ally Dick

Skid X wrote: »

Aidan is still going on about Michael, I think he wants to do a prequel.

They were great days but Liam has moved on, Julia's moved on, I've moved on, - time to move on Aidan.

Everyone has moved on apart from Jason McAteer "I remember in the hotel at the time of Italia 90 when Aldo left the dump under me bed". Yawn. Heard it all before Jason

Final Approach

How is it that after such a horrendous interview with Dean Stang a few weeks ago, which was very publicly critisised, and which was nothing short of a national embarrassment, could RTE possibly ignore such criticism, not see for themselves how shockingly bad it truly was, and how deplorable Ray Darcys interviewing skills are, and still go ahead and invite an even MORE sensitive interviewee to unknowingly take a seat on Ray Darcys show?

I already feel sorry for June Steenkamp, and embarrassed of the impression she will no doubt have of her interview on 'an Irish TV chat show'.

I feel that is highly insensitive by RTE to have her interviewed by Darcy, them knowing how terrible he clearly is at dealing with topics such as this. Not a huge fan of Ryan Tubridy, but just like the interview with Dean Stang, it is a big mistake to allow Ray instead of Ryan interview June Steenkamp, and how this doesn't occur to RTE at any stage to any degree is just simply mindbogling.

Rant over.

DareGod

Final Approach wrote: »

How is it that after such a horrendous interview with Dean Stang a few weeks ago, which was very publicly critisised, and which was nothing short of a national embarrassment, could RTE possibly ignore such criticism, not see for themselves how shockingly bad it truly was, and how deplorable Ray Darcys interviewing skills are, and still go ahead and invite an even MORE sensitive interviewee to unknowingly take a seat on Ray Darcys show?

I already feel sorry for June Steenkamp, and embarrassed of the impression she will no doubt have of her interview on 'an Irish TV chat show'.

I feel that is highly insensitive by RTE to have her interviewed by Darcy, them knowing how terrible he clearly is at dealing with topics such as this. Not a huge fan of Ryan Tubridy, but just like the interview with Dean Stang, it is a big mistake to allow Ray instead of Ryan interview June Steenkamp, and how this doesn't occur to RTE at any stage to any degree is just simply mindbogling.

Rant over.

My thoughts exactly, when I heard that she was going to be on. This is going to be a disaster and RTE are taking a completely unnecessary and potentially very upsetting risk by letting Ray subject this poor woman to his horrendous inability to hold even a normal conversation never mind one as difficult and as sensitive as this. It's going to be car crash tv and he's really opening himself up to a world of criticism tonight. It may be the final nail in the coffin for him.

tinpib

That's a very good line up TBF.

I fully expect the interview with Reeva Steenkamp's mam to be utterly toe curlingly horrificly awkward.

Looking forward to it.

Red Kev

Excellent line up alright. Even though we have the depressing corner with June Steenkamp which I will watch with embarrassment behind my fingers.

Lenny Abrahamson and Ken Doherty are easy to interview, so it will be interesting to see if Ray makes a balls up out of them.

Ally Dick wrote: »

Garage was dire. So was What Richard Did. I wonder what Room is like. One of my friends says it's boring. Wouldn't surprise me....

Looks like a poll is needed. I thought Garage was excellent, a bit depressing but brilliantly done IMO.

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

There's a boardsie I know of who was in 'Michael Collins' - when will Ray interview him and/or his lookylikey

Any odd illnesses with him recently ? Personal loss ? Anything depressing at all ?

Skid X wrote: »

Aidan is still going on about Michael, I think he wants to do a prequel.

Maybe "Michael Collins II - The Enda Years". A sort of tragic comedy with Jorry Adams as a Darth Vader/Macbeth type of character.

PeterTheEighth

Ally Dick wrote: »

Garage was dire. So was What Richard Did. I wonder what Room is like. One of my friends says it's boring. Wouldn't surprise me....

Funny you should mention that Ally. I just got a copy of Room... eh.. from Xtravision. I have to watch it at some stage. Doesnt sound great, I only downloaded it cos the ma wants to see it.

I thought Garage was good though.

PeterTheEighth

That's some amount of cheering, he must have told them Jack Nicholson was coming out again did he.

sudzs

He's dressed like an undertaker!

PeterTheEighth

Come on Ray.. "But there's no black people there is there?"

Welsh Megaman

Is that Shirley Eaton in the middle? :pac:

Skid X

I auditioned for Ed once. Didn't get the part.


Just one of my many failed auditions/interviews anecdotes there.

RobertKK

Ray didn't know The Weeknd.

I will be 40 soon, I stay young, I know these things.

Harry Angstrom

These two look like the intellectual equivalent of Jedward.

amdublin

Ray's crap interviewing style "eh and who's that......eh"

AMKC

This is terrible the music the audience even sound bored and the clapping forced. Jeez Ray is so boring. The sooner RTE get rid of him and get Brenden O Conner back the better.

paleoperson

"the weekend... that's a very silly name".

A howler already, I've a feeling it's going to be a long night.

martingriff

I wonder will Ray say he promise if Enda becomes Toiseach

PeterTheEighth

Jaysus it's like a meeting of the chess club.

Michael Weston

DJ on the national radio station and hasn't a breeze who the weekend is . He only had one of the biggest singles of last year Ray but how would that be relevant to your job

RobertKK

paleoperson wrote: »

"the weekend... that's a very silly name".

A howler already, I've a feeling it's going to be a long night.

Darcy can get arsey about things.

Final Approach

sudzs wrote: »

He's dressed like an undertaker!

He is, but it's the closest he'll ever get to being one as he doesn't even have the personality to be an undertaker if you ask me!

Skid X

I would love it if Sylvester Stallone wins the Oscar for playing Rocky in Creed.

You could poke lots of holes in his performance, but there was something about it that I enjoyed a lot.

Harry Angstrom

Ray has a nine year old???

He kept that quiet.

sudzs

You have a 9 year old Ray??? What's his name?!! :rolleyes:

Red Kev

AMKC wrote: »

This is terrible the music the audience even sound bored and the clapping forced. Jeez Ray is so boring. The sooner RTE get rid of him and get Brenden O Conner back the better.

Won't happen till 2018 at the earliest. Jenny got Ray has a 3 year contract for this in his back pocket.


Kids get a mention just over 4 minutes in. Ray's losing it, noormally they get a mention in the first 180 seconds.

swine

Reference to his children and running all before 10PM. 2 to tick off the bingo card.

amdublin

How does Ray manage to sound so uninterested in what other people say? Right. Ok.

Welsh Megaman

Ray has a child?!?!

Oops69

abrahamson has come across as an arrogant so and so in a lot of interviews I've seen so far , will he continue in the same vein tonight ?

amdublin

Skid X wrote: »

I would love it if Sylvester Stallone wins the Oscar for playing Rocky in Creed.

You could poke lots of holes in his performance, but there was something about it that I enjoyed a lot.

I thought he was great in it! Best he's been for a long long lonnnnnnng time.

RobertKK

Michael Weston wrote: »

DJ on the national radio station and hasn't a breeze who the weekend is . He only had one of the biggest singles of last year Ray but how would that be relevant to your job

Love ' Can't feel my face'.

Maybe The Weeknd were in Ireland and listened to Ray and felt numb after it.

PeterTheEighth

"Are you small or is she tall".

says the giant himself.

Welsh Megaman

Britain's own Saoirse Ronan looking good for an Oscar.




*dives for cover*

Vorenus400

Skid X wrote: »

I would love it if Sylvester Stallone wins the Oscar for playing Rocky in Creed.

You could poke lots of holes in his performance, but there was something about it that I enjoyed a lot.

Really hope Stallone wins. Loved that film, was a great continuation from Rocky Balboa. Michael B. Jordan should have been nominated as well.

caviardreams

.....and there's the height reference #fullhouse

RobertKK

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Britain's own Saoirse Ronan looking good for an Oscar.




*dives for cover*

Didn't the Irish film win best British film at the BAFTAS?

Harry Angstrom

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Britain's own Saoirse Ronan looking good for an Oscar.




*dives for cover*

No bother. I've heard one or two media people claiming that an Oscar win for Brie Larson will be classed as an Irish win

Vorenus400

Oops69 wrote: »

abrahamson has come across as an arrogant so and so in a lot of interviews I've seen so far , will he continue in the same vein tonight ?

I really cant imagine a down to earth director. They have to pretend or know they know best for better or worse

RobertKK

If I was going to the Oscars I would want an Armani suit made from Alpacas.

Skid X

"Quick Fire Questions - Smash Hits Style"


Eh, feck off Ray.


Smash Hits asked genuinely clever offbeat questions which got the interviewees to inadvertently reveal more of themselves than they had intended.

Miles ahead of your level :mad:

I hope Ray's career goes down the dumper soon.