Al Porter Scandal

jooksavage · 26-11-2017 08:44AM

Ralf and Florian wrote: »

Someone in the comments says he stole the Fathers Day joke from another comedian but doesn't say who. Anyone know if this is true, comics stealing jokes is a bugbear with me.

Dude that joke has been doing the rounds for decades. "Fathers day must be confusing up in [insert estate name]" was a staple insult on our school bus in the early 90s. Brendan Grace would be rolling his eyes at stale sh** like this.

pilly · 26-11-2017 09:41AM

Deleted User wrote:

I'm not even talking about Porter, but the people who go on such a show. I can't watch it because their sheer stupidity, narcissism and banality depresses me, bit like First Dates.

Deleted User wrote:

Are you sure they can't catch stupid through the tv screen? Is it 100% safe?

I agree, original Blind Date was the same scripted crap.

My point was that it's far from filth.

splinter65 · 26-11-2017 11:27AM

pilly wrote: »

It's me your talking about, just haven't got the balls to say so.

I was referring to Blind Date when I said I'd be happy to watch him with the family.

As opposed to people who haven't even seen it jumping up and down saying it's filth.

As another poster says above it's simply people jumping on a bandwagon. If TV3 had a load of complaints about Blind Date it would have been pulled.

Such bull**** on this thread.

So not only do I have a persecution complex I also have no balls?
Another poster was a homophobe for not enjoying the act either.
Don’t you think it’s you that has the persecution complex pilly?
You’re irrationally irritated and annoyed that strangers on the internet don’t share your opinion about what’s acceptable as family entertainment.
A bit of an over reaction.

STB. · 26-11-2017 01:00PM

The truth in the matter is that he wasnt respected by broadcasters or comedians, because he was neither.

But neither of those incapabilities should detract from the accusations, which are a lot more serious than being talentless.

stephen812 · 26-11-2017 03:09PM

Apparently TV3 has axed the final few episodes of Blind Date:

https://lovin.ie/news/tv3-has-axed-the-final-six-episodes-of-al-porters-blind-date

Stheno · 26-11-2017 08:58PM

In an interview recently Porter revealed three of his schoolmates accused him of sexual assault

Https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/i-said-please-dont-ring-my-mother-al-porter-revealed-three-of-his-classmates-claimed-he-sexually-assaulted-them-36354321.html

deco nate · 26-11-2017 09:39PM

WOW! he really is finished now. Building up profile now . Really want to read the hot press article now, is it out yet?

EIREDriver · 26-11-2017 09:58PM

Stheno wrote: »

In an interview recently Porter revealed three of his schoolmates accused him of sexual assault

[url]Https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/i-said-please-dont-ring-my-mother-al-porter-revealed-three-of-his-classmates-claimed-he-sexually-assaulted-them-36354321.html[/url]

That article does him no favours. Especially the bit at the end.

"Porter also said that because he is up-front about his sexual encounters, no newspapers would be able to find any “dirt” on him.
He added in the Podcast: “I feel guilt is exhausting. Like honestly, for the emotions you can feel, guilt and shame are exhausting. And I also think one of the worst feelings you can ever feel in real life is getting caught out. That has to be one of the worst feelings. It’s somebody going ‘hey, I know you did this thing and you don’t want people to know and I have this thing over you’.”

“As an adult, I said nobody will ever have dirt on me because I’m just going to own it.”

Makes it sound like he thought he was somehow untouchable because he made sure everyone knew he was gay and passed his actions off as being a part of that.

Ash.J.Williams · 26-11-2017 10:04PM

Grayditch wrote: »

That Apollo performance isn't even that bad. He has shocking bad comedic timing and ends every risky comment immediately with "EEEEEHHH", but that video isn't the worst.

He really phoned it in on RTE by the looks of it.

His rte special was given to him and he had to throw it together. Says it all about rte

Ash.J.Williams · 26-11-2017 10:06PM

Ralf and Florian wrote: »

Someone in the comments says he stole the Fathers Day joke from another comedian but doesn't say who. Anyone know if this is true, comics stealing jokes is a bugbear with me.

I gathered the victim comedians complained he was a groping joke stealer however I doubt it was a fathers day joke...

Guy:Incognito · 26-11-2017 10:12PM

deco nate wrote: »

WOW! he really is finished now. Building up profile now .

There's nothing in the part that's going to add to anything, did you read it?

"He told Des Bishop: “When we were in transition year, guys were like slapping each other on the ass and like f***ing grabbing each other and I was doing it too.”
“But three guys went to my guidance counsellor’s room and he was like: 'Hey, we actually know that you weren’t and we totally don’t think that there was anything wrong here, but as a matter of course, we have to tell your parents'.”

“So I said 'please don’t ring my mother'.”
“They rang my dad and he came and he just kind of listened and was like, ‘right, good, let’s never talk about this again’.”

Porter claimed that the three students later apologised to him for making the complaints. He said all three of the complainants have been to see his shows.
“One of the guys turned out to be gay and said that he was really ashamed about it and was just kind of trying to deflect.”

“The other two guys said that they were just trying to get me in trouble; that I was too much of a goody two shoes and they just didn’t like it.”

deco nate · 26-11-2017 10:37PM

Yes I read it,it implys a history.
A history that Al is denying. Just like all other allegations.
Looks like he has known for a long time this was coming.

Strong Wiff of his twitter post.

Ash.J.Williams · 26-11-2017 10:39PM

Very suspicious mentioning the papers won't find dirt on him... That's the kind of thing language experts jump on

Guy:Incognito · 26-11-2017 11:01PM

deco nate wrote: »

Yes I read it,it implys a history.
A history that Al is denying. Just like all other allegations.
Looks like he has known for a long time this was coming.

Strong Wiff of his twitter post.

Strong whiff of sensational headline with a side order of hope they don't read the detail.

jack hackett · 27-11-2017 01:52PM

Al Porter seriously needs help, hes a sexual deviant, how did his parents not spot this? maybe they were in denial

david75 · 27-11-2017 01:57PM

jack hackett wrote: »

Al Porter seriously needs help, hes a sexual deviant, how did his parents not spot this? maybe they were in denial

Generally speaking anyone with certain sexual proclivities doesn’t display them openly in front of their parents.

Grayditch · 27-11-2017 02:06PM

david75 wrote: »

Generally speaking anyone with certain sexual proclivities doesn’t display them openly in front of their parents.

It his parents have ever seen his show, turns out he did.

david75 · 27-11-2017 02:07PM

Nature / nurture. Maybe he didn’t lick it off a stone

LollipopJimmy · 27-11-2017 02:09PM

Well if the Des Bishop interview is to be believed, his father's reaction to the complaints were 'lets never speak of this again'.
It really seems he is actually an odd young man.

david75 · 27-11-2017 02:40PM

The hot press issue with his last interview is out. I can’t rememebr the interviewers name but he has said that porter might come to regret it.

maudgonner · 27-11-2017 02:43PM

david75 wrote: »

Nature / nurture. Maybe he didn’t lick it off a stone

That's way out of order.

LollipopJimmy · 27-11-2017 02:45PM

david75 wrote: »

The hot press issue with his last interview is out. I can’t rememebr the interviewers name but he has said that porter might come to regret it.

Olaf Tyaransen I'd say, he seems to do most of their big interviews

beans · 27-11-2017 03:26PM

KKkitty wrote: »

If it's the Father's Day joke I'm thinking of I'm almost certain I've heard it before with a different location obviously.

That joke is as old as the hills. It's the equivalent of doing a knock-knock joke.

edit - just realised this post has also been done to death

Muahahaha · 27-11-2017 08:46PM

david75 wrote: »

The hot press issue with his last interview is out. I can’t rememebr the interviewers name but he has said that porter might come to regret it.

http://www.hotpress.com/features/reports/EXCLUSIVE-Al-Porter-Says-That-Its-Wrong-To-Touch-Anybody-Inappropriately/21313665.html

These are some of the highlights

Al on the dramatic spate of sex scandals, “We’re at a watershed moment culturally where what is seen as decent and acceptable behavior is going to change, but it is important that we note that this is the defining moment and, going forward, I think a lot of people are going to change their behaviour.”

On groping someone against their consent, Al categorically states, “I don’t care how provocatively a woman dresses, or how late at night she arranged to have a business meeting with you. Or whether it was in your hotel room or not. If you’re grabbing her and she doesn’t want it, you’re in the wrong.”

On the general issue of ‘groping', Al Porter says, “I would hate to tar a comedian with that brush, but it is my experience that if you are in a gay bar, if I had a euro for every time I was grabbed or pulled or somebody laid a kiss on me and I wasn’t expecting it at all. That kinda thing happens for right or wrong.”

The comedian reveals that he’s no longer able to look up to one of his own comedic heroes, Woody Allen, after he was involved in a sex scandal. Al says, “It’s just incredibly disappointing.”

On why people should be reporting allegations to the police instead of running to the media, Al says, “Trial by media isn’t a good thing. We also still have to rely on the fact that if you have been abused or assaulted you should be able to trust the Gardaí to investigate it on your behalf and for justice to prevail. The Daily Mail is not An Garda Siochana. That’s important as well.”

On the #Metoo drive, Al says, “What I would be worried about is that #metoo drags people into that group that don’t belong in it. I know that might sound like I’m defending these people but I’m not. I’m just saying equally, actually victims of abuse have to use this moment to have their voice and to try and give a sober comment on it because there is no point getting caught up in hysteria either. Trial by media isn’t a good thing.”

"I’m not trying to be apologetic for people who have behaved inappropriately in the past,” he adds, "but it’s important for people to know what was and wasn’t reciprocal, what was and wasn’t consensual.”

Al also talks about Kevin Spacey. “It’s not like I didn’t hear stories about Kevin Spacey,” he says. "I was over in London and three or four people told me stories about him, laughing, going, “Isn’t that mad?” This is before it all came out. “What is he like/what a divil” was the tone of what people were telling me.”

A huge amount of ground is covered in what is a genuinely fascinating, in depth Hot Press Interview.

Ralf and Florian · 27-11-2017 09:05PM

Wonder who this is in reference to? Some high profile figure in Irish comedy seemingly.

https://twitter.com/niamhmarron1/status/932388064298782720

Don Kiddick · 27-11-2017 09:10PM

Read tweets by another Irish comic @sorobotic ...much worse unfortunately

Ralf and Florian · 27-11-2017 09:13PM

Don Kiddick wrote: »

Read tweets by another Irish comic @sorobotic ...much worse unfortunately

Jesus, saying she was raped. Not sure if it's the same individual mentioned in the above tweet.

Joeseph Balls · 27-11-2017 09:37PM

Are these comics reporting this to Gardai? I hope so

omerin · 27-11-2017 09:49PM

exactly, why the need to broadcast it to the nation without going to the Gardai first, let justice take its course and get them behind bars if necessary and avoid it happening again. Why have your 15 minutes in the sun first? Maybe I'm getting old, but why the need for social media to be the channel to distribute this type of information, would you post on facebook that your house is on fire?

Joeseph Balls · 27-11-2017 10:16PM

omerin wrote: »

would you post on facebook that your house is on fire?

Sadly, youd be surprised.
I seen someone post about their neighbours house being robbed and some asked did you call the Gardai.
"Not yet, going do it now"

Al Porter Scandal

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