What would Dermot Morgan have made of Ireland in 2018?

Hector Savage · 16-07-2018 03:56PM

Just like one big Father Ted episode !! and July 19th is only days away!!

Hector Savage · 16-07-2018 03:57PM

Ri_Nollaig wrote: »

He is still one of the creators of the show and made it what it was.
The hilarious thing about Father Ted, is it could be made today and half the jokes would still be relevant.

It's true what they say isn't it, you should never meet your heroes, you'll only be disappointed!

So so so true!!!

I met Patrick Stewart once - dickhead!

Hector Savage · 16-07-2018 04:02PM

Hector Savage wrote: »

Just like one big Father Ted episode !! and July 19th is only days away!!

My kid was born on October 30th, 2015 ... I am so happy that his e day will be July 19th!!!

Im getting a cake made and everything ! Maths nerd joke + Father Ted reference!! can't wait !!

seamus · 17-07-2018 01:33PM

I think Morgan would be amazed that of all places, Ireland seems to be standing up and out for human rights where much the Anglophone world seems to be regressing. For all of his life, Ireland was the backwards country gobsheen with outdated notions on every social topic.

Irish Guitarist · 17-07-2018 02:02PM

Father Ted was shite. I liked it when I was in my late teens and early twenties but I couldn't sit through an episode now. I'm waiting for someone to reply with the highly original line "I'll put your head through the wall if you say that again".

Jack Moore · 17-07-2018 02:04PM

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

Father Ted was shite. I liked it when I was in my late teens and early twenties but I couldn't sit through an episode now. I'm waiting for someone to reply with the highly original line "I'll put your head through the wall if you say that again".

Well I will

Minderbinder · 17-07-2018 03:18PM

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

Father Ted was shite. I liked it when I was in my late teens and early twenties but I couldn't sit through an episode now. I'm waiting for someone to reply with the highly original line "I'll put your head through the wall if you say that again".

The reason people still quote it twenty years later is because the people who loved it then still do. I’ve never met anyone who used to like it and now don’t. Your post doesn’t really compute for me for that reason.

Grab All Association · 17-07-2018 03:32PM

Off topic but there's a very interesting history to his family

http://www.turtlebunbury.com/history/history_family/hist_family_morgan.html

CrankyHaus · 17-07-2018 03:43PM

padd b1975 wrote: »

Some of the writing was patchy enough and the impressions often dipped to pub lounge level.

It hasn't dated well.

The good stuff was very good and dated very well. Inevitably for a regular radio show a certain amount of catch-phrase dross was present ("Mara!") - why the Phoenix still advertises with a rip-off of that voice is beyond me, It's like they want to deter younger readers.

Welsh Megaman · 17-07-2018 03:59PM

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

Father Ted was shite. I liked it when I was in my late teens and early twenties but I couldn't sit through an episode now. I'm waiting for someone to reply with the highly original line "I'll put your head through the wall if you say that again".

Yer Da sells Avon · 17-07-2018 05:02PM

Hapax Legomenon wrote: »

Apparently, during breaks in filming Father Ted, he used to get bored on set and would randomly wrestle Ardal O'Hanlon to the ground and pretend to molest him, in-character as Ted. And when Ardal would fight back, he'd say "You won't get anywhere in the church with that attitude, Dougal."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP1kBaDP3Ek

maninasia · 17-07-2018 05:07PM

padd b1975 wrote: »

dudara wrote: »

His stuff on Scrap Saturday was pretty good. Don’t think there’s anyone of similar calibre out there right now

Some of the writing was patchy enough and the impressions often dipped to pub lounge level.

It hasn't dated well.

I've never laughed as hard at anything in my whole life. Had me cracking up every saturday morning for years...Brilliant stuff.

It wasn't supposed to be archive material it was topical up to the minute.

branie2 · 17-07-2018 11:14PM

Maarrraaaaaa!

vladmydad · 17-07-2018 11:19PM

Sal Butamol wrote: »

Its amazing Graham Linehan was involved given that he is an angry, petulant, whinging crybaby. And a hypocrite bullyboy. Can't be said enough.

Unfortunately he’s turned into bitter limousine liberal

bazz26 · 17-07-2018 11:45PM

In today's world of political correctness he would definitely be seen as a racist and/or a sexual predator.

Madagascan · 18-07-2018 12:24AM

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

Father Ted was shite. I liked it when I was in my late teens and early twenties but I couldn't sit through an episode now. I'm waiting for someone to reply with the highly original line "I'll put your head through the wall if you say that again".

You might be one of those Protestants.
Always up to no good.

Capt'n Midnight · 18-07-2018 12:43AM

professore wrote: »

You mean like Amy Schumer?

https://isitfunnyoroffensive.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_5483.jpg

That's an old Bob Monkhouse line and probably from before she was born.

I could almost imagine him doing a Pope Trendy

Noveight · 18-07-2018 02:21AM

He'd take one look at Alison Spittle and ask himself how that gob****e got on the television.

padd b1975 · 18-07-2018 05:12AM

maninasia wrote: »

I've never laughed as hard at anything in my whole life. Had me cracking up every saturday morning for years...Brilliant stuff.

It wasn't supposed to be archive material it was topical up to the minute.

For real satire check out John Bird and John Fortune.
All of it is still as fresh and biting as it was years ago.

whisky_galore · 18-07-2018 08:54AM

He'd probably have a pop at Denis O'Brien and get a solicitor's letter.

18-07-2018 09:48AM

We have almost become beyond satire.

What would Dermot Morgan have made of Ireland in 2018?

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