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What would Dermot Morgan have made of Ireland in 2018?

Welsh Megaman

Mahon Tribunal, Irish Water, Tuam Babies, Banking Crisis, Housing Boom and Bust, Ray D’Arcy...

Sounds like the Irish version of ‘We Didn’t Start The Fire’

But what would Dermot have made of Ireland today?

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Hector Savage

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

Hector Savage

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

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

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 For all of his life, Ireland was the backwards country gobsheen with outdated notions on every social topic.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

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

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

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

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

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

CrankyHaus

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

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

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

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

Maarrraaaaaa!

vladmydad

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

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

Madagascan

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

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

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

padd b1975

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

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

[Deleted User]

We have almost become beyond satire.