Al Porter Scandal

The Crowman · 20-10-2018 11:22AM

Is mickey grabber Al back?

The Talking Bread · 20-10-2018 01:18PM

Hard to believe he is only 24, looks like he is late 30s. I was shocked when I saw his age

It also feels like he has been around a lot of years in the media. Far too long.

briany · 20-10-2018 02:09PM

He'll be back at some stage. When this all dies down, he'll relaunch his TV career with a whirlwind junket of chat shows (morning, afternoon and evening), and do a feature article in the Sunday World magazine. He'll blame his behaviour on a temporary psychosis, drugs or having been abused himself. Textbook stuff, really.

BattleCorp · 20-10-2018 03:58PM

Effects wrote: »

gmisk wrote: »

His career is effectively over now, no one to blame but himself.

Louis CK seems to be making a come back, despite the horrible things he did.
I'm sure people will learn to forgive Al eventually.

Louis CK can be funny but Al Porter is as funny as ar5e cancer.

The Talking Bread · 20-10-2018 04:11PM

Effects wrote: »

Louis CK seems to be making a come back, despite the horrible things he did.
I'm sure people will learn to forgive Al eventually.

There is plenty more markets in Murica that a scandalised comedian can niche themselve into, especially when they are so high profile. When you have a population of 325 million, a fair fraction of them bat sh@t crazy and lacking morals, you are always going to get an opportunity to revive your career to some extent. Obviously he won't make the money he once did but he will certainly make a career out of comedy.

Opportunities are few and far between this side of the Atlantic so there is no way a very one dimensional (that dimension being not very funny at all) "comedian" could make a decent career again after all these allegations of sexual assault.

Massive difference

yabadabado · 20-10-2018 04:14PM

Effects wrote: »

Louis CK seems to be making a come back, despite the horrible things he did.
I'm sure people will learn to forgive Al eventually.

Louis CK did despicable stuff but is talented.Al did very little but is an untalented hack so I doubt anyone is in a hurry to give him a break.
It's actually astonishing he ever got sorta famous to begin with.

briany · 20-10-2018 04:56PM

yabadabado wrote: »

Louis CK did despicable stuff but is talented.Al did very little but is an untalented hack so I doubt anyone is in a hurry to give him a break.
It's actually astonishing he ever got sorta famous to begin with.

Creative talent would appear to be incidental in what it takes to make it in showbiz. The reason for his rise to fame in the first place had a lot to do with possessing confidence (even if feigned), bravado and bluster, plus knowing the right people.

RabbleRouser2k · 20-10-2018 11:45PM

yabadabado wrote: »

Louis CK did despicable stuff but is talented.Al did very little but is an untalented hack so I doubt anyone is in a hurry to give him a break.
It's actually astonishing he ever got sorta famous to begin with.

briany wrote: »

Creative talent would appear to be incidental in what it takes to make it in showbiz. The reason for his rise to fame in the first place had a lot to do with possessing confidence (even if feigned), bravado and bluster, plus knowing the right people.

Porter seemed to be trying to market himself as a more unlikable Paul O'Grady, and that's what, I think, got him his gigs. Even Tv3 cast him on Blind Date because O'Grady was doing the UK version.

The common denominator for CK and Porter is that they lost someone money-CK had a movie that was scrapped after it was filmed. Cast, crew, and production crew had to be paid, a whole marketing plan had to be cancelled, and no doubt was paid in advance. CK has burned a lot of bridges too, and lost a lot of friends. He'll possibly be allowed do small gigs, but he's angered a lot of people, many of whom defended him when there were rumours abounding, that CK denied or claimed were false.

Porter has had a few defenders (Brendan O'Connor for one, Dave McSavage did too, at one point. But he's withdrawn his support of him). Porter also lost the then TV3 (Now Virgin Media One) station a lot of money. People were paid in advance, it had a large marketing campaign, money from sponsors, advertising slots sold, etc etc... his groping was awful, for sure. But let's be honest here, it wasn't the groping that lost him his career, it was that he cost folks a lot of money. The then DG of TV3 has said that they 'won't rule out' airing the unaired Blind Date episodes, but he'd be lucky if they aired in a 5am slot where even the night shift folks were watching.

Neil Prendiville 'pleasured' himself on a plane-but he didn't cost anyone money, so he didn't lose his job.

briany wrote: »

He'll be back at some stage. When this all dies down, he'll relaunch his TV career with a whirlwind junket of chat shows (morning, afternoon and evening), and do a feature article in the Sunday World magazine. He'll blame his behaviour on a temporary psychosis, drugs or having been abused himself. Textbook stuff, really.

He could try that-but then there are accusations going back to secondary school, so that story won't fly. Also, he's already played the mental illness card, what with his appearance on Brendan O'Connor's show with his supposed depression.
(And those in the know have already claimed that that was Porter lying again-he doesn't have any mental health issues).

Oliver Callan, for example, has said that if Porter wants to make a comeback, he needs to address the accusations. But he's been so slow in doing so, I can't imagine he'll be back anytime soon.
Here's hoping he never returns.

briany · 21-10-2018 12:22PM

I'd say the reason why Porter's been slow to address accusations is because he's meticulously trying to piece together his case that he will then present to the court of public opinion. A patchwork of deflection, sincerity and sympathy. Also, more crucially, he's probably waiting for the right climate to present it, i.e. when the heat's died down. He's probably got a publicist or two advising him on all this.

The Talking Bread · 21-10-2018 12:36PM

briany wrote: »

I'd say the reason why Porter's been slow to address accusations is because he's meticulously trying to piece together his case that he will then present to the court of public opinion. A patchwork of deflection, sincerity and sympathy. Also, more crucially, he's probably waiting for the right climate to present it, i.e. when the heat's died down. He's probably got a publicist or two advising him on all this.

but...but...but...."flamboyant and outrageous" people aren't meticulous in their actions... are you suggesting Al is a phony!

Nah, he can dress it up as he pleases, I can't see it wash with the Irish public. He was grating increasingly more on people as he was, becoming more of a cliche and running out of "the only gay in Tallaght village" material, the Irish media outlets can't afford to give him another chance considering how small the market is here and he seems to be very much unliked on the Irish comedy circuit so it;s inconceivable that he will make a career over here again. Especially the nature of the allegations. I can't think of any examples where someone rescued their career over here in the media/public eye after such a downfall in public perception, whatever the crime/misbehaviour.

And he just doesn't have the material or affability to make a career out of comedy in the UK.

PopTarts · 20-01-2019 11:34AM

I wonder if Al had any involvement in this as a way to “resurrect” himself

https://www.buzz.ie/celebs/al-porter-fake-story-313697

punisher5112 · 20-01-2019 11:38AM

You would miss him like a hole in your head....

Not funny, never was and his voice was like nails run down a black board.

The Talking Bread · 20-01-2019 12:07PM

PopTarts wrote: »

I wonder if Al had any involvement in this as a way to “resurrect” himself

https://www.buzz.ie/celebs/al-porter-fake-story-313697

The cynic in me definitely thinks this is something he devised himself as a means of attracting some sympathy to, as you say, lay the foundations for resurrecting his career.
The mental health thing has been a bandwagon for so many to hop on and, although there are some great advocates for it (even Bressie INITIALLY - before he soon became a parody of himself), so this would attract some positive PR for him. Turning himself into the victim here.

The whole way through this he has been shown to be calculating in his efforts to make a comeback, yet never directly apologetic, more focusing on him as a flawed person (the sympathy vote) than him actually committing the actions.

But that is just the cynic in me.........

I also don't doubt there are weirdos out there that would concuct this story. I imagine he has a lot of haters

Beechwoodspark · 20-01-2019 12:19PM

No doubt angling for a LLS appearance out of it I’d say.

Whatever about his private issues he was a Pathetic comedian.

The Talking Bread · 20-01-2019 12:29PM

His twitter feed is just a mass of retweet by his select remaining fan boys / girls who haven't given a second thought to what he done and are plying him with the sympathy vote and urging him to make a comeback. Rory Cowan from Mrs Browns seems to be getting behind him (pardon the pun) now also.

valoren · 20-01-2019 12:41PM

Pick a topic which people would/should never mock and which is a sure fire attention getter. Cobble together a non story from a conveniently anonymous source with the express intent of having mainstream outlets pick up on it. The manipulative bent being that anyone calling BS on Al Porter he can conflate it as them belittling suicide instead and get to play the victim.

PopTarts · 20-01-2019 12:42PM

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

No doubt angling for a LLS appearance out of it I’d say.
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My thoughts too - he’s just so irrelevant for something like that to come so out of the blue.

He is using twitter to retweet any support for him on this.

Beechwoodspark · 20-01-2019 12:46PM

PopTarts wrote: »

My thoughts too - he’s just so irrelevant for something like that to come so out of the blue.

He is using twitter to retweet any support for him on this.

Ppl on the celebs who disappeared thread noticed that the gaiety panto was supposedly co written by him and Karl Spain but it was not publicised

I’d say they knew it was be bad publicity and ppl would probably not bother going if they knew al kavanagh aka porter was involved

Prince William · 20-01-2019 12:51PM

If the dpp aren't going to press charges, no reason why he can't make a comeback. Perhaps he'll get Larry Gogan's slot on 2fm?

Beechwoodspark · 20-01-2019 12:54PM

Prince William wrote: »

If the dpp aren't going to press charges, no reason why he can't make a comeback. Perhaps he'll get Larry Gogan's slot on 2fm?

Too much baggage with him.

Surely RTÉ would prefer to go with someone fresh without the sh1tstorm that surrounds him.

The Talking Bread · 20-01-2019 12:56PM

Prince William wrote: »

If the dpp aren't going to press charges, no reason why he can't make a comeback. Perhaps he'll get Larry Gogan's slot on 2fm?

Is this a joke post! You do realise legally he is entitled to do gigs, work in the media! It is the fact that due to the publicity, noone will be willing to hire him or very few will go to his gigs.

It is absolutely nothing to do with a court of law finding him guilty. He has all but admitted doing all this, he just hasn't been apologetic, sincere or accepting any wrongful misdemeanours on his behalf.

Do you honestly think that a radio station, least of all RTE would employ him? There are some idiots running the national broadcaster but there isn't a hope he would be employed as his name is now merely associated with sexual assault to 99% of listeners

eviltwin · 20-01-2019 01:00PM

Prince William wrote: »

If the dpp aren't going to press charges, no reason why he can't make a comeback. Perhaps he'll get Larry Gogan's slot on 2fm?

whatever about a private station taking him on I can't see RTE being stupid enough to think the public would be OK with public money paying his wages

benjy1000 · 20-01-2019 01:53PM

He’s just trying to make himself relevant again.. ðŸ™„
He was found out but due to the fact he cost mainly tv3 a lot of lost lolly he won’t be back in public eye any time soon..

Ended up at one of his gigs once in vicar street, diarrohea of the mouth is what I’d describe it as.

BattleCorp · 21-01-2019 09:56AM

Prince William wrote: »

If the dpp aren't going to press charges, no reason why he can't make a comeback. Perhaps he'll get Larry Gogan's slot on 2fm?

Well, his level of talent is suitable for RTE so perhaps. :mad:

Ursus Horribilis · 21-01-2019 10:16AM

He's yesterday's man and I can't see him ever getting another regular gig on national TV or radio. I never understood the appeal in the first place so I for one shan't miss him.

Having said that, I'm uneasy about the whole trial by twitter thing. So much for innocent until proven guilty. As things stand, there appears to be no prosecutions in the offing. He's not helping himself either though. Not only has he now got a nationwide reputation for being a bit handsy (at best), he's not owning it. If he came out fully repentant and accepted that it's no way for someone to behave and that he'll be keeping his hands to himself, he might have some sort of chance of pulling this out if he fire. Mealy mouthed apologies and stories like this one won't wash. It appears he has learned nothing.

LollipopJimmy · 06-03-2019 06:02PM

Seems Al Porter has been active again on social media ever since the false suicide story. It's the comments that I don't understand though.

Look at cases like Danny Masterson, rape is alleged against him and he is sacked and vilified. Yet there's a love in for Al Porter

RocketRaccoon · 06-03-2019 06:10PM

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Seems Al Porter has been active again on social media ever since the false suicide story. It's the comments that I don't understand though.

Look at cases like Danny Masterson, rape is alleged against him and he is sacked and vilified. Yet there's a love in for Al Porter

Danny Masterson isn't gay so doesn't have a free pass.

LollipopJimmy · 06-03-2019 06:25PM

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

Danny Masterson isn't gay so doesn't have a free pass.

It really comes back to that which is terrible.

Absolutely not defending Masterson here btw

KikiLaRue · 06-03-2019 06:27PM

There’s a reason not a single comedy club in town has invited him back. Porter’s behaviour was an open secret for years.

ohnonotgmail · 06-03-2019 06:32PM

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

It really comes back to that which is terrible.

Absolutely not defending Masterson here btw

Or maybe it is because the US takes this stuff much more seriously these day. Ireland just hasn't caught up. I dont see any love-in for him. Has he even worked since?

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