Golden age for Irish comedy - Whose next?

Strumms · 19-07-2019 08:42AM

Gary Lynch would be pretty funny.

whiskeyman · 19-07-2019 08:49AM

Liam O wrote: »

I've not seen them live but Shane Clifford and Tony Cantwell are funny enough on Instagram/Facebook so I'd have hope for them.

Never heard of them, but I'm not on either.
I wonder do they do comedy clubs?
Actually, do comedy clubs do the same level of business?
Has the internet diluted the quality of comedy out there?

Deleted User wrote: »

Chris Kent is pretty great

Who? Never heard. He mostly online?

The Princess Bride wrote: »

Foil, Arms and Hog, the best comedians to come out of Ireland in years!

I actually did mean to mention these guys. Seem to be the only successful act I can think of over past 10 years.

greenspurs · 19-07-2019 08:56AM

Sorry about that wrote: »

You're the only poster to bring up sexism in this thread.

And ?

Am I wrong?

:rolleyes:

Sorry about that · 19-07-2019 12:11PM

greenspurs wrote: »

And ?

Am I wrong? :rolleyes:

Here you are- plenty of (accurate) criticism towards female comics and nobody calling misogyny.

rireland · 19-07-2019 12:55PM

Noveight wrote: »

That Sir Stevo and his wannabe wag would rot you. His Farmer Michael bit is brutal and he’s got nothing else.

I agree his act is overdone etc. BUT I can at least acknowledge he has an act.

His girlfriend is just the one replying to him yet she acts like she's part of the act. Lady, you're not funny, HE'S the one with the act, not you.

rireland · 19-07-2019 12:57PM

Say Your Number wrote: »

Don't think Alison Spittle is that bad, can't understand the pure venom she brings out in some people.

I genuinely thought she was disabled when I heard her on the radio so much. I thought this was RTE doing their bit for inclusivity but I was wrong, apparantly she is not.

Infernal Racket · 19-07-2019 12:58PM

mr_edge_to_you wrote: »

He's not regarded as a comedian but I reckon Paul Howard is the funniest man in Ireland.

Times 10, he's a comic writing genius

Naos · 19-07-2019 01:45PM

Jimmy Carr has done well.

Mad_maxx · 19-07-2019 02:22PM

rireland wrote: »

I genuinely thought she was disabled when I heard her on the radio so much. I thought this was RTE doing their bit for inclusivity but I was wrong, apparantly she is not.

Apparently she's a settled traveller so that explains the constant RTE gigs

horseofstone · 19-07-2019 02:31PM

riclad wrote: »

This is not just an irish thing, every year famous popstars and actors from the 70,s and 80,s are dying.
Its strange ,in the last 10 years we have,nt seen any new famous irish comedians, the 90s , aughties, produced a flood of irish comedians
who were even successful in the uk to some degree .
Alison spittle is the only new comedian i can think of since 2008 .

I always thought that to be regarded as a comedian one has to be funny...Alison Spittle is painfully boring and dry.

Stop moaning ffs · 19-07-2019 02:32PM

Jason Byrne should be put on a rock and launched into the sun.

Peurile hyperactive nonsense isn’t comedy

squawker · 19-07-2019 02:44PM

greenspurs wrote: »

And youd have all the usual suspects retweeting your comment... sexist pig, metoo etc...….

Never liked any female standup comedian, they are simply not funny

But scripted comedy from the likes of Caroline O'Hearne can be quite good

Stop moaning ffs · 19-07-2019 03:03PM

squawker wrote: »

Never liked any female standup comedian, they are simply not funny

But scripted comedy from the likes of Caroline O'Hearne can be quite good

So Joan rivers isn’t one of the greats of comedy?

lintdrummer · 19-07-2019 04:35PM

The Rubber Bandits could be considered comedians.

skimpydoo · 19-07-2019 04:39PM

Why has nobody mentioned Ireland's biggest comedian at the moment who is regularly seen on the worlds stage? That comedian is Leo Varadkar.

EmmetSpiceland · 19-07-2019 04:40PM

lintdrummer wrote: »

The Rubber Bandits could be considered comedians.

No, I think they’re above all that now. They’d be “artistes”, well, one of them is anyway.

Mad_maxx · 19-07-2019 04:47PM

squawker wrote: »

Never liked any female standup comedian, they are simply not funny

But scripted comedy from the likes of Caroline O'Hearne can be quite good

Joan rivers was funny

Mad_maxx · 19-07-2019 04:48PM

lintdrummer wrote: »

The Rubber Bandits could be considered comedians.

Might have been once, full time professional SJW, s now

30-07-2019 02:26AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Chris Kent is pretty great

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIcD8BmJMgw

Third_Echelon · 30-07-2019 04:33AM

Quite a few of the later generation have moved abroad to try and establish themselves outside of Ireland. Maeve Higgins and Des Bishop both live in New York as far as I know.

There are definitely a few different mediums for comedians. The classic stand up suits certain types. Others are better at story telling and creating a show around that. Others are better suited to the scripted 'sitcom' type format. I don't think one medium is superior over the other. There are lots of different ways to be funny.

For me anyway, the one comedian that crosses all mediums/genres is Dylan Moran. He's a genius!

I've been living abroad for the last few years and I hadn't seen the 'Bridget & Eamonn' TV series until a few weeks ago when it was put on Amazon Prime Video in the US. When I had heard it was getting a sitcom type show in Ireland, I didn't think it had enough legs to create that many episodes. I have to say, it was genuinely funny. Many laugh out loud moments for me. Loved it!

Edgware · 30-07-2019 09:42AM

Third_Echelon wrote: »

Quite a few of the later generation have moved abroad to try and establish themselves outside of Ireland. Maeve Higgins and Des Bishop both live in New York as far as I know.

There are definitely a few different mediums for comedians. The classic stand up suits certain types. Others are better at story telling and creating a show around that. Others are better suited to the scripted 'sitcom' type format. I don't think one medium is superior over the other. There are lots of different ways to be funny.

For me anyway, the one comedian that crosses all mediums/genres is Dylan Moran. He's a genius!

I've been living abroad for the last few years and I hadn't seen the 'Bridget & Eamonn' TV series until a few weeks ago when it was put on Amazon Prime Video in the US. When I had heard it was getting a sitcom type show in Ireland, I didn't think it had enough legs to create that many episodes. I have to say, it was genuinely funny. Many laugh out loud moments for me. Loved it!

This post is about comedians so why are people posting about Des Bishop

maximoose · 30-07-2019 09:48AM

No love for the Viper?

Woke Hogan · 30-07-2019 10:14AM

skimpydoo wrote: »

Why has nobody mentioned Ireland's biggest comedian at the moment who is regularly seen on the worlds stage? That comedian is Leo Varadkar.

Yuck.

JohnnyFlash · 30-07-2019 10:22AM

Went to see David O’Doherty last week at the comedy festival. He was hilarious.

touts · 30-07-2019 10:37AM

lintdrummer wrote: »

The Rubber Bandits could be considered comedians.

They were but they disappeared up their own holes a few years ago. Blindboy has a podcast that has some good elements in relation to the mental health aspects but the "comedy" is too weird to make any sense. As a result I don't think I would call them comedians any more. More social campaigners now.

touts · 30-07-2019 10:41AM

The Princess Bride wrote: »

Foil, Arms and Hog, the best comedians to come out of Ireland in years!

Agree with this. Plus Fupping Eegits and The two Jonnies. Facebook seems to be where comedians are launching themselves now. But that is getting crowded with absolute rubbish. For example Rory's Stories and his girlfriend are woeful. How many times can you do the same sketch which seems to always be about being hungover.

mfceiling · 30-07-2019 10:44AM

touts wrote: »

Agree with this. Plus Fupping Eegits and The two Jonnies. Facebook seems to be where comedians are launching themselves now. But that is getting crowded with absolute rubbish. For example Rory's Stories and his girlfriend are woeful. How many times can you do the same sketch which seems to always be about being hungover.

Neither Foil, Arms and Hog, the 2 johnnies, or Rory's stories can be classed as comedians.

Autecher · 30-07-2019 10:44AM

I just had a look At the Twitter & Instagram of Maeve Higgins. She seems to mainly do podcasts and writing now, she has just released a comedy series on Audible about immigrants.I never thought she was a good comedian but I still liked her from the interviews I saw of her, she seemed like a fun upbeat person. She has also gone full on SJW, I mean she really has embraced it. She is tweeting about Syria, Trump, hate speech etc...

kikilarue2 · 30-07-2019 10:50AM

There's a huge amount of stand-up going on in Dublin at the moment. Pretty much any night of the week there's 2-3 different shows on, most of them free. Now, a lot of them are people who are just starting out and/or don't have the raw talent to make it on the national stage but some of the regular headliners are absolutely hilarious - my own favourites would include Jim Elliott, Emma Doran, Damien Clarke, Julie Jay and Davey Reilly.

Joanne McNally certainly deserves a mention, and Aisling Bea. Catherine Hobart was at the Vodafone Comedy Festival and I thought she was very good for someone early in her career - very funny but her nerves showed through a bit, that'll go with time. I also think Amy Huberman should give comedy a go- she's hilarious.

30-07-2019 11:16AM

kikilarue2 wrote: »

I also think Amy Huberman should give comedy a go- she's hilarious.

If you mean "unintentionally" hilarious, her acting chops are laughable.

Golden age for Irish comedy - Whose next?

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