The Tommy Tiernan Show Thread - Mod warning, see OP

Muahahaha · 02-02-2020 02:17AM

Very enjoyable show, John Bishop is a real decent skin. Just a pity Sinead didnt sing a proper song, I always love hearing her voice.

Just copped that they seem to have dropped the comedy sketches of the three single farmers that Tommy did mid show with Patrick o'Donnell and John Colleary. Pity that.

kegg · 02-02-2020 03:50AM

Muahahaha wrote: »

Very enjoyable show, John Bishop is a real decent skin. Just a pity Sinead didnt sing a proper song, I always love hearing her voice.

Just copped that they seem to have dropped the comedy sketches o4f the three single farmers that Tommy did mid show with Patrick o'Donnell and John Colleary. Pity that.

The gusset brothers?

02-02-2020 07:12AM

I didn’t watch at all because I knew O’Connor was going to be on, but I might go back and watch the Bishop bit as it sounds like it was very good.

FrancieBrady · 02-02-2020 11:10AM

Tommy and his team have established this show as it's 'own thing'. It shouldn't be compared to anything, because there isn't anything quite like it.
To compare it to Norton would be like comparing Hello to Time magazine, to compare it to the Late Late Show is like comparing a box of Smarties to a bar of rich satisfying Green & Blacks dark chocolate.

mickdw · 02-02-2020 11:18AM

It's a brilliant show but possibly a little lost on a Saturday night. The comedy sketches I didn't like so happy they are gone.

realdanbreen · 02-02-2020 11:38AM

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

This is genuinely one of the best interviews on rte in recent memory.

Well said Mrs Tiernan!

RocketRaccoon · 02-02-2020 02:19PM

realdanbreen wrote: »

Well said Mrs Tiernan!

I don't think I'd make a good wife.

What was wrong with what I said?

murpho999 · 02-02-2020 07:48PM

mickdw wrote: »

It's a brilliant show but possibly a little lost on a Saturday night. The comedy sketches I didn't like so happy they are gone.

How is it lost on a Saturday night?

Also most people, like myself just watch it when they want.

02-02-2020 08:07PM

Watching it back now. The Bishop interview is very good.

02-02-2020 08:42PM

Would never get 3 interviews like that on another talk show here. Marty Morrissey was brilliant. Could you imagine the cartoon character he’d be on the LLS or Darcy?

tayto lover · 02-02-2020 08:45PM

Marty Morrissey!!!
Thank fcuk I missed it.

elperello · 02-02-2020 08:47PM

tayto lover wrote: »

Marty Morrissey!!!
Thank fcuk I missed it.

Your loss, seriously.

car_radio19834 · 02-02-2020 08:51PM

murpho999 wrote: »

How is it lost on a Saturday night?

Also most people, like myself just watch it when they want.

It's probably because people complain about the late late being full of misery while Tiernans show is like him being the guests shrink.

I don't know why he has to act so "timid". It's like he's afraid of asking a question for fear of upsetting someone.

02-02-2020 08:55PM

elperello wrote: »

Your loss, seriously.

Definitely. I wouldn’t normally have wanted to see him at all but it was excellent.

02-02-2020 08:56PM

car_radio19834 wrote: »

It's probably because people complain about the late late being full of misery while Tiernans show is like him being the guests shrink.

I don't know why he has to act so "timid". It's like he's afraid of asking a question for fear of upsetting someone.

He lets them talk rather than the slot being one big advertisement.

car_radio19834 · 02-02-2020 09:02PM

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

He lets them talk rather than the slot being one big advertisement.

The late late show has been going 50+ years and runs a longer season and has a longer show.

Also the late late at least tries to be entertaining. If Tubridy brought on Marty like Tiernan and asking him the them kind of things the late late would get more hate.

Also Tiernan never challenges his guest. He had Hansard on saying Brendan Ogle was a great guy.

elperello · 02-02-2020 09:47PM

car_radio19834 wrote: »

The late late show has been going 50+ years and runs a longer season and has a longer show.

Also the late late at least tries to be entertaining. If Tubridy brought on Marty like Tiernan and asking him the them kind of things the late late would get more hate.

Also Tiernan never challenges his guest. He had Hansard on saying Brendan Ogle was a great guy.

You are right about the LLS it's an institution. A different beast.

Tommy's show is a bit more edgy.

Tommy is drawing out rather than challenging. If GH thinks BO is a great guy that's what he thinks, live with it. Do you expect Tommy to spend 5 minutes of the interview trying to change his mind?

FrancieBrady · 02-02-2020 10:14PM

tayto lover wrote: »

Marty Morrissey!!!
Thank fcuk I missed it.

Marty actually came across very well. Doesn't take himself seriously in the slightest which was my impression of him.

Aidric · 02-02-2020 10:16PM

There is no magic formula validating Tiernan's capacity as a host. Put simply he is a people person who isn't afraid of the odd silence. He is also irreverent enough to take his guests out of their comfort zone without offending.

This is in complete contrast to the robotic style of Tubridy or D'Arcy.

car_radio19834 · 03-02-2020 10:20AM

Aidric wrote: »

There is no magic formula validating Tiernan's capacity as a host. Put simply he is a people person who isn't afraid of the odd silence. He is also irreverent enough to take his guests out of their comfort zone without offending.

This is in complete contrast to the robotic style of Tubridy or D'Arcy.

Are you expecting Tubridy or D'arcy to have the same kind of show?

Tiernans show is a depressfest.

As for someone I saw say Tiernans show is better because it's not an advertisement, Molly Bloom came on and the first thing she did was play a clip from her movie.

Also don't forget Tiernans show is pre recorded so all the ****e bits are taken out.

FrancieBrady · 03-02-2020 10:31AM

car_radio19834 wrote: »

Are you expecting Tubridy or D'arcy to have the same kind of show?

Tiernans show is a depressfest.

As for someone I saw say Tiernans show is better because it's not an advertisement, Molly Bloom came on and the first thing she did was play a clip from her movie.

Also don't forget Tiernans show is pre recorded so all the ****e bits are taken out.

:D Molly's film has been out since 2017. If it ain't made it's money now, then mentioning it on Tommy's show ain't gonna help it.

You have though, put your finger on precisely what is wrong with The LLS and D'arcy. Because the presenters are not able to handle the 'live' aspect, the show's are frequently boring and repetitive. I.E. a good editor might be able to fashion a better show out of them.

car_radio19834 · 03-02-2020 10:49AM

FrancieBrady wrote: »

:D Molly's film has been out since 2017. If it ain't made it's money now, then mentioning it on Tommy's show ain't gonna help it.

You have though, put your finger on precisely what is wrong with The LLS and D'arcy. Because the presenters are not able to handle the 'live' aspect, the show's are frequently boring and repetitive. I.E. a good editor might be able to fashion a better show out of them.

I read the comments on the facebook clip and there were loads of people saying they were going to get her book and watch the movie.

FrancieBrady · 03-02-2020 10:57AM

car_radio19834 wrote: »

I read the comments on the facebook clip and there were loads of people saying they were going to get her book and watch the movie.

So anybody who gets a clip of their film played by way of introduction (I had no idea who she was and needed some background) is promoting said film?

Like you said by way of creating some bizarre conspiracy that
'the first thing SHE did was play a clip from her movie' as if she was running the show.

And did she mention her book once?
She told her story which was entertaining, fascinating and interesting, what you require from a guest.

car_radio19834 · 03-02-2020 11:18AM

FrancieBrady wrote: »

So anybody who gets a clip of their film played by way of introduction (I had no idea who she was and needed some background) is promoting said film?

Like you said by way of creating some bizarre conspiracy that
'the first thing SHE did was play a clip from her movie' as if she was running the show.

And did she mention her book once?
She told her story which was entertaining, fascinating and interesting, what you require from a guest.

Yes it's 100% an advert.

When the TG4 weather presenters came out they didn't go "here's a clip that'll tell you who I am" did they?

Molly Bloom wasn't on the show for the fun of it, she was doing it to gain from it.

murpho999 · 03-02-2020 11:37AM

car_radio19834 wrote: »

Are you expecting Tubridy or D'arcy to have the same kind of show?

Tiernans show is a depressfest.

As for someone I saw say Tiernans show is better because it's not an advertisement, Molly Bloom came on and the first thing she did was play a clip from her movie.

Also don't forget Tiernans show is pre recorded so all the ****e bits are taken out.

Oh come on, the vast majority of chat shows are recorded. LLS is an exception.

Showing a clip from an older film that is about the interviewee is not an advertisement.
To call it "depressfest" is ridiculous.

It's a very entertaining show and probably the best thing on RTE now.

car_radio19834 · 03-02-2020 11:50AM

murpho999 wrote: »

Oh come on, the vast majority of chat shows are recorded. LLS is an exception.

Showing a clip from an older film that is about the interviewee is not an advertisement.
To call it "depressfest" is ridiculous.

It's a very entertaining show and probably the best thing on RTE now.

It is a depressfest. The show is basically The Meaning of Life except Tiernan replaces Gay. Which isn't a bad thing, but I don't get why everyone loves this yet criticises the late late for having misery slots etc.

There are 0 laughs in this show and it's on a Saturday night at 10pm.

03-02-2020 12:03PM

I like the show - an awful lot more that the LLS and D’Arcy’s now dropped Saturday evening effort. The guests are, for the most part, interesting and engaging, whether they are not so well known or well known, when there’s a new facet of them on display.

The best thing for me is that Tommy listens - his mind isn’t racing on to the next question he’s about to ask and missing the reply. That is a speciality of Ryan Tubridy, and is one of the elements that torpedoes the LLS.

It’s good, entertaining stuff. Keep it going, please.

murpho999 · 03-02-2020 12:05PM

car_radio19834 wrote: »

It is a depressfest. The show is basically The Meaning of Life except Tiernan replaces Gay. Which isn't a bad thing, but I don't get why everyone loves this yet criticises the late late for having misery slots etc.

There are 0 laughs in this show and it's on a Saturday night at 10pm.

"0 laughs", that just shows to me that you most likely don't watch the show at all.

CatFromHue · 03-02-2020 01:23PM

Deleted User wrote: »

The best thing for me is that Tommy listens - his mind isn’t racing on to the next question he’s about to ask and missing the reply. That is a speciality of Ryan Tubridy, and is one of the elements that torpedoes the LLS.

Tommy's show is pre recorded so that gives him much more freedom in the conversation. If it goes very bad, it can be cut, if it goes very controversial, it can be cut, if it goes too long, it can be cut.

Tub's doesn't have that luxury.

So it's hard to compare the two when they're very different formats.

FrancieBrady · 03-02-2020 02:10PM

car_radio19834 wrote: »

Yes it's 100% an advert.

When the TG4 weather presenters came out they didn't go "here's a clip that'll tell you who I am" did they?

Molly Bloom wasn't on the show for the fun of it, she was doing it to gain from it.

eh...maybe that is because nobody has made a film about them?

Of course she was gaining from it...anybody who puts themselves forward to be interviewed or to tell their story, publicly is.

0 laughs?

Well I'm out, as you clearly have no idea what you are talking about here.

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