Unfunny Irish comedians <<MOD note in OP>>

FVP3 · 21-06-2020 6:27pm

Always be aware of the woke male. Always.

Hypocrisy is the tribute that vice pays to virtue, after all.

KiKi III · 21-06-2020 6:33pm

Jim Root wrote: »

Alleged. Important word there.

Yup. So either a group of women who didn’t know each other banded together for no apparent reason to take him down or there’s some truth to it.

Based on his most recent twitter post where he says “there’s a lot of truth to it” I’m gonna go ahead and assume there’s some truth to it.

21-06-2020 6:38pm

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

I’ve always said it beware of men who claim to be “woke”

Theres a big issue with British/irish wrestlers being up to same stuff as this comedian was and the wrestlers accused were noted for being the outspoken woke holier than thou types on twitter and this comedian was spotted liking some of these women bringing up their horrific issues.....im always suspicious of those who pontificate and keep bringing up how theyre such a feminist/virtuous

Ush1 · 21-06-2020 6:42pm

The brighter the picture, the darker the negative.

KiKi III · 21-06-2020 6:46pm

Sean Daly wrote: »

If I was a woman I'd be way more wary of the male feminists than the jock player types.

My experience is that predatory men come in all shapes and sizes.

Tiger20 · 21-06-2020 6:52pm

I hesitate to describe him as a comedian, but surely the most unfunny Irish comedian is Karl Spain.......never ever saw him funny

Blush_01 · 21-06-2020 7:39pm

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

Wouldn’t work... PJ Gallagher is a member of Dun Laoghaire RNLI

Change of plan lads, head for the Atlantic.

Ash.J.Williams · 21-06-2020 8:46pm

Tiger20 wrote: »

I hesitate to describe him as a comedian, but surely the most unfunny Irish comedian is Karl Spain.......never ever saw him funny

He’s good craic can lighten up a bad comedy night when he’s on form

PsychoPete · 21-06-2020 8:57pm

Jason Byrne doesn't like criticism, he blocked me on twitter after I said something when he was on the late late

RabbleRouser2k · 21-06-2020 9:30pm

PsychoPete wrote: »

Jason Byrne doesn't like criticism, he blocked me on twitter after I said something when he was on the late late

Neither does Martin Beanz Warde... also a twitter blocker. Also alleged comedian. (Never even '@'ed' the guy-I believe he searches his name on twitter).

Funny how the people who were on Brendan O'Connor's cutting edge could never deal with any amount of critique.

Ash.J.Williams · 21-06-2020 10:17pm

Grainne was in the Twitter today

Rothko · 21-06-2020 11:55pm

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

You need to incorporate a movie he’s done into the sentence as per rules

Do you think there's any truth to the actions he is accused to have... Committed?

Close enough?

Gremlinertia · 22-06-2020 12:00am

Back on topic again please, cards issued after this warning

friendlyfun · 22-06-2020 5:54pm

Aisling bea is fine as hell but she is one of the worst Irish comedians on the scene

Airyfairy12 · 22-06-2020 5:57pm

friendlyfun wrote: »

Aisling bea is fine as hell but she is one of the worst Irish comedians on the scene

Not into her standup but her comedy acting and personality are brilliant, love her on 8 out of 10 cats

RabbleRouser2k · 22-06-2020 6:51pm

friendlyfun wrote: »

Aisling bea is fine as hell but she is one of the worst Irish comedians on the scene

She's such a dose. Like, her personality puts me off of her, completely.

NIMAN · 22-06-2020 7:45pm

A warning was issued to stay on topic

NIMAN · 22-06-2020 7:50pm

PsychoPete wrote: »

Jason Byrne doesn't like criticism, he blocked me on twitter after I said something when he was on the late late

Do you use the same username on Twitter?

Maybe that played into it?:D

RabbleRouser2k · 22-06-2020 7:56pm

RTE are reviving 'The Panel' for one night only.

Give me strength... Neil Delamere and bloody Andrew Maxwell, more than likely-because they're not busy.

This will be boring as hell.

Beechwoodspark · 22-06-2020 7:58pm

Just on pat short about 5 years ago myself and the better half and another couple went along to his show in a midlands hotel

I had presumed that due to his “profile” the place would be packed to the rafters and sold out

Not a hope of it - maybe half full to be generous. Very little buzz or atmosphere.

What annoyed me was that shortt made repeated references to the low turn out muttering stuff like “hardly worth my while tonight” and “enjoy it, won’t be back here” “laugh at least” stuff like this - passive aggressive. As if it were the paying audiences fault!!

Also he flew through the show and did no encore and I got the feeling he couldn’t be off the stage fast enough. One of the gang wanted him to sign a dvd but no sign of him afterward. Value for money it wasn’t. Tickets were expensive too.

Anyway won’t be repeating the experience.

JohnnyFlash · 22-06-2020 7:59pm

RabbleRouser2k wrote: »

RTE are reviving 'The Panel' for one night only.

Give me strength... Neil Delamere and bloody Andrew Maxwell, more than likely-because they're not busy.

This will be boring as hell.

Don’t watch it then, pal. Might stop you from getting a hernia.

Woke Hogan · 22-06-2020 8:01pm

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Don’t watch it then, pal. Might stop you from getting a hernia.

Probably gritting his teeth in anticipation at identifying the “token woman” on the programme, and slagging her off regardless of who she is.

22-06-2020 8:04pm

Airyfairy12 wrote: »

Not into her standup but her comedy acting and personality are brilliant, love her on 8 out of 10 cats

this - i think she's better in comedy/acting shows' than stand up

RabbleRouser2k · 22-06-2020 8:09pm

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Don’t watch it then, pal. Might stop you from getting a hernia.

Woke Hogan wrote: »

Probably gritting his teeth in anticipation at identifying the “token woman” on the programme, and slagging her off regardless of who she is.

Same people, responding again.

Notice it was Neil Delamere and Andrew Maxwell I criticised, but you made it into a weird agenda...
Rather sad.

Anywho, while McSavage's the Savage Eye was entertaining, I absolutely detest his 'street' comedy.

I remember he was followed for some program, I think it was about busking, some years back. (It followed street musicians and street entertainers, including McSavage).

He made it a habit to make fun of the people walking their everyday route into wherever...
Cue teenage girls walking past him, he then makes engine noises and does a 'sl*app*r's grand prix' or something similar.

He was in his 40s, picking on teens. I'd say folks avoided that route when they knew he was there.

Airyfairy12 · 22-06-2020 11:27pm

RabbleRouser2k wrote: »

RTE are reviving 'The Panel' for one night only.

Give me strength... Neil Delamere and bloody Andrew Maxwell, more than likely-because they're not busy.

This will be boring as hell.

I saw Neil Delamere in the midlands a couple of years ago, the entire show was horrendous. He kept picking out random people in the tiny little audience and making jokes about their clothes and how they were sitting, there was clearly a few heads paid to be there just to laugh loudly at his jokes as it was being recorded for one of his boxsets.

KiKi III · 22-06-2020 11:30pm

Jeffrey Scruffy Ramp wrote: »

this - i think she's better in comedy/acting shows' than stand up

She probably got famous a bit too fast. If you’re a comedic performer it can take a while to figure out what you’re strengths are between stand up, podcasts, comedy acting, sketches/bits, and chat shows.

You have to do stand up to start with and do Edinburgh to build a profile but it might not be your biggest strength.

I like Aisling better in film/tv but I’ve seen her live and enjoyed her set.

RandomAccess · 22-06-2020 11:34pm

RabbleRouser2k wrote: »

Same people, responding again.

Notice it was Neil Delamere and Andrew Maxwell I criticised, but you made it into a weird agenda...
Rather sad.

Anywho, while McSavage's the Savage Eye was entertaining, I absolutely detest his 'street' comedy.

I remember he was followed for some program, I think it was about busking, some years back. (It followed street musicians and street entertainers, including McSavage).

He made it a habit to make fun of the people walking their everyday route into wherever...
Cue teenage girls walking past him, he then makes engine noises and does a 'sl*app*r's grand prix' or something similar.

He was in his 40s, picking on teens. I'd say folks avoided that route when they knew he was there.

I enjoyed the savage eye, and like the I saw him doing a Street gig, this was in Temple Bar years back, and nobody found it funny at all.

Higgins5473 · 22-06-2020 11:39pm

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Don’t watch it then, pal. Might stop you from getting a hernia.

Woke Hogan wrote: »

Probably gritting his teeth in anticipation at identifying the “token woman” on the programme, and slagging her off regardless of who she is.

Deleted User wrote: »

https://youtu.be/hyHSwr3NhQM

Good god.

Poor Alison Spittle can't even be the best at being bad.

That is truly horrific. She's got a male relative or some kind of associate with a lone cackling laugh in the background trying to get things going.

Where is the humour, wit or logic in it? Take a sh*t on the road + are women funny. wtf?

That video exhibits mental health issues something along the lines of bipolar with delusions of grandeur or strung out on coke, doubt very much it's the coke. nut job.

RabbleRouser2k · 23-06-2020 12:36am

Higgins5473 wrote: »

That is truly horrific. She's got a male relative or some kind of associate with a lone cackling laugh in the background trying to get things going.

Where is the humour, wit or logic in it? Take a sh*t on the road + are women funny. wtf?

That video exhibits mental health issues something along the lines of bipolar with delusions of grandeur or strung out on coke, doubt very much it's the coke. nut job.

She's got more clips... An Irish Immigrant’s Guide to Britain is an insult to everyone. I'm not posting it... it's absolutely abhorrent.

Titania McGrath is a parody of this type of 'woke comic'... it's a twitter account, run by a guy. But he has hired either an actress or comedienne to play Titania onstage... and the results are far funnier, with a greater sense of self awareness.

Also... Grainne, stop STEALING material. Laurie Elliott did a similar set about 14 years ago, maybe more. (Clip I'm posting is 12 years old, but these specials can take a while to air). I personally found Elliott's routine funnier. And note the joke is on 'her' rather than Grainne's underlying xenophobia.

chrissb8 · 23-06-2020 12:53am

I know this sounds bad and probably a bit hateful. But I just detest Irish comedians for the desperation of them. But I hate that I think that, they're only trying to make a living in the country they were born in doing the thing they love after all.

However, when I see various Irish comedians doing literally anything, from hosting, radio, a carousel of guest appearances, releasing books/dvds/cds and playing just about any pub in Ireland that can get a crowd of 50 into it I think pathetic.

Your ability to succeed on your humour was a fleeting thing and maybe you were known for a hot minute but here you are, feeding on the minnows so many years later and you'll take anything to keep yourself going.

Even though you have had nothing good stand up wise for many years and in fact, are just lazy aul s****s about it and just regurgitate the same safe, boring (ALREADY DONE 100 TIMES AND MUCH BETTER THAN YOU) material.

It's like there's a distinct lack of pride in their work I feel. That they're coasting on a cushy number, with diminishing returns and increased resentment as to why this terrible stand up is still around from the public view.

Airyfairy12 · 23-06-2020 1:14am

chrissb8 wrote: »

I know this sounds bad and probably a bit hateful. But I just detest Irish comedians for the desperation of them. But I hate that I think that, they're only trying to make a living in the country they were born in doing the thing they love after all.

However, when I see various Irish comedians doing literally anything, from hosting, radio, a carousel of guest appearances, releasing books/dvds/cds and playing just about any pub in Ireland that can get a crowd of 50 into it I think pathetic.

Your ability to succeed on your humour was a fleeting thing and maybe you were known for a hot minute but here you are, feeding on the minnows so many years later and you'll take anything to keep yourself going.

Even though you have had nothing good stand up wise for many years and in fact, are just lazy aul s****s about it and just regurgitate the same safe, boring (ALREADY DONE 100 TIMES AND MUCH BETTER THAN YOU) material.

It's like there's a distinct lack of pride in their work I feel. That they're coasting on a cushy number, with diminishing returns and increased resentment as to why this terrible stand up is still around from the public view.

All our good comedians go to the UK, the few that are left here are mostly terrible, I dont know how they make any sort of a living by doing comedy here. Unless theyre the likes of Des Bishop and get regular work from RTE.

RabbleRouser2k · 23-06-2020 2:01am

chrissb8 wrote: »

I know this sounds bad and probably a bit hateful. But I just detest Irish comedians for the desperation of them. But I hate that I think that, they're only trying to make a living in the country they were born in doing the thing they love after all.

However, when I see various Irish comedians doing literally anything, from hosting, radio, a carousel of guest appearances, releasing books/dvds/cds and playing just about any pub in Ireland that can get a crowd of 50 into it I think pathetic.

Your ability to succeed on your humour was a fleeting thing and maybe you were known for a hot minute but here you are, feeding on the minnows so many years later and you'll take anything to keep yourself going.

Even though you have had nothing good stand up wise for many years and in fact, are just lazy aul s****s about it and just regurgitate the same safe, boring (ALREADY DONE 100 TIMES AND MUCH BETTER THAN YOU) material.

It's like there's a distinct lack of pride in their work I feel. That they're coasting on a cushy number, with diminishing returns and increased resentment as to why this terrible stand up is still around from the public view.

I think many comics think it's easy, because most audiences have had a few,so they'll laugh at anything. Comedy's not easy.

Ipso · 23-06-2020 2:03am

Irish comedy is no laughing matter.

Blue Magic · 24-06-2020 3:50pm

osarusan wrote: »

Andrew Maxwell is the unfunniest person ever.

No, Jason Byrne. He has never said anything funny that I've seen.

Airyfairy12 · 24-06-2020 7:25pm

Blue Magic wrote: »

No, Jason Byrne. He has never said anything funny that I've seen.

It would make you wonder how they manage to get careers as comedians? They cant have that many fans?!

weldoninhio · 24-06-2020 7:55pm

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

Wouldn’t work... PJ Gallagher is a member of Dun Laoghaire RNLI

It would if the helicopter was upside down at their time of departure.

weldoninhio · 24-06-2020 7:57pm

Tiger20 wrote: »

I hesitate to describe him as a comedian, but surely the most unfunny Irish comedian is Karl Spain.......never ever saw him funny

I’d always thought that. Never liked him. But saw him warming up for Kevin Bridges and he was very good.

weldoninhio · 24-06-2020 8:00pm

Woke Hogan wrote: »

Probably gritting his teeth in anticipation at identifying the “token woman” on the programme, and slagging her off regardless of who she is.

If it’s Alison Spittle she’s worth the slagging.

Every time I see her she 1) offends me and 2) reminds me of the fraggle catcher on Fraggle Rock. “I caught a fwaggle”

ligerdub · 24-06-2020 10:12pm

Airyfairy12 wrote: »

It would make you wonder how they manage to get careers as comedians? They cant have that many fans?!

Ok I'm going to finally shame myself, or out myself if you will.......I've never been a fan of Jason Byrne, and for many years I couldn't stand the sight of him. ****e jokes, ****e delivery, just ****e in general.

I don't know what came over me, perhaps it was a sense of curiosity, expecting it to be awful, but his "Cirque du Byrne" show was on Netflix, and I decided to hit Play. Now, as mentioned I expected it to be terrible........but I have to say it.........I was in hysterics. It was one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

It hasn't been repeated since with Byrne, but I have to acknowledge the fact that at least for one evening the man gave me a great laugh.

25-06-2020 8:43am

ligerdub wrote: »

Ok I'm going to finally shame myself, or out myself if you will.......I've never been a fan of Jason Byrne, and for many years I couldn't stand the sight of him. ****e jokes, ****e delivery, just ****e in general.

I don't know what came over me, perhaps it was a sense of curiosity, expecting it to be awful, but his "Cirque du Byrne" show was on Netflix, and I decided to hit Play. Now, as mentioned I expected it to be terrible........but I have to say it.........I was in hysterics. It was one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

It hasn't been repeated since with Byrne, but I have to acknowledge the fact that at least for one evening the man gave me a great laugh.

..................

Get out

RabbleRouser2k · 25-06-2020 12:43pm

Re: Jason Byrne (and why other crap comedians constantly pop-up on tv). It might be because they always turn up?

This might seem an odd analogy. But I was having a chat with a friend which brought up a conversation. Some site did a 'Ireland in the 2000's thing'-and it featured photos of the same model's at every event- Glenda Gilson, and the likes. I was like 'could they not get another model? Why always them?' and my friend's retort was 'Maybe it's because she was reliable. Remember Katy French and her drug addiction?' (Apparently, French was often sent home from shoots because she turned up completely f**ked up on, um, 'chemicals'. I think even TV3 had to send her home once, from a planned interview, because she was out of it. Even in Irish modelling, they can call another girl to come in instead)

With the likes of Byrne, Spittle, and other s**t comedians... they're probably reliable. Other comics, you'd call them, they mightn't turn up, or they're busy, or hungover.
These folks pop up on tv because...well, they turn up.

Hangdogroad · 25-06-2020 2:30pm

Re Brendan O Carroll and joke stealing, he actually freely admits to it in this interview with Magill from 14 years ago. Seems to see nothing wrong with it.

https://magill.ie/archive/brown-beauty

Hangdogroad · 25-06-2020 2:33pm

One fella he talks about stealing from is Paul Malone, which will tell you the level of shyte he was inspired by.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEippeER3UM

RabbleRouser2k · 25-06-2020 3:03pm

Hangdogroad wrote: »

One fella he talks about stealing from is Paul Malone, which will tell you the level of shyte he was inspired by.

Him and Brendan Grace were a fright for it. You'd often see Grace and O'Carroll doing the same material, at the same time.

Grace would steal from the likes of Rodney Dangerfield, The Two Ronnies (the song 'A dose of the stutters' is a Two Ronnie's original), and many other comedians.

O'Carroll would steal from the same people Grace did, as well as the childhood playground. Tho O'Carroll would inject with homophobic jokes. (The first 5 minutes alone of his 'special' are laced with cheap homophobic jokes).

ohnonotgmail · 25-06-2020 3:14pm

Hangdogroad wrote: »

Re Brendan O Carroll and joke stealing, he actually freely admits to it in this interview with Magill from 14 years ago. Seems to see nothing wrong with it.

https://magill.ie/archive/brown-beauty

if you are going to steal jokes why would you not steal decent ones?

FVP3 · 25-06-2020 3:17pm

I like Des Bishop, does a good documentary too.

JohnnyFlash · 25-06-2020 3:19pm

FVP3 wrote: »

I like Des Bishop, does a good documentary too.

This is no place for positivity, dude. It’s for monstrously unfunny men to angrily rant about comedians.

RabbleRouser2k · 25-06-2020 3:21pm

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

if you are going to steal jokes why would you not steal decent ones?

He does-steals from The Simpsons and the likes of Caroline rhea.

99nsr125 · 25-06-2020 8:26pm

Airyfairy12 wrote: »

Also, harassment messages to multiple women and emotional abuse. Some of his female friends have come out and said how he would make them feel guilty if they slept with men they liked and how he was controlling and would play on vulnerabilities.

Well if that's the case every woman on the planet is going down

Higgins5473 · 25-06-2020 9:07pm

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

This is no place for positivity, dude. It’s for monstrously unfunny men to angrily rant about comedians.

Are your posts automated? As in, is this some kind of bot with very low level set of algorithms responding to key words? It’s just a continuous loop of:

“Men are angry, men always men, men on internet angry”
“Fine Gael good, especially Maria Bailey”
“Men bad, me want attention and be your knight in shining armour women of boards”
“Boards bad and I’m too good for it” (yet spends the majority of his day on it”
“This is what my dump today looked and felt like...”
“Dude, pal” followed by some attempt at a put down with zero wit.

And then minion gimp bot emmet spice lad whatever kicks in and backs up with similar muck?

Genuinely curious, as it must be like Groundhog Day spending your day typing the same mundane repetitive nonsense in a place where you proclaim is so bad but spend so much time in? Very odd.

Unfunny Irish comedians <<MOD note in OP>>

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