Zig and Zag.........

Grandeeod · 01-07-2020 09:25PM #1

......Were they better on The Den or The Big Breakfast? I always preferred them on The Den, especially in the late 80s. Some funny and risky stuff then. Fair play they got the gig on Channel Four's Big Breakfast, but I thought they weren't as funny or spontaneous. In fact I think Zig even developed an English accent to suit the show. Whatever about Ian Dempsey, they made that Kildare eejit, Darcy's career. Does he even realise it???

Anyway, they redeemed themselves with their earthling cousins Podge and Rodge at the expense of Z listers, but it all started with the lads from planet Zog that gave a generation of kids/teenagers some laughs.

What do you reckon?

buried · 01-07-2020 09:31PM

Grandeeod wrote: »

......Were they better on The Den or The Big Breakfast? I always preferred them on The Den, especially in the late 80s. Some funny and risky stuff then. Fair play they got the gig on Channel Four's Big Breakfast, but I thought they weren't as funny or spontaneous. In fact I think Zig even developed an English accent to suit the show. Whatever about Ian Dempsey, they made that Kildare eejit, Darcy's career. Does he even realise it???

Anyway, they redeemed themselves with their earthling cousins Podge and Rodge at the expense of Z listers, but it all started with the lads from planet Zog that gave a generation of kids/teenagers some laughs.

What do you reckon?

Sorry to break it to ya now G, but I think they were actually pieces of fabric with some lads arm shoved up their gullets.

Grandeeod · 01-07-2020 09:35PM

buried wrote: »

Sorry to break it to ya now G, but I think they were actually pieces of fabric with some lads arm shoved up their gullets.

Absolutely. But what excuse does Ray Darcy have?

The lads arms up the gullets had talent.

Gregor Samsa · 01-07-2020 09:37PM

Much better on The Den.

Didn’t they also have a small slot on Ian Dempsey’s radio show on 2FM? I can’t find any mention of it, but I have a memory of them having a fairly funny regular thing where they misheard song lyrics and created elaborate backstories to explain them. I still can’t listen to George Michael’s “Faith” without hearing them breathlessly singing “I gotta have Fanta, Fanta, Fant-ah”.

Leg End Reject · 01-07-2020 09:39PM

Better on the den, I'd imagine they had to change to suit British audiences.

colm_mcm · 01-07-2020 09:40PM

They used to be on ‘Number One’ with Ian Dempsey too.

EmmetSpiceland · 01-07-2020 09:41PM

I always liked Zig better.

buried · 01-07-2020 09:42PM

Grandeeod wrote: »

Absolutely. But what excuse does Ray Darcy have?

The lads arms up the gullets had talent.

I don't know man, I don't engage with what Ray has to offer.

HBC08 · 01-07-2020 09:44PM

colm_mcm wrote: »

They used to be on ‘Number One’ with Ian Dempsey too.

And 2Phat with Ray.

Grandeeod · 01-07-2020 09:47PM

From their album....Probably be banned now. Very funny at the time and still funny to lots of us.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PMULMEX5TM

Itssoeasy · 01-07-2020 09:48PM

On the den easily. There are clips of thr den on YouTube and Jesus all I'll say is I'm glad I grew up during the nineties. No dumbed down stuff even if some of the jokes went over my head the first time. Ray darcy had the easiest gig in RTÉ, in that five days a week he laughed at the three lads.

Tordelback · 01-07-2020 09:48PM

Gregor Samsa wrote: »

Much better on The Den.
I still can’t listen to George Michael’s “Faith” without hearing them breathlessly singing “I gotta have Fanta, Fanta, Fant-ah”.

"When will there be a hard vest / for the wo-o-rms" - The Christians.

colm_mcm · 01-07-2020 09:51PM

Always remember them when anything by Simon and Gareths uncle comes on.

Potential-Monke · 01-07-2020 10:16PM

We had poverty tv at the time, so when they left the Den for proddy shores, that was the last I seen of them (except for 2Phat. (D'Arcy's arse!) Velcro girl.... *drools*). So definitely the Den with D'Arcy. As mentioned above, they were pre-offended so was far better than what The Den became, and Dustin was just crap from day 1 to today (aside from Dustins Hi-Ace Van). Socky was meh, Podge and Rodge were brilliant.

People also forgetting about Zog.

sunbeam · 01-07-2020 10:30PM

Gregor Samsa wrote: »

Much better on The Den.

Didn’t they also have a small slot on Ian Dempsey’s radio show on 2FM? I can’t find any mention of it, but I have a memory of them having a fairly funny regular thing where they misheard song lyrics and created elaborate backstories to explain them. I still can’t listen to George Michael’s “Faith” without hearing them breathlessly singing “I gotta have Fanta, Fanta, Fant-ah”.

As far as I recall it was on each day at around 7.50 am and repeated and 8.50am. I remember the entire school bus used to go silent when it came on. Also their 'Daniel O'Donnell' interviews were brilliant.

Grandeeod · 01-07-2020 10:41PM

They appeared regularly on Ian Dempsey's breakie show on 2FM. Even funny then.

randomname2005 · 01-07-2020 10:45PM

Grandeeod wrote: »

They appeared regularly on Ian Dempsey's breakie show on 2FM. Even funny then.

Zig and zags aor, alien orientated rock, or something like that

SEPT 23 1989 · 01-07-2020 10:48PM

It always seemed to be sunny and hot outside on those mornings when the Big Breakfast was on back then

Mind obviously playing tricks on me

Rodney Bathgate · 01-07-2020 10:51PM

Forget Zeg and Zog, Zuppy was where it’s at.

Grandeeod · 01-07-2020 10:55PM

Rodney Bathgate wrote: »

Forget Zeg and Zog, Zuppy was where it’s at.

Zuppy never caught on. Epic fail he was.

KaneToad · 01-07-2020 11:01PM

Gregor Samsa wrote: »

Much better on The Den.

Didn’t they also have a small slot on Ian Dempsey’s radio show on 2FM? I can’t find any mention of it, but I have a memory of them having a fairly funny regular thing where they misheard song lyrics and created elaborate backstories to explain them. I still can’t listen to George Michael’s “Faith” without hearing them breathlessly singing “I gotta have Fanta, Fanta, Fant-ah”.

I remember them doing this slot. One song was Glady Knight, the story being she was in charge of a Scottish army regiment... "Licence to Kilt"

Another was a Paul Simon track on Graceland, it had an Irish fella on it that wanted them to repeat a certain part and was shoutingg "arís", according to them. In reality it was an African backing singer singing in his native tongue.

Rodney Bathgate · 01-07-2020 11:04PM

Grandeeod wrote: »

Zuppy never caught on. Epic fail he was.

Sorry, but you are an epic fail. Hang your head in shame. Zuppy rocks.

Panthro · 01-07-2020 11:10PM

I liked it when they randomly threw Ted at Ray

Purple Mountain · 01-07-2020 11:13PM

They took the soup.

Booms · 01-07-2020 11:16PM

Bonnie Raitt's breakfast choice?
" It's a hard egg! . . . Nothing but a hard egg!"

Brilliant!

topper75 · 02-07-2020 08:39AM

Anyone remember the Yorkshire cousin - Nigel, and the uncle (can't rem his name)?

Earthhorse · 02-07-2020 08:50AM

Gregor Samsa wrote: »

I still can’t listen to George Michael’s “Faith” without hearing them breathlessly singing “I gotta have Fanta, Fanta, Fant-ah”.

Tordelback wrote: »

"When will there be a hard vest / for the wo-o-rms" - The Christians.

Sooooooooooooooo stupid.

I love it!

They used to do cover versions of songs on The Den too. Sort of a lounge jazz act.

"Hill Street Blues,
They're not green, no they're not,
They are green..."

Hangdogroad · 02-07-2020 09:09AM

Anyone remember Pajos Junkbox?

razorblunt · 02-07-2020 09:17AM

Anyone surprised the Brits didn't get them?

Chris Evans speaks fondly of them though and the lads, this skit here he was supposed to be the straight man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1Adq9yCCdM

Hangdogroad · 02-07-2020 09:19AM

Captain U-Boat. "Ah whooo" where they'd make the submarine noises. That always cracked me up.

Mr. CooL ICE · 02-07-2020 09:24AM

I loved the books. Had all of them, except Strawberry Jelly. Full of absolute nonsense.

"Be alert. Your country needs lerts"

Zig and Zag.........

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