donspeekinglesh wrote: » I remember seeing a few minutes of that. The company that do a lot of the mass broadcasts were involved, so a lot of it was filmed in Maynooth where they're based. One of the character's houses was the showhouse in our estate.
Morgans wrote: » There was a good mockumentary that was on setanta about 12 years ago maybe. Main character was a simple lad in his twenties who supported/volunteered for what looked like a Leinster senior League side. He had the Brent delusions of grandeur thing going for it. Had several decent episodes before running out of steam. One series. Cannot remember the name of it but the Irish comedy that made me laugh the most in the last 20 years. Must try internet for help on the details.
All in all wrote: » Trivia - about a quiz team. Aoibhinn McGinnitty was in it.
Morgans wrote: » No Paths to Freedom was first. There was hype for Fergus's Wedding as a result. Late late chat show promo etc. After week 2, all hype was gone.
Mad_maxx wrote: » pretty sure Fergus,S Wedding came first , both starred michael mcElhatton
Hangdogroad wrote: » TG4 did C-U Burn which of you dont mind subtitles is really funny. There was just one series made but it's often been repeated. They also showed a Mr Bean type silent comedy called Fear An Phoist which was just awful.
Hangdogroad wrote: » The same makers were behind both. Paths To Freedon was one of the funniest things RTE have done. Fergus Wedding came afterwards, I was a bit underwhelmed by it at the time, maybe was expecting to much after PTF.
NickNickleby wrote: » Aha! I get an in. I give you: "Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width". Only quote I can remember from it is :"ah holy St Susan of Sallynoggin". Featured Joe Lynch, long before he started putting sh!te on eggs and selling them as free range in Glenroe. It was on BBC or ITV in the 60's .
Hangdogroad wrote: » Yes, it was weird to see stalwarts like Eamon Morrrissey in it.. I seem to remember Jon Kenny singing a song about Tom And Nora (of the schoolbooks).
the purple tin wrote: » Soupy Norman. A Polish soap opera overdubbed by Mario Rosenstock. Gas craic it was.
El Tarangu wrote: » This is a UK one, so doesn't count, strictly speaking but has an Irish main character: .....
El Tarangu wrote: » This is a UK one, so doesn't count, strictly speaking but has an Irish main character: Tommy Tiernan, years ago, had his own sitcom called 'Small Potatoes'. It featured him and the British-Indian comic (who was 'Goodness Gracious Me' and lots of other stuff) as two lads working in a video shop. In the first episode he goes back to his hometown to visit his school or something - strange show. On late at night on BBC 2. I think that they produced one season and that was it. I'm not sure Tiernan did many other acting gigs between this show and Derry Girls.
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George White wrote: » Had an overqualified cast.
Hyperbollix wrote: » There was one that aired in the mid 90's. A "comedy" about three priests living on an island. Think Pat Short appeared in it. Dreadful. How anyone thought it would work I do not know.
George White wrote: » Had an overqualified cast. I managed to get the series on bootleg DVD over the lockdown, and god it is strange. The gay son in it is obsessed with blacking up as famed singers - a running joke they drop after two eps - he does Bassey and Ella Fitzgerald. There's non-diagetic musical numbers, at one point Jon Kenny performs There Once Was a Man from the Pyjama Game. The youngest daughter hs no character, and then basically turns into Lisa Simpson towards the end. A lot of it seeped into Mrs. Brown. Bronagh Gallagher's character had a different job every ep, like Dermot Brown. But the difference is Gallagher is a funny-bones performer. And even in bad material, she still managed to make the most of it. It did the opposite to what Linehan and Matthews wanted, which is the theme song is this very Oirish Sharon Shannon-performed trad thing, while with Ted, they wanted something that wasn't trad, and very sitcom.
Hangdogroad wrote: » Leave It To Mrs O Brien. Anna Manahan was wasted in this rubbish.
Hangdogroad wrote: » The Fitz was basically BBC trying to copy the success of Fr Ted. Lasted just one series in 2000. The "joke" was the family in it lived in a house that was half in the Republic and half in Northern Ireland and they all had red wigs for some reason. Was shockingly bad.
Sultan of Bling wrote: » If im thinking of the same programme, im sure the kid who starred in this went to the same school as me. Glen Carroll was his name.
