The Tommy Tiernan Show Thread - Mod warning, see OP

Show was a bit meh!

The lady was very articulate but at same time didn't really give much away. There were times she seemed offended by some of the questions, which were all fairly neutral.

McSavage, don't know much about him. He didn't seem comfortable at all. There's a thing with some comedians a lot seem very close to depression.

I nearly turned off when Arthur came on....knew nothing about him other than Brian's husband and a dancer. Thought the interview would be a total over the top flamboyant fluff piece. However it was a great interview. He certainly has had an "interesting" life. His teenage years must have been so awful and scary. Fair play to him for getting through it and flourishing.

Thanks noel

Was thinking the same after last night. Its become as tired and formulated as every other show.

Well, he uses someone from his circle of comedian friends almost evert week. And everyone from Co Meath including his former teacher.

The guest might not be selling a book, what has become predictable for me is, I now can guess the paused question Tommy is about to ask.

And it does have its fair share of guests with a story of a lost limb etc.

What was refreshing has turned stale for me. Not sure I want to sit for an hour through it any more on a Saturday night. I feel if there happens to be an interesting guest I can catch it on YouTube if I want rather than sit through the whole show.

McSavage whatever people know about him - he is at least a different strain of comedy. Terrible interview gained no insight at all. The show has run its course - it’s an exercise in counting all the obvious questions he fails to ask.

Two really good guests last night. Arthur was just lovely and so was the first guest.

The middle guest was a dick. No other word for it. Jeez I do not like to think hiw is children are if he curses like that all the time. It's a sign of a weak mind.

Still the best chat show on TV. Amazing first guest. McSavage a bit flat, like he always has his guard up, and Brian Dowling's missus was fun. Even if I don't personally enjoy every guest, I'll still watch for the occasion where a nerve gets hit and a piece of very real conversation develops, which is what takes it above every other chat show currently on TV that are all just very surface-level and safe.

Everyone else can go watch Angela Scanon.

Savage Eye is the best sketch comedy television program that RTE ever produced, and although that's a bit like winning the junior infants' egg and spoon race when you're 10, I still think it holds up. I don't know how much of the comedy McSavage actually wrote, but he performs his bits well. I can't believe he got away with doing the following (from the 'Racism' episode I think ,

Dublin taxi man: I'll tell ya, I don't have much time for all dese blacks...

McSavage: You think that's bad? I f&#* children.

Dublin taxi man: Ya wah??!

McSavage: Oh, don't get me wrong...They're black children

Dublin taxi man: Oh! Well, that's alright then!

I did sit through an entire show, once. Got free tickets so said I'd see what he's like. Awful stuff. Just didn't do it for me.

Who was the principal writer then? I don't know myself, although IMDB seems to say that it's David McSavage.

Series Writing Credits 

David McSavage...(24 episodes, 2009-2014)

John Colleary...(1 episode, 2012)

Patrick McDonnell...(1 episode, 2012)

Dermot McMorrow...(1 episode, 2012)

No it isn't

I always thought that McSavage show was rubbish or might occasionally raise a smile at best, from memory I think "Bull Island" was the best comedy skit show Ireland produced.

As others have said the "Savage Eye"/McSavage. He always seemed/seems very disturbed. Just disturbingly odd. I love the irony that no one accuses him of nepotism given his family connections in the media/politics. Is it because he presents himself as anti-establishment? His brand of "comedy" is more the "edgy" student demographic and now he is pushing 60 and past it.

As for The Tommy Tiernan show. When I saw the list of people on it (I did not watch the latest episode) I honestly assumed it was a wind up. McSavage and Jason Byrne... Jayus. Always odd to interview. The only joke I ever found funny from Byrne was the one where he used a Venetian blind as prop and pretended to be an "Irish mammy". He was also in an undercover prank programme I seem to remember which was OK.

As for Tommy Tiernan he is a way better presenter IMO (in this format) than he ever was/is as a "comedian". He just shouts and jumps around like a mental patent in his 'Comedy" for the most part. Like the friend in the pub who thinks he is funny when you are 18-25 ish. Which basically entails shouting as loud as possible, putting on a stupid voice, jumping around the place like a mad eejit.

Someone can correct me if I am wrong but Tommy's most famous and IMO only funny joke is the "Jesus I can see your house from here" joke?

But I think Tommy should not have other past it "comedians" or even comedians on his show.

1) He knows them, they have little to "find out"

2) Comedians are really disturbed individuals (for the most part maybe with the exception of the likes of Ardal O'Hanlon) it just ends up being a really awkward live "therapy session" with "Dr Tommy". Who loves a "bang of sadness" off a guest.

Tommy literally once seriously said phrase "There is a bang of sadness of ya" to one of his guests. Nathan Carter (the singer) I believe it was. While Tommy was trying to be deadly serious. Ironically it was the most awkward uncomfortably/funny/odd interview I saw broadcast for a long time.

But that "guest list" from the last show reads "lads we are stuck" just get McSavage and Byrne on they will go on any show at short notice. Which is how I can imagine the producers chat behind the scenes. "Great to have on a few depressed/disturbed 'comedians'..... Tommy loves that lads!"

I wouldn’t be calling for its retirement just yet. But I think Tommy could do some great interviewing if 1, he had a good guest and 2, more time with that guest.

Correct me if I'm wrong but surely, as this is recorded he has time with the guest and what we see is what's considered to be the best of the interview.

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