Irish Comedians: Your Best and worst

thesweeney · 20-05-2009 08:08PM

Best: Jason Byrne.
He came to Belfast to launch the opening of the student radio station there, QR. Mad night of Jason doing red after shock shots and humping a giant 'Q' shaped balloon. On stage

irishthump · 21-05-2009 08:49AM

Best - Dara o'Briain, Dylan Moran.

Worst, in no particular order...

Des Bishop - So unfunny it's not funny.
Tommy Tiernan - He just goes on a bit TOO much, and gives me a headache to be honest.
Brendan O'Carroll - about as funny as polio.

Have'nt heard much of Karl Spain's material, but he's the image of one of wife's friends (not sure who this is worse for, him or my wife's friend!), so I don't like looking at him!

hopeful_girl · 02-06-2009 09:58AM

tommy tiernans a twat.
des bishops alright.
i love the lads on the panel

NickyNin · 02-06-2009 03:32PM

Best: PJ Gallagher

Worst: Des Bishop - it's the same show over and over.

daveyboy_1ie · 04-06-2009 12:26PM

Likes: Andrew Maxwell & Dara O'Brian. Dylan Moran is incredibly funny but I get the impression he is like that naturally. Neal Delawhatsit is very funny too but i hate the 'im a culchie, the problem with Dublin is.......' type of jokes.

Dislikes: Tommy tiernan, tommy tiernan & oh yeah, tommy tiernan. Bar him for shouting for 5 mins on stage and see how funny he really is.

I get the impression most Des Bishops fans are women, cos I don't know any blokes who like him all that much. I never thought he was that funny either, except one time he explained how 'travellers' (you know who i mean) always look shifty and never look at you for long, always looking around and yet seem to keep eye contact even when they don't look at you. very good............

StealthRolex · 18-06-2009 06:04PM

Best - Dara O'Brian, Dylan Moran -

I'm tempted to put in Ed Byrne and Jimmy Carr, Ed because he does have his moments and plays well with Dara. Jimmy because he is a master etymologist.

If we can have comedians with Irish parents Frankie Boyle has to win a vote for at least one if not two notorious moments on MTW.

Worst - Tommy Tiernan. Maybe he's missing a gene and thinks he can get away with it. the rest of the time he just comes across as a bitter 'king culchie.

Best of the dead - Dave Allen

CDfm · 18-06-2009 06:13PM

Worst Des Bishop and David McSavage

Best Dylan Moran, Tommy Tiernan and Pat short

CDfm · 18-06-2009 06:49PM

BobNas wrote: »

I gotta go with the master Hal Roach.

Sil Fox is a legend

Salome · 18-06-2009 08:09PM

Worst:

Brendan O'Carroll - one trick pony who was funny once - years ago. Has milked a good idea to death. Stop it now. Please.

David McSavage - is nuts. And not in a good way.

Best:

Dara O'Brioin - just magnificent.

ned.78 · 18-06-2009 08:24PM

Joe Rooney is mad, talented and under exposed

Conal Gallen is puke.

DublinWriter · 18-06-2009 08:28PM

CDfm wrote: »

Sil Fox is a legend

Nope. Any comedian that has to laugh frantically at the end of his own punchline is desperate.

Worst Irish 'comedians' ever? Jimieoin, Ardal O' Hanlon, Deirdre Kane and the shouty guy in Temple Bar who was the emergency guest on the Late Late Show for a couple of years...I can't remember his name for a reason, and the reason is he's about as funny as a terminally ill baby...on fire.

CDfm · 18-06-2009 11:43PM

Worst Ever _ Gay Byrne

18-06-2009 11:45PM

Best - Tommy Tiernan

Worst - Maeve Higgins (Who?)

Taz1 · 19-06-2009 12:52PM

I used to love Des Bishop, I've seen him live 3 times and his shows are funny, but when u start to hear the same material again and again on tv shows and such it starts to get a bit boring!
Used to like Tommy Tiernan too, seen him live once and sometimes he went a bit TOO far... He was definately better in his earlier years!
Neil Delamar is well funny, Dara O'Briens okay sometimes

MrMojoRisin · 20-06-2009 06:18PM

Best: Dara O' Briain, Kevin McAleer, Maeve Higgins, Tommy Tiernan, Michael Mee.

Worst: Des Bishop, Jason Byrne, Karl Spain, Dave McSavage, Ed Byrne.

Blondiegirl2009 · 21-06-2009 12:49AM

Neil Delamere is very good! Saw him in Edinburgh.. saw Des bishop too he was good enough:). David O doherty was meant to be brill also never saw him though. Is the Iveagh Gardens event good? Or would it cost a fortune to see them? :rolleyes:

unreggd · 21-06-2009 02:56AM

Jus back from Katherine Lynch

****in hilarious!

Holopimp · 18-07-2009 08:01PM

Dylan Moran, Dara O'Briain, Jarlath Regan and David O'Doherty for me. Don't have any worst as yet.

scouttio · 19-07-2009 11:39AM

best have to be dylan moran, dara o briain and neil delamare
worst....dont really have a worst

check out a guy called fred cooke he is class saw him at a small gig supportin david o doherty and he was so funny..possibly better than david

and before you ask no i am not fred cooke in disguise

big ste · 21-07-2009 09:46AM

For me I have to say Dara O'Briain is one of the funniest going,very quick,and a great physical comedian as well.Toomy Tiernan is good,but the last couple of times I've seen him on the Late Late,and the last couple of times he's been on with Ray D'Arcy,he's just been trying to be controversial for the sake of it,coming out with total ****e,just because he is who he is.
Ian Coppinger is very good,seen him a few times,very good indeed.

Now the bad.
Des Bishop is quite possibly the worst comedian I've ever seen,him and his even unfunnier brother.Would it be possible to sue Des Bishop under the Trades Description Act,he's not a comedian,not funny,therefore he's using false advertising to get people to his shows.He's painful to listen to.When I was younger,I was riding my bike,and my foor slipped off the pedal,and my nuts slammed onto the frame of the bike,the pain was unbearable,I felt sick,was convinced I'd lost my nuts,but I'd rather go through that every day than have to hear him again,even his radio ads for his gigs send me into a mad rage.

And as for David McSavage.....................don't get me started on him;)

aoifeosull · 21-07-2009 02:53PM

I love Des Bishop ....mostly cos hes hot lol - but funny too. My ideal man!¬

yurmothrintites · 22-07-2009 08:19PM

Jimmy Carr hands down (Even though not "technically Irish" but Limerick born) Went to see him twice and did not stop laughing throughout the whole show. The way he handled the hecklers with witty, quick comebacks was just brillant as well.
Came home from one of his shows and he was on the late late the same night and he made an unforgettable appearance. I posted it before but here it is anyway.

LittleKitty · 24-07-2009 04:15AM

best: dylan moran, altough, very few of his shows have surpassed monster.

honrable mention: nial delamare, always reminds of the sneery guy that sits at the back of your class in school, giving cheek to everyone. saw him live in college and totaly spent the whole set slaggng off people in the audiance in a really witty way!

worst: pj gallagher. awful, pointless humor. 30 mins telling a joke about sombody having diaria wasnt that funny.

dishonrable mention: aiden bishop. hes exatly the same as des, same jokes and all. des isnt that good (i like his documentarys and things, and hes good when interviewed, but his shows arent that great), but seriously, saw aiden at electric picnic and his jokes were pretty much the same as des's.

irish_bob · 03-08-2009 11:23AM

best = katherine lynch , dave allen , tommy tiernan ( sometimes ) dylan moran , barry murphy , des bishop ( fashionable to hate him )

wosts = daire o brien ( corporate comedian ) , neil dellamere ( obnoxious ) ed byrne ( tosser ) deidre o kane , maeve higgins , pj gallagher , brendan o carroll , patrick kielty ( corporate comedian ) , jimeoin

crazzycat · 06-08-2009 09:24AM

Best:Andrew Maxwell, Dara O'Briain, Jarleth Regan, Neil Delamere, Maeve Higgins, Des Bishop
Worst:Tommy Tiernan, Ed Byrne, Dave McSavage, Ardal O'Hanlon

Melwood Kop · 10-08-2009 03:50PM

barbaraw19 wrote: »

Best
Dylan Moran, Dara O'Brian,Jarlaith Regan, David O'Doherty, Maeve Higgins, Jimmy Carr ( Limerick born so he's are!!)

Worst
Des Bishop ( You seriously needs some new material ) That heating emersion joke is getting old!Ed Byrne, Andrew Maxwell, Tommy Tiernan, Joe Rooney
Brendan Grace, Dave McSavage

Yours thoughts pls!!!

If you think Maeve Higgins is funny and that Tommy Tiernan and Andrew Maxwell are not, then you my friend have had a funny bone extraction....

meenmore · 13-08-2009 05:50PM

Dylan and Dara are probably the top two comedians in the country.

WesternNight · 13-08-2009 06:18PM

Of those I've seen live..

Best: Dara O Briain.

Worst: Karl Spain and Colin Murphy (was expecting so much more from Colin

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jobey · 15-08-2009 04:32PM

Yes: Jason Byrne - his live show is hilarious, you're in pain from laughing so much afterwards.

Neil Delamere - didn't like him on the Panel but seen him live twice this year and he was brilliant.

David O'Doherty - definitely one of my favourites, this man is a legend.

Andrew Stanley - his comedy mish mash in the International on a Tuesday is always a good night

Fred Cooke - Nut. Case. So funny.

Dead Cat Bounce - Love love love love LOVE these guys. If anyone's at the Fringe in Edinburgh at the mo, go see them!!!

Jarlath Regan - Very good live

No:

Dave McSavage - not into him.

Tommy Tiernan - dated.

blacon9 · 15-08-2009 09:48PM

Best: Dara O Brien, Dylan Moran

Worst: Tommy Tiernan

Irish Comedians: Your Best and worst

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