Irish vs Celebrity

mikom · 24-05-2010 01:52AM

starbelgrade wrote: »

I'm an excellent driver.

Gotta go to Kmart.

Carlos_Ray · 24-05-2010 01:54AM

mikom wrote: »

Yeah.... the Letterman show is now being broadcast from Connemara.
That's why they had him on it.

hahahahahahahahah Thats really funny. Are you Tommy Tiernan? If not you should be.

El Siglo · 24-05-2010 01:55AM

Brendan Gleeson, Dermot Morgan, Dylan Moran?

starbelgrade · 24-05-2010 01:55AM

mikom wrote: »

Gotta go to Kmart.

We're not going back to Cincinnati, so don't even start with that.

epgc3fyqirnbsx · 24-05-2010 01:55AM

President Barrack O'Bama is liked here ('cept the racists)

bluto63 · 24-05-2010 01:57AM

Alayah Helpless Stand-in wrote: »

President Barrack O'Bama is liked here ('cept the racists)

Don't forget JFK. But he might not count since I know of one person who hated him

m@cc@ · 24-05-2010 01:57AM

Carlos_Ray wrote: »

hahahahahahahahah Thats really funny. Are you Tommy Tiernan? If not you should be.

I don't use this smilie often as it annoys the hell out of me, but in this instance, I think it's appropriate: :rolleyes:

mikom · 24-05-2010 01:58AM

Carlos_Ray wrote: »

hahahahahahahahah Thats really funny. Are you Tommy Tiernan? If not you should be.

Go back to sleep Chuck Norris.

Sharpshooter · 24-05-2010 01:58AM

Dub13 wrote: »

Tommy Tiernan is the most successful Irish comedian ever.

He's a tool imo.

If we are talking true Irish Comedians here then Brendan Grace has it sewn up.

starbelgrade · 24-05-2010 01:58AM

Alayah Helpless Stand-in wrote: »

President Barrack O'Bama is liked here ('cept the racists)

Bah - he's not even really black. Slightly black, but not really, really black.

starbelgrade · 24-05-2010 02:00AM

Sharpshooter wrote: »

He's a tool imo.

If we are talking true Irish Comedians here then Brendan Grace has it sewn up.

Holy mother of God. Who's your number two - Brendan O'Carroll?!?!

bluto63 · 24-05-2010 02:00AM

starbelgrade wrote: »

Bah - he's not even really black. Slightly black, but not really, really black.

But that's ok, because I like my American presidents like I like my coffee

Carlos_Ray · 24-05-2010 02:00AM

m@cc@ wrote: »

I don't use this smilie often as it annoys the hell out of me, but in this instance, I think it's appropriate: :rolleyes:

Yea I know I avoid using it too. Don't want to appear like a total and utter twat using animated faces that are usually reserved for teenage girls' text messages.

Sharpshooter · 24-05-2010 02:01AM

starbelgrade wrote: »

Holy mother of God. Who's your number two - Brendan O'Carroll?!?!

I can't abide him.

El Siglo · 24-05-2010 02:01AM

bluto63 wrote: »

Don't forget JFK. But he might not count since I know of one person who hated him

It might have been because of this...

bonerm · 24-05-2010 02:03AM

m@cc@ wrote: »

Bono, Tommy Tiernan, Colin Farrell, Roy Keane - all hated by the majority of Irish people.

Do you think the Irish in general hate their own reaching a level of international fame? Or are the above listed just cnuts?

I don't think anyone in Ireland begrudges a fellow Irish-persons sucess. I think we do resent the idea that they have "sold out" or changed their appearance/personality in order to conform to some international standard. For this reason we judge our own more harsly because we "knew them way back when" whereas the same is not true for celebs from other countries.

Of the above foursome I don't really hate any of them except for maybe Keane who I believe is a coward, a racist and a traitor. I honestly don't know what Bono is up to, whether his "help" is genuine in origin or just part of his rock-star persona. Farrell is alright and Tiernan is just a professional ****-stirrer.

kingofthe3rdyrs wrote: »

Why isn't Stephen Ireland on the list?

Cos he's a never-was who's about 6 weeks away from becoming a has-been once Man City show him the door.

Dub13 wrote: »

Tommy Tiernan is the most successful Irish comedian ever.

I'm pretty sure he's not. I doubt many outside the Irish diaspora even know who he is.

m@cc@ · 24-05-2010 02:05AM

bonerm wrote: »

I'm pretty sure he's not. I doubt many outside the Irish diaspora even know who he is.

Name a more sucessful one then.

Carlos_Ray · 24-05-2010 02:06AM

Dub13 wrote: »

Tommy Tiernan is the most successful Irish comedian ever.

I like him and so do loads of people.

Dave Allen
Dylan Moran
Dara O Briain

There's three of the top of my head that are more successful than him.

mikom · 24-05-2010 02:07AM

m@cc@ wrote: »

Name a more sucessful one then.

Eddie Murphy?

The Master · 24-05-2010 02:10AM

Carlos_Ray wrote: »

Yea I know I avoid using it too. Don't want to appear like a total and utter twat using animated faces that are usually reserved for teenage girls' text messages.

No need for snippy comments like this please

peanuthead · 24-05-2010 02:10AM

Dub13 wrote: »

Tommy Tiernan is a moron

FYP

24-05-2010 02:21AM

recylingbin wrote: »

Ché Guevara

I wasnt aware that Bolivia was part of Ireland.

m@cc@ · 24-05-2010 02:23AM

Deleted User wrote: »

I wasnt aware that Bolivia was part of Ireland.

Or Argentina even.

Sharpshooter · 24-05-2010 02:24AM

Carlos_Ray wrote: »

Dave Allen

An observer of life, a bit like Billy Connolly but Irish through and through.

Incredibly funny man in his day.:pac:

Certainly ahead of the game when it came down to the Catholic church.

2manyconditions · 24-05-2010 02:24AM

They are hated because they sound trite and full of sh !Te when they make it big. "Oh I love Ireland" and all that bs. You expect that from Yanks or Brits but the Irish don't buy that kind of c rap from their own.

For International Irish Superstars and RTE/TV3 "superstars" for that matter, its a case of ' do you not know who I am' syndrome with most of them. They claim they don't want the media attention or people recognising them in the street but still and all if you don't massage their big egos with a few requests for autographs/photos they go bulistic.

Its like Johnny Vegas said there on the telly the other night, Irish people don't really give a c rap about celebrities in general, we're a nation known for keeping out of their way. Thats why they all "love coming here".

I personally hate all celebrities in general. They make me sick when the talk out loud. I especially hate seeing them in the pub

epgc3fyqirnbsx · 24-05-2010 02:33AM

2manyconditions wrote: »

They are hated because they sound trite and full of sh !Te when they make it big. "Oh I love Ireland" and all that bs. You expect that from Yanks or Brits but the Irish don't buy that kind of c rap from their own.

For International Irish Superstars and RTE/TV3 "superstars" for that matter, its a case of ' do you not know who I am' syndrome with most of them. They claim they don't want the media attention or people recognising them in the street but still and all if you don't massage their big egos with a few requests for autographs/photos they go bulistic.

Its like Johnny Vegas said there on the telly the other night, Irish people don't really give a c rap about celebrities in general, we're a nation known for keeping out of their way. Thats why they all "love coming here".

I personally hate all celebrities in general. They make me sick when the talk out loud. I especially hate seeing them in the pub

dude, life's too short for all that hate

m@cc@ · 24-05-2010 02:35AM

2manyconditions wrote: »

I especially hate seeing them in the pub

Well if you will drink at Lillie's........

2manyconditions · 24-05-2010 02:43AM

m@cc@ wrote: »

Well if you will drink at Lillie's........

Neva been there. I've not met alot of celebs but enough. Off the top of my head in the last year.

The International Bar, Bruxelles, The Bailey (ony there once - that was enough) and I saw those 2 fools (red steve and that Cork Ejitt) off the Apprentice in a bar that I cant rem the name of now but its known for coctails and its off Georges st somewhere..

ballsymchugh · 24-05-2010 02:45AM

m@cc@ wrote: »

He does pack shows outside of Ireland and has reached a level of fame that gets him on the Letterman Show. Granted, most of the shows are packed with Irish.

the most money i've ever wasted was on one of his shows in london, the place was about 1/3 full on a friday night. he was good when he started off, but if he stuck to telling jokes instead of insulting then he'd be selling places out.
daire o'brian, ardal o'hanlon, and dylan moran are way way ahead of him.
but they're no spike milligan either.

starbelgrade · 24-05-2010 02:45AM

2manyconditions wrote: »

Neva been there. I've not met alot of celebs but enough. Off the top of my head in the last year.

The International Bar, Bruxelles, The Bailey (ony there once - that was enough) and I saw those 2 fools (red steve and that Cork Ejitt) off the Apprentice in a bar that I cant rem the name of now but its known for coctails and its off Georges st somewhere..

In fairness, you've not actually met any celebs.

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