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Who is Irelands best comedian at present.

  • 04-02-2011 12:40AM
    #1
    Lando Griffin
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    Reading any thread about Irish comedians or comedy most people regard our finest funny friends not funny at all.
    So who do you think is the funnist living Irish person.
    Mario Rosenstock gives me a laugh most mornings.
    Neil Delimere can be funny enough too.
    Tommy Tiernan is allright but alot of the time is trying too hard to be funny and fails.
    Then you have that lot that RTE think are funny, but clearly not eg katheryn Lynch, Brendan O'Carroll and Andrew Maxwell.
    There is that lot who have made it big in England like Doire O'Brein and the other one.
    So who is the funnist?
    Might put a poll up once I get a few nominations.


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  • #2
    TheZohanS
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    Andrew Maxwell, he's censored on RTÈ so you don't get to hear his really good material.


  • #3
    Praetorian Saighdiuir
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    Enda Kenny.


  • #4
    Praetorian Saighdiuir
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,968 ✭✭✭✭Praetorian Saighdiuir


    Daire O Briain always craics me up.


  • #5
    Sanjuro
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    Dara O'Briain. Saw him live. He's brilliant.


  • #6
    Gillington
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    Dara O Briain is he only Irish comedian I would have the time for.The rest of them can sail away on a big boat with McSavage slagging them playing some shoite on the guitar.They can take turns on that Lynch one to shut her up


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  • #7
    drunkmonkey
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    PJ Gallagher is off his head, he's the best stand up at the moment, one genuinely funny fcuker.


  • #8
    Bodhisopha
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    McSavage.


  • #9
    W.Shakes-Beer
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    Dylan Moran, I like his sporadic drunken rambling.


  • #10
    Debthree
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    I agree with Dara O'Briain - so pleased he's getting kudos here. I was afraid to open the thread to be honest. lol!

    I think Maeve Higgins can be hilarious, not always, but often.

    Dylan Moran is good.

    I can't stand Tommy Tiernan, Ed Byrne, Jason Byrne.

    Liked Des Bishop but he needs new material urgently.

    Dermot Morgan was fantastic. I had the privilege of seeing his show in UCC in the late 80s - pure genius, RIP.


  • #11
    Wurly
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    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    PJ Gallagher is off his head, he's the best stand up at the moment, one genuinely funny fcuker.

    Yes. He's absolutely brilliant live.

    Was at Tommy Tiernan last week and he was excellent too.

    I also adore Dylan Moran as well.


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  • #12
    Bodhisopha
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    Debthree wrote: »
    I agree with Dara O'Briain - so pleased he's getting kudos here. I was afraid to open the thread to be honest. lol!

    I think Maeve Higgins can be hilarious, not always, but often.

    Dylan Moran is good.

    I can't stand Tommy Tiernan, Ed Byrne, Jason Byrne.

    Liked Des Bishop but he needs new material urgently.

    Dermot Morgan was fantastic. I had the privilege of seeing his show in UCC in the late 80s - pure genius, RIP.

    Harsh. His dad's not been well.


  • #13
    Vorsprung
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    Dara first, but David O'Doherty is a close second for me


  • #14
    JerryHandbag
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    The scriptwriter for Fair City. It's a comedy, right?


  • #15
    hairy sailor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 193 ✭✭hairy sailor


    David o doherty


  • #16
    Links234
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    Definitely Dara O Briain and Dylan Moran

    Kevin McAleer maybe?


  • #17
    Ricardo G
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    I like Tommy Tiernan, i'm a sucker for sick sense of humour tho.
    Watched him on bbc at the Apollo tho and he came across way too Irish for an English audience


  • #18
    Gillington
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,555 ✭✭✭Gillington


    Vorsprung wrote: »
    Dara first, but David O'Doherty is a close second for me

    Actually after my first post I fear saying this but I do like the D O D!

    Met him in a Burger King in Sydney a few years ago


  • #19
    starviewadams
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    Dylan Moran,David O'Doherty or Kevin McAleer.
    Maeve Higgins is decent enough too.

    Ed Byrne,Tiernan,Delamere/Maxwell would be the worst.


  • #20
    Debthree
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 303 ✭✭Debthree


    Bodhisopha wrote: »
    Harsh. His dad's not been well.

    It's not harsh at all. His material has been rubbish for the last few years, long before his Dad got sick. He makes his living from stand up comedy and it's weak the last few years. Nothing to do with his Dad's ill health.


  • #21
    Fluorescence
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    Tommy Tiernan's rubbish! All he does is swear and yell really loudly for the entire show, and passes it off as comedy. "Oh, he said fuck! Hilarious!" Abysmal.

    I like Dara O Briain and Dylan Moran. Two very different styles but both very witty and amusing.


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  • #22
    Debthree
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    Links234 wrote: »
    Definitely Dara O Briain and Dylan Moran

    Kevin McAleer maybe?

    Oh definitely. Truly hilarious human being. I saw him live in the late 80s too and he I couldn't breathe from laughing so much.


  • #23
    Ave Nocturna
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    Dylan Moran, no doubt!


  • #24
    Badgermonkey
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    Bodhisopha wrote: »
    Harsh. His dad's not been well.

    I read your name as Bishops pa


  • #25
    squod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,702 ✭✭✭squod


    Still Joe Rooney...........



    Or the other one


  • #26
    admiralofthefleet
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    dylan moran by a mile


  • #27
    mickydoomsux
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,287 ✭✭✭mickydoomsux


    fluorescence wrote: »
    Tommy Tiernan's rubbish! All he does is swear and yell really loudly for the entire show, and passes it off as comedy. "Oh, he said fuck! Hilarious!" Abysmal.

    I've been saying this since i first saw him years ago before he was popular. Weak material done at a higher volume is still weak material.

    His attempts at being edgy are painfully naff as well.


  • #28
    W.Shakes-Beer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,975 ✭✭✭W.Shakes-Beer


    Aaaaaaagh...........its fierce mild outside!


  • #29
    Miguel_Sanchez
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,417 ✭✭✭Miguel_Sanchez


    David O'Doherty is my current favourite.

    Dylan Moran circa his Monster tour was untouchable - he's slacked off a bit lately.


  • #30
    Gillington
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    squod wrote: »
    Still Joe Rooney...........



    Or the other one

    Joe Duffy!?


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  • #31
    Snakeblood
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    Bodhisopha wrote: »
    Harsh. His dad's not been well.

    Then I guess he doesn't need new material.


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