Under the Influence : Des Bishop

CatEyed92 · 08-02-2013 12:41AM #1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeFT_dSlkCQ

Anybody just watch this?

What did you think?

Everyone loves a drink and a great night out!
But from what I have seen myself, I find it scary. I'm in college, and yada yada, it's normal to party - of course!!
But, alot of people I have been friends or acquaintances with over the last few years most definitely had drinking problems and would look at me cross eyed if I wasn't planning to vomit my guts out...

I think it's a major problem, giving rise to a generation of alcoholics.

But that's my humble opinion.. What's everyone else's?

admiralofthefleet · 08-02-2013 12:42AM

the work experience was great telly

castletownman · 08-02-2013 12:44AM

I tuned in near the end when he was on work experience with paramedics. What I basically gathered from it was a Yank giving out about Irish emergency services being over-stretched by Ireland's drinking culture. Yeah, because America's emergency services never have to deal with anything serious.

wp_rathead · 08-02-2013 12:47AM

was nothing we didn't already know..
..just some publicity for Des really

Tin Foil Hat · 08-02-2013 12:48AM

I didn't watch, and won't be watching.
That condescending gowl is the last person in the world I'll be taking lectures from.

TeddyTedson · 08-02-2013 12:48AM

We need to drive alcohol underground, it is a drug after all.

CatEyed92 · 08-02-2013 12:48AM

wprathead wrote: »

was nothing we didn't already know..
..just some publicity for Des really

Hmm, we know it already but is the drunk culture just one of those things people are gonna just accept as normal?

Max Power · 08-02-2013 12:49AM

He should fuck off back to America and do a documentary on gun control. Don't worry about us over here on our little island.

ColeTrain · 08-02-2013 12:49AM

there is no better way to delve into Irelands love of drink by using one of own 'comedians'. Who needs someone qualified when one of the lads was looking for work. Well played again RTE

My name is URL · 08-02-2013 12:50AM

The problem is worse than I expected if it takes Des Bishop to make people aware of it.

emer_b · 08-02-2013 12:50AM

I tuned in tonight as there were a lot of ads for it during the past week, also heard him promoting it on Ray Darcy.

Although I agree with the point he's making, the show was pretty poor. Lots of blurry footage of p!ssed people staggering around, snippets from mostly unknown comedians and promotion of his own comedy show.

Pretty boring.

mark renton · 08-02-2013 12:50AM

Good man Des, dead right. Abnormality has become the norm.

Pottler · 08-02-2013 12:51AM

I've no idea. I'm too drunk to follow complex shyte like that.

CatEyed92 · 08-02-2013 12:52AM

My name is URL wrote: »

The problem is worse than I expected if it takes Des Bishop to make people aware of it.

I think he's the only person to make a documentary *on it though? Could be wrong!

Hande hoche! · 08-02-2013 12:52AM

Made me want to drink.

Doc Ruby · 08-02-2013 12:53AM

Jaysus he looks terrible, looks like he's been hitting the oul crystal meth himself.

Lenin Skynard · 08-02-2013 12:54AM

Could have been interesting but RTE's obligatory addition of celebrity talking heads put me off. I don't want to know what fúcking John Waters or Glenda Gilson think about these things. It's pure laziness to keep sticking that in everywhere.

Hande hoche! · 08-02-2013 12:55AM

Seemingly he is off to China, maybe they will keep him?

admiralofthefleet · 08-02-2013 12:57AM

Doc Ruby wrote: »

Jaysus he looks terrible, looks like he's been hitting the oul crystal meth himself.

he does/did have cancer i think

DEFTLEFTHAND · 08-02-2013 12:57AM

TeddyTedson wrote: »

We need to drive alcohol underground, it is a drug after all.

Driving it underground won't curtail it's usage, it will just put people out of business and deny the State a tax revenue. For example it didn't stop anyone from drinking during the prohibition era in the States.

The problem is the wide spread abuse of alcohol in this country and it's a problem that I can't see a realistic solution for but I do know banning it outright is not feasible or equitable.

Where To · 08-02-2013 12:58AM

Didn't see it, haven't a clue who he is, but I think he's dead right, whatever it was he said.

drunkmonkey · 08-02-2013 12:58AM

What did he suggest as an alternative?

Lenin Skynard · 08-02-2013 12:59AM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

What did he suggest as an alternative?

Sniffing glue. Might give it a go this weekend.

CatEyed92 · 08-02-2013 12:59AM

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

The problem is the wide spread abuse of alcohol in this country and it's a problem that I can't see a realistic solution for but I do know banning it outright is not feasible or equitable.

Banning it ? But it could be the motivation people need! It might actually trigger a revolt against the government FINALLY!

Take everything... BUT NOT THE DRINK!!!! :rolleyes:

Doc Ruby · 08-02-2013 01:02AM

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

he does/did have cancer i think

...aaand that's me feeling like a bastard.

NegativeCreep · 08-02-2013 01:02AM

If people want to get really drunk and fall about the place then it's no one elses business. f*ck off Des.

Pottler · 08-02-2013 01:03AM

Where To wrote: »

Didn't see it, haven't a clue who he is, but I think he's dead right, whatever it was he said.

Pottler · 08-02-2013 01:04AM

Doc Ruby wrote: »

...aaand that's me feeling like a bastard.

It's ok, it's Des we're talking about.

Max Power · 08-02-2013 01:05AM

Lenin Skynard wrote: »

Could have been interesting but RTE's obligatory addition of celebrity talking heads put me off. I don't want to know what fúcking John Waters or Glenda Gilson think about these things. It's pure laziness to keep sticking that in everywhere.

Didn't watch the show but Glenda Gilson? What would she know, she's famous for getting her clothes off and riding BOD.

Czarcasm · 08-02-2013 01:05AM

With a surname like Bishop what else would he be but a pontificating prick.

Is there no money in the Irish comedy circuit any more that we have comedians doing documentaries now?

We've had Hector on travellers, Des on drink, what next- Tommy Tiernan on the property boom?

DEFTLEFTHAND · 08-02-2013 01:06AM

CatEyed92 wrote: »

Banning it ? But it could be the motivation people need! It might actually trigger a revolt against the government FINALLY!
Take everything... BUT NOT THE DRINK!!!! :rolleyes:

True it probably would spark a revolt.

Under the Influence : Des Bishop

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