Under the Influence : Des Bishop

Lelantos · 08-02-2013 01:06AM

NegativeCreep wrote: »

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

As someone who had the bad luck to hit a drunken youth who was thrown in front of my car, I can't agree with that, he broke my headlight & cost me €250 to repair.....at least I broke both his legs, fair swap

dan1895 · 08-02-2013 01:07AM

Czarcasm wrote: »

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?

Hector was never a comedian. He might like to think he's a funny man but that doesn't make it true.

Hande hoche! · 08-02-2013 01:07AM

Lelantos wrote: »

As someone who had the bad luck to hit a drunken youth who was thrown in front of my car, I can't agree with that, he broke my headlight & cost me €250 to repair.....at least I broke both his legs, fair swap

Car jacks are fierce handy yokes.

Tom_Cruise · 08-02-2013 01:09AM

Des Bishop and Hector are in competition it seems.

His next show should be,Des Bishop: How i infiltrated the IRA.

woodoo · 08-02-2013 01:11AM

NegativeCreep wrote: »

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

The hospitals, the courts and the taxpayer might disagree.

NegativeCreep · 08-02-2013 01:11AM

Lelantos wrote: »

As someone who had the bad luck to hit a drunken youth who was thrown in front of my car, I can't agree with that, he broke my headlight & cost me €250 to repair.....at least I broke both his legs, fair swap

I think your issue should be with the guy who threw him tbf.

crybaby · 08-02-2013 01:13AM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

What did he suggest as an alternative?

Probably that people go home when their drunk and a good time instead of lashing another 5 shots down their neck, falling down in the street and then wasting the time and expense of paramedics, nurses and doctors.

Smidge · 08-02-2013 01:14AM

Parching after that, put an almighty gu on me

ColeTrain · 08-02-2013 01:15AM

woodoo wrote: »

The hospitals, the courts and the taxpayer might disagree.

If everyone behaved themselves the hospitals and courts would see job cuts.
We the tax payer make a lot off money of the oul booze too.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 08-02-2013 01:16AM

Czarcasm wrote: »

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?

I'm not really up on it but I imagine the comedy circuit isn't as lucrative as it once was for guys like Bishop. If you get yourself on tv it's a double victory, good pay and free exposure that might lead to more people wanting to see a show.

I imagine it pisses off young people wanting to get into Tv greatly when these jobs get doled out to the same names constantly.

Canis Lupus · 08-02-2013 01:17AM

NegativeCreep wrote: »

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

Ah but you've got to admit when said people are falling over and cracking open their heads and have to be taken to A&E and be looked at by a doctor who could spend his time looking at someone more deserving.... It gets worse when said patient kicks off in the hospital and attacks the doctor... Or the drunkards who go out looking for a fight or just the general chaos masses of drunk people cause.

I'm not a teetotaller btw, I drink lots :P But I've always been able to behave myself and it's a simple fact that the Irish and British are generally bloody simple when it comes to drink. No point getting your back up because someone points something that should be obvious.

NegativeCreep · 08-02-2013 01:19AM

Canis Lupus wrote: »

Ah but you've got to admit when said people are falling over and cracking open their heads and have to be taken to A&E and be looked at by a doctor who could spend his time looking at someone more deserving.... It gets worse when said patient kicks off in the hospital and attacks the doctor... Or the drunkards who go out looking for a fight or just the general chaos masses of drunk people cause.

I'm not a teetotaller btw, I drink lots :P But I've always been able to behave myself and it's a simple fact that the Irish and British are generally bloody simple when it comes to drink. No point getting your back up because someone points something that should be obvious.

I don't really care if someone points it out to be honest. It's never going to change anyway.

Solair · 08-02-2013 01:20AM

Max Power wrote: »

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.

He's Irish-American, and has lived here for 22 years (since he was 16). So, if anything (other than the accent) he's more Irish than he is American at this stage.

I'm just amazed he's still able to do the 'outsider perspective' for these shows after so many years here.

To be fair, he has a point. Ourselves and the British have a tiny bit of a drinking problem.
I've lived in a good few European countries, and to be honest Irish and English cities / towns on a Friday/Saturday night are actually scary looking. Only other continental place I've seen that comes close is Brussels, similar issues.

Maybe he should do a documentary about gun control in America, they have a tiny bit of a shooting problem.... One doesn't cancel out the other.

BillyMitchel · 08-02-2013 01:22AM

Czarcasm wrote: »

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

Catholic church, now that would be one worth watching.

Canis Lupus · 08-02-2013 01:31AM

NegativeCreep wrote: »

I don't really care if someone points it out to be honest. It's never going to change anyway.

Of course it can change. Why are other countries more sensible when it comes to alcohol? What are they doing that we could emulate?

NegativeCreep · 08-02-2013 01:36AM

Canis Lupus wrote: »

Of course it can change. Why are other countries more sensible when it comes to alcohol? What are they doing that we could emulate?

I don't think they're doing anything special. Although, I do think that if we kept the clubs open much longer there'd be way less accidents.

starviewadams · 08-02-2013 01:43AM

Have 24 hour pubs,teach kids from an early age that there's positives and negatives to the gargle,maybe stop some supermarkets etc selling drink at below cost price would help I'd say.Not hearing vacuous opinions from some stupid Irish celebrities.

He's not telling us anything that we didn't already know,it's just another vanity project for another shíte comedian that RTE seems to love.

h2005 · 08-02-2013 01:53AM

Did he supply figures to illustrate that our alcohol consumption is above that of other countries? I read recently that our alcohol consumption had fallen by 17% in the past decade.

Lelantos · 08-02-2013 01:56AM

h2005 wrote: »

Did he supply figures to illustrate that our alcohol consumption is above that of other countries? I read recently that our alcohol consumption had fallen by 17% in the past decade.

We are 2nd or 3rd in the world per capita beer consumers. In fairness, no figures actually needed, just keep your eyes open on a Saturday night for the mayhem.

fasttalkerchat · 08-02-2013 01:57AM

With no sense of irony at all I sat down to it with a pint... was good at the start but got less funny as it went on.

newmug · 08-02-2013 02:05AM

Ah he's right though, things have gotten waaaaayyy out of hand. In 20 years time, it wont be heart disease or cancer that 50-year-olds will be dying of. It will be liver failure.

h2005 · 08-02-2013 02:07AM

Lelantos wrote: »

We are 2nd or 3rd in the world per capita beer consumers. In fairness, no figures actually needed, just keep your eyes open on a Saturday night for the mayhem.

Just checked it on wiki ,so may not be true, according to it we are 15th in alcohol consumption in between Portugal and France.

h2005 · 08-02-2013 02:09AM

Having had more of a look at it they are WHO numbers from 2003-5 so if consumption has dropped I`d imagine we are even further down that list.

Bad Santa · 08-02-2013 02:17AM

I can't stand the guy or his style of "humour".

His whole schtick is just to show us how enlightened he is and how we need to follow his lead.

He shows us how racist we are, how we don't speak our mother tongue enough, how we're all idiots when abroad and now apparently how we have earned the 'drunken Irish' stereotype.

Has this clown nothing better to do than highlight our faults as he sees them and make money off the back of it.

I wouldn't mind if he was genuine and this was actually something he cared about but Des Bishop is about as arrogant and self absorbed a guy as you could meet.

Not one fcuk could he give if the whole country drank it's self into oblivion.

fasttalkerchat · 08-02-2013 02:19AM

h2005 wrote: »

Just checked it on wiki ,so may not be true, according to it we are 15th in alcohol consumption in between Portugal and France.

We're 4th on beer consumption: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_beer_consumption_per_capita

What's shocking is that beer is much dearer in Ireland than the other top table countries.

A wonder do we spend the most per capita on beer... I'd imagine so.

NTMK · 08-02-2013 02:23AM

h2005 wrote: »

Having had more of a look at it they are WHO numbers from 2003-5 so if consumption has dropped I`d imagine we are even further down that list.

even with a 20% drop it would only drop us below france and that doesnt adjust for drops in other countries

and its not exactly good reading when you look at who is above us on that list

Lelantos · 08-02-2013 02:23AM

h2005 wrote: »

Having had more of a look at it they are WHO numbers from 2003-5 so if consumption has dropped I`d imagine we are even further down that list.[/Quote http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/foo_bee_con-food-beer-consumption
Beer, not alcoholic beverages

rmchmufc · 08-02-2013 02:24AM

I watched the show tonight and I can't say i disagree with a lot of things he said in the show. He was spot on about Arthur's day

Smidge · 08-02-2013 02:59AM

fasttalkerchat wrote: »

We're 4th on beer consumption: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_beer_consumption_per_capita

What's shocking is that beer is much dearer in Ireland than the other top table countries.

A wonder do we spend the most per capita on beer... I'd imagine so.

Does this mean we are 4th "good" as something?

MadsL · 08-02-2013 03:00AM

castletownman wrote: »

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.

Max Power wrote: »

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.

Touched a nerve eh?

22 years in Ireland and still a blow-in. How feckin dare he have an opinion on the Irish.

Up next Brendan O'Carroll documentary "Feckin Septics" on why the Irish hate the Yanks, criticise 'Merica constantly, yet get massively defensive when a Irish 'Yank' points out the fact that the streets are full of pissed arseholes.

Under the Influence : Des Bishop

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