RIP Dermot Morgan

Aye, it's a very very very very very very dark blue day for Irish comedy.

Guill wrote: »

I thought he had died again or something.

Maybe he was just resting in his account :cool:

ayyyyyyyyyeee don't believe it!

That's mad.

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

I was in Australia on a year out when he died, can't believe it's so long ago. This is back when you went to Australia for the laugh, not because you were being forced to emigrate due to lack of jobs kids. Sigh...

Take your recession sh!te talk out of this thread. It ruins enough of threads as it is.
Go back to double dipping your tea bags.

Rabies wrote: »

Take your recession sh!te talk out of this thread. It ruins enough of threads as it is.
Go back to double dipping your tea bags.

Careful Now.

RIP Dermott Morgan

I remember watching a programme on Father Ted not too long ago. One of the last scenes he did was the dance one with Tommy Tiernan. According to Tiernan he was mentioning he was a little sore and tired. Scary to think he was only a few hours away from passing. Tiernan got a shock when he flew back to Ireland the next day and heard Dermot was dead.

RIP and thanks for the great hours of laughter!

Ya, was watching a documentary of Youtube there a while ago on it (very good actually) where ardal o hanlan explained how his father was at the studios as a medic or something like that for the filming and he had noted how sick and tired dermot had being looking.

Any way, a genius of a man was Dermot, imagine what he could have achieved after Father Ted, but as is the way when anyone dies before there time, he is actually remembered more and his work more appreciated.

15 years and Irish comedy has gone from strength to strength with its reception abroad, very much aided by the platform Fr.Ted created.

Such a talent.

eyescreamcone wrote: »

Did the Pope want to bow out on the same date as Fr. Ted???

That would be an ecumenical matter.

wolfpawnat wrote: »

I remember watching a programme on Father Ted not too long ago. One of the last scenes he did was the dance one with Tommy Tiernan. According to Tiernan he was mentioning he was a little sore and tired. Scary to think he was only a few hours away from passing. Tiernan got a shock when he flew back to Ireland the next day and heard Dermot was dead.

RIP and thanks for the great hours of laughter!

That scene that you talk of had to be reshot 20-30 times ....
Tommy Tiernan said in an interview once, Ardal O Hanlon digged him (Tommy) in the waist at Morgans funeral and whispered "You killed Fr Ted...."

smash wrote: »

Yea.... it's just a shame that the quality dropped immensely. I mean, Mrs. Browne's boys.... Jesus.

HA!! I've been living away for the last few years and saw that pish for the first time at Christmas. I sat there stoney faced, the fcuk is that? It's just like fair city wi a tranny.

I meant more the stand up comedians and Rubberbandits, not Mrs Browne's Balls.

La_Gordy wrote: »

HA!! I've been living away for the last few years and saw that pish for the first time at Christmas. I sat there stoney faced, the fcuk is that? It's just like fair city wi a tranny.

I meant more the stand up comedians and Rubberbandits, not Mrs Browne's Balls.

You surely can't be comparing that ****e Rubberbandits to father ted?? I would class that stuff in with Mrs. Brownes to be honest