Dermot Morgan - Fearless Funnyman (Friday Dec 27th 9.50pm RTE1)

Skid X · 27-12-2013 01:17AM #1

A selection of the comedian's family, friends, colleagues and admirers, including Pat Shortt, Oliver Callan and Pauline McLynn, look back on his life, which was cut tragically short in 1998 at the age of just 45. As well as starring in the successful run of Father Ted, Dermot Morgan was a writer and satirist whose savage wit belied a caring nature. The programme reflects on his place in the annals of comic greats

Should be worth a look, hopefully they have some good archive of his Scrap Saturday and Live Mike shows. Hard to believe he was only 45 when he died, he was a huge talent.

Mr Pseudonym · 27-12-2013 10:53AM

Amazed to see that RTE has scheduled this at the same time as a comedy review of the year on RTE 2, called Totes Amazeballs. Apart from the fact that some may want to watch both, it offers no alternatives to those not interested in comedy.

statesaver · 27-12-2013 04:54PM

My TV viewing sorted for tonight. Thanks for the reminder.

Howard Juneau · 27-12-2013 04:56PM

Mr Pseudonym wrote: »

Amazed to see that RTE has scheduled this at the same time as a comedy review of the year on RTE 2, called Totes Amazeballs. Apart from the fact that some may want to watch both, it offers no alternatives to those not interested in comedy.

"Dear Mailbag"

Welsh Megaman · 27-12-2013 04:56PM

Looking forward to the Dermot documentary, but as for 'Totes Amazeballs' the title alone has put me off!

Like making a programme looking back at the year 2000 and calling it 'Waaaasssuuuuuppppp'!

Skid X · 27-12-2013 05:31PM

Mr Pseudonym wrote: »

Amazed to see that RTE has scheduled this at the same time as a comedy review of the year on RTE 2, called Totes Amazeballs. Apart from the fact that some may want to watch both, it offers no alternatives to those not interested in comedy.

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Looking forward to the Dermot documentary, but as for 'Totes Amazeballs' the title alone has put me off!

Like making a programme looking back at the year 2000 and calling it 'Waaaasssuuuuuppppp'!

And bizarrely, it is one of two Eoghan McDermott programmes this week which do a 'humorous' review of the year. And there is a Radio 1 version of the second one. I miss Clive James

RTE2 Tonight 10pm Totes Amazeballs 2013
Eoghan McDermott presents a light-hearted countdown of 20 spectacular moments from 2013, from the worlds of television, the internet, twitter, music, sport and entertainment. The show features a host of comedians, including Mario Rosenstock, Jennifer Maguire, Bressie, Angela Scanlon, Bernard O'Shea and PJ Gallagher, who review the stories that made the public giggle, gossip and gasp

RTE2 New Year's Eve 11.10pm Next years News We ring in the New Year with Next Year's News is a new comedy panel show with a twist. Host Eoghan MacDermott and team captains, PJ Gallagher and Neil Delamere will take a look at the biggest stories of this year, and offer their comedy predictions of what is going to happen next.

If only Dermot Morgan was still around, I'm sure he could satirise this crazy duplication

Lisha · 27-12-2013 06:31PM

Am looking forward to this

And it's followed by an episode of the royle family

I hope it's one of the better ones.
I foresee laughs, bottles of Heineken and crisps in my immediate future !

Welsh Megaman · 27-12-2013 09:52PM

AAAAAARRRRGGGGGGHHHHH!

TWINK!!!!

Lisha · 27-12-2013 09:54PM

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

AAAAAARRRRGGGGGGHHHHH!

TWINK!!!!

With a great big smelly onion in her pocket is say !

Lapin · 27-12-2013 09:54PM

Twink :mad:

Harry Angstrom · 27-12-2013 09:55PM

Fiona Looney :rolleyes:

Lapin · 27-12-2013 09:58PM

In fairness Father Trendy wasn't really that funny at all.

Shíte in fact.

Welsh Megaman · 27-12-2013 09:59PM

Rubberbandit x 1

Lapin · 27-12-2013 10:00PM

Why does Twink have to shout all the time?

Welsh Megaman · 27-12-2013 10:04PM

Abie Philbin Bowman :mad:

Harry Angstrom · 27-12-2013 10:04PM

When did Abie Philbin Bowman become an expert on everything?

baldbear · 27-12-2013 10:06PM

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

When did Abie Philbin Bowman become an expert on everything?

Hes got pull in RTE?

Atlantic Dawn · 27-12-2013 10:07PM

Twink, Adele King, now Adele Condron-King, what's next The Artist Formally Known As Twink.

statesaver · 27-12-2013 10:08PM

****ing hate that Mr Eastwood song

Atlantic Dawn · 27-12-2013 10:09PM

baldbear wrote: »

Hes got pull in RTE?

RoboAmish · 27-12-2013 10:09PM

The talking heads are like a Late Late Show guestlist. Must have pulled them in from the canteen.

Atlantic Dawn · 27-12-2013 10:10PM

Looking forward to the ROG documentary.

Lapin · 27-12-2013 10:10PM

Scrap Saturday was Morgan's best work in my opinion.

What is ROG so pissed off about ?

Welsh Megaman · 27-12-2013 10:10PM

Wonder how Tubs would have handled Dermot on the LLS, if he were still alive.

statesaver · 27-12-2013 10:14PM

Lapin wrote: »

Scrap Saturday was Morgan's best work in my opinion.

What is ROG so pissed off about ?

The rugby version of Roy Keane

Lapin · 27-12-2013 10:16PM

Getting rapidly bored with this.

Shay Healey is about the only contributor so far who I have found worth listening to.

Atlantic Dawn · 27-12-2013 10:17PM

Question about double barrelled names...Do you legally get one based on a mix of your parents surnames that will show on official documentation or is it just a made up name for the telly/your Facebook profile?

cats.life · 27-12-2013 10:19PM

he sounded just like Haughy (excuse my spelling),better sometimes.

RayM · 27-12-2013 10:20PM

If you close your eyes and just listen to Oliver Callan impersonating Charlie Haughey, you'd almost swear it was actually Oliver Callan impersonating Charlie Haughey.

Atlantic Dawn · 27-12-2013 10:21PM

He was on TV for the Robinson era, thought he was off RTÉ long before that.

Lisha · 27-12-2013 10:21PM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Question about double barrelled names...Do you legally get one based on a mix of your parents surnames that will show on official documentation or is it just a made up name for the telly/your Facebook profile?

I think that Mary Murphy if she marries Mary Murphy Buckley . In that case she or her kids can use both or either name

However if Mary Murphy marries and calls herself Mary Murphy-Buckley then she and her kids legal name is murphy-Buckley.

So better not to use hyphen IMHO

A lot if people use both names on FB just to be recognisable to more people. In real life they may only use one name

The length of this post illustrates my boredom at the mo

Dermot Morgan - Fearless Funnyman (Friday Dec 27th 9.50pm RTE1)

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