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    #122
    Welsh Megaman
    Registered Users Posts: 71,618 ✭✭✭✭Welsh Megaman


    That Brendan O’Connor sketch was good.

    VOGUE!


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    #123
    anthonyjmaher
    Registered Users Posts: 2,022 ✭✭✭anthonyjmaher


    "That was Marie Louise O'Donnell talking about eating her first Wagon Wheel"
    haha... :)


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    #124
    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users Posts: 28,362 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    And here's Michael Ring, Minister for Culchies, after his 3rd funeral of the day....


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    #125
    purple_432
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 35 ✭purple_432


    Oliver Callan just isn't funny, imo.


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    #126
    Welsh Megaman
    Registered Users Posts: 71,618 ✭✭✭✭Welsh Megaman


    Tonight's show was good, especially the 'Late Late Show Country Music' sketch.

    Which reminds me...to RTE One, post haste! :D


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    #127
    mattser
    Registered Users Posts: 2,203 ✭✭✭mattser


    purple_432 wrote: »
    Oliver Callan just isn't funny, imo.

    Same old slapstick bull**** for donkeys years. Roaring and bawling like idiots.


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    #128
    VonZan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 320 ✭✭VonZan


    I don't mind the show. I don't find all the acts funny but it makes a break from the vanilla radio on offer. He's not as good as Rosenstock but he's still good in his own right. At least you can make out who he's trying to impersonate. Definitely not the worst show on RTE Radio One.


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    #129
    mattser
    Registered Users Posts: 2,203 ✭✭✭mattser


    VonZan wrote: »
    I don't mind the show. I don't find all the acts funny but it makes a break from the vanilla radio on offer. He's not as good as Rosenstock but he's still good in his own right. At least you can make out who he's trying to impersonate. Definitely not the worst show on RTE Radio One.

    Not much of a recommendation to be honest.


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    #130
    honeybear
    Registered Users Posts: 5,648 ✭✭✭honeybear


    I listen to it. Sick of the Simon segment. Thought Lowry sketch was good.


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    #131
    anthonyjmaher
    Registered Users Posts: 2,022 ✭✭✭anthonyjmaher


    Same old slapstick bull**** for donkeys years. Roaring and bawling like idiots.

    I'm not a fan of that easy joke, where you just portray all the politicians as schoolkids and all roaring. It's lazy when you see that sort of thing.

    But given they have a huge scope of different voices to tackle, I think they are doing a good job. The Mary Lou is particularly poor. Simon Coveney's speaking manner is so non-descript that it's very difficult to emulate and be convincing. But aside from that most of the impressions are very good. For what it is, I think they are doing a very good job.

    Tubridy hosting a Country Special on the Late Late, Ray D'Arcy's Talk Show, Marian Finucane's lack of preparation
    The RTE jokes write themselves really!!


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    #132
    statesaver
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,084 ✭✭✭statesaver


    I can only listen to the show for around 15 minutes. Even if I find it amusing I will still tune out after 15 minutes. A 30 minute show is just too long.


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    #133
    First Up
    Registered Users Posts: 14,822 ✭✭✭✭First Up


    statesaver wrote: »
    I can only listen to the show for around 15 minutes. Even if I find it amusing I will still tune out after 15 minutes. A 30 minute show is just too long.
    That's fourteen and a half minutes longer than me.  I've seen and heard better school productions.


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    #134
    Oops69
    Registered Users Posts: 5,477 ✭✭✭Oops69


    The 'Dobbo' news bit is too long and tedious,he gets Finucane down to a tee though .


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    #135
    ButtersSuki
    Registered Users Posts: 53,028 ✭✭✭✭ButtersSuki


    Good sketches on the RTE Orchestras and Feile '18.


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    #136
    zell12
    Registered Users Posts: 23,334 ✭✭✭✭zell12


    Oliver Callan is great.
    He's the best comedian on politics we've ever had.
    We could use some of the US late night hosts here taking the piss outta our diabolical Dáil


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    #137
    zell12
    Registered Users Posts: 23,334 ✭✭✭✭zell12


    Also, people should read his news pieces scathing about politics and our elites in society is operating.


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    #138
    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users Posts: 28,362 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    zell12 wrote: »
    Also, people should read his news pieces scathing about politics and our elites in society is operating.

    It's great how these commentators have all the answers, isn't it?


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    #139
    First Up
    Registered Users Posts: 14,822 ✭✭✭✭First Up


    zell12 wrote: »
    Also, people should read his news pieces scathing about politics and our elites in society is operating.
    Be sure to let us know if he ever says anything constructive - or anything funny.


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    #140
    mattser
    Registered Users Posts: 2,203 ✭✭✭mattser


    First Up wrote: »
    Be sure to let us know if he ever says anything constructive - or anything funny.

    Don't hold your breath ;)


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    #141
    Brendan Bendar
    Registered Users Posts: 19,051 ✭✭✭✭Brendan Bendar


    zell12 wrote: »
    Also, people should read his news pieces scathing about politics and our elites in society is operating.

    The most negative biased loads of crap I have come across in many a day, I find.


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    #142
    neris
    Registered Users Posts: 20,036 ✭✭✭✭neris


    Oops69 wrote: »
    The 'Dobbo' news bit is too long and tedious,he gets Finucane down to a tee though .

    I think he's toned back on the Marion skits especially the references to wine and gin


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    #143
    ButtersSuki
    Registered Users Posts: 53,028 ✭✭✭✭ButtersSuki


    Brendan Bendar wrote: »
    The most negative biased loads of crap I have come across in many a day, I find.

    Even if that were true (which I don't think it is), it's still not enough of a counterbalance to offset the almost universal fawning adulation that we're served up with daily re. our political masters from the "impartial" media.


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    #144
    Beechwoodspark
    Registered Users Posts: 15,281 ✭✭✭✭Beechwoodspark


    I enjoy his show. He aims his fire unrelentingly at FG and FF and SF, Labour and the independents. Everyone gets a going over.

    His Michael D is hilarious and has more than a hint of truth about the portrayal.

    He also gives RTÉ a good kicking and most of it is Deserved.


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    #145
    Brendan Bendar
    Registered Users Posts: 19,051 ✭✭✭✭Brendan Bendar


    ButtersSuki wrote: »
    Even if that were true (which I don't think it is), it's still not enough of a counterbalance to offset the almost universal fawning adulation that we're served up with daily re. our political masters from the "impartial" media.

    ‘Fawning adulation’ ‘served daily’!!!!

    Butthers what radio outlet do you listen to?

    ‘Rock with young Fine Gael 24 hours coast to coast with DJ Alan ‘The Rock’ Shatther?

    Check out Callans tweets, Uber negative my friend.


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    #146
    ButtersSuki
    Registered Users Posts: 53,028 ✭✭✭✭ButtersSuki


    Brendan Bendar wrote: »
    ‘Fawning adulation’ ‘served daily’!!!!

    Butthers what radio outlet do you listen to?

    ‘Rock with young Fine Gael 24 hours coast to coast with DJ Alan ‘The Rock’ Shatther?

    Check out Callans tweets, Uber negative my friend.

    I listen to the Nationals mainly, and read most of the broadsheets daily. The mainstream media's agenda in Ireland right now seems to be a complete dumbing down of the audience. The quality of journalistic endeavour makes me weep. Barry Egan was once a caricature; now his type of "journalism" seems to be the accepted norm. TV is appalling, to the extent that I pretty much only watch movies or Netflix etc. Recently my radio listening has decreased and I'm listening to more and more podcasts. RTE/TV3 and the Indo/Sindo seem not just content but intent on making celebrities out of talentless and stupid people - a sort of "Kardashian effect" if you will for Ireland.

    I'm not saying Callan is the greatest political satirist of our time; but he seems to be the only comedian/commentator consistently having a go at the establishment at the moment.

    I've said this previously on here (I think); I had high hopes for Leo when he first appeared on the scene. He's disappointed more than I could ever have imagined, and tries to smirk his way out of everything. I honestly wonder if he was straight, would be subjected to deeper scrutiny - but that's likely considered a homophobic question in these parts, when in fact it has nothing to do with it.

    I honestly haven't seen the tweets as I'm rarely if ever on twitter.


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    #147
    First Up
    Registered Users Posts: 14,822 ✭✭✭✭First Up


    ButtersSuki wrote: »
    I listen to the Nationals mainly, and read most of the broadsheets daily. The mainstream media's agenda in Ireland right now seems to be a complete dumbing down of the audience. The quality of journalistic endeavour makes me weep. Barry Egan was once a caricature; now his type of "journalism" seems to be the accepted norm. TV is appalling, to the extent that I pretty much only watch movies or Netflix etc. Recently my radio listening has decreased and I'm listening to more and more podcasts. RTE/TV3 and the Indo/Sindo seem not just content but intent on making celebrities out of talentless and stupid people - a sort of "Kardashian effect" if you will for Ireland.

    I'm not saying Callan is the greatest political satirist of our time; but he seems to be the only comedian/commentator consistently having a go at the establishment at the moment.

    I've said this previously on here (I think); I had high hopes for Leo when he first appeared on the scene. He's disappointed more than I could ever have imagined, and tries to smirk his way out of everything. I honestly wonder if he was straight, would be subjected to deeper scrutiny - but that's likely considered a homophobic question in these parts, when in fact it has nothing to do with it.

    I honestly haven't seen the tweets as I'm rarely if ever on twitter.

    If you need Oliver Callan to articulate your political gripes, you are indeed in a desperate place.


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    #148
    ButtersSuki
    Registered Users Posts: 53,028 ✭✭✭✭ButtersSuki


    First Up wrote: »
    If you need Oliver Callan to articulate your political gripes, you are indeed in a desperate place.

    Except I didn't say I needed him to do so, did I?

    My comments were more on the lack of political satire in this country as opposed to the UK or the US. God knows we need something to laugh at.


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    #149
    First Up
    Registered Users Posts: 14,822 ✭✭✭✭First Up


    ButtersSuki wrote: »
    First Up wrote: »
    If you need Oliver Callan to articulate your political gripes, you are indeed in a desperate place.

    Except I didn't say I needed him to do so, did I?

    My comments were more on the lack of political satire in this country as opposed to the UK or the US. God knows we need something to laugh at.
    Better keep looking then.


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    #150
    Brendan Bendar
    Registered Users Posts: 19,051 ✭✭✭✭Brendan Bendar


    ButtersSuki wrote: »
    I listen to the Nationals mainly, and read most of the broadsheets daily. The mainstream media's agenda in Ireland right now seems to be a complete dumbing down of the audience. The quality of journalistic endeavour makes me weep. Barry Egan was once a caricature; now his type of "journalism" seems to be the accepted norm. TV is appalling, to the extent that I pretty much only watch movies or Netflix etc. Recently my radio listening has decreased and I'm listening to more and more podcasts. RTE/TV3 and the Indo/Sindo seem not just content but intent on making celebrities out of talentless and stupid people - a sort of "Kardashian effect" if you will for Ireland.

    I'm not saying Callan is the greatest political satirist of our time; but he seems to be the only comedian/commentator consistently having a go at the establishment at the moment.

    I've said this previously on here (I think); I had high hopes for Leo when he first appeared on the scene. He's disappointed more than I could ever have imagined, and tries to smirk his way out of everything. I honestly wonder if he was straight, would be subjected to deeper scrutiny - but that's likely considered a homophobic question in these parts, when in fact it has nothing to do with it.

    I honestly haven't seen the tweets as I'm rarely if ever on twitter.

    Well you should check them out.....pure negativity.

    I have no problem calling people out if they don’t cut the mustard, but Callan seems to think that flinging mud at everything cuts the mustard.

    Nothing to do with his Callans Kicks-different story, that’s satire and no problem with that.

    But tweeting horseschidt totally anti establishment does nothing to convince this poster that he only thinks he is getting away with it.

    He’s not.....complete clown who should stick to impersonations.


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    Welsh Megaman
    Registered Users Posts: 71,618 ✭✭✭✭Welsh Megaman


    New series begins Friday night at 6.30pm.

    The return is badly timed - can’t see anything happening in Irish Politics in the next few weeks.

    :pac:


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