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    #32
    Stacksofwacks
    Registered Users Posts: 1,534 ✭✭✭Stacksofwacks


    Montage of Feck wrote: »
    Comedy should have no limits as theres far too much reverence given to those in positions of power, McSavage is one of the few irish comics who did actual cutting satire. Having said that his sthick has had it's time and we need something new.

    The Bertie era politicians had it far too easy with the likes of Rosenstock having routines more akin to bland platitudes than actual wit.

    Oh Jesus Mario Rosenstock, I haven't laughed at one of his sketches since 1999. Oliver Callanis a bit better but is fairly cringey also. Conor Moore seems a very good impressionist but I find the whole mimicry thing quite tiresome at this stage


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    #33
    myshirt
    Registered Users Posts: 5,245 ✭✭✭myshirt


    One More Toy wrote: »
    Hate him with a passion. Isn't he tubridys cousin or something?

    He is.

    The amount of times this man nearly got his head kicked in with his on street busking / harassing of passers by in his earlier days. I'm sure the Atari Jaguar crowd on here will remember.


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    #34
    One More Toy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,764 ✭✭✭One More Toy


    myshirt wrote: »
    He is.

    The amount of times this man nearly got his head kicked in with his on street busking / harassing of passers by in his earlier days. I'm sure the Atari Jaguar crowd on here will remember.

    Didn't he slag all boards users in a video years ago basically calling them losers?


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    #35
    Montage of Feck
    Registered Users Posts: 3,491 ✭✭✭Montage of Feck


    One More Toy wrote: »
    Didn't he slag all boards users in a video years ago basically calling them losers?

    He might just have a point. ;)

    🙈🙉🙊



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    #36
    antix80
    Registered Users Posts: 2,419 ✭✭✭antix80


    He's clever.. Not sure if he likes doing standup but that's where he makes his money


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    #37
    tylercheribini
    Registered Users Posts: 2,014 ✭✭✭tylercheribini


    Ill always admire The Savage Eye for giving the church a proper send up.


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    #38
    MrAbyss
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 426 ✭✭MrAbyss


    Isn't he from a posh family and hence the only reason we have heard of him?


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    #39
    Church on Tuesday
    Registered Users Posts: 3,858 ✭✭✭Church on Tuesday


    Well Savage Eye was the best comedy on RTÉ in years, so yeah I have a lot of time for him.


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    #40
    antix80
    Registered Users Posts: 2,419 ✭✭✭antix80


    tylercheribini wrote: »
    Ill always admire The Savage Eye for giving the church a proper send up.

    I think he did a proper send up of irish gob****ery in general


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    #41
    tylercheribini
    Registered Users Posts: 2,014 ✭✭✭tylercheribini


    antix80 wrote: »
    I think he did a proper send up of irish gob****ery in general

    True but I have a particular hatred of the church and all it represents.


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    #42
    badboyblast
    Registered Users Posts: 753 ✭✭✭badboyblast


    Who gives a monkey's who his family are..... he is excellent, caught him there in limerick last year , he was very funny, pissing ourselves


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    #43
    antix80
    Registered Users Posts: 2,419 ✭✭✭antix80


    tylercheribini wrote: »
    True but I have a particular hatred of the church and all it represents.

    that's the kind of gob****ery i was talking about.


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    #44
    OOnegative
    Registered Users Posts: 4,834 ✭✭✭OOnegative


    https://youtu.be/KLC3DiDhS4w


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    #45
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    badboyblast wrote: »
    Who gives a monkey's who his family are..... he is excellent, caught him there in limerick last year , he was very funny, pissing ourselves

    Seen him twice in both Kilkenny and Thurles and thought he was absolutely brilliant. Other than the time I went to see Foil, Arms and Hog, i dont think ive ever laughed as much.


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    #46
    Beechwoodspark
    Registered Users Posts: 15,281 ✭✭✭✭Beechwoodspark


    EmmetSpiceland wrote: »
    You probably didn’t “get it”, B.

    Too cerebral for you. Stick to the Roy “Chubby” Brown stuff, you festering cockwomble.

    Is that you David?


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    #47
    tylercheribini
    Registered Users Posts: 2,014 ✭✭✭tylercheribini


    antix80 wrote: »
    that's the kind of gob****ery i was talking about.

    Hating what the church has done to this country is being a gob****e? Grand so.


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    #48
    Beechwoodspark
    Registered Users Posts: 15,281 ✭✭✭✭Beechwoodspark


    humberklog wrote: »
    Ah no, that character is based of a fairly well known publican in Dublin and it's pretty spot on tbf.

    Was nicked from pat short - Andrews admitted that to short backstage one night.


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    #49
    washman3
    Registered Users Posts: 3,646 ✭✭✭washman3


    humberklog wrote: »
    Ah no, that character is based of a fairly well known publican in Dublin and it's pretty spot on tbf.


    without giving too much away, what street in Dublin is that pub..?? ;)


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    #50
    Beechwoodspark
    Registered Users Posts: 15,281 ✭✭✭✭Beechwoodspark


    One More Toy wrote: »
    Hate him with a passion. Isn't he tubridys cousin or something?

    He is indeed


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    #51
    Beechwoodspark
    Registered Users Posts: 15,281 ✭✭✭✭Beechwoodspark


    washman3 wrote: »
    without giving too much away, what street in Dublin is that pub..?? ;)

    Andrews self admitted he stole that act from short


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    #52
    Beechwoodspark
    Registered Users Posts: 15,281 ✭✭✭✭Beechwoodspark


    tylercheribini wrote: »
    True but I have a particular hatred of the church and all it represents.

    Well aren’t you

    Special !!


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    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    Andrews self admitted he stole that act from short

    Ive never seen Pat Shortt play that type of role


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    #54
    tylercheribini
    Registered Users Posts: 2,014 ✭✭✭tylercheribini


    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    Well aren’t you

    Special !!

    Be quite troll.


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


    Ppl need to YouTube the dunbelivanles

    99 percent of the act is what Andrews appropriated. .


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    #56
    tylercheribini
    Registered Users Posts: 2,014 ✭✭✭tylercheribini


    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    Ppl need to YouTube the dunbelivanles

    99 percent of the act is what Andrews appropriated. .

    The rural-gombeen-Oirish man is certainly not a Pat Shortt creation.


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    #57
    Strumms
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    MrAbyss wrote: »
    Isn't he from a posh family and hence the only reason we have heard of him?

    To be fair, I really wouldn’t be a fan one way or another but he started off busking on Wicklow St, Grafton St and around the place a number of years ago and he was pretty good, just off the cuff, interaction with the public, so he’s got where he is by working hard and putting in the hard yards...


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    #58
    Beechwoodspark
    Registered Users Posts: 15,281 ✭✭✭✭Beechwoodspark


    tylercheribini wrote: »
    The rural-gombeen-Oirish man is certainly not a Pat Shortt creation.

    Keep diggin

    Plenty watchin


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    #59
    FixdePitchmark
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    Church on Tuesday wrote: »
    Well Savage Eye was the best comedy on RTÉ in years, so yeah I have a lot of time for him.

    And Paths to Freedom two best pieces of Irish comedy ever (imo).

    McSavage has that on edge personality as part of his act , but you get a sense that is his actual personality too.

    Remember him referring to his family/ father and basically he seemed to have a fairly troubled relationship with his family.

    He seems to have been in dark places , and it certainly is used in a positive way to bring his comedy to a level nobody else goes to in Ireland.

    He comes across as a bit of an arsehole, but I love him anyway.


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    #60
    tylercheribini
    Registered Users Posts: 2,014 ✭✭✭tylercheribini


    FixdePitchmark wrote: »
    And Paths to Freedom two best pieces of Irish comedy ever (imo).

    McSavage has that on edge personality as part of his act , but you get a sense that is his actual personality too.

    Remember him referring to his family/ father and basically he seemed to have a fairly troubled relationship with his family.

    He seems to have been in dark places , and it certainly is used in a positive way to bring his comedy to a level nobody else goes to in Ireland.

    He comes across as a bit of an arsehole, but I love him anyway.

    His chat show appearances always seemed like just an extension of his sketch show routine, I dont think we have ever seen close to the real him, who knows though?


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    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    Ppl need to YouTube the dunbelivanles

    99 percent of the act is what Andrews appropriated. .

    Nonsense. Ive never seen Pat Shortt play a bar man character in any sketch, nor have i seen anything similar to Mick in any of his sketches


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