David McSavage

Stacksofwacks · 06-12-2019 12:31am

Yamanoto wrote: »

Which other comedians?

Taking off the Joe Duffys, Jackie Healy Rae's etc have been done to death by the Likes of Mario Rosenstock etc. Just a few more swearwords thrown in. The junkie on the street/scumbag was done in paths to freedom. The culchie barman character was by D'unbelievables, again just added some racist and homophobic language. The church thing wasn't really done in that way before(tho you could argue Fr Ted) I suppose but I just thought it was tasteless and cheap, notably that pedo priest gag

Simmer down · 06-12-2019 12:36am

Used to love when I'd be strolling around town years ago and he'd be on the street taking the piss and doing his little funny songs and that, before he got on the telly.
Used to have me in stitches.
Another time I was at a protest down outside the FAI at the time of Saipan, and he arrived and gave the crowd a great laugh, slagging the guards, the FAI, Roy Keane and stuff like that.
Ahh fun times....

ILoveYourVibes · 06-12-2019 12:45am

I don't get why people think he is outrageous. He's pretty tame.

Stacksofwacks · 06-12-2019 12:50am

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

I don't get why people think he is outrageous. He's pretty tame.

Even though I don't think he is funny, the one he did about the hospital consultants gave me a chuckle, that was well put together

PsychoPete · 06-12-2019 12:51am

Ah jaysus, a teacher been bullied by students. What will they think of next, bankers being ripped off by their customers, politicians being lied to by the people, priests being fondled by alter boys, ah jaysus

seenitall · 06-12-2019 12:52am

LaFuton wrote: »

i think he's a homosexual.

Nope.

Yamanoto · 06-12-2019 12:54am

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

Taking off the Joe Duffys, Jackie Healy Rae's etc have been done to death by the Likes of Mario Rosenstock etc. Just a few more swearwords thrown in. The junkie on the street/scumbag was done in paths to freedom. The culchie barman character was by D'unbelievables, again just added some racist and homophobic language. The church thing wasn't really done in that way before(tho you could argue Fr Ted) I suppose but I just thought it was tasteless and cheap, notably that pedo priest gag

Don't remember anyone portraying Joe Duffy as an SM aficionado or a Nosferatu type of misery leech. Mario Rosenstock's schtick isn't comparable imho, it's all a bit poor man's Mike Yarwood.

Stacksofwacks · 06-12-2019 12:58am

Yamanoto wrote: »

Don't remember anyone portraying Joe Duffy as an SM aficionado or a Nosferatu type of misery leech. Mario Rosenstock's schtick isn't comparable imho, it's all a bit poor man's Mike Yarwood.

Anyone could take off Joe Duffy. What would be funnier and more incisive if he portrayed the Real Joe Duffy. Anything but a socialist do-gooder/agony aunt

PsychoPete · 06-12-2019 1:00am

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

Anyone could take off Joe Duffy. What would be funnier and more incisive if he portrayed the Real Joe Duffy. Anything but a socialist do-gooder/agony aunt

Listen to liveline, Joe Duffy gets off on misery

Stacksofwacks · 06-12-2019 1:01am

PsychoPete wrote: »

Listen to liveline, Joe Duffy gets off on misery

he does it for ratings and a huge pay packet, nothing else

PsychoPete · 06-12-2019 1:03am

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

he does it for ratings and a huge pay packet, nothing else

Sounds like a cover up for some perverted fantasies

Stacksofwacks · 06-12-2019 1:05am

PsychoPete wrote: »

Sounds like a cover up for some perverted fantasies

Possibly who knows, but I've heard stories from people who have met the real Joe Duffy and his on air persona is a complete fabrication. A man of the people he is not

kowloon · 06-12-2019 1:06am

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Was it Degsy who used to hate him with a violent passion, back in the day?

A legendary thread, Degsy was not a fan.

PsychoPete · 06-12-2019 1:08am

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

Possibly who knows, but I've heard stories from people who have met the real Joe Duffy and his on air persona is a complete fabrication. A man of the people he is not

Assumed most of those lads would be like that

Stacksofwacks · 06-12-2019 1:09am

PsychoPete wrote: »

Assumed most of those lads would be like that

Yeah fair enough. people like Pat Kenny and Ryan Tubridy just kind of act as they are, up their own arses

andekwarhola · 06-12-2019 1:12am

Paging Degsy

Savage Eye is funny in parts to be fair.

He owes me as well because I just about persuaded a friend not to assault him years back when he was doing his knobhead routine in Dublin City centre. Like any good posh, connected edge lord, he always did it in temple bar near lots of CCTV.

Yamanoto · 06-12-2019 1:15am

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

Anyone could take off Joe Duffy. What would be funnier and more incisive if he portrayed the Real Joe Duffy. Anything but a socialist do-gooder/agony aunt

How do you know that 'the real Joe Duffy' isn't a sado-masochist or indeed a vampire?

Stacksofwacks · 06-12-2019 1:17am

Yamanoto wrote: »

How do you know that 'the real Joe Duffy' isn't a sado-masochist or indeed a vampire?

Well he's certainly a vampire for the Licence payers fee

Hangdogroad · 06-12-2019 1:19am

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

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

The only funny thing Rosenstock ever did was stick his hand through his pocket in Glenroe and that was unintentional.

Montage of Feck · 06-12-2019 1:20am

Joe Duffy is more of a Jesus freak than a socialist.

The chan chan man · 06-12-2019 1:21am

I think he’s hilarious. Savage Eye was deadly!

tylercheribini · 06-12-2019 1:34am

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

Anyone could take off Joe Duffy.

Well you didn't.

ILoveYourVibes · 06-12-2019 1:40am

andekwarhola wrote: »

Paging Degsy

Savage Eye is funny in parts to be fair.

I know its personal taste but i really dont think it is funny. Its very predictable.

06-12-2019 1:42am

The only Irish politicalish comedian that is in any way funny is Oliver Callan..

FixdePitchmark · 06-12-2019 3:06am

people here going out of their way to say he isn't funny is almost Mcsavage like posting.

That Heaney piece is genius, taking the piss out of the irish superiority around the arts , when as another poster posted . it's all a bit banal.

So people saying he isn't funny are just trying too hard , or need to review their own subjectivity.

FrancieBrady · 06-12-2019 8:29am

andekwarhola wrote: »

Paging Degsy

Savage Eye is funny in parts to be fair.

He owes me as well because I just about persuaded a friend not to assault him years back when he was doing his knobhead routine in Dublin City centre. Like any good posh, connected edge lord, he always did it in temple bar near lots of CCTV.

'Comedy' that depends on demeaning people will only be funny to those of similar bent to the 'comedian'. It's a pathetic way to make a living tbh.

TwoMonthsOff · 06-12-2019 8:37am

Quares

FlipperThePriest · 06-12-2019 10:23am

I've seen him a couple of times. I think he's very good. You never know whether he's going to bring the house down, bring some young one up the front to tears, cause mayhem or just be a total flop.

It's always a knife edge with him, and I don't think he cares either way, wouldn't be surprised if that's what he strives for, or if it's some sort of bullet proof persona he's developed for when it's not going well. But the not knowing is all part of the entertainment for me. I've come out of his gigs thinking jeez the first half was side splitting but he died on his feet the second half... I've seen it all go pete tong just from someone chewing too loud up the front, he couldn't get away from it :pac:.

It seems as much of a social experiment as stand-up. He's Ireland's answer to Andy Kaufman in his own twisted way, although maybe that's giving him too much credit.

06-12-2019 10:33am

zippy84 wrote: »

He's Ireland's answer to Andy Kaufman in his own twisted way, although maybe that's giving him too much credit.

He's Ireland's answer only if the question is "Who is the biggest wanker to ever pretend to be a comedian?"

Hulk Hands · 06-12-2019 10:40am

There's an army of his friends or family, or maybe himself on multiple accounts, going through this thread thanking all positive posts

Keyzer · 06-12-2019 10:50am

Savage eye was quite frankly savage...

My brother almost had to be brought to hospital for a suspected heart attack when he seen this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDBzXYjkl8k

EmmetSpiceland · 06-12-2019 10:52am

Hulk Hands wrote: »

There's an army of his friends or family, or maybe himself on multiple accounts, going through this thread thanking all positive posts

And an army of arseholes making ignorant “criticisms” and moronic theories.

topper75 · 06-12-2019 11:03am

I can't judge the guy, not knowing him. His work was hit and miss. But I'll always cherish this (very much a hit):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BIeizjBzhM

Dravokivich · 06-12-2019 11:04am

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

people here going out of their way to say he isn't funny is almost Mcsavage like posting.

That Heaney piece is genius, taking the piss out of the irish superiority around the arts , when as another poster posted . it's all a bit banal.

So people saying he isn't funny are just trying too hard , or need to review their own subjectivity.

I saw him a few years ago in the laughter lounge. When people didn't laugh at his commentary, he thought his jokes were too controversial for us to laugh along to. He then immediately went for relating his jokes to abortions. If I'm too dumb or judgemental to get him, I'd rather it that way to be honest.

Deebles McBeebles · 06-12-2019 11:04am

I heard from a reliable source that David McSavage only exists in the collective Irish hive mind. We imagine his atoms as they are to keep us content. Or it could be the governments way of controlling us. Watch out, lads. They are listening.

Mad_maxx · 06-12-2019 11:05am

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

What do people think of him? I don't really find him that funny, I think he's very crude and goes way over the top. He seems quite egotistical and bitter aswell. I think a comedian can be funny without having to push things as far as he does.

one of the very few truly great irish comedy creators of the past few decades .

the savage eye was genius

nearly all of the great comedy creators were troubled people

Mad_maxx · 06-12-2019 11:07am

FrancieBrady wrote: »

No doubt the guy has some comedic talent, but I find his smugness overides any inclination I have to laugh.

Would be more successful writing for somebody else maybe.

you dont know what smug is if you think Mc savage is smug

Mad_maxx · 06-12-2019 11:08am

sugarman wrote: »

Hate him, he just puts on stupid accents, pulls stupid faces and shouts his head off. Nothing funny about him or his act.

Jason Byrne thread that way

BuboBubo · 06-12-2019 11:13am

I think he's hilarious. His piss-take of Richie Kavanagh is unforgettable.

I'd love to see "The Savage Eye" return to the telly.

Mad_maxx · 06-12-2019 11:14am

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

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

Conor Moore is awful

Mad_maxx · 06-12-2019 11:16am

tylercheribini wrote: »

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

no but it makes you about as original as a wet wednesday in the west of ireland

FrancieBrady · 06-12-2019 11:16am

Mad_maxx wrote: »

you dont know what smug is if you think Mc savage is smug

SMUG: too pleased or satisfied about something you have achieved or something you know.

Which is word for word how he comes across to me. - 'I am funny', if you disagree then you are wrong.

Comedy is a subjective thing. Try all you want, you cannot make somebody laugh if they don't find something particularly funny in it's content or delivery.

He has some comedic talent, if a little derivative and unoriginal, as I said...but not very much in delivering it. Which is why he might be more successful at writing for somebody with a talent for delivery.

06-12-2019 11:17am

Mad_maxx wrote: »

you dont know what smug is if you think Mc savage is smug

I can safely say that without a shadow of a doubt, McSavage, on stage and off, is absolutely a smug, arrogant prick.

You can take either the Collins dictionary definition:

"If you say that someone is smug, you are criticizing the fact they seem very pleased with how good, clever, or lucky they are"

Or the Urban dictionary definition:

"The name given to someone when they consistently and without compromise look down on others with contempt using a wry smile or grin oozing superiotity. This attitude is often preceded with a sense of self entitlement and/or a daddy complex. There is generally a bit of "me me me" about this person"

Mad_maxx · 06-12-2019 11:17am

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

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

Pat Short celebrates bog men , even mc savage stole the character , he completely re-invented it .

B.A._Baracus · 06-12-2019 11:26am

Seen him in a few interviews and he does come off as someone who if you knew or had to be around quite a lot you would tell to f-off. That said he was funny with The Savage Eye.

hynesie08 · 06-12-2019 11:27am

**** comedian.

**** human being.

tylercheribini · 06-12-2019 11:30am

Mad_maxx wrote: »

no but it makes you about as original as a wet wednesday in the west of ireland

This is an originality contest? Was not attempting to be, there are many many opinions I share with many people, is this now prohibited?

FlipperThePriest · 06-12-2019 11:46am

Mad_maxx wrote: »

no but it makes you about as original as a wet wednesday in the west of ireland

Berating an opinion just because it's a popular one is even more boring and unoriginal. It's a bit like saying you were into a band before they became well known, then they just got too commercial so you stopped listening. You're not ahead of the pulse, stop pretending.

chrissb8 · 06-12-2019 11:48am

For the Joe Duffy BDSM character in Savage eye alone he's funny.

Ush1 · 06-12-2019 12:38pm

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Seen him in a few interviews and he does come off as someone who if you knew or had to be around quite a lot you would tell to f-off. That said he was funny with The Savage Eye.

It's a sad cliche that happens to all "artists" who only achieve marginal success, especially Irish comedians (Blindboy from the Rubberbandits is another example).

They did a few funny things once then think they are "better" than that, and better than their audience.

David McSavage

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