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Callan's Kicks

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  • #632
    Nobotty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 788 ✭✭✭Nobotty


    The Eir sketch was only half funny tonight,I've heard it done before
    So no effort put in
    His Leo and mehole isn't as funny when its missing comedy
    Tonights a good example
    I mean it was like listening to a Sinn Féin justice spokesperson except with funny voices
    Same vibe in the Leo v mcentee sketch
    Just an opinion piece with an attempt at the voices
    He needs to write better or that will get tired
    His older Leo and Eoghan Murphy stuff used be much more original
    He needs to do some homework watching spitting image,it would help with the writing

    Also nothing on the RTÉ covid party
    I mean,that was jumping out for material
    Either not brave enough or too rushed to get in the political stuff
    He could have replaced the eamon ryan sketch with it
    I can't even remember the eamon Ryan sketch it was so bland
    Edit, I do now,it was the Eir sketch :rolleyes:


  • #633
    TheHomeService
    Registered Users Posts: 5,730 ✭✭✭TheHomeService


    Callan has succumbed to Yarwood Syndrome. It’s not enough to simply be a good mimic, the content needs to be funny as well.

    He also suffers a bit because of his double standards, in my opinion. He rightly went to town in his criticism of a media baron, while happily writing a weekly column in The Sun.


  • #634
    Brendan Bendar
    Registered Users Posts: 19,025 ✭✭✭✭Brendan Bendar


    TheHomeService wrote: »
    Callan has succumbed to Yarwood Syndrome. It’s not enough to simply be a good mimic, the content needs to be funny as well.

    He also suffers a bit because of his double standards, in my opinion. He rightly went to town in his criticism of a media baron, while happily writing a weekly column in The Sun.

    Double standards is the problem, he shills the Shinners in the Sun and expects to be taken seriously.

    Too fond of smelling himself.....in my opinion.


  • #635
    Brendan Bendar
    Registered Users Posts: 19,025 ✭✭✭✭Brendan Bendar


    Will be interesting to see how Callan handles the Stanley debacle tonight.

    I would guess it will be an imaginary conversation between MLMD and Stanno telling him off.


  • #636
    djemba djemba
    Registered Users Posts: 2,579 ✭✭✭djemba djemba


    I only started listening in the past few weeks. So not sure if its new but Jimiriam made me laugh


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  • #637
    Brendan Bendar
    Registered Users Posts: 19,025 ✭✭✭✭Brendan Bendar


    Last night wasn’t his best.


  • #638
    Nobotty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 788 ✭✭✭Nobotty


    This weeks was pretty good actually to be fair
    For a change
    The Boris Johnson stuff
    The Trump/sleepy joe stuff
    The Leo stuff on his spin section all good :D
    For a change a good SF section
    You have to be ripping the piss out of everyone on this show
    'We call to see you so we can let you know that We know where you live':D
    The HSE city west sketch was good


  • #639
    Dual wheels
    Registered Users Posts: 711 ✭✭✭Dual wheels


    Nobotty wrote: »
    This weeks was pretty good actually to be fair
    For a change
    The Boris Johnson stuff
    The Trump/sleepy joe stuff
    The Leo stuff on his spin section all good :D
    For a change a good SF section
    You have to be ripping the piss out of everyone on this show
    'We call to see you so we can let you know that We know where you live':D
    The HSE city west sketch was good

    It was hilarious I was in stitches Martin treating himself to a hard boiled egg


  • #640
    AdrianBalboa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 475 ✭✭AdrianBalboa


    He’s not funny.


  • #641
    mariaalice
    Registered Users Posts: 12,356 ✭✭✭✭mariaalice


    It one of the best thing on the radio at the moment.


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  • #642
    Dual wheels
    Registered Users Posts: 711 ✭✭✭Dual wheels


    Looking forward to CK this evening


  • #643
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users Posts: 66,732 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    Dual wheels wrote: »
    Looking forward to CK this evening

    https://twitter.com/olivercallan/status/1339889280538320902


  • #644
    Brendan Bendar
    Registered Users Posts: 19,025 ✭✭✭✭Brendan Bendar


    Must have a few questions to answer......


  • #645
    Dual wheels
    Registered Users Posts: 711 ✭✭✭Dual wheels


    FrancieBrady wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/olivercallan/status/1339889280538320902

    Ah feck it anyway what’s going on there? So anything for the rest of the year is already prerecorded


  • #646
    pc7
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 13,962 Mod ✭✭✭✭pc7


    An episode was on the podcast and is very funny, year in review.


  • #647
    djemba djemba
    Registered Users Posts: 2,579 ✭✭✭djemba djemba


    Is this finished?


  • #648
    Diairist
    Registered Users Posts: 365 ✭✭Diairist


    I hope not!!! Sergeant Ó Vehickle needs to fine someone going to the airport.


  • #649
    Brendan Bendar
    Registered Users Posts: 19,025 ✭✭✭✭Brendan Bendar


    Diairist wrote: »
    I hope not!!! Sergeant Ó Vehickle needs to fine someone going to the airport.

    If Callan keeps on shilling the Shinners it will be, on RTE anyway..

    Public Service Broadcasters don’t usually allow those on the radio to say what they like on other platforms.

    Keep your political opinions to yourself if you want to be on the radio would appear to be the name of the game.


  • #650
    Welsh Megaman
    Registered Users Posts: 71,483 ✭✭✭✭Welsh Megaman


    New series begins this Friday night 6.30pm.


  • #651
    thesandeman
    Registered Users Posts: 9,849 ✭✭✭thesandeman


    Welsh Megaman wrote: »
    New series begins this Friday night 6.30pm.

    And he's covering for Tubbs from Thursday until Monday week.


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  • #652
    Brendan Bendar
    Registered Users Posts: 19,025 ✭✭✭✭Brendan Bendar


    This guy Callan needs to be exposed.


  • #653
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users Posts: 66,732 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    Brendan Bendar wrote: »
    This guy Callan needs to be exposed.

    Criticism of the government will not be tolerated! :):)


  • #654
    Brendan Bendar
    Registered Users Posts: 19,025 ✭✭✭✭Brendan Bendar


    FrancieBrady wrote: »
    Criticism of the government will not be tolerated! :):)

    No problem Francie

    However it would be nice if a lad being paid by the taxpayer distributed his ‘criticism’ evenly and fairly instead of focusing on one individual alone.

    Astute observers see through this operator, and his naked agenda.


    All we ask for is fairness, not couching all his ‘satire’ in a thinly disguised attack one one individual, and a very poor attempt to use a so called attack by an opposition personality on the same individual.

    People are not stupid enough to be roped in by that propaganda.


  • #655
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users Posts: 66,732 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    Brendan Bendar wrote: »
    No problem Francie

    However it would be nice if a lad being paid by the taxpayer distributed his ‘criticism’ evenly and fairly instead of focusing on one individual alone.

    Astute observers see through this operator, and his naked agenda.


    All we ask for is fairness, not couching all his ‘satire’ in a thinly disguised attack one one individual, and a very poor attempt to use a so called attack by an opposition personality on the same individual.

    People are not stupid enough to be roped in by that propaganda.

    Criticism of the one most deserving of it, will not be tolerated.


  • #656
    Brendan Bendar
    Registered Users Posts: 19,025 ✭✭✭✭Brendan Bendar


    FrancieBrady wrote: »
    Criticism of the one most deserving of it, will not be tolerated.

    I could think of a lot more deserving it Francie, but hey it’s St Patrick’s Day.


    Best not go there.Plenty of time to unload at a later occasion.


  • #657
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users Posts: 66,732 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    Brendan Bendar wrote: »
    I could think of a lot more deserving it Francie, but hey it’s St Patrick’s Day.


    Best not go there.Plenty of time to unload at a later occasion.

    He's a satirist's dream, as they say and looks like he will be for some time to come.


  • #658
    Banana Republic 1
    Registered Users Posts: 3,328 ✭✭✭Banana Republic 1


    First Up wrote: »
    Is it just me, or does anyone else think this is dreadful rubbish? There is a long and honorable tradition of satirical radio (and TV) but surely they could do better than this. The Enda/Ringer stuff is a straight copy of Dermot Morgan's Haughey/PJ Mara skit - with none of the subtlety. The take-off's of Michael D (now mercifully over I think/hope) were just embarrassing and many of the sketches consist of little more than people shouting over each other.

    There was a time when treasured Scrap Saturday episodes were sent around the world on cassette tapes. Callan's Kicks is an unfunny, sorry insult to its memory.


    It’s ten times better than mario rosenstock


  • #659
    Clon63
    Registered Users Posts: 337 ✭✭Clon63


    Yeah looking forward to it. Enjoy it.


  • #660
    Brendan Bendar
    Registered Users Posts: 19,025 ✭✭✭✭Brendan Bendar


    Here’s this tool shilling the Shinners again.

    Let’s be surprised.


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  • #661
    Government buildings
    Registered Users Posts: 423 ✭✭Government buildings


    I never listened to this before. Not very funny at all.


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