Marian Finucane Thread

30-03-2019 12:43pm

I'd like to hear a bit more from Sammy Leslie. She was on the program previous to Marian.

30-03-2019 12:47pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I think she's an awful dose and it has nothing to do with her political views.

I definitely see how people wouldn't be crazy about her style of comedy, just like I don't quite get the appeal of, say, Jimmy Carr or Jack Dee.

However, I think there's also something beyond mere diffeence in taste which so cajoles and irks a lot of people. Few things in light entertainment provoke such angry responses as a female comedian - Sarah Millican, Amy Schumer, Higgins, Deirdre O'Kane all get dog's abuse (admittedly, the last example is more understandable than others).

sligojoek · 30-03-2019 12:47pm

Oops69 wrote: »

how long before Marion DOESNT mention the Mueller report Trump exoneration ?.... probably the whole weekend .

Tubridy said yesterday that he was "effectively" exonerated.

Oops69 · 30-03-2019 12:48pm

when are you going to actually talk about the feckin plants rather than yourself , Diarmuid ?

30-03-2019 12:50pm

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

I definitely see how people wouldn't be crazy about her style of comedy, just like I don't quite get the appeal of, say, Jimmy Carr or Jack Dee.

However, I think there's also something beyond mere diffeence in taste which so cajoles and irks a lot of people. Few things in light entertainment provoke such angry responses as a female comedian - Sarah Millican, Amy Schumer, Higgins, Deirdre O'Kane all get dog's abuse (admittedly, the last example is more understandable than others).

Yes I have heard of that before and it is something which is odd to say the least. I know next to nothing about comedians so can't even comment on the ones you mentioned. I just got a strong sense of "me me look at me aren't I great" off Maeve.

Mad_maxx · 30-03-2019 12:51pm

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

I definitely see how people wouldn't be crazy about her style of comedy, just like I don't quite get the appeal of, say, Jimmy Carr or Jack Dee.

However, I think there's also something beyond mere diffeence in taste which so cajoles and irks a lot of people. Few things in light entertainment provoke such angry responses as a female comedian - Sarah Millican, Amy Schumer, Higgins, Deirdre O'Kane all get dog's abuse (admittedly, the last example is more understandable than others).

I like Amy schumer and loved Joan rivers

Callan57 · 30-03-2019 12:55pm

Oops69 wrote: »

she sounds like a 14 year old air schoolgirl... grow up , i'd say she's the unfunniest comedian ever with an audience full of hipsters there because they feel they should be rather than actually finding her funny .

Fair play to her for making a career for herself but the repeated "Cool, yea" is very irritating ... she needs to extend her vocabulary somewhat.:cool:

However, I'd rather listen to her that the painful, but extremly well got, Diarmuid Gavin. Jesus, he's a massive pain the bum ... another very concerned environmentalist busy clocking up the air miles. :rolleyes:

Oops69 · 30-03-2019 12:56pm

Dawn French, victoria Wood ,Joan rivers , Theres plenty of great female comedians and plenty of ****e ones ,its just there aren't that many female comedians and when one or two of the crap ones are criticised the ultra - feminists get on their high horse and consider it complete misogny etc. etc.

Mena Mitty · 30-03-2019 12:58pm

Oops69 wrote: »

she sounds like a 14 year old air schoolgirl... grow up , i'd say she's the unfunniest comedian ever with an audience full of hipsters there because they feel they should be rather than actually finding her funny .

She'd give an Aspro a headache.

sligojoek · 30-03-2019 1:01pm

Jennifer Saunders is another. They don't make them like they used to.

jeremyj1968 · 30-03-2019 1:13pm

Jaysus, you wouldn't want to make a table quiz team out of today's guests would you.

Robert McGrath · 30-03-2019 1:17pm

Someone realised that Gavin was going to get RTÉ sued with his comment about Monsanto ...

Yer Da sells Avon · 30-03-2019 3:57pm

Oops69 wrote: »

she sounds like a 14 year old air schoolgirl... grow up , i'd say she's the unfunniest comedian ever with an audience full of hipsters there because they feel they should be rather than actually finding her funny .

I find most comedians a bit tiresome to listen to in interviews (shoehorning stand-up material into a conversation rarely works), but I've always found Maeve Higgins excellent on stage. I genuinely think anyone who doesn't find her funny is just pretending to not find her funny because... I don't know... I'm the sort of utter imbecile who can't fathom why another person might dislike stuff that I like.

30-03-2019 5:50pm

Oops69 wrote: »

Dawn French, victoria Wood ,Joan rivers , Theres plenty of great female comedians and plenty of ****e ones ,its just there aren't that many female comedians and when one or two of the crap ones are criticised the ultra - feminists get on their high horse and consider it complete misogny etc. etc.

Two of those comedians are dead, and one hasn't done much (if any) high-profile comedy in a decade.

What about all the current generation of female comedians on the scene? Amy Schumer, Sarah Silverman, Maeve Higgins, Tina Fey, Michelle Wolf, Sarah Millican -- do you seriously think they get the same kind of abuse as Jimmy Carr or Jimmy Kimmell, for making similar jokes (at times political)?

It's all very well reminiscing about the good old days and Phyllis Diller or Joan Rivers, but what female comedian -- currently active -- doesn't get a disproportionate amount of online abuse?

Jo Brand may be one exception, perhaps the one that breaks the rule.

Spanish Eyes · 30-03-2019 6:21pm

Comedians are not funny anymore. IMO, whatever the gender.

They try too hard I think to be pc and non pc and who fkn cares anymore. We have seen it all I think.

30-03-2019 6:28pm

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Comedians are not funny anymore. IMO, whatever the gender.

They try too hard I think to be pc and non pc and who fkn cares anymore. We have seen it all I think.

Amy Schumer, PC? The last time I heard a joke of hers it was about mother-son incest.

Sarah Silverman is well known for abortion jokes.

Maeve Higgins has gotten in trouble in the past for making fun of service dogs.

A person isn't a SJW just because they think racism is A Bad Idea.

Lets face it, guys make these jokes all the time, as well as political jokes. The vitriol they get is pretty odd.

Oops69 · 30-03-2019 7:56pm

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Amy Schumer, PC? The last time I heard a joke of hers it was about mother-son incest.

Sarah Silverman is well known for abortion jokes.

Maeve Higgins has gotten in trouble in the past for making fun of service dogs.

A person isn't a SJW just because they think racism is A Bad Idea.

Lets face it, guys make these jokes all the time, as well as political jokes. The vitriol they get is pretty odd.

They might'nt be PC, but clearly they're doing it in an un-funny way.... really get over that fact that the current crop of female comedians are not particularly good .. that does'nt mean alll female comedian were never or are never going to be any good forever ... so sensitive !

Callan57 · 30-03-2019 8:07pm

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Comedians are not funny anymore. IMO, whatever the gender.

They try too hard I think to be pc and non pc and who fkn cares anymore. We have seen it all I think.

Maybe it's that real life has become so God dam farcical that it has out comedied the comedians

jeremyj1968 · 30-03-2019 8:09pm

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Maeve Higgins has gotten in trouble in the past for making fun of service dogs.

I remember an episode of Fraiser. Marty Crane had his dog Eddie in the cafe, and the waitress said to him "I'm sorry sir no dogs allowed". So Marty pretends to be blind (the inference being that Eddie is a service dog) and waitress apologies and walks away. So I would think that Maeve Higgins only offence is that she has stolen this joke, not that she has actually taken her dog on a plane under false pretenses.

However, having heard her on the show today, I think it might actually be a good idea for Maeve Higgins to have a service dog with her, so that the animal could stop her from talking the next time she feels that the nation needs to hear her "Ann and Barry" level synopsis of modern politics.

jeremyj1968 · 31-03-2019 11:32am

Good man Dermot, a man who was certainly on top of things in his department when he was Minister.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19KotloFVxA

strawdog · 31-03-2019 11:34am

Starting to suspect Marian is friends with Delaney. Very defensive of criticism panel are making about him

Beechwoodspark · 31-03-2019 11:38am

strawdog wrote: »

Starting to suspect Marian is friends with Delaney. Very defensive of criticism panel are making about him

She can’t bring herself to criticize anyone from the golden circle. It’s like the mafia.

jeremyj1968 · 31-03-2019 11:41am

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

She can’t bring herself to criticize anyone from the golden circle. It’s like the mafia.

There you go lads, an old pal.

jeremyj1968 · 31-03-2019 11:42am

A Europhile? On RTE? Why, I never.

RTE must have a phone book full of bleeding hearts that they can ring up at the drop of a hat. What you call populist is people DEMOCRATICALLY voting for people to run their country. Why do RTE allow this point to be overlooked in deference to the opinions of these irrelevant, subjective people?

strawdog · 31-03-2019 11:44am

jeremyj1968 wrote: »

There you go lads, an old pal.

At least she declared it afterwards (whatever prompted her to do so) but terribly unprofessional she couldn't at least feign to be neutral

mattser · 31-03-2019 11:54am

jeremyj1968 wrote: »

Good man Dermot, a man who was certainly on top of things in his department when he was Minister.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19KotloFVxA

Thanks Jeremy. Just got that feeling of nausea I get whenever I see that photo.

Beechwoodspark · 06-04-2019 12:46pm

I like him but my word nevin McGuire spent the entire 20 mins or so promoting his hotel/restaurant

We do this In the restaurant, ppl love it...

This goes down so well in the restaurant...

We get loads of compliments when we serve this...

Fair play to ye nevin !!

honeybear · 06-04-2019 2:22pm

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

I like him but my word nevin McGuire spent the entire 20 mins or so promoting his hotel/restaurant

We do this In the restaurant, ppl love it...

This goes down so well in the restaurant...

We get loads of compliments when we serve this...

Fair play to ye nevin !!

Only heard a snippet of his contribution but he still managed to mention his wife Imelda, daughter Lucia and even his brother (in law)!!! Family mentionings are a huge turnoff for me

Brendan Bendar · 07-04-2019 12:54pm

Jaysus who’s the one giving the synopsis on the shows .

What a harsh nasal voice, Guantanamo Bay should use it as background noise.

Would have immediate effect I would suggest.

sligojoek · 07-04-2019 1:25pm

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Jaysus who’s the one giving the synopsis on the shows .

What a harsh nasal voice, Guantanamo Bay should use it as background noise.

Would have immediate effect I would suggest.

There should be a special place in hell reserved for people who pronounce "Television" as "Taaaaooowvision".

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