Comments on: RTE’s Roaring Twenties

By: Ed08

Ed08 — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:15:10 +0000

Irish TV comedy is usually shit because usually its either 1 its a rip-off of an english show or 2 it tries to all cutting edge and cool and ‘young’. The sight of smug D4 cuntz licking each others rings isnt FUNNY it just induces nihilistic rage.KILL EM ALL! Podge and Rodge were good in there first season but went a bit tame after that.
My idea for a show.a Robot that Rapes Irish celebrities (regardless of sex) in a comedic fashion. IN the First episode. RAPEBOT Will humoursly assault Gay Byrne-Patronising cunt,Dave Mcsavage-Shit and that irrelevent bird of the Panel.
Next week -Ryan Turburdy and Gerry Ryan are banged with hilarious consequences.

By: Rod

Rod — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:47:31 +0000

…the gems shine all the brighter in the pool of piss that is Irish TV… there’s something good to say. I thought about it, and was wondering what i could bring to the debate that wasn’t even more irish. Fuck them all and their half baked, shoddy, badly lit (of all things) and poorly executed twee-vwee. My mum worked on live at three, I know what i’m talking about.

By: Paul D

Paul D — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:42:10 +0000

I know it was origionally shown on chanel4 but what about father ted. Those are some mighty fine reruns

By: Bonzo

Bonzo — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:50:15 +0000

Just finished watching series 6 of Curb. Great punchline to end the series. The episode with Steve Coogan has the best post-mugging scene I’ve ever seen…

By: Dec

Dec — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:44:36 +0000

Check out 30 Rock. Best comedy i’ve seen in ages. Much in the vein of Arrested Development; fast-paced, self-referecial jokes that reward best after a few episodes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SaZcDIvVC4

Ignore the american-ness of the promo, it’s the only youtube video with decent clips.

By: uiscebot

uiscebot — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:24:58 +0000

they were at that gig on Saturday night.

By: Bob Byrne

Bob Byrne — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:54:22 +0000

Yo! Just downloaded The Roaring Twenties thing and might watch it tomorrow. Apparently it’s just a 2 parter. Naked Camera is good although I walked out on PJ Gallaghers stand up. Nice bloke, but signing comedy songs?? Fucking George Formby.

Cheers for all the links, Diet of Worms looks good. Forgot all about Paths to Freedom, loved that, that was deadly.

Yeah uiscebot, that was funny
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktF0Yybo_sM
Could have been trimmed but the Umberella-ella snippet is a gem

By the way, I gave them permission to use the comic. It’s the gamble you have to take, what if it was a fluke hit and became the next Curb Your Enthusiam?

Peepshow, Curb and Arrested Development are my favs.

By: uiscebot

uiscebot — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:09:32 +0000

I had no telly once but now i have a 42 inch hd that i have sex with every night. And it’s unlicensed too the dirty thing.

Another classic of Irish cringe inducing comedy has to be Dermot Morgans solo outing…painful.

Anyways making comedy for RTE is sorta like having sex with gay byrne in the room.

The Panel is okay. probably because its unscripted (ish)

By: cliodhna

cliodhna — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:59:33 +0000

I have no telly so haven’t a clue what rubbish rte are putting out these days thou doesn’t sound like they’ve improved much and the tv license fee is gone up to what 170 now?

By: Matt Vinyl

Matt Vinyl — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:07:50 +0000

Yeah, I forgot to mention that they supersized the Shiznit.

I’ve seen two episodes of the Roaring Twenties and both times it was late at nihgt when I was stoned off my face. As such that should be when I’m most vulnerable to thinking shit comedy is good. But it wasn’t, it was shit.

I know a few heads that have written comedy stuff for Tv and radio over the last few years. Most of it was shit even though they’re funny people. An idea that has you breaking your bollix laughing in the boozer, rarely translates into good comedy for mass consumption. I’ll agree with you Bob in that I liked Stew, except for the breakfast DJ couple who got on my tits. I really like all the stuff that Paul Woodfull has done over the years. I had to do a double take today when i thought Paul Tylak was trying to steal a bicycle. It was his own though. Judging from it, comedy has not made him a millionaire.

Sue the fuckers for robbing your comic and fucking with it.