The Ray D'Arcy Show Thread - Mod note Post # 1 Updated

Neeson

kunst nugget wrote: »

I thought it was very funny. Obviously, that's my tall privilege showing through…

It's illegal to talk about Ray's height though. But yes it was quite the statement.

CarrickMcJoe

No, this means it's that time of year when the most unfunny comedian Andrew Maxwell comes on as the Union Elf, cringe.

crazygeryy

How many baubles do you think that one is mairead. Que sound of gunshot.

Clonmel1000

Was that Maxwell roaring and shouting on the show yesterday
My god it was awful

denishurley

It was so bad.

Meangadh

God he just kept shouting all the time- saying something louder doesn't make it funnier.

I've seen him do stand up a few times and he was alright, not really my thing but you'd sit through it- but that was just shouting and no actual comedy. Not exactly the best advertisement for trying to sell shows.

cunnifferous

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

Was that Maxwell roaring and shouting on the show yesterday
My god it was awful

Worse than listening to someone scrape their fingernails down a blackboard

Listrydude

crazygeryy wrote: »

Totally agree. Him and jason byrne.they are both ****e.

totally!

crazygeryy

Jason byrne damien dempsey.wow that's a scoop for the show.
How does he get away with the same guests on time and time again.

crazygeryy

Jason byrne damien dempsey.wow that's a scoop for the show.
How does he get away with the same guests on time and time again.

eisenberg1

crazygeryy wrote: »

Jason byrne damien dempsey.wow that's a scoop for the show.
How does he get away with the same guests on time and time again.

"Text" just in from someone who had to pull over because they were in floods listening to Damien Dempsey..............

ncmc

Genuine question, who actually goes to see Jason Byrne, Andrew Maxwell, Neil Delamere et al live? I could not imagine a worse way to spend my money. Even the ads for their shows that are on the radio are absolutely terrible, surely an ad should include the funniest bits of the show, if that's the funniest bits then the shows must be awful sh*te. I think it's Jason Byrne's ad that has him bellowing about Love/Hate and Andew Maxwell's is him simpering and totally patronising his audience. I don't get it, you couldn't pay me to go see them.

splashthecash

eisenberg1 wrote: »

"Text" just in from someone who had to pull over because they were in floods listening to Damien Dempsey..............

wnolan1992

Obviously a lot of people do enjoy them, considering they're still touring and (in Maxwell's case at least) getting wor with the BBC. People on this thread are the vocal minority.



Love Chris and Stevie, such an epic song.

Jason Todd

ncmc wrote: »

Genuine question, who actually goes to see Jason Byrne, Andrew Maxwell, Neil Delamere et al live? I could not imagine a worse way to spend my money. Even the ads for their shows that are on the radio are absolutely terrible, surely an ad should include the funniest bits of the show, if that's the funniest bits then the shows must be awful sh*te. I think it's Jason Byrne's ad that has him bellowing about Love/Hate and Andew Maxwell's is him simpering and totally patronising his audience. I don't get it, you couldn't pay me to go see them.

I actually went to see Delamere a few years back and he was very funny. Very quick-witted and had great interaction with the audience. My gf brought me to Jason Byrne last year and while I'm no big fan of his, the gig was decent. But he's too manic for my liking. But you couldn't pay me to watch Andrew Maxwell, I find him the opposite of funny.

I assume they are on D'Arcy show now as they have DVDs and/or tickets that can sell as Christmas presents. That's how I ended up at the above 2 gigs anyway.

RachaelVO

ncmc wrote: »

Genuine question, who actually goes to see Jason Byrne, Andrew Maxwell, Neil Delamere et al live? I could not imagine a worse way to spend my money. Even the ads for their shows that are on the radio are absolutely terrible, surely an ad should include the funniest bits of the show, if that's the funniest bits then the shows must be awful sh*te. I think it's Jason Byrne's ad that has him bellowing about Love/Hate and Andew Maxwell's is him simpering and totally patronising his audience. I don't get it, you couldn't pay me to go see them.

I could just about take Andrew Maxwell and Neil Delamere, if I got the tickets for free and a loada drink before hand... Wouldn't go to see Jason Byrne if I was paid (well maybe a million euro, but I'd still have to think about it).

ncmc

Aaand there's Tommy Tiernan! That completes the quartet of comedians in less than a week! That must be a record. I'm expecting Des Bishop by Skype from Japan any minute now :rolleyes:

FunLover18

ncmc wrote: »

Aaand there's Tommy Tiernan! That completes the quartet of comedians in less than a week! That must be a record. I'm expecting Des Bishop by Skype from Japan any minute now :rolleyes:

I do like Tommy though, so I don't mind too much. Missed it anyway

Fattes

op by Skype from Japan any minute now

But he is in China? You are the Garda from love hate where do I collect my prize?

swiftman

Fattes wrote: »

But he is in China? You are the Garda from love hate where do I collect my prize?

ah sure they all look the same






joke

ncmc

FunLover18 wrote: »

I do like Tommy though, so I don't mind too much. Missed it anyway

He's certainly the best of the bunch, but he's been on so many times at this stage that he really doesn't have much to say.

Fattes wrote: »

But he is in China? You are the Garda from love hate where do I collect my prize?

swiftman wrote: »

ah sure they all look the same






joke

China? That's even better... maybe he'll be imprisoned without trial and we'll be spared his TV show about learning Chinese....

neris

must be great to be able to call your mates into your office to have a good catch up and talk about your pet interests such as babies and ................... em ..... babies

Addle

How can someone get away with getting ready to go out while they're supposed to be working?!

eisenberg1

46 year old man in car crying....

Men in factories crying....

254,000 listeners....

All genuine texts................

BPKS

And now Rachel "Ullen" is on.

I assume we'll have Clodagh McKenna, the young chef fella, the fish fella from Kinsale and the one with the Italian name that speaks a hundred miles an hour on before the end of next week.

Its a bit like in the run-up to an election where all political parties have equal air-time on radio on telly. Every comedian and chef in Ireland gets equal air-time on the Ray Darcy show (every month it seems).

Ash.J.Williams

Good interview with Daithi about his dad, i was moved, and i'm a 7ft 32 stone meat packer from wexford.

Left Back on the Bench

what did he say to the old chief exec at the Christmas party?

Horse84

It really is chronic, I'm just astonished by the listenership figures. I cannot for the life of me get my head around it. I used to love the show but it got to the stage where I just couldn't handle listening to him anymore. Just reading about the shows and the run up to Xmas makes my skin crawl, same **** every year. Fair play to em for getting away with it I guess.

Lads do ye're selves a favour and turn it off like I did if ya can at all, your day will be better for it:)

swiftman

Horse84 wrote: »

It really is chronic, I'm just astonished by the listenership figures. I cannot for the life of me get my head around it. I used to love the show but it got to the stage where I just couldn't handle listening to him anymore. Just reading about the shows and the run up to Xmas makes my skin crawl, same **** every year. Fair play to em for getting away with it I guess.

Lads do ye're selves a favour and turn it off like I did if ya can at all, your day will be better for it:)

honest question, what do you listen to instead. so hard to find anything decent

kunst nugget

swiftman wrote: »

honest question, what do you listen to instead. so hard to find anything decent

I listen to podcasts instead like Freakonomics, Joe Rogan or Bill Burr - the last two are a tad sweary for offices though or stick on BBC6. Have TuneIn on your phone and hook it up to a docking station and that's you sorted for listening to anything you want.