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AnonoBoy wrote: »

What makes you think a warm-up comedian would be drunk while doing his job?

Who does warm up for Republic of Telly actually - anyone ever been to a recording of it?

I was just trying to say that he probably isn't sober - that doesn't exactly mean that he's drunk.

lufties wrote: »

Thats quite a strange comment or perhaps I just don't get what you mean.

You probably just don't get what I mean, then.

If the audience didn't have low standards in comedy and/or weren't given free alcohol before the show, then surely they'd realise how bad the vast majority of the sketches are and wouldn't laugh and clap so much at them.

And the warm-up guy probably doesn't realise either how bad said sketches are as he goes about his job - which leads the cynic in me to suggest that he, too, might have had a beer or two before the show. (But I don't mean to suggest that he's had loads of beers - he certainly wouldn't be able to do his job then.)

AnonoBoy

Go Harvey Go wrote: »

And the warm-up guy probably doesn't realise either how bad said sketches are as he goes about his job - which leads the cynic in me to suggest that he, too, might have had a beer or two before the show.

The warm-up guy (whoever he is) is getting paid good money to warm the crowd up, what he thinks of the sketches doesn't make a difference to his job. I doubt he's having beers at all before he does it or why you think he would.

Sure even Winning Streak has a warm-up guy!

lufties

Go Harvey Go wrote: »

I was just trying to say that he probably isn't sober - that doesn't exactly mean that he's drunk.




You probably just don't get what I mean, then.

If the audience didn't have low standards in comedy and/or weren't given free alcohol before the show, then surely they'd realise how bad the vast majority of the sketches are and wouldn't laugh and clap so much at them.

And the warm-up guy probably doesn't realise either how bad said sketches are as he goes about his job - which leads the cynic in me to suggest that he, too, might have had a beer or two before the show. (But I don't mean to suggest that he's had loads of beers - he certainly wouldn't be able to do his job then.)

Ahhh, now I see what you mean...








Not

Masseymad

i think the republic of telly is absolutly hilarious

Go Harvey Go

AnonoBoy wrote: »

The warm-up guy (whoever he is) is getting paid good money to warm the crowd up, what he thinks of the sketches doesn't make a difference to his job. I doubt he's having beers at all before he does it or why you think he would.

Sure even Winning Streak has a warm-up guy!

lufties wrote: »

Ahhh, now I see what you mean...








Not

*sigh*

The sketches are mostly crap.

Yet the audience still laugh at each and every one of them.

That means that they somehow find them funny, through either or both of the following:

(1) Having low standards in comedy, i.e. thinking that almost anything that passes off as comedy is funny.

(2) Being given free booze before the show, which makes them more likely to laugh at almost anything that passes off as comedy.

And the warm-up guy prompts the audience to laugh and clap after each and every sketch - no matter how funny the sketches actually are, and no matter that the audience will more than likely laugh and clap naturally, as a result of their low standards in comedy and/or the influence of booze.

As I said, I'm only making a cynical suggestion (as I do with many other poor TV shows) that he himself has one or two beers before the show - I'm not actually saying that he does do that.

And I'm happy for this cynical suggestion to be proved wrong.

I'm sorry for phrasing this comment the way I have - it's just that I really don't think that what I've said in my previous two comments should be that difficult to understand, regardless whether it's right or wrong.

Go Harvey Go

Masseymad wrote: »

i think the republic of telly is absolutly hilarious

Even after what I've said above, I respect your opinion.

I may not necessarily agree with it, but you're perfectly entitled to it.

AnonoBoy

Go Harvey Go wrote: »

That means that they somehow find them funny, through either or both of the following:

(1) Having low standards in comedy, i.e. thinking that almost anything that passes off as comedy is funny.

(2) Being given free booze before the show, which makes them more likely to laugh at almost anything that passes off as comedy.

I'd say it's both of these. I've never been to the Republic of Telly recording but I have been in the audience for other shows and got one glass of wine before it. Don't think they're slopping out four pints to each person or anything.

As I said, I'm only making a cynical suggestion (as I do with many other poor TV shows) that he himself has one or two beers before the show - I'm not actually saying that he does do that.

Yeah I doubt that bit. For a comedian, a warm up gig is a nice regular paid gig and whether he likes the sketches or not has nothing to do with his job. He gets paid to get the crowd going, that's it.

Do you think everyone who works on Republic of Telly thinks it's hilarious? Cause that's definitely not true.

Go Harvey Go

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Do you think everyone who works on Republic of Telly thinks it's hilarious? Cause that's definitely not true.

If I implied at any stage that I thought that, then I didn't mean to.

I'd say there are plenty of Republic of Telly personnel who couldn't care less how funny it actually is. Their jobs don't involve going in front of the camera at all, though.

AnonoBoy

Go Harvey Go wrote: »

If I implied at any stage that I thought that, then I didn't mean to.

I'd say there are plenty of Republic of Telly personnel who couldn't care less how funny it actually is. Their jobs don't involve going in front of the camera at all, though.

The warm-up guy isn't in front of the camera either.

Dtp1979

Having a debate with the wife here. This weeks episode, Jen Mcguire doing the 80's sketch was frying a breakfast for Bernard. What was the white stuff she used on the frying pan instead of oil. It was a white block called? ( remember this was the 80's )

July Rain

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Having a debate with the wife here. This weeks episode, Jen Mcguire doing the 80's sketch was frying a breakfast for Bernard. What was the white stuff she used on the frying pan instead of oil. It was a white block called? ( remember this was the 80's )

Lard

Realt Dearg Sec

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Having a debate with the wife here. This weeks episode, Jen Mcguire doing the 80's sketch was frying a breakfast for Bernard. What was the white stuff she used on the frying pan instead of oil. It was a white block called? ( remember this was the 80's )

Lard. I think it's made if animal fat.

mikom

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Having a debate with the wife here. This weeks episode, Jen Mcguire doing the 80's sketch was frying a breakfast for Bernard. What was the white stuff she used on the frying pan instead of oil. It was a white block called? ( remember this was the 80's )

Frytex





or Cooken.

Dtp1979

I was thinking stork maybe??

deco nate

It was fry tex. Mm tasty chips ;-)

Dtp1979

deco nate wrote: »

It was fry tex. Mm tasty chips ;-)

Anybody know Jennifer McGuire personally?? Maybe ask her!

KerranJast

The show is still pretty funny at times. The main thing that drives me mad though is they don't properly mute down the audience laugh track during skits.

It's sometimes impossible to hear what's being said because of some gob****es guffawing.

If you watch The Daily Show you'll hear how they properly deal with it.

Dtp1979

KerranJast wrote: »

The show is still pretty funny at times. The main thing that drives me mad though is they don't properly mute down the audience laugh track during skits.

It's sometimes impossible to hear what's being said because of some gob****es guffawing.

If you watch The Daily Show you'll hear how they properly deal with it.

Who in the name of God watches the daily show

KerranJast

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Who in the name of God watches the daily show

Kudos I obviously meant the US Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

Realt Dearg Sec

KerranJast wrote: »

Kudos I obviously meant the US Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

Ha, I only got DTP's joke when you said that...

Seriously I know it's not even remotely fair to compare, but I've been watching a lot of Colbert Reports this week. Dear God we have so much to learn...

mfceiling

Bernard arrived in to work today to film a sketch. Sound lad - had a bit of banter with him in the canteen.

JP Liz V1

I see the mocking of the Today show continues which is good

Realt Dearg Sec

Caught a little bit of it. I thought the bit making fun of a few ads was funny, in particular the one for the Ped Egg. I've always found that actual ad revolting and they did a brilliant job of that. But I also saw the sort of news sketch, which was just another opportunity to make some very cheap, predictable gags about guards being from the country and going to Coppers.

I honestly think, by the way, that this show should place a moratorium on jokes about Coppers. They seem to think it's the most intrinsically hilarious thing on earth, but, I have news for them: you are quite literally repeating the SAME JOKE pretty much every single week, for several YEARS now. It's like when they are stuck for a joke they just spitball for a while, lean back in their chairs, staring at the ceiling, tapping pens off their teeth and cleaning their glasses until someone says "**** it, throw in a Coppers joke about everyone going there being a Guard or a nurse and we'll head down to the canteen" *High fives all round*

Go Harvey Go

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

I see the mocking of the Today show continues which is good

It'll get very tired quite soon, though - rather like the Coppers jokes that Realt Dearg Sec points out.

Same if they keep on mocking Xpose.

hufpc8w3adnk65

Missed this tonight. When does it repeat on rte 2?

brian_t

MrMac84 wrote: »

Missed this tonight. When does it repeat on rte 2?

Saturday evening @ 10.00pm

JP Liz V1

MrMac84 wrote: »

Missed this tonight. When does it repeat on rte 2?

You really didn't miss much :P

hufpc8w3adnk65

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

You really didn't miss much :P

They had the camera confession thing 3 weeks ago In cork.. Did they show it tonight?

sok2005

I was going mad they cut across Hozier for Bernards song sketch. Lead guy has an amazing voice, at least give me a verse and chorus!!

JP Liz V1

sok2005 wrote: »

I was going mad they cut across Hozier for Bernards song sketch. Lead guy has an amazing voice, at least give me a verse and chorus!!

Do you mean Kodaline?

I don't think they showed secret camera confessions from Cork last night

sok2005

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Do you mean Kodaline?

I don't think they showed secret camera confessions from Cork last night

That's the one, Kodaline!! Cheers!

Ash.J.Williams

Jeeaaaysus i half watched the late late show anchorman interview, i really found it to painful to watch, but when i saw the republic of telly highlights of it,i had to pinch myself...jeepers it was the most cringe inducing thing i've ever seen on RTE....

ButtersSuki

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

Jeeaaaysus i half watched the late late show anchorman interview, i really found it to painful to watch, but when i saw the republic of telly highlights of it,i had to pinch myself...jeepers it was the most cringe inducing thing i've ever seen on RTE....

take it you didn't see Tubbers interview Tom Cruise like a love-struck teenager then?

silverdolphin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8k9b6S26mA

The problem with this sketch is that the "child" is really an adult and talks like an adult. The teacher also looks younger than the child.

briany

silverdolphin wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8k9b6S26mA

The problem with this sketch is that the "child" is really an adult and talks like an adult. The teacher also looks younger than the child.

Isn't that the point? A bit of absurdity?

ricero

silverdolphin wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8k9b6S26mA

The problem with this sketch is that the "child" is really an adult and talks like an adult. The teacher also looks younger than the child.

Watch this and hilarity engulfs the human body

jjf1974

ricero wrote: »

Watch this and hilarity engulfs the human body

Hilarity ???

Ash.J.Williams

silverdolphin wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8k9b6S26mA

The problem with this sketch is that the "child" is really an adult and talks like an adult. The teacher also looks younger than the child.

Pardon?

silverdolphin

briany wrote: »

Isn't that the point? A bit of absurdity?

It's hard to find it funny when it's an unrealistic portrayal of how the majority of senior infants talk. The sketch would've worked better if they had a real child and used childish humour with childish talk. It shouldn't have been too hard for them to create a sketch around that as kids can say hilarious things.

Standman

silverdolphin wrote: »

It's hard to find it funny when it's an unrealistic portrayal of how the majority of senior infants talk. The sketch would've worked better if they had a real child and used childish humour with childish talk. It shouldn't have been too hard for them to create a sketch around that as kids can say hilarious things.

The whole joke of the sketch was that this "child" was speaking like an opinionated adult. You'll find that many if not most jokes & sketches depend on an "unrealistic portrayal" of something or other. It's basic comedy.

Not that this particular sketch was funny or anything. It could have been funny if the acting/writing was better.

JP Liz V1

It is back tomorrow night

Go Harvey Go

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

It is back tomorrow night

And by the metric I'm still using, this series is the tenth.

I see that no-one commented during the show, or in the 24 hours immediately following its broadcast.

Does this mean that most Boardsies have finally had enough of the thing and stopped watching it once and for all?

briany

Go Harvey Go wrote: »

And by the metric I'm still using, this series is the tenth.

I see that no-one commented during the show, or in the 24 hours immediately following its broadcast.

Does this mean that most Boardsies have finally had enough of the thing and stopped watching it once and for all?

It's almost as if they realised that with Internet access, they're no longer reliant on broadcast television for an evening's televisual entertainment and don't have to watch RoT. Ever. :pac:

Or everyone forgot.... Possible.

Ash.J.Williams

The show definitely peaked 2 years ago...I remember looking forward to every week... Now it's an awkward self important mess

Staplor

Gave it a go again, that Real Republic bit is painful.

kumate_champ07

this is just awful, presenter seems to be there because he's some trendy beardy guy with tussled hair, rte thinks thats what the youth/audience want.

how about jokes that are funny, rather than trying to be whacky thinking thats all it takes for good comedy

Ash.J.Williams

He's Sim card from the hardy bucks...he was at the county final!

rovert

Would look them to set themselves the challenge of not doing "aren't culchies different" and "remember the 80s" segments for a series.

JP Liz V1

Poor 100th episode

Go Harvey Go

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Poor 100th episode

Almost a hundred too many.