Irish Pictorial Weekly

Lenin Skynard

Nobody watching this? Fantastic so far IMO.

ednwireland

yep pretty good

omahaid

Ya, it's pretty sharp, seems eerily accurate, depressingly so

irishfeen

The Micheál Martin bit is very good.:)

amdublin

Yes v good.

Those civil servants are depressing...

Howjoe1

just watching for first time (not sure if on before) . it's made me laugh.

jd007

Austeri-Tea :pac:

pm1977x

Far more hits than misses, great stuff, particularly 'The Taking' bit and some of the Gerry Adams stuff

Howjoe1

Gerry Adams playing God say the Queen on guitar:D

eclectichoney

Liked the barrys tea p*sstake also

TheBlock

The Show Mario wishes he could make. This should be no brainer for a second series, sharp and current with no fluting around.

pm1977x

TheBlock wrote: »

The Show Mario wishes he could make. This should be no brainer for a second series, sharp and current with no fluting around.

exactly, satire with balls and laughs, well done to all involved

sligojoek

Not bad at all. They seem to have put a bit more effort into this than the Mario Rosenstock show. No offence to Mario but his TV show just didn't do it for me.

Lenin Skynard

pm1977x wrote: »

exactly, satire with balls and laughs, well done to all involved

+1 on this. This was the show that Rosenstock's wasn't. I had lost all faith in a good sketch show on RTE before I watched this.

rubberdiddies

Really impressed with this. Gets across what most people are thinking but in a humorous manner. Very funny actually

starviewadams

Very enjoyable.A rarity when comedy is undertaken by RTE.

coolhull

But let's see how long it'll be before the politicians ring in and start complaining. Shinners in particular are very sensitive. Whenever any show starts ridiculing politicians of any party, that's what happens. And spineless RTE listens when their masters speak

Howjoe1

who was the bloke playing Peter Dara Quinn? looked familiar

Mardy Bum

Excellent show with cutting edge comedy. Fair play to all involved.

Fr Pat Noise

I can't see any politicians having the neck to complain about it somehow, it would show them up to be utterly thin-skinned as well as the spineless buffoons that they are

mike65

God, I'll have to watch this tomorrow so. Is the spirit of Frank Hall present? Or is it just a "homage" title?

ThisRegard

That was great, every sketch.

Mario should be made study this to see what a satirical show actually is, not the pile of crap he made.

pixelburp

I complained on the Mario thread about how toothless the satire was - well this show is all teeth. And they're made of knives.

Bitter, angry, spares no-one & was genuinely funny. Sure there were silly wigs but it all had bite. I'd almost given up hope RTE knew how to do satire at all. It's on the RTE player btw, but I'll definitely be coming back for more.

To be fair though, Barry Murphy has been behind some pretty sharp satire in the past; whether it was in the more political 'Aprés Match' moments (and I spotted his costar Gary Cooke) or those sketches he did for the otherwise bland 'The Eleventh Hour'. If they keep that level of cynicism throughout it could be a real winner - I just hope RTE don't bottle it and force the team to tone it down. The 1916 stuff was pretty depressing mind you, really rubbed salt in the wounds. Also glad to see some firm digs towards Terry Prone, she's well due them at this stage.

Well done to all involved.

DeepBlue

A boards.ie thread praising an RTE production.
So this must be what an alternative reality feels like :pac:

Sir Oxman

pixelburp wrote: »

I complained on the Mario thread about how toothless the satire was - well this show is all teeth. And they're made of knives.

Bitter, angry, spares no-one & was genuinely funny. Sure there were silly wigs but it all had bite. I'd almost given up hope RTE knew how to do satire at all. It's on the RTE player btw, but I'll definitely be coming back for more.

To be fair though, Barry Murphy has been behind some pretty sharp satire in the past; whether it was in the more political 'Aprés Match' moments (and I spotted his costar Gary Cooke) or those sketches he did for the otherwise bland 'The Eleventh Hour'. If they keep that level of cynicism throughout it could be a real winner - I just hope RTE don't bottle it and force the team to tone it down. The 1916 stuff was pretty depressing mind you, really rubbed salt in the wounds. Also glad to see some firm digs towards Terry Prone, she's well due them at this stage.

Well done to all involved.

This.
One set of parasites were replaced by the homegrown variety a hundred years ago - that sketch was really eerie and quite depressing actually, but I supose the truth always is.

Good show (except the Martin bits, which fell flat for me)
No hits at Labour though?

Mr.Nice Guy

I didn't think all the skits worked (the Easter Rising one for instance) but I laughed at a lot more than I normally would on an RTE show. The Gerry Adams/Gaybo interview I particularly liked. I give it a thumbs up.

Nuttzz

I have to say I loved the kids

"Dad says the recession is good for population control, all the skangers and culchies will have to move to oz"

and the jibe about the non fee paying types playing for leinster!

pigtown

Howjoe1 wrote: »

who was the bloke playing Peter Dara Quinn? looked familiar

Paul Howard, author of Ross O'Carroll-Kelly.

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

I didn't think all the skits worked (the Easter Rising one for instance) but I laughed at a lot more than I normally would on an RTE show. The Gerry Adams/Gaybo interview I particularly liked. I give it a thumbs up.

I thought the 1916 one was really clever, politicians line their pockets as the country burns.

hdowney

Fantastic Show. Delighted to have something like this back on the telly. First there was Hall's Pictorial Weekly, then Bull Island and now Irish Pictorial Weekly. Hopefully this will last longer than it's two precdecessors

cofy

All the sketches were short, not long enough to get bored with any sketch. I happened to like all the sketches. There was a good variety of sketches between using all actors (1916) to the Michael Martin (using real footage) to Gay Byrne and Gerry Adams.

Miguel_Sanchez

It's really really great stuff.

Savagely funny.

FloatingVoter

Yup, good stuff. I thought the 1916 lads stole the show - goes to show that opinions differ. Gerry Adams loss of belief in God when passing through Mullingar was funny as well.

JM Skipton

Excellent show last night, few politicians watching it from behind the couch I'd say, very close to the bone.
John Colleary must be one of the most underrated comedians in the country,brilliant in this and brilliant in the Savage Eye.

Lennonist

It's good stuff, the cut at the gathering was good and the letter from Australia savaging the hypocrisy in Irish public life. Enda Kenny is an easy target, he should be mercilessly mauled by political satirists.

johnpatrick81

On first impressions it's the best comedy show RTE have ever produced. Hopefully it keeps it up. Brilliant!!

mike65

I'm trying my best to watch it but the rte player is utter ****ing shiote! three times its dropped the stream so far. :mad:

make that four times, I've given up.

Callan57

Really enjoyed it ... haven't laughed as much in a long time. Frank Hall would be proud of ye lads.

cats.life

please tell me that its going to repeated??????????? i put it on to record and when i went to look for it today I COULD NOT FIND IT, is it repeated......:(:odo any of you remember BULL ISLAND that was realy good until complaints came in from TD,S :mad::mad::mad: rte then scraped it.

pixelburp

cats.life wrote: »

please tell me that its going to repeated??????????? i put it on to record and when i went to look for it today I COULD NOT FIND IT, is it repeated......:(:odo any of you remember BULL ISLAND that was realy good until complaints came in from TD,S :mad::mad::mad: rte then scraped it.

It's on the RTE player:
http://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/10091927/

salad dodger

cats.life wrote: »

please tell me that its going to repeated??????????? i put it on to record and when i went to look for it today I COULD NOT FIND IT, is it repeated......:(:odo any of you remember BULL ISLAND that was realy good until complaints came in from TD,S :mad::mad::mad: rte then scraped it.

11.30 rte1 monday night if wanna record the repeat

Lenin Skynard

pigtown wrote: »

Paul Howard, author of Ross O'Carroll-Kelly.

I thought he was hilarious considering he's a journalist/author and not a performer as such. He had the best shít-eating grin ever when he was talking to the guards and added a lot to what otherwise could have been an uninteresting sketch. Great stuff.

Hande hoche!

Very entertaining show. The 1916 bit was fantastic.

RandolphEsq

Just watching it now on RTE player. I really like it, sharp and I find myself laughing out loud.

The civil servant bit was spot on! And the Gathering/Taking bit was brilliant too.

MrSing

Just watched it now and its already the funniest thing on RTE.

Best of luck in 2006 Mario.

Subpopulus

Quality satire. Well written, well acted and well filmed. S'pose it comes from a large group of writers with a good pedigree in comic writing.

I really enjoyed John Colleary and Elanor Tiernan's performance. And Dominic Walsh 'deh vice a' middle ireland!' is a spot on caricature of those awful midwestern country and western singers.

I look forward to more of the same.

The Black Oil

Pretty good, though I'm not sure it had all that much bite in the end. Digs at Terry Prone are long, long overdue.

Thinking of Rory Bremner's work - I always thought Bird and Fortune arguing were better than the material from the man himself, if we're to compare this production with those that took on current issues.

mfceiling

Just watched it there for the 2nd time........brilliant and i reckon it will get better.

DeepBlue

The Black Oil wrote: »

Pretty good, though I'm not sure it had all that much bite in the end. Digs at Terry Prone are long, long overdue.

With Prone what you really need is a sketch of her advising a politician on what to do and then another sketch of her on a TV show lambasting the politician for doing what she advised. Her ilk really are a cancer.

Btw only four episodes are due to be shown? Not much is it?

Precious flower

Must say it's very good. I hope RTÉ don't get complaints about it and axe it. In times like these, these kind of shows are gold when we can all feel united in how fecked up the country is and have a bit of a laugh. Shows like spitting image are what people need during a recession!
There are serious undertones to it too, which gives it a bit of bite!

FloatingVoter

I doubt Terry Prone will be complaining - she'll probably use it in a briefing package for O'Reilly next week. And charge him - the dumbkopf that he is.

storker

cats.life wrote: »

please tell me that its going to repeated??????????? i put it on to record and when i went to look for it today I COULD NOT FIND IT, is it repeated......:(:odo any of you remember BULL ISLAND that was realy good until complaints came in from TD,S :mad::mad::mad: rte then scraped it.

Bull Island had lost its way by then, though, I think. I remember seeing one of the last shows and thinking it was pathetic.

To compare Bull Island with Irish Pictorial Weekly seems like comparing a butter knife with a rapier.

Stork