The Dermot & Dave Thread [98fm]

Jason Todd

Welcome to the Dermot & Dave on 98fm thread, anyone else enjoy this show as much as me? 3.00pm - 7.00pm Mon-Fri. I'll be honest and admit I only started listening when I followed Ray Foley over to 98 from TodayFM. I used to leave TodayFM on from 9 til my drive home but was so sick of the same old stuff from Tony Fenton every day. These lads are a joy.

They're so creative, all their jingles and segments are a winner, like 'Say Stuff That Suits the Music', 'Mary from Florida', 'Jingly Bits', 'Dave's World' etc, as is their 'banter'. A lot of people will recognise Dermot from Republic of Telly, but he's completely different on the radio. I never realised he was such an accomplished improv comedian. If you haven't heard them before, I'd suggest giving them a listen. I'm surprised there hasn't been a proper thread on them before. By all accounts they were keeping 98 going for the last while.

chilloutrelax

As much as you think they are popular they have a very low listenership and probably won't last too much longer.
98fm should focus on music and have a drive time show focused on such.

soc160

chilloutrelax wrote: »

As much as you think they are popular they have a very low listenership and probably won't last too much longer.
98fm should focus on music and have a drive time show focused on such.

They actually pick the ratings up around 6 o clock to be fair to them, they are an assest to the station so I can't see the station forcing them out, since they moved from breakfast the station has declined in listener ship.

chilloutrelax

soc160 wrote: »

They actually pick the ratings up around 6 o clock to be fair to them, they are an assest to the station so I can't see the station forcing them out, since they moved from breakfast the station has declined in listener ship.

I'm affairs they take a dive at 6pm accruing to the latest JNLR.

Have alook at http://www.ilevel.ie/media-blog/radio/jnlr-2013-2-dublin-radio-listnership

In a particular the Dublin Quarters (Qs)....

Jason Todd

I'm sure they'd find an audience somewhere, and at any time of the day, such is their appeal imo. I don't listen to the radio for music, I listen for personalities, and they are streets ahead of anyone in that timeslot. Love them or hate them, but the same can be said for Ray Foley, Ray D'Arcy, Dave Fanning. They have defined personalities.

What way would you think the market is going? Do people want to hear music or chat? I would have thought chat to be honest, as music is so widely available from iPods etc now, but the JNLR's seem to disagree with me.

gavindowd

I think Dermot and Dave are brilliant and truly create some real 'laugh-out-loud radio'

heybaby

I think they are terrific and certainly superior to Foley and co in that they are funny in an inoffensive way. Foley is quite divisive, you either love him or hate the smart arseness, whereas Dermot and Dave are instantly likeable. Its a massive pity that they couldnt be kept on breakfast, It wouldnt surprise me if Foley was on the same money as dermot and dave combined.

LeakyGee

Great talent and very nice blokes!!

It took a long long time to get there, i recall the early days, jesus they were awful

Rocking it these days

gavindowd

LeakyGee wrote: »

Great talent and very nice blokes!!

It took a long long time to get there, i recall the early days, jesus they were awful

Rocking it these days

When did the pair start, was it on "Dublin's 98" breakfast?

Jason Todd

That Ciaran Gribbins (sp?) comes across very sound, some great stories he has! The new song is very good too imo.

Seren_

Love Dermot & Dave; they've some great features. It's a really comfortable show I find, in a good way - not sure if I'm using the right word to describe what I mean

JamesReeves

Mary from Florida is so nice, if you have Boast the App you can chat away to her on it, and she is just a legend

Also D&D are brilliant, always have me in stitches laughing

DUBLIN_person

Top Quality Radio, Always Listened to them in the morning, but now it's not always possible for me to tune in...

Jason Todd

JamesReeves wrote: »

Mary from Florida is so nice, if you have Boast the App you can chat away to her on it, and she is just a legend

Also D&D are brilliant, always have me in stitches laughing

It's mad that she's consistently funny, every week. She's seems so nice, and her sayings are hilarious!

JamesReeves

Jason Todd wrote: »

It's mad that she's consistently funny, every week. She's seems so nice, and her sayings are hilarious!

I love her sayings... i'm telling you go on Boast the app and she has so much more..

my fav few are

I'm nuttier than a port-a-potty at a peanut festival

that's nuttier than a squirrel turd

and possibly the funniest one ever

it's hotter than the devils nacho farts

jessiblah

I love Dermott and Dave! They're hilarious! As James said, go onto Boast and you'll get to chat to Mary from Florida (and Dave too of course). I thought they'd a huge following. The JNLR surprised me there to be honest.

JamesReeves

jessiblah wrote: »

I love Dermott and Dave! They're hilarious! As James said, go onto Boast and you'll get to chat to Mary from Florida (and Dave too of course). I thought they'd a huge following. The JNLR surprised me there to be honest.

Are you on boast
It is possibly one of the best apps of all times

jessiblah

JamesReeves wrote: »

Are you on boast
It is possibly one of the best apps of all times

I am! I don't Boast too much though. I'm jessiblah on there too!

Dave is great craic on it. It's like an ongoing Dermott and Dave reality app. :P

JamesReeves

jessiblah wrote: »

I am! I don't Boast too much though. I'm jessiblah on there too!

Dave is great craic on it. It's like an ongoing Dermott and Dave reality app. :P

should boast more often .. the bants on it are awesome my fav part is Mary's on it

jessiblah

JamesReeves wrote: »

should boast more often .. the bants on it are awesome my fav part is Mary's on it

Haha yeah! Her sayings are just something else. I don't know where they do come from! I'd love to be able to carry off those sayings but I'd so sound like a wanna be. :P

Jason Todd

Both Dermot and Dave have been nominated for the Music Broadcaster of the Year at the PPI Radio Awards 2013, and 'Say Stuff that Suits the Music" has been nominated in Entertainment Inserts category.

Jason Todd

Can't believe Dave picked Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas' yesterday for Cheese n' Crackers. Not only that, but it won 60% of the vote!

Too early!

JamesReeves

Jason Todd wrote: »

Can't believe Dave picked Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas' yesterday for Cheese n' Crackers. Not only that, but it won 60% of the vote!

Too early!

Cheese and crackers, Cheese and crackers, Cheese and crackers NOM! such an awesome jingle

Jason Todd

Aren't they all!

Cheese n Crackers, Jingly Bits, Shelley's Telly, Say Stuff That Suit the Music, even the Tea n Biccie tune mini-jingle makes me laugh!

Bummer1234

And to go with it all,The secret sound went yesterday also

Jason Todd

Bummer1234 wrote: »

And to go with it all,The secret sound went yesterday also

It was actually so simple in the end. As the caller said it was a DVD case, and they replayed the sound I said to myself, yep, that sounds like it!

JamesReeves

Jason Todd wrote: »

Aren't they all!

Cheese n Crackers, Jingly Bits, Shelley's Telly, Say Stuff That Suit the Music, even the Tea n Biccie tune mini-jingle makes me laugh!

there has been the occasional when in the library late and listening to the lads that I've sang the "here comes shelly with the telly, it's shelly's telly ( oh yeah ) on 98fm.... out loud to wonder why everyone's staring at me .... oh well

Seren_

Barry Dunne confirmed on twitter that his new slot is midday til 4 so the lads are losing an hour wonder what features etc will go?

Synode

A 4 hour show was always too long

JamesReeves

Seren_ wrote: »

Barry Dunne confirmed on twitter that his new slot is midday til 4 so the lads are losing an hour wonder what features etc will go?

Speaking of twitter .... did you see the tweet directed at you :P
"Hi Seren_ :-)"

soc160

Synode wrote: »

A 4 hour show was always too long

Was it? They never had any filler you could argue... I mentioned it on the Aidrian and Jeremy thread they could lose an hour.. I like that i'm right, but also disappointed because they are the best duo on radio.

Seren_

JamesReeves wrote: »

Speaking of twitter .... did you see the tweet directed at yoI :P
"Hi Seren_ :-)"

Ahh just saw that now omg. Stop lurking Mr Dunne! I feel bad now, i actually like his show a lot, but that post made it sound like I didn't :P

Chip Whitley

Disappointing to hear they're being cut by an hour. I would disagree that there is no filler though, there is a fair amount of stuff that gets replayed, US Silly Sports, Say Stuff, Mary from Florida and Jingly Bits all gets repeated during the week. It's all good stuff, so personally I never minded it.

They're my favourite thing on Irish radio (with Foley & JP), so I hope I can keep listening. (I'm not in Dublin, so only listen when I'm at work online) It was ideal for me, because once KC finished at 2.30 I only had half an hour to wait until they came on. Now I've to wait an hour and a half, and can only listen til 6. AND when KC leaves TodayFM, my whole radio day is ****ed up!!

Just on the twitter thing, Dermot and Dave are very good for replying to tweets, have often chatted to them on it.

soc160

The Incredible Hulk wrote: »

Disappointing to hear they're being cut by an hour. I would disagree that there is no filler though, there is a fair amount of stuff that gets replayed, US Silly Sports, Say Stuff, Mary from Florida and Jingly Bits all gets repeated during the week. It's all good stuff, so personally I never minded it.

Maybe, but those segments would be rotated on different days, not like they'd US silly sports and then play it an hour later unless they have a massive request. Also most listeners will listen for an hour at most on the way home or around the house so less keen listeners wouldn't notice the repeat.

Either way it is a shame, they are superb on air together and I wonder how listeners will react. Barry Dunne doesnt desrve to lose half his show though. I hope he keeps the 90's and 00's after 12 though, loved that bit.

Synode

Barry Dunne had a 5 hour show (all music) which was way too long.

Will be interesting to see how the Adrian and Jeremy show goes. I hated the late night chat shows so haven't listened in years. I'll give them a few weeks to see if they impress.

Defo a shame about Dermot and Dave. I was the same with only a 1/2 hour wait after KC

L1011

Synode wrote: »

Barry Dunne had a 5 hour show (all music) which was way too long.

Equivalent show on FM104 is also 5 hours, all music.

Synode

It was the reason I turned it off. If I only wanted to listen to music I'd put on Spotify and listen to the music I wanted to listen to. At least they're trying something new.

soc160

Synode wrote: »

It was the reason I turned it off. If I only wanted to listen to music I'd put on Spotify and listen to the music I wanted to listen to. At least they're trying something new.

A mid morning chat show. Not really new is it?

Synode

I meant new as in a departure from an all music show

sebcity

Anyone know the new times for the US Silly Sports and Say Stuff repeats?
4.15 was perfect for my drive home!

Chip Whitley

sebcity wrote: »

Anyone know the new times for the US Silly Sports and Say Stuff repeats?
4.15 was perfect for my drive home!

Not sure! Missed yesterdays show, but I think the Say Stuff repeat was on around 3.45 today. Don't quote me on that though!

Chip Whitley

US Silly Sports just had the action replay.

Chip Whitley

No D&D all week! :(:(



Claire Solan filling in for anyone interested.

Synode

I'm nearly sure I heard her say yesterday that they're off for two weeks. Nightmare if true

gnfnrhead

Thought Dave's World was great today. It's usually hit or miss for me, but today was a huge hit.

Chip Whitley

Enjoying the show from Mary's house in Florida... the jammy gits!

soc160

The Incredible Hulk wrote: »

Enjoying the show from Mary's house in Florida... the jammy gits!

Ye I caught a few minutes of the show today, i'm a fan of the guys but I never hear the Mary from Florida section because of work, but from what I do hear and this trip they made I don't get it? Who is she and why is it popular. The show coming from Florida just seems a bit self indulgent.

Chip Whitley

soc160 wrote: »

Ye I caught a few minutes of the show today, i'm a fan of the guys but I never hear the Mary from Florida section because of work, but from what I do hear and this trip they made I don't get it? Who is she and why is it popular. The show coming from Florida just seems a bit self indulgent.

On the one hand, Mary is absolutely lovely, she's gas craic (imo) and her little sayings are funny.

But on the other hand, yeah, it seems like they just chanced their arm at a paid holiday and got it!

Why I'm enjoying the show personally, is because they are covering new things and are talking to interesting people... it's nice for a change. I wonder will the novelty have worn off when Mary comes over? Maybe not though, the funniest thing they did before was have her say Irish slang words. They'll probably do more of that kind of thing.

Ray Foley got his digs in on the boys being away anyway! Very funny. He described the lads as Dermot; 'the funny one', and Dave; 'the one who laughs at the funny one.' A hint of envy about the boys being away no doubt. I would assume as they are part of the furniture at 98 that they can do this kind of thing. I'm sure in a few years, when he is more established there, Ray will look to do the same scale of OB. Didn't he do his Today FM show from New York once? :pac:

hullaballoo

They're pretty much just having the craic like they do every day but with someone else who's also craic.

Plus, it's paid for by American Holidays. It's also still work!

Itssoeasy

So may 13th is dermot and Dave day in baker, Florida.

Synode

Where's the lads?