Saturday Night Show 22/03/2014 @ 9.30pm

cofy

Coming up on The Saturday Night Show this week, coming straight from Mountjoy Prison, Margaretta D'Arcy speaks exclusively to Brendan about her campaigning life and her time behind bars.
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/activist-margaretta-darcy-released-from-prison-30116391.html

Two of the funniest women on Irish TV, Katherine Lynch and Jennifer Maguire tell us about their brand new sitcom The Centre, which starts on RTE Two on Monday 24th March.


The latest Dragon to enter the Den, Eamonn Quinn, talks entrepreneurs and life after Superquinn.
http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2014/0321/603740-eamonn-quinn-joins-dragons-den-panel/
(I have yet to recover from WM's pictures of Gavin in last nights LLS thread:eek::eek:)

Cycle Against Suicide's Jim Breen discusses his own struggles and why it's Ok not to be OK.

http://www.cycleagainstsuicide.com/


The Webb Sisters, famous for their work with Leonard Cohen, will be performing Always on my Mind.

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

Tune in at 9.30pm and enjoy!!

Taxburden carrier

Getting value for the TV licence tonight !

Harry Angstrom

I wonder which Katherine Lynch will be turning up tonight?

Welsh Megaman

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

I wonder which Katherine Lynch will be turning up tonight?

I thought she retired from 'comedy' to pursue a musical career?

Skid X

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

I thought she retired from 'comedy' to pursue a musical career?

Hang on, you mean she's meant to be funny?

Skid X

cofy wrote: »

Coming up on The Saturday Night Show this week, coming straight from Mountjoy Prison, Margaretta D'Arcy speaks exclusively to Brendan about her campaigning life and her time behind bars.
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/activist-margaretta-darcy-released-from-prison-30116391.html

It's a bit of a scoop to get the first interview with Margaretta Darcy.

Personally, I don't agree with her actions but it will be interesting to see what she says.

I'm sure the RTE Legal Advisors have had words with Brendan, just in case she says anything which might cause them problems. His rating could fall in RTE very quickly if his show was to be involved in another defamation payout.

Go Harvey Go

Well, I said on the LLS thread last night that the SNS hasn't really fired on all cylinders thus far in 2014.

And I said that I'd go into more detail when the thread for tonight's episode went up.

So here goes...

For me, anyway, January was one of the worst months ever for the show, if not the worst. Far too much time given to the Voice of Ireland and Operation Transformation (although my ma has bought Dr Eva's cookbook ); the interview with Panti was excruciating to watch; and most of the other non-"misery" guests just weren't very exciting.

And the guy who wanted to go to Mars certainly wasn't as fun as Dr Norah Patten...



(His interview was longer than hers, too. Boo. )

February was better, but not by very much. There was John Hurt, Marco Pierre White, Mick O'Dwyer, Paul Howard and that gay rugby referee - but there was also Bill Cullen and Jackie Lavin (boring!), Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh (ceaintín RTE arís) and Richard Corrigan (drunk again).

And, of course, there were those Pussy Riot members. Their interview, just like Panti's, made for very uncomfortable viewing - and dominated the episode to such an extent that all the other guests, even Marty Whelan and his new hair, found themselves relegated to very minor roles...

So far in March we've had David McSavage (stick to sketches, mate) and Mammy O'Rourke ('nuff said), while David Baddiel promised more than he delivered.

And tonight, we have two of the unfunniest women on Irish TV.

And all this time, there have been perhaps a few too many "misery" moments. The recently deceased Gerry Collins, Joe McCaul and his MS diagnosis, Ronan Fitzgerald and his brain injury, Jean Daly and her paralysis, Beverley Callard and her depression - and tonight, the founder of Cycle Against Suicide. I suppose the Pussy Riot interview has to count, too.

(That, of course, is said with the very greatest of respect intended towards these people and everyone who knows or knew them. )

Just why has the SNS not really performed as well as it usually does?

Are the producers running low on ideas? Are they struggling to book genuinely good famous names for whatever reason? Is Brendan really losing the plot, as others have suggested? Or could it be all three?

Feel free to disagree with any of these points.

Skid X

Go Harvey Go wrote: »

Just why has the SNS not really performed as well as it usually does?

Are the producers running low on ideas? Are they struggling to book genuinely good famous names for whatever reason? Is Brendan really losing the plot, as others have suggested? Or could it be all three?

That's a super post GHG, you made some great points.

All the above are valid, but for me, The worst thing to happen to the show was when Brendan decided he wanted to do regular serious interviews. It's as if he wants to make a showreel for his interview for the LLS host job whenever Tubs calls it a day.

It's bad enough having weekly encounters with death/serious illness/other depressing interviews on the other show - the SNS should be a light hearted programme (similar to what Tubridy Tonight was a few years ago).

efb

Out tonight. Enjoy

cofy

Excellent post Go Harvey Go, to me it seems like Brendans budget has been cut to nothing, tonight not 1 but 2 interviews promoting other RTE programs. There has been very few guests on this year who were not promoting something or other.

Welsh Megaman

Evening all

Go Harvey Go

Skid X wrote: »

That's a super post GHG, you made some great points.

All the above are valid, but for me, The worst thing to happen to the show was when Brendan decided he wanted to do regular serious interviews. It's as if he wants to make a showreel for his interview for the LLS host job whenever Tubs calls it a day.

It's bad enough having weekly encounters with death/serious illness/other depressing interviews on the other show - the SNS should be a light hearted programme (similar to what Tubridy Tonight was a few years ago).

cofy wrote: »

Excellent post Go Harvey Go, to me it seems like Brendans budget has been cut to nothing, tonight not 1 but 2 interviews promoting other RTE programs. There has been very few guests on this year who were not promoting something or other.

Thanks, Skid and Cofy.

So Brendan has made a bad decision, then. Especially when Tubs isn't likely to leave the LLS in the next two or three years.

And, it seems, the producers' own poor decisions as regards the guests might not be coincidental...

Welsh Megaman

Tubs should start the LLS with some Brendan-esque 'zingers', before he scales the heights of 'Chatmandu'!

Skid X

Beefy changed into his good suit fairly lively.

Skid X

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Tubs should start the LLS with some Brendan-esque 'zingers', before he scales the heights of 'Chatmandu'!

sudzs

Is Brendan still shrinking or are his hands getting bigger??? :eek:

Un Croissant

God the guy waving the sticks and drumming up the crowd really irritates me.

Atlantic Dawn

Nice rig out.

Un Croissant

Oh lord have mercy.

Skid X

Parkinsons, Cancer, Incarceration, broken limbs, wobbly head ...

DLB must be weeping that he didn't get her on

Atlantic Dawn

I'm dying to know what's in her plastic bag she has with her.

dcmm

Hi all, the introductory music reminds me of "Mr Selfridge" intro. music, very catchy. Well here goes,I didn't get a laugh out of Brendan yet.Aaaaagh! This oul battleaxe:mad:

JONJO THE MISER

Fair play to her.

Atlantic Dawn

Mmm, prison girls...

SeaFields

oh dear....lights are on BUT....

sudzs

She can't have come across the Scissors Sisters inside! :rolleyes:

Absoluvely

You'd've thought she'd've had time to change out of her prison jumpsuit before the show.

Vivienne23

Orange is the new black ....literally !!

Skid X

Brendan is using his patronising voice.

dirkmeister

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

I'm dying to know what's in her plastic bag she has with her.

"The messages",of course.

RayM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Mmm, prison girls...

Skid X

The prisoners are a great bunch of girls

Bin Laden got a raw deal

Women shouldn't be in Prison because their families suffer.


No to all of the above

CountyHurler

Hi everybody, just tuned in.. Is this Jim Corr's Protestant mother?

Welsh Megaman

Katherine Lynch is looking rough.




Kidding.

Atlantic Dawn

RayM wrote: »

Ewwwwww, noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo....

fair play to her is right.
Most of us would prefer to write on social media sites......... or here (!) .
At her age despite bad health she is prepared to come straight out of prison, to a live TV show to voice her
opinions. She has balls, she is articulate. Would I opt to do that at her age? Probably not. Fair play to her!!

SeaFields

Hmmm i wonder would they ll be clapping if they were about to land in shannon and their plane had to abort landing because this one was wandering around with a picket? :rolleyes:

cofy

If you don't like how you were treated in prision, then stop breaking the law.

Atlantic Dawn

CountyHurler wrote: »

Hi everybody, just tuned in.. Is this Jim Corr's Protestant mother?

Jim Corr is defo due another appearance soon, lots of interesting stuff happening, he will probably have more on the plane going missing...

Mystery deepens as 19 families establish connections with missing airline passengers phones. http://fb.me/1awWdi8IT

https://twitter.com/Jimcorrsays

sudzs

SeaFields wrote: »

Hmmm i wonder would they ll be clapping if they were about to land in shannon and their plane had to abort landing because this one was wandering around with a picket? :rolleyes:

Has that ever happened?? Don't think so and highly unlikely to happen either. :rolleyes:

CountyHurler

"She sent down a bowl of shamrock on the eve of St Patrick.. But I'd said I'm not eating that, they're serving steak in the prison tomorrow, before we all watch the match on Sky Sports"..

Skid X

cofy wrote: »

If you don't like how you were treated in prision, then stop breaking the law.

Does she understand the difference between prison and hotels?

Welsh Megaman

Teddeh!

HeidiHeidi

Did she just say "we stopped the war in Syria"?? :eek:

She's properly barking.....

(ETA I might have the above quote completely wrong, was only half listening!)

cofy

cofy wrote: »

If you don't like how you were treated in prision, then stop breaking the law.

its not like she killed someone FFS! She is an old woman and the punishment did not befit the crime.:(

cofy

sudzs wrote: »

Has that ever happened?? Don't think so and highly unlikely to happen either. :rolleyes:

Yes. It has happened.

sudzs

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Did she just say "we stopped the war in Syria"?? :eek:

She's properly barking.....

(ETA I might have the above quote completely wrong, was only half listening!)

I think she did say that...:o

Welsh Megaman

Prison sounds nice!

monkey9

Bloody Katherine Lynch :mad: She is just not funny at all. And The Centre looks sh!te.

Un Croissant

Prison sounds alright. I cant have a dog in my accommodation.

HeidiHeidi

Deleted User wrote: »

its not like she killed someone FFS! She is an old woman and the punishment did not befit the crime.:(

She wasn't imprisoned (directly) for being on the runway, she wouldn't agree not to do it again. So suspended sentence (fair IMO) was activated.