What's your favourite ridiculous moment on Irish Television?

WildWater

I don't think it gets more ridiculous than this Oct 2008 classic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXu40YW_quw

“Irish banks are so well capitalised compared to any bank anywhere across Europe that I am confident they can absorb any loan or any impairment that emerges in the ordinary course of business over the foreseeable future.”

buck65

Soupy Norman was feckin brilliant. Bizarre but hilarious.

beakerjoe

Those saps from Boyzone dancing on the Late Late Show. Always gets me thinking "How did ye ejits get famous?"

Adamantium

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoDYCMPX0Ek

Shows up the whole ridiculousness of the LLS.

RTE should pay O Briain big money to come back.

TerrorFirmer

e_e wrote: »

"How are ya doing pat?!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiIsIE8iT28

I couldn't stop laughing when someone re-uploaded that to Youtube called something like 'Eamon Dunphy confronts Pat Kenny over unfair RTE 5-a-side indoor soccer teams'

Spring Onion

When the FF bagman Gallagher got done by the SF tweet live on the Presidential debate...

I had €500 on Higgins at the time so I was very pleased.

old hippy

Has anyone mentioned The Angelus? Always used to crack me up, the solemn up its bum piety of it. People over here thinking I'm on a wind up when I tell them we used to have a call to prayer on the national station every day

Dramatik

One of my all time favorites!

old hippy

Dramatik wrote: »

One of my all time favorites!

Ugh. An all time low, more for Irish political etiquette than telly...

Spring Onion

old hippy wrote: »

Has anyone mentioned The Angelus? Always used to crack me up, the solemn up its bum piety of it. People over here thinking I'm on a wind up when I tell them we used to have a call to prayer on the national station every day

We still have it. Joke.

RikkFlair

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE2V_HrzJxw

old hippy

Spring Onion wrote: »

We still have it. Joke.

I was convinced it had gone. I'm sure there were threads on it not so long ago. My mind is failing me. But seriously, wtf????

Spring Onion

old hippy wrote: »

I was convinced it had gone. I'm sure there were threads on it not so long ago. My mind is failing me. But seriously, wtf????

Blame it on the Stockholm Syndrome between the Roman church 'captors' and subservient Irish people.

bear1

i bloody love this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZvCK2o6Zbo

fortwilliam

Three words;

Rap. against. Rape.


If you know...you know.

Donkey Oaty

I always found the ads for cattle-disease products to be very surreal.

Here's a classic example from 1984. I love the way Systemex voiceover man suddenly switches from dark Shakespearean thespian into full-on X-Factor mode.

1.01 - 1.32

This guy is ridiculously cool. He deserves many, many medals. He gets it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzuh4xRdc8g

And obligatory remix... which just cranks the cool up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urgWjaIbB1k

Ave Sodalis

Meangadh wrote: »

Anyone mention Aengus Mac Grianna's "WHAT?!" yet?

So bloody funny.

Me thinks examples are needed:

gg2

This thread has me in stitches!

obi604

kneemos wrote: »

That was fcuking hilarious.

agreed, I couldn't stop laughing, very good

Rothko

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

Red Pepper

Donkey Oaty wrote: »

I always found the ads for cattle-disease products to be very surreal.

Here's a classic example from 1984. I love the way Systemex voiceover man suddenly switches from dark Shakespearean thespian into full-on X-Factor mode.

1.01 - 1.32

That orange box looks just like the cattle vaccine that was given to the babies in the mother and baby homes "by accident". I believe it was the same company - Wellcome = GSK?

Lucifer MorningStar

MagicIRL

Posting in here just so I can find this thread again. Brilliant.

obi604

MagicIRL wrote: »

Posting in here just so I can find this thread again. Brilliant.

Sure you could just "follow" the thread

anything involving ryan tubridy trying to sound genuinely concerned while asking recently bereaved parents about suicidal/dead teenager!! why do they go on sooooo soon, I dont get it! if at all.

also anything with ray darcy looking up at a tralee rose like some kid on his birthday being granted one minute to play johnny stinkfinger!"!!!!!

hatrickpatrick

Toss up between this: (skip to one minute in)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iroLg-M1AQ

Or this:

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

Joe Duffy..

The Calor Kosengas house wife of the year awards.

Donkey Oaty

Red Pepper wrote: »

That orange box looks just like the cattle vaccine that was given to the babies in the mother and baby homes "by accident". I believe it was the same company - Wellcome = GSK?

Indeed it was - Wellcome and Glaxo merged, and then that company merged with SmithKline Beecham to become GSK.

TerrorFirmer

Two classics for the ages. I know the second one is a 'remix' but the first 30 seconds are untouched, can't find the original.

Eggy Baby!

The Saturday Night Show is definitely the most cringeworthy, boring, ridiculous and awkward chat shows I've seen.

Remember when the multi-talented P*ssy Riot were on?

fiachr_a

Not bad atall!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVrVK9qLIrM

umop.episdn

This has to be up there, if only the hubby could grow a penis!

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uswOGpz5aKA&feature=kp

EyeSight

umop.episdn wrote: »

This has to be up there, if only the hubby could grow a penis!

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uswOGpz5aKA&feature=kp

Condoms were still illegal to buy here in 1991?

AnonoBoy

wotswattage wrote: »

What's Snots video

such cringe

I honestly think that is brilliant.

Those lads handled it really well and it cracked me up.

It's not cringeworthy at all.

That stupid f*cking kid is cringeworthy but the presenters are deadly.

AnonoBoy

umop.episdn wrote: »

This has to be up there, if only the hubby could grow a penis!

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uswOGpz5aKA&feature=kp

That one is classic!

I love how obvious it is that that dweeby f*cker is sh*te in bed and has convinced his wife (for religious reasons) how it's not important that she's never had an orgasm!

steddyeddy

Degag wrote: »

Gaybo putting condoms onto bananas would have to be pretty high up there....

With his mouth.......

MacBizzle

umop.episdn wrote: »

This has to be up there, if only the hubby could grow a penis!

*snip*

Love that at about 1:42 in, Bernadette Bonar(oh the irony...) of The Responsible Group(oh the irony...) is denouncing the use of condoms(oh the irony...) :pac:

_Whimsical_

There was the time that Bertie Ahern managed to painfully squeeze out a tear in interview with Brian Dobson where he explained the "dig out". The big puppy dog eyes on him spilling with tears as he recounted (the fictional tale) of a minister for finance who didn't have a bank account himself and was so financially hard up that Paddy the plasterer and his buddies took it upon themselves to have a whip around for him.

And we fell for it.

How is there no youtube of that stellar moment of Irish amatuer dramatics I wonder...

Ferris_Bueller

Excellent thread, especially the first page! I have to say I honestly love the Irish sense of humour, I think a lot of these would be wasted in other countries.

I know this is an act but I think it sums up Irish humour pretty well.

Roddy23

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SflSO53fKT0

vitani

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ9wsDGolNk

Possibly the worlds least graceful proposal courtesy of RTE Today Show.Add to this bucket of cringe the fact that after this fiasco they were offered a free night in a five star hotel and dinner there after the show. She was delighted.
He responded with "We can't, my mother's having an engagement party in the house, we have to be there at 6".

Hopefully they're blissfully happy now.

Their social media people put up an announcement on Facebook two hours before the show to say that the makeover candidate was going to be surprised with a proposal from her boyfriend. I don't think they really thought it through though:

Dramatik

c_man

My head has imploded from all the cringing induced by this thread. Damn you Pat Kenny.

Kermit.de.frog

Lucifer MorningStar wrote: »

I thought that was an Apres Match skit!

quickbeam

This:

Adamantium

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poyEmiIp6U8

Ruu

Sorry if posted already. Pat's trophy house.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV8eGD9V6aM

Frank McCourt V Gerry Hannan on Late Late Show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts1M_ef7B1o

mike65

A dad from middle Ireland speaks out against those damned modern types.

"Is that Dermot Morgan?"

"No I'm just a normal Irish father and they are a bloody disgrace"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2SkoJTG4eY

This was both funny and so ****ing annoying - typical "Me Me Me Miriam", this guy has been waiting years, years to bring in digital tele and then he gets the elbow at the crucial moment (ignore the nonsense at the end)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS9r5aMrm-Y

dj jarvis

old hippy wrote: »

Has anyone mentioned The Angelus? Always used to crack me up, the solemn up its bum piety of it. People over here thinking I'm on a wind up when I tell them we used to have a call to prayer on the national station every day

a buddy of mine who is English , but has lived in Germany for most his life , came to stay in Ireland with me , at a shared house , 5 of us in it , told the house mates that when the Angelus came on , we should all stand to attention ,and put our left hand , over our hearts , come 6 , the bongs go off ,and we all shoot up to attention , leaving my mate sitting on the couch thinking he has made a serious cultural boo boo , he clambers up and assumes the position.

we said nothing and acted like it was perfectly normal , he looked sheepish and never spoke of it again , i know this guy 20 years later , and still have never put him wide