Callan's Kicks

Brendan Bendar

ButtersSuki wrote: »

I'd agree his Mary Lou isn't the best, but his Leo and Murphs are very good.

Correct Butters...correct.

Sir Oxman

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Nope, sorry, way too shrill, too Dubbalin, not even close.

You done got this one wrong Oxxter.

Yer ruining it for me!

serfboard

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

his Mary Lou is terrible, no. where ..near.

I disagree - his Mary Lou is not his best impression, but to say it's nowhere near is ... nowhere near right.

Brendan Bendar

serfboard wrote: »

I disagree - his Mary Lou is not his best impression, but to say it's nowhere near is ... nowhere near right.

Incorrect, nowhere near.

Way too ‘aggressive’ and hard.

Should emphasize the ‘name checking’ every 30 seconds.

Not emphasizing the ‘rrrrrs’

Listened back to episodes one and two and confirmed my assertion.

Got most practically spot on except ML.

Has her portrayed as a kind of ‘fishwife’

She is nowhere near that.

Way off the mark there. Way way off.

Sorry dude.

serfboard

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Incorrect, nowhere near.
...

Way off the mark there. Way way off.

Wrong. If I listen to the programme, I don't need to be reminded who it is that he is impersonating when I hear his Mary Lou.

Brendan Bendar

serfboard wrote: »

Wrong. If I listen to the programme, I don't need to be reminded who it is that he is impersonating when I hear his Mary Lou.

Sorry dude, he gets almost all the others right ,but ML is nowhere near.


What did I say?

NOWHERE NEAR.

Now,

You can roar and shout and spin around all you like but the answer is



NOWHERE NEAR.


Thanking you.

serfboard

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Sorry dude, he gets almost all the others right ,but ML is nowhere near.


What did I say?

NOWHERE NEAR.

Now,

You can roar and shout and spin around all you like but the answer is



NOWHERE NEAR.


Thanking you.

"You can roar and shout", says the man using caps. Lol.

To say his Mary Lou is "nowhere near" is "nowhere near" right. Caps or no caps.

Brendan Bendar

serfboard wrote: »

"You can roar and shout", says the man using caps. Lol.

To say his Mary Lou is "nowhere near" is "nowhere near" right. Caps or no caps.

Sorry my friend, nowhere near.

I can carry on as long as you like,dude, the response will always be the same.

Let the games begin......

serfboard

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Sorry my friend, nowhere near.

I can carry on as long as you like,dude, the response will always be the same.

Let the games begin......

Arra yeah - 'tis subjective, you see, like arguing that blue is a better colour than red.

You say 'tis - I say 'tisn't.

Brendan Bendar

serfboard wrote: »

Arra yeah - 'tis subjective, you see, like arguing that blue is a better colour than red.

You say 'tis - I say 'tisn't.

No it’s not, it’s either a good impression or it’s not.

And it’s not.

Soz dude.

serfboard

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

No it’s not, it’s either a good impression or it’s not.

And whether or not it's a good impression is like arguing about which is a better colour - it's subjective.

And as I've said, the impression is not his best, but it's close enough.

Brendan Bendar

serfboard wrote: »

And whether it's a good impression or not is subjective.

And as I've said, it's not his best, but it's close enough.

Sorry, most of his others are excellent.

ML.. no.... too harsh, too aggressive, too high pitched.

Nowhere near......

Soz pal.

serfboard

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

ML ... too harsh, too aggressive, too high pitched.

Fair enough - as I've said it's not 100%.

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Nowhere near......

It's near enough to be recognisable.

Brendan Bendar

serfboard wrote: »

Fair enough - as I've said it's not 100%.

It's near enough to be recognisable.

35% with the wind behind him.

He has her as a ‘harridan’ type person.

She’s nowhere near that.

ButtersSuki

Bit of a disappointing show this week considering the amount of material available, and I say this as a fan. Maybe my expectations were too high given the results and the reactions?

Sir Oxman

Well, i couldn't enjoy it because of you feckers!;):D

05eaftqbrs9jlh

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Bit of a disappointing show this week considering the amount of material available, and I say this as a fan. Maybe my expectations were too high given the results and the reactions?

I loved the bit with all the fogeys on the terrible public transport. It could have done with being a longer one, seeing as it is election week. We got no Trump and Melania.

I liked his Twitter profile during the election. Great commentary.

Dan Jaman

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

35% with the wind behind him.

He has her as a ‘harridan’ type person.

She’s nowhere near that.

I'd say he has her as a middle-class Dub pretending to be a salt-o'de-earth type, like so many others have done in different times and places.
It's an old trick. Some might even say it's an old disorder of the mind.

Brendan Bendar

Dan Jaman wrote: »

I'd say he has her as a middle-class Dub pretending to be a salt-o'de-earth type, like so many others have done in different times and places.
It's an old trick. Some might even say it's an old disorder of the mind.

Whatever way he has her,Dan, it’s by far his worst, nowhere near.

Better up his game .....the way things are going.

Welsh Megaman

That Liveline sketch was way funnier than this afternoon’s actual Liveline...which wasn’t too hard

zell12

His Evelyn Cusack moan was spot on :pac:

05eaftqbrs9jlh

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Better up his game .....the way things are going.

You should have a look at his twitter, it's fierce funny still.

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Sorry, most of his others are excellent.

ML.. no.... too harsh, too aggressive, too high pitched.

Nowhere near......

Soz pal.

To be honest, early last year she was a lot more abrupt and contrarian and he just never changed the voice to reflect her 'mellowing out' over the course of the year.

ButtersSuki

The Virgin Media/TV3 sketch was pretty funny.

I've said it before, I suspect he's on Da Lahv Lahn Thread - or at least reads it for some Joe Duffy inspiration so to speak and dat.....

ednwireland

his pearse doherty needs serious work

Brendan Bendar

Juniper Drab Neuron wrote: »

You should have a look at his twitter, it's fierce funny still.



To be honest, early last year she was a lot more abrupt and contrarian and he just never changed the voice to reflect her 'mellowing out' over the course of the year.

Sorry Tiny, never got her even remotely right.

I told the tool the answer.. the rrrrs.....as in the paerrrty , the Gaarrrdee.

This is a Rathgar reared private school and Trinners attendee, not a fishwife.

Who does the tool think he is codding .

Lot of work to do.... deteriorating rapidly.

ButtersSuki

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Sorry Tiny, never got her even remotely right.

I told the tool the answer.. the rrrrs.....as in the paerrrty , the Gaarrrdee.

This is a Rathgar reared private school and Trinners attendee, not a fishwife.

Who does the tool think he is codding .

Lot of work to do.... deteriorating rapidly.

:pac:

Brendan Bendar

Absolute shyte tonight, if I may say so.

serfboard

So, today Oliver Callan tweeted this: https://twitter.com/olivercallan/status/1236947223893757958
And just in case that tweet gets deleted, here is what is said:

Oliver Callan wrote:

Absolutely no need to cancel #StPatricksDayParade The risk of contracting Covid-19 remains very very low. Of course, at risk groups should stay away. The rest just need to wash our hands and go about our business. It’s a shame ppl love to be dramatic, and secretly long for panic.

I like Callan's Kicks, I find his take on things to (usually) be spot-on, but this is wrong. He has been taken to task on it on twitter in the replies to that tweet, and rightly so.

Brendan Bendar

serfboard wrote: »

So, today Oliver Callan tweeted this: https://twitter.com/olivercallan/status/1236947223893757958
And just in case that tweet gets deleted, here is what is said:

I like Callan's Kicks, I find his take on things to (usually) be spot-on, but this is wrong. He has been taken to task on it on twitter in the replies to that tweet, and rightly so.

Callan, in my opinion is stepping out of his lane.

There are others in that field, one in particular, who seem to think they a commentators of a political nature.

ButtersSuki

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Callan, in my opinion is stepping out of his lane.

There are others in that field, one in particular, who seem to think they a commentators of a political nature.

Yeah, I agree. Sensitive and life-threatening topics like thiss should be left to the real experts - like Joe Duffy.






:pac:

Sir Oxman

serfboard wrote: »

So, today Oliver Callan tweeted this: https://twitter.com/olivercallan/status/1236947223893757958
And just in case that tweet gets deleted, here is what is said:

I like Callan's Kicks, I find his take on things to (usually) be spot-on, but this is wrong. He has been taken to task on it on twitter in the replies to that tweet, and rightly so.

He must have a few paddywhackery gigs lined up for the 'festive' week that's in it.

Dan Jaman

I was surprised to see such utter mince being written by him.
I'm not worried myself, but I wonder how many of those in really vulnerable groups would be seriously adversely affected by the PD parades going ahead. I'm damn sure it would be a substantial number of avoidable deaths.
Ok, death isn't avoidable in the long run, but you knar wor Oy mean.

Brendan Bendar

Dan Jaman wrote: »

I was surprised to see such utter mince being written by him.
I'm not worried myself, but I wonder how many of those in really vulnerable groups would be seriously adversely affected by the PD parades going ahead. I'm damn sure it would be a substantial number of avoidable deaths.
Ok, death isn't avoidable in the long run, but you knar wor Oy mean.

Don’t know why you are surprised Dan, this guy bangs the drum big time for a certain party.... and it’s not FG and FF.

Perfectly entitled to of course, but it’s nice to know where we stand.

Dan Jaman

serfboard wrote: »

So, today Oliver Callan tweeted this: https://twitter.com/olivercallan/status/1236947223893757958
And just in case that tweet gets deleted, here is what is said:

I like Callan's Kicks, I find his take on things to (usually) be spot-on, but this is wrong. He has been taken to task on it on twitter in the replies to that tweet, and rightly so.

That tweet was deleted, right enough; but here's a gist of what it was - the replies to it.
https://twitter.com/search?q=oliver%20callan&src=typed_query


I suppose that link won't remain current for long.

serfboard

serfboard wrote: »

just in case that tweet gets deleted, here is what is said ...

et Voila!

Dan Jaman wrote: »

That tweet was deleted, right enough

I'm not surprised that the tweet was deleted, but I am surprised that such foolishness was tweeted in the first place.

thesandeman

I wonder will he impersonate himself eating his words later?

Welsh Megaman

That ‘Liveline’ sketch was good


“These are not the panicky questions we need! An-ar-kee! AN-AR-KEE!”

Dipole Keith

Really enjoyed tonight’s Callan's Kicks, with all the doom & gloom going on it was nice to have a giggle, Loved the Cheltenham sketch the best

thesandeman

Yeah. The Cheltenham one was a bit too true.

miketv

thesandeman wrote: »

I wonder will he impersonate himself eating his words later?

To give him credit he put his hands up and admitted he was wrong. Not something others in RTE would do so easily.

sligojoek

Did you hear Joe Duffy's apology to Sinn Fein's Aengus O Snoddaigh?

You'd know it wasn't done easily.

Dan Jaman

sligojoek wrote: »

Did you hear Joe Duffy's apology to Sinn Fein's Aengus O Snoddaigh?

You'd know it wasn't done easily.

You could hear his teeth gritting as he said it.

Hippykitten

Thought the Heather Humphreys impersonation was very good.

Welsh Megaman

That Marty Morrissey sketch was good

Welsh Megaman

“Washyourhands, Welcome to Loive-Line, line four, Washyourhands, go ahead, Washyourhands!”

sligojoek

Good Joe Duffy as well.

Dan Jaman

He had a wealth of unconsciously funny material to work with this past week.
Half the clowns he was ripping on virtually wrote the sketches themselves, they're so ridiculous.

thesandeman

He pretty much just had to repeat exactly Eamonn Ryan's original speech.
I was half asleep when I heard it the first time and just assumed I was listening to a sketch. It was only when I saw it on TV later I realised it wasn't a joke.

Genghis

Very good episode this week, I thought. Eamon Ryan, Joe Duffy wash your hands, Leo auto cue.

Diairist

And never ever smoke the salad on your window sill