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    #152
    Harry Angstrom
    Registered Users Posts: 19,351 ✭✭✭✭Harry Angstrom


    Louis Walsh was funny, so was the Paul Galvin piss-take. The Nicky Byrne sketch was funny to begin with, but it became too laboured - a bit like the Royal Family sketch from a couple of weeks ago. The Michael D. sketch was good as well, if only to highlight his silly affected accent since he had tea with Her Madge.


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    #153
    johnpatrick81
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,752 ✭✭✭johnpatrick81


    Aye one of the weakest episodes. Even when it fails though the production is a pretty high standard which is nice to see.

    Next one the last? Hope it ends on a high. Overall it's been massively better than Mario's ****e.


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    #154
    grey_so_what
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    Not a fan at all.....


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    #155
    CountyHurler
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    OH man... he's not pulling his punches on the last show...

    That Rachel Allen sketch was hilarious.. And the Christy one as well..


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    #156
    Harry Angstrom
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    Gerry Adams was the best yet.


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    #157
    jjf1974
    Registered Users Posts: 924 ✭✭✭jjf1974


    He was spot on with Ray Darcy as well.


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    #158
    ThisRegard
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    His Ray Darcy is great.


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    #159
    CountyHurler
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    And his Mooney .... !


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    #160
    Welsh Megaman
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    Evening Roz :)


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    #161
    CountyHurler
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    I'd love to be a fly on the Ballymaloe sauce tonight..


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    #162
    ProudDUB
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    The Rachel Allen one is seriously cringe inducing stuff. In the best possible way.


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    #163
    Zeek12
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    johnpatrick81 wrote: »
    Aye one of the weakest episodes. Even when it fails though the production is a pretty high standard which is nice to see.

    Next one the last? Hope it ends on a high. Overall it's been massively better than Mario's ****e.

    It may have its critics but it's still way superior to the Mario show (which is really shocking IMO). At least Callan tries to build in the topical news stories of the week - which takes some doing when your show goes out every Friday night. It's by far the most (and only) topical satire show we have.

    And am I the only person who's getting tired of silly Miriam O'Callaghan impressions?


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    #164
    Radio5
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    Good shoe last night. Mooney is just class and D'Arcy too.


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    #165
    vkid
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    Its an awful show. Just terrible


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    #166
    Seanachai
    Registered Users Posts: 2,543 ✭✭✭Seanachai


    I'm not a big fan of OC and the jokes in the show are a bit draggy but I was surprised by the pieces about the GAA and the Brian Dobson monologues, it was a little bit too dark but they're pretty good social satire.


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    #167
    johnpatrick81
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    Really good last episode. Hope it makes a return. This and the first series of Savage Eye and the first series of Irish Pictorial Weekly have all been very good.


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    #168
    waggs
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    I think what Callan has going for him is he's not afraid of being disliked whereas Mario clearly is. Mario takes the piss in a much softer way and I suspect he overdoes Miriam cos she's talked publicly about loving his impression of her. I think Mario is a lickarse, personally. Callan on the other hand may soon have no friends left in the business.


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    #169
    jjf1974
    Registered Users Posts: 924 ✭✭✭jjf1974


    waggs wrote: »
    I think what Callan has going for him is he's not afraid of being disliked whereas Mario clearly is. Mario takes the piss in a much softer way and I suspect he overdoes Miriam cos she's talked publicly about loving his impression of her. I think Mario is a lickarse, personally. Callan on the other hand may soon have no friends left in the business.

    He wont have any friends in ballymaloe any way.


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    #170
    Onthe3rdDay
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    Have to say I didn't like this show in general. One or two bits were okay but most of it was poor... Until the last Ep, I'm not sure exactly what they did and there were one or two duds in there, but some of it was really, really good. In fact It took me by surprise how good it could be.

    Now if there was another series up to the standard of the last ep. then I could see a real future for it.


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    #171
    squonk
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    I was mightily impressed with the last episode myself. Actually to the extent that I can't believe I was watching RTE! It was sharp and practically every sketch pulled a punch and was very funny to boot. The GAA sequence was absolutely excellent. I've said before that I measure shows like this against great shows from the past like Dead Ringers or Bremner Bird and Fortune and, to be honest, that last show was in that ballpark, even if it might have been more walking in from the carpark in comparison but still, it was an excellent effort and if they can stick to this for a second season (if they get a second season now!) then it'll be great!


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    #172
    Muahahaha
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    This is back on tomorrow on RTE1 9.35pm. Looking forward to finally seeing some actual comedy on RTE and there should be plenty for him to satirise



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    #173
    Hitchens
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    It's brutally unfunny 👎️



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    #174
    Cluedo Monopoly
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    I think it's genius and funny.

    What are they doing in the Hyacinth House?



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    #175
    Gen.Zhukov
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    That was excellent. Well done OC (and crew) Irish satire at it's finest.



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    #176
    MBE220d
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    He is great at sounding and imitating people but he needs to get someone to write the scripts because he is useless at it.



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    #177
    Muahahaha
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    Just watching on the +1 now and its very good

    The Enda Kenny impression was great, 'some say Fine Gael are so useless they couldnt even do fascism right, I disagree' and then 'Ireland is the best small country in the world in which to be a fascist' 😂

    And the very final impression of Michael Lehane outside Government Buildings "reporting from the David Davin-Power Memorial Kerb" 😅



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    #178
    chicorytip
    Registered Users Posts: 4,136 ✭✭✭chicorytip


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118050878#Comment_118050878

    Was that programme shown tonight brand new or a repeat? There were a number of script writers apart from Callan himself credited at the end. Fiona Looney was one. Perhaps that's why it wasn't very funny.



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    #179
    MBE220d
    Registered Users Posts: 451 ✭✭MBE220d


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118051213#Comment_118051213

    I think it's new, it's the first time I've seen it anyway.



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    #180
    Mad_maxx
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    It's not too bad


    Better than anything Rosenstock has done but not close to McSavage



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    #181
    barney shamrock
    Registered Users Posts: 870 ✭✭✭barney shamrock


    Rte.cannot.do.comedy (apart from the savage eye) and they were too conservative to risk another season of that.

    The late late show is about as edgy as rte can handle.



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