"This is Nightlive" - the new Irish Seinfeld / Roaring Twenties? (3 Viewers)

[maims bond]

And uglier, smaller and balder. Cunt.

Indeed, every cloud has a silver lining. Did I say CLOUD? It's gonna be cloudy!!!!!!!!

 

[Yurn!]

Indeed, every cloud has a silver lining. Did I say CLOUD? It's gonna be cloudy!!!!!!!!

For those who didn't see it, yes this is one of the jokes. The weatherman is called 'Cloudy' because there are alot of clouds in Ireland.

Yes, that's the joke.

 

[cmndr mind fuck]

'funniest' bit was at the end where the news wan used Irish to sign off and the main bloke looks over at her like as if she was choking or something...rest wasn't great..probably take a look again though..

 

[Jelly_Block]

I'd say Jelly Block loves it.

Indeed, best Irish comedy since Blackadder. Wonder what imput Graham Linehan (Exec producer) had?

not sure if anyone here would have gotten any of the brilliant references. Reminded me of Brass Eye meets Come dine with me.

Brilliant, brilliant stuff.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

'funniest' bit was at the end where the news wan used Irish to sign off and the main bloke looks over at her like as if she was choking or something...rest wasn't great..probably take a look again though..

like 90% of home produced irish comedy it had a distinct feeling of being a series of sketches concocted to fill the gaps between the tuneless singers and drama group in a secondary school christmas concert.
It was hovering on being funny in parts, but was all in all a bit cringeworthy.

 

[cephalopod]

Its the Blogorrah people? yay? nay?

 

[CitySickness]

Did anyone else notice it was presented by John VIP Magazine/Blogorrah Ryan??????

This is all I need to know to make sure I never watch it.

 

[I Bleed Black]

This was terrible shite. Avoid.

 

[pissypants]

From Wikipedia:

Anticipation of criticism

Fears were expressed in the build-up to the launch of the show that it would be the subject of much criticism. John Ryan, the writer and the star of the show, had previously published the failed New York Dog magazine and expected "to be taken out the back and given a good kicking".

RTÉ was reported to have been "wary" of criticism to the point that it was decided not to send out any advance tapes to the press, with Ryan reported to have been planning to reproduce the worst reviews for the pilot on a ticker tape to trail across the screen during the follow-up episode.

He declined at least one pre-broadcast interview and after its commencement intends to "go off travelling for an unspecified time".

 

[CitySickness]

John Ryan, the writer and the star of the show, had previously published the failed New York Dog magazine and expected "to be taken out the back and given a good kicking".

Just because he's expecting it doesn't mean it'll be any less satisfying.

 

[Hector Grey]

nothing good will ever emerge from this country while them what write and perform are so terrified by the inevitable backlash it all becomes homogeneous sludge and them what's in power ignore talent that isn't homogeneous sludge for fear of criticism for being homogeneous sludge. we live in a cultural wasteland. and utterly empty space. this shit you're complaining about is about all you deserve.

 

[pissypants]

John Ryan should really stick to writing magazines.
About dogs.
In New York.
Failed ones.

 

[pissypants]

nothing good will ever emerge from this country while them what write and perform are so terrified by the inevitable backlash it all becomes homogeneous sludge

Paths to Freedom?
Soupy Norman?
Both succeeded in being funny in the same environment of homogenous sludge.

and them what's in power ignore talent that isn't homogeneous sludge for fear of criticism for being homogeneous sludge. we live in a cultural wasteland. and utterly empty space. this shit you're complaining about is about all you deserve.

I don't get that bit at all...

 

[Yurn!]

Paths to Freedom?
Soupy Norman?

finally this thread made me smile.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

nothing good will ever emerge from this country while them what write and perform are so terrified by the inevitable backlash it all becomes homogeneous sludge and them what's in power ignore talent that isn't homogeneous sludge for fear of criticism for being homogeneous sludge. we live in a cultural wasteland. and utterly empty space. this shit you're complaining about is about all you deserve.

We're not an especially funny country. We think we are, but we're not.

Apart from anything else, we don't have the critical mass of audience, talent, media, performance spaces or experience that is needed to produce quality comedy.

The somewhat common notion that there's some great heaving mass of comedic talent that the powers in Montrose won't let on the air is misguided.
I reckon anyway.

 

[mr pharmacist!!!!1]

We're not an especially funny country. We think we are, but we're not.

thats bollocks. ive about 6 mates who can make me cry with laughter.

 

[Jelly_Block]

I'm watching it again tonight with popcorn and wank rugs

 

[pissypants]

We're not an especially funny country. We think we are, but we're not.

I think we all know plenty of people that are really fucking funny though. I mean people we know, not stand-ups or anything. I've laughed more and harder talking shit with friends than I ever have at anything on TV or in films (unless that video of Anthea Turner exploding counts).

That's of course completely different from having the talent / skills to write a comedy series for TV - it's not that kind of funny.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

thats bollocks. ive about 6 mates who can make me cry with laughter.

Yeah, good for you. Me too.

 

[David Kronenbourg]

stage times?