That's all we have time for. -RTE TV show-

Our reaction to the snow was great. In other countries you can be held liable if you don't clear the snow from in front of your house. In Ireland, you can be held liable if you do clear the snow, and someone falls.

They presumably will show a picture of the guy who fell in the snow and will increase the noise his head make when hitting the ground. He apparently is famous on Facebook now.

I like Elcato's post here


I have 4 children all under 10 and I'm pregnant and all alone (hubby left me with massive debts). Over the last few days I have been afraid to leave my house because I could slip and fall and die. I have no money because of the last budget which suited all the bankers and developers and left us, the poor people who cant get jobs, with nothing. I didn't cause this bust yet the government seem to just let the big guys get away with it with their slash and burn tactics by picking on the most vulnerable in society. Why is the government not calling around to my house to give me loads of food and comfort ? I bet you they do call to their banking buddies. Also my bins have not been collected for 4 weeks and the council have not called around and told me why or gritted my garden so the kids can play in it. Anyone know why this is ? Also, can anyone tell me who I actually sue for any burst pipes I will get ? Do we live in a banana republic ? As soon as the council give me my emigration grant, I will leave this country forever as it stinks. Australia is much safer and have lovely beaches and dont seem to have any poor people. Anyway I digress .......
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They will possibly have a joke about the Togo football team incident, along the lines of:

"Adebayor wasn't so keen to celebrate in front of the gunners this week"
 
Or "The gunman fired over 200 shots with three on target. Police are questioning Dimitar Berbatov."
 
I think those jokes may be in the 'too soon' category. I watched it tonight and it really doesn't work, Myers isn't funny any and they are as of yet afraid to properly slag each other. Barry Murphy may in time work out, but he looked scared stiff and couldn't make it sound like he wasn't just reading jokes.
 
Agree. Again the material wasn't too bad, but the delivery was terrible.
It just doesn't work. The audience are forced to laugh - it does't seem spontaneous. They are explaining the jokes to each other - why didn't they do this during the rehearsals?

The "Is this story true" is so rubbishy. They can't string two words together and they are not remotely funny.

Pat Leahy and Ger Rooney were a big improvement on Terry Keane and Kevin Gildea. They just seemed funnier and more comfortable.

There was a big team on it

Additional writing
Jarlath Regan
John Cleary
Paul Tylak
Nick Webb

Writer
Michael Mee

Script Editor
Kevin Gildea
 
Brendan said:
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The "Is this story true" is so rubbishy. They can't string two words together and they are not remotely funny.
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Agree. This part really detracts from the show. They should at least make an effort to familiarise themselves with the content of the stories. Last night it sounded like none of them were aware of the stories beforehand and that they had only been handed cue cards there and then.

I thought Pat Leahy was good but was a bit disappointed with Rooney, who is generally reasonably funny (Remember him in Fr Ted?)
 
aonfocaleile said:
I thought Pat Leahy was good but was a bit disappointed with Rooney, who is generally reasonably funny (Remember him in Fr Ted?)
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Rooney played a stormer in Father Ted but that is the only time I saw him. Father Ted was rehearsed. It was shot. There were retakes. They got it right in the end.

In this show, good comedians are being asked to do the "spontaneous" gags written by other comedians without much rehearsal. And if they do rehearse it, they can't fake the spontaneity. And it does not help to have as a team captain, a very talented journalist, who is not remotely funny.

Has RTE ever pulled a show before its complete run? This is ruining the reputations of the people involved.
 
Could Barry & Mario not adopt different persona for each show -

e.g. cardboard box head Stapleton duells with beligerent Keano. You could still do the current affairs gags but at least it would be some twist.

What does it give the viewer that Panel doesnt?
 
I gave up watching That's all we have time for midway through second episode. I did start watching Your Bad Self last night and again cannot believe that this is the best we can do.... and this one is scripted - surely to god the writers can come up with something funnier then this. - Just dire again! God the sketch with them all standing awkwardly at a party, just not funny at all, thought it would never end and the one with the Australian woman??? - Am giving up watching 'comedy' on RTE.
 
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