Wahaay – gotta love an Irish potato joke.
Spudtastic !
Paddy at the Howth Summit
About as funny as the real thing. Get over yourself Ronan. Nobody gives a boo boo how your first name is pronounced. You’re no Colin Farrell.
Zarrah
That’s right Saoirse Ronan is NO Colin Farrell.
Paddy at the Howth Summit
I was referring to her performance. At least it’s consistent and solid: as in wood.
Teresa
Do you people ever tire of moaning?
Go A Way
People?
Lara
It shows how much people care at the end of the day.
”There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.” ~Oscar Wilde
Theresa
Of course she’s no Colin Farrell. Only Colin Farrell is Colin Farrell.
Skerries
ah I miss Zeniths
petey
i have a little cousin Saoirse I’ll have you know, and i care how it’s pronounced. so get shtuffed.
Zarrah
I can imagine Ronan was mortified, I would be! It’s not the first time SNL have mocked Ireland. The last time was Conor McGregor.
Daisy Chainsaw
Nah, that was just mocking Conor McGregor.
This was a bad sketch. So many terrible accents and I didn’t get the dog thing at all! “Welcome to Hell” should be played on a loop on big screens across the country though.
Yeah, Irish people with Irish names? Who do they think they are? Paddy’s good enough for you and it should be good enough for them.
Choice
As an American I agree with you. I never thought SNL was funny at all and sometimes I’m quite surprised it’s still on the air.
Dhaughton99
THATS RACIST.
Lara
Hardly
Charger Salmons
I love the outrage from posters on a satirical website.
” How dare they make a joke about Ireland? Everyone loves Ireland.We’re a wonderful country full of wonderful people loved by everyone everywhere we go. ”
Get over it Spuds.It’s a joooooooooke.
Drebbin
What are you talking about? Literally no one is outraged.
Brother Barnabas
I don’t see any outrage…
Might be the pinotage talking, Charger.
Lilly
If I had to guess where Charger is from, I’d say Mayo.
Go A Way
Or Belgium
Otis Blue
That’s a fair bet, I’d say. The self-loathing has to come from somewhere.
His “Brendan Bracken” routine is mildly entertaining though.
+1 Lilly, probably from Achill Island, the oddness is down to the inbreeding, no doubt. Prob spent a week in London looking for ‘the start’ in Kilburn in the 80’s, wasn’t a days work in him so he returned to the island, plum in his mouth and pitchfork up his mancave ;-)
Otis Blue
Tuar Mhic Éadaigh is dócha?
Naoml
Aye, he’s probably a teacher there lol
Paddy at the Howth Summit
With all that’s going on with Hollywood, THIS is what she comes up with? Jeez…. Come back Caitriona Perry…
rotide
Paddy, I hate to be the one that breaks this to you but Saoirse Ronan doesn’t write SNL.
Also, they did a harv inspired sketch on the show last night, Welcome to Hell.
Zarrah
That’s right, Saoirse wasn’t responsible for the sketches. SNL have a team of writers who write the sketches 3 days before live show. Sometimes they change the sketches just hours before live show. Because of this, during the live sketches the cast read of cue cards.
Shayna
I’m no comedic genius myself, but I did struggle to find Colin Farrell anywhere in the sketch.
Frilly Keane
Ah sur
Why don’t you tell us about the time you worked with Colin Farrell instead Shayna
Sheik Yahbouti
;-)
Brother Barnabas
ah now. be nice.
Lilly
It was during the shoot of In Bruges; we were in a taxi on the way to the airport. ‘I’m not wearing anything underneath this raincoat,’ I sez to Colin, reapplying my lip gloss suggestively. ‘Oh you poor crature,’ sez he, I’ve heard it’s minus-10 in Dublin. ‘Driver, take a detour to Zara. We’ve tons of time,’ he said – and that’s how I ended up with these Vivian Westwood fur trousers courtesy of Col.
Sorry Shayna :)
rotide
You can tell that’s not a Shayna story because there’s no mention of Tyrone anywehere
Go A Way
Or GAA
Still Shayna’s stories are a lot more consistently entertaining than anything you ever post rotide
Shayna
I have never met Colin Farrell, nor do I have a story that relates to himself in any way to the GAA, nor Tyrone. Jeez, I go away for a day or two, and everyone still picks on me. I’m but a 6′ 2″ Sunflower swaying in the wind, losing petals each time I’m derided. Luckily this sunflower has many petals.
Brother Barnabas
That was a lovely comment, shayna
Lilly
Ah Shayna, I wasn’t picking on you. I enjoy your stories and was trying to simulate one in your absence.
Go A Way
@ Lilly
You were
Zoella
@Go A Way — Sure where would we be without the omniscient male to step in and tell the little woman where her true intentions and motivation lay.
Go A Way
How would any us know whether Lilly is a “woman” ?
That’s a scurrilous, disgusting and sexist prejudgment on your part.
eric cartman
Whats with the dogs. I have no idea what stereotype / idea the dog thing is playing up.
I’ll give it 24 hours of Salem witch-dunking before she’s forced into an apology.
Brother Barnabas
The Verucca + socks routine was better, Charger
Nigel
Comedy Sketch Falls Flat Charger Salmons Blames The Irish.
Listrade
Wow. I’m physically shaken by such outrage as “mixed response.”
Could you imagine how bad it’d be if she did something really worthy of offence like not wear a poppy or told a joke about the Queen’s vagina?
Good job it’s only the Irish who practice outrage though. I mean, days of front page news about someone not wearing a poppy or a vagina joke would be pretty embarrassing in this context of you trying to score points based on a bit of twitter malcontent.
Martco
that was weird. didn’t get it at all.
mildred st. meadowlark
Glad it wasn’t just me
rotide
Gotta say, I didn’t get the dogs thing either.
Like roughly 50% of SNL sketches, the rest just wasn’t particularly funny. Nothing to be outraged about.
Paddy at the Howth Summit
Change Aer Lingus for National Association for Advancement of Coloured People and see how funny it is.
Charger Salmons
Yeah,the potato joke just wouldn’t work.
Cian
“National Association for Advancement of Coloured People” won’t rhyme… unless you’re a cunning linguist.
That sketch wouldn’t even have got an award in the preliminary rounds of the Tops Of The Town.
Martco
ah stop the lights bunny
Mé Féin
SNL’s comedy is in the same league as RTE’s, which is to say woeful.
Shayna
Ah, now – it was funny when Gay used to say, “Roll the video, there, Collette” on ‘The Late, Late’?
Shayna
Also, it was funny when Gay didn’t shake hands with Gerry Adams. Gay had a column in, I think it was “The Sindo” – it was @2005, he was commenting on Owen (Mugsy) Mulligan, Gay described him as a hooligan, not fit to wear a county jersey, jeez, etc… oh, a thug also. Now that was funny! Mugsy replied to Gay by scoring the arguably greatest goal scored in Croke Park, oh it was against The Dubs.
(Sorry, I mentioned the GAA and Tyrone, I sometimes get swept away on the emotional tide).
Go A Way
Fair play Shayna screw those guys above
Bertie Blenkinsop
Yep, undoubtedly one of THE great goals, heartbreaking at the time.
I’d like to read that article, I don’t recall Gay Byrne ever passing comment on GAA, didn’t think it was his thing really….
Frilly Keane
Jesus
that was awful
A parish Nativity is funnier ffs
did SNL loose their writers
Christ t’night
I’d do better meself
Ban the Poo. Ooh-er!
No, you wouldn’t
Jason
Why are you people so crazy about Colin Farrell?? He looks like he’s full of STDs, he’s always got that alcoholic sweat, his eyes bulge out of head, his movies are mostly garbage, and he comes across as a hyperactive lowlife on talk shows
Bertie Blenkinsop
Look everyone, Jonathan Rhys Meyers is on Broadsheet :)
Go A Way
Lol I thought it was that Cillian fella
Jason
I can’t believe it’s 2017 and people are still perpetuating the myth that the Irish are fond of potatoes. Next they’ll be suggesting that they’re too uptight, thin skinned, and incapable of taking a joke.
Wahaay – gotta love an Irish potato joke.
Spudtastic !
About as funny as the real thing. Get over yourself Ronan. Nobody gives a boo boo how your first name is pronounced. You’re no Colin Farrell.
That’s right Saoirse Ronan is NO Colin Farrell.
I was referring to her performance. At least it’s consistent and solid: as in wood.
Do you people ever tire of moaning?
People?
It shows how much people care at the end of the day.
”There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.” ~Oscar Wilde
Of course she’s no Colin Farrell. Only Colin Farrell is Colin Farrell.
ah I miss Zeniths
i have a little cousin Saoirse I’ll have you know, and i care how it’s pronounced. so get shtuffed.
I can imagine Ronan was mortified, I would be! It’s not the first time SNL have mocked Ireland. The last time was Conor McGregor.
Nah, that was just mocking Conor McGregor.
This was a bad sketch. So many terrible accents and I didn’t get the dog thing at all! “Welcome to Hell” should be played on a loop on big screens across the country though.
Colin Farrell is no Colin Farrell.
Saoirse has a nice energy about her which is a refreshing change from most Hollywood people.
The sketch was like a less funny version of RTE’s Nightlive.
She’s a major PITH. Get over having an Irish name unless you’re in Sinn Féin. SNL has never been funny. Unless you’re a rather dim American.
Have you ever actually watched it?
it’s consistantly funny 40% of the time.
David S.Pumpkins.
Genius.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS00xWnqwvI
I mean,Tom Hanks !
Yeah, not feeling that one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7VaXlMvAvk
This is Tom’s finest hour though
Yeah, Irish people with Irish names? Who do they think they are? Paddy’s good enough for you and it should be good enough for them.
As an American I agree with you. I never thought SNL was funny at all and sometimes I’m quite surprised it’s still on the air.
THATS RACIST.
Hardly
I love the outrage from posters on a satirical website.
” How dare they make a joke about Ireland? Everyone loves Ireland.We’re a wonderful country full of wonderful people loved by everyone everywhere we go. ”
Get over it Spuds.It’s a joooooooooke.
What are you talking about? Literally no one is outraged.
I don’t see any outrage…
Might be the pinotage talking, Charger.
If I had to guess where Charger is from, I’d say Mayo.
Or Belgium
That’s a fair bet, I’d say. The self-loathing has to come from somewhere.
His “Brendan Bracken” routine is mildly entertaining though.
https://comeheretome.com/2016/07/01/the-very-mysterious-brendan-bracken/
very interesting
thanks
More here
https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/the-irish-spoofer-who-was-churchill-s-right-hand-man-1.2698575
Yup, a proto Charger for sure.
+1 Lilly, probably from Achill Island, the oddness is down to the inbreeding, no doubt. Prob spent a week in London looking for ‘the start’ in Kilburn in the 80’s, wasn’t a days work in him so he returned to the island, plum in his mouth and pitchfork up his mancave ;-)
Tuar Mhic Éadaigh is dócha?
Aye, he’s probably a teacher there lol
With all that’s going on with Hollywood, THIS is what she comes up with? Jeez…. Come back Caitriona Perry…
Paddy, I hate to be the one that breaks this to you but Saoirse Ronan doesn’t write SNL.
Also, they did a harv inspired sketch on the show last night, Welcome to Hell.
That’s right, Saoirse wasn’t responsible for the sketches. SNL have a team of writers who write the sketches 3 days before live show. Sometimes they change the sketches just hours before live show. Because of this, during the live sketches the cast read of cue cards.
I’m no comedic genius myself, but I did struggle to find Colin Farrell anywhere in the sketch.
Ah sur
Why don’t you tell us about the time you worked with Colin Farrell instead Shayna
;-)
ah now. be nice.
It was during the shoot of In Bruges; we were in a taxi on the way to the airport. ‘I’m not wearing anything underneath this raincoat,’ I sez to Colin, reapplying my lip gloss suggestively. ‘Oh you poor crature,’ sez he, I’ve heard it’s minus-10 in Dublin. ‘Driver, take a detour to Zara. We’ve tons of time,’ he said – and that’s how I ended up with these Vivian Westwood fur trousers courtesy of Col.
Sorry Shayna :)
You can tell that’s not a Shayna story because there’s no mention of Tyrone anywehere
Or GAA
Still Shayna’s stories are a lot more consistently entertaining than anything you ever post rotide
I have never met Colin Farrell, nor do I have a story that relates to himself in any way to the GAA, nor Tyrone. Jeez, I go away for a day or two, and everyone still picks on me. I’m but a 6′ 2″ Sunflower swaying in the wind, losing petals each time I’m derided. Luckily this sunflower has many petals.
That was a lovely comment, shayna
Ah Shayna, I wasn’t picking on you. I enjoy your stories and was trying to simulate one in your absence.
@ Lilly
You were
@Go A Way — Sure where would we be without the omniscient male to step in and tell the little woman where her true intentions and motivation lay.
How would any us know whether Lilly is a “woman” ?
That’s a scurrilous, disgusting and sexist prejudgment on your part.
Whats with the dogs. I have no idea what stereotype / idea the dog thing is playing up.
The outrage is building and the pitchforks being sharpened.
How dare they ! We are Irish !
https://www.thesun.ie/news/1884054/saoirse-ronan-pokes-fun-at-aer-lingus-in-saturday-night-live-sketch-which-draws-a-mixed-response/
http://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/irish-showbiz/fans-angry-saoirse-ronan-after-11632505
http://www.thejournal.ie/aer-lingus-snl-trump-tweet-3730458-Dec2017/
https://www.balls.ie/irishlife/snls-aer-lingus-skit-brought-378828
I’ll give it 24 hours of Salem witch-dunking before she’s forced into an apology.
The Verucca + socks routine was better, Charger
Comedy Sketch Falls Flat Charger Salmons Blames The Irish.
Wow. I’m physically shaken by such outrage as “mixed response.”
Could you imagine how bad it’d be if she did something really worthy of offence like not wear a poppy or told a joke about the Queen’s vagina?
Good job it’s only the Irish who practice outrage though. I mean, days of front page news about someone not wearing a poppy or a vagina joke would be pretty embarrassing in this context of you trying to score points based on a bit of twitter malcontent.
that was weird. didn’t get it at all.
Glad it wasn’t just me
Gotta say, I didn’t get the dogs thing either.
Like roughly 50% of SNL sketches, the rest just wasn’t particularly funny. Nothing to be outraged about.
Change Aer Lingus for National Association for Advancement of Coloured People and see how funny it is.
Yeah,the potato joke just wouldn’t work.
“National Association for Advancement of Coloured People” won’t rhyme… unless you’re a cunning linguist.
Everything’s relative of course.
This is one of my favourite sketches but would I find it funny if I was a Scot ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FFRoYhTJQQ
Probably, it’s a Scottish sketch show.
That sketch wouldn’t even have got an award in the preliminary rounds of the Tops Of The Town.
ah stop the lights bunny
SNL’s comedy is in the same league as RTE’s, which is to say woeful.
Ah, now – it was funny when Gay used to say, “Roll the video, there, Collette” on ‘The Late, Late’?
Also, it was funny when Gay didn’t shake hands with Gerry Adams. Gay had a column in, I think it was “The Sindo” – it was @2005, he was commenting on Owen (Mugsy) Mulligan, Gay described him as a hooligan, not fit to wear a county jersey, jeez, etc… oh, a thug also. Now that was funny! Mugsy replied to Gay by scoring the arguably greatest goal scored in Croke Park, oh it was against The Dubs.
(Sorry, I mentioned the GAA and Tyrone, I sometimes get swept away on the emotional tide).
Fair play Shayna screw those guys above
Yep, undoubtedly one of THE great goals, heartbreaking at the time.
I’d like to read that article, I don’t recall Gay Byrne ever passing comment on GAA, didn’t think it was his thing really….
Jesus
that was awful
A parish Nativity is funnier ffs
did SNL loose their writers
Christ t’night
I’d do better meself
No, you wouldn’t
Why are you people so crazy about Colin Farrell?? He looks like he’s full of STDs, he’s always got that alcoholic sweat, his eyes bulge out of head, his movies are mostly garbage, and he comes across as a hyperactive lowlife on talk shows
Look everyone, Jonathan Rhys Meyers is on Broadsheet :)
Lol I thought it was that Cillian fella
I can’t believe it’s 2017 and people are still perpetuating the myth that the Irish are fond of potatoes. Next they’ll be suggesting that they’re too uptight, thin skinned, and incapable of taking a joke.