The Savage Eye: Des Bishop

[LaurenceTristan]

This guy isn't funny. He's desperate. He definitely had something good with his street performances but that's as far as it goes. This sketch is pretty symbolic of his own efforts with his comedy career. RTE put him on after all.

[benmcloughlin1]

@LaurenceTristan What??? His comedic acting abilities are priceless!!! Watch The Communion Dealer Sketch, he's got the timing like Gervais in The Office, Larry David in Curb, Coogan in Partridge, Dermot in Fr Ted, it's the best comedy to come out since Paths to Freedom (Geezers role) which in fact should have done more series because he was Hilarious...No but you go away and watch ed byrne, deb bishop, jason byrne etc etc, you probably think dougals the funniest in Father Ted god love ya

[craig1049]

dave mcsavage is class,why dont people recognise that

[duffer212]

great stuff

[radharcanna]

I like some of Savage's sketches but this is about as funny as a speech by the Pope.

Des Bishop highlights Irish people's shame about their own culture. He actually went to the trouble of learning Irish and can speak it fluently, more than what most Irish people can do.

[macunfraidh]

Didn't know Des Bishop was Dutch.

[REDZ3R174]

@macunfraidh No actually hes American

[tabbygoth]

What's wrong with Des Bishop? He just does observational humour, and he lived in Ireland as a kid so it's not like he's just come over and started takin the piss. 

[ricci1007]

David, come back to Wesselsgade. 

[rachelmdw]

This is dreadful.

[3tangle3]

I heard two people speaking irish to each other in britain the other night

[shangirl123]

Love this guy! :)

[skyzthelimi7]

It takes satire to make the point; gaelic is dead, and not worth one cent more trying to keep it alive, Ireland has spent billions since 1922 trying to force the language on an indifferent public. If people wanted to speak the language, it would not cost a penny, but they don´t.

[huntinginfidels911]

@skyzthelimi7 how have they spent billions?? also its not dead as they still teach it in both rimary and secondary schools and parts of the west of the county actually only speak gaelic

[SilverScreenGuru]

Aw man, thank you mr.mac savage....Des Bishop is a one trick pony, this is so layered I love it...genuine LOL

[zlotych1992]

that was badly done

[cooleyotooley]

3 in the morning wettin meself

[Pielord09]

funny clip but in all seriousness the irish language is part of our culture and heritage it was who we were before the english forced their language upon us, its our cultural entitlement to revive it not let it die cause we cba, Bím fearr Gealach, agus túsa?

[missnixiful]

@Pielord09 That should say "Is fear Éireannach mé, agus tusa?" .. Bím doesn't mean right now .. it means daily/weekly/monthly or whatever .. Táim is right now .. and it's different when you're talking about nationality .. it sorta looks like you just used Google translate :L

[RibbonedRat]

@Pielord09

I think Irish shouldn't be forced upon people either. If people want to learn it fine, but it should be optional in schools. Especially since it really does have limited use.

[criodain77]

for a country supposed to be known for the wit and craic, we produce an amount of sh*te that's supposed to be comedy..

[MylesMore4U]

I miss being able to hide comments.

[joefolan]

How this guy got a TV show of his own amazes me.

(And by that I mean Savage)

[JVbin]

Whether or not the Irish language is worth saving is a matter of opinion and McSavage is entitled to his.

...But that was a shit-awful impersonation of Des Bishop. :-/

[jamesmorrisseyvvti]

@JVbin of course everyone is entitled to an opinion, but my opinion of you is that, any of your opinions on youtube are just 'shit' basically and i'd nearly be quessing that you'll have answering my comment within 24 hrs just to explain why? sad!

[JVbin]

@jamesmorrisseyvvti Dear Jim,

I'm afraid I wasn't able to get back to you within 24 hours as my lifestyle involves regularly going outdoors and interacting with people face-to-face. I'm not sure what your point is but I'll learn whatever I can about the value of subjective opinion from someone with no videos on their YouTube account, just misdirected anger at strangers when they could be relieving their unresolved tension on the internet by masturbating instead.

Regards, JV

[darkraverTC]

@JVbin Amazing comeback.

[pkmbyte]

@JVbin It's not an impersionation it's a comedic rendition.. and it's brilliant

[MetalliSuperDeth]

Finally, a comedian on this island who isn't mortally afraid of upsetting the Church or media!

[No9Nando]

Worst show on TV

[begood20000]

Let it die!!!!

[electricrussell]

So let me get this straight, if you're parents are from Ireland, you've lived in Ireland since you were 14, and you're even fluent in the Irish language, you're still not Irish?

Wow! From what I can make out then, being authentically Irish is just the ability to speak the English language with an Irish accent. That's it. 'Irishness' at the end of the day is just an accent. In fact anyone who can do a decent impression of an Irish accent should get a passport and full citizenship rights.

[shittymcpisspants]

@electricrussell tony cascarino did for being able to kick a ball

[Larry2me]

@electricrussell Well said man!! There's plenty of diaspora all over this world who have a lot more pride in their Irish blood than some of the West Brit wasters we have here!!

[missnixiful]

@thingsaregrand It's not even a good piss take lyk :L

[lac6480]

des bishop pokes fun at irish people and we laugh...

he just tells us how stupid we are with arrogance...

[irishsellerguy]

Des Bishop is the worst excuse for comedy EVER

Fookin DOPE

[murtkenny87]

Can wait for new season. Funny stuff.

[davidoffon]

This actually very good, his Iwish is brilliant, sometimes you just need to talk shite for hours to find the right lines. I am assuming that this was Mucksavage? The feeling her better was caustic good fun. This is the second clip I've seen, the presidezent and her bird cage hubby was dire.

[Motortallica]

What the modh coinniolach?

[manusdeburca]

if mcsavage did not have FF contacts he would never be on RTE

[electricrussell]

@manusdeburca "if mcsavage did not have FF contacts he would never be on RTE"

That would be a shame then since the Savage Eye is the funniest thing RTE have ever produced.

[paddyman921]

haha he feels her up :P

[KevinMcGahern]

brilliant stuff

[ponzo74]

this is amazing

[joezep37]

not funny

[frankysandwich]

Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what the mochaneloc? (or however you spell it)

[IrishGuitarShredd3r]

haha legend!

[vinceloud]

No, it's not funny this time Savage... you MUST put back in question because nobody can laugh about it....

Please be a MAN and do apology for that stupid stuff but please keep going to make us laugh ! The rest is brilliant !

[VivaLaPol]

It takes a real idiot to think that show is funny. It's beyond awful. I feel sorry for you people. I genuinely do.

[charliedelta1000]

To be fair this is an awful example of it. It has some very funny parts.

[fuckhead1001]

When will the savage eye be launched on DVD????

[raynihnio]

Being anti-Irish Language is probably akin to shouting "Up the 'Ra" - it's a popular sentiment among idiots. I can't speak Irish too well but I make an effort and it's good fun

This is an abomination, and not very funny

[davidlynchmallowcork]

So this is supposed to be the cream of Irish comedy right now? When you check out the youtube comedy channel and see plenty of american teenagers producing far superior stuff out of their bedrooms you know something is very very wrong. RTE is a joke.

[frankysandwich]

You don't mean Bo Burnham do ya? all his songs sound the same and he's a bit tiresome

[CecilTerwilliger]

This is terrible.

[supersumdude]

If there is one thing we are really good at as a people, its taking the piss out of foreigners, take that des Bishop!!

[jimk140]

Fact!

[7conas7]

it's terrbile when the peeple start eatin the peeple

[Wolfenfang]

I love this guy David Mc Savage. He's the funniest nutter on Irish TV at the moment. Soo much better than the rest. The TV Show - The Savage Eye, is a laugh out loud riot. ROFL !!!!!

[sparkydeltorro]

too true.

[kbcmighty]

@Wolfenfang

its absolute rubbish

[MrScip1985]

@Wolfenfang Are you American by any chance?

[emt600]

0:22 shin a will a coola con!! class

[flateric500]

in general his ideas are  funny, unfortunately this is produced by RTE and their production factor is atrocious in keeping with tradition.

[MrPiejacker]

extreme lol!

[Lionesskeeper]

ROTFL XD

[rorkimaru]

what the modh connealach... epic!

[Bubelhaftisch]

It's quite a pity that neither he nor the comedian he's parodying are funny.

[liamoshoro]

@Bubelhaftisch and u clearly hav no sense of humour

[kardel100]

Did i miss something, ??? why put on a fake NY accent to save the Irish Language?

[niallfroggy]

hes ment to be Des Bishop!

[ismaithliomchocolate]

@kardel100 - I think he taking off Des Bishop!

[TroyDouglas917]

He is and good on him. Des Bishop is as funny as cancer. It never ceases to amaze me why Irish people buy tickets to see some unfunny American asshole telling them they're shit, basically.

[lolsean]

@TroyDouglas917 Des Bishop is without a doubt my favourite Irish comedian. And dont gimme that "He's american" crap, because he regards himself as Irish now. If he does insult the irish its probably for a good reason.

[paddyleblanc]

@lolsean Probably for a very good reason: Takes a c*nt to know a c*nt. Furthermore he can regard himself as Mongolian for all I care - he's American.

[RachelMoloney1]

@lolsean seriously? just because hes parents are irish doesnt make him irish, he comes over to ireland and tells us were stupid because we dont know are own language , he didnt have to learn it since he was five, pressure wasnt put on him to pass it at the j.c and l.c, If he wanted to learn irish ok, but dont degrade us because not every irish person speaks irish.

[MyMadra]

@RachelMoloney1 What do you mean that just because his parents are Irish doesn't mean he's Irish?...of course it means he's Irish, a chinese baby born and raised in Ireland is still chinese ethnicity wise....John F Kennedy was Irish heritage wise, barack Obama is half Kenyan half Irish heritage wise...and Des Bishop is also Irish heritage wise...Any person of Irish heritage has a right to claim it even if it's only 1/8 like muhammad Ali, however Des is 100% Irish blood wise

[joshuajn1]

@TroyDouglas917 im sure he probably is more irish then u are considering hes fluent in the language

[stevenb19871]

@TroyDouglas917 Cancer isn't funny...get that!

[LaviniaVeiled]

@TroyDouglas917 If I were lucky enough to be there learning the language I'd be a hell of a lot more respectful than you seem to think he is. Yes, I'm American and part of the Irish diaspora. Too bad that doesn't give me any claim to the language. Oh well.

[irishguyhere123]

@TroyDouglas917 ..... Great to actually hear somebody has the same opinion as me about Des Bishop.. The man who´s one theme consists of taking the piss out of the irish , and the irish make him a millionaire.

[sandwhichesaremuntin]

Ok he put it on at the start because hes taking off Des Bishop who had a show where he learned how to speak irish for a year. He even says why not call a bishop when the nurse says we should call a priest

[kbcmighty]

@sandwhichesaremuntin

but it isnt funny , seriously like

[MrPiejacker]

that is the funniest thing iv seen all week fair play to him

[pinkchic1001]

I love Des Bishop