Love Alan partridge, the only thing good about Britain is it's comedy, everything else is inferior especially to us Irish who haven't lost our culture and National identity. up the IRA
@Paddy234 Your 'culture' consists of incest, priest worship, fighting and puking in bog holes. And your national identity exists in a hard drive in some office in Brussels
@IEatManure The thing is what you have just stated is obviously made up to simply slander but you and everybody else know my comment was true, jealousy get's you no-where
Respond to this video..."you'd be a wanker wherever you were." Sorry, you were just inclined to classify anyone, from anywhere, who doesn't fully support every project or character of Steven Coogan as a wanker.
He's irreverent, funny and intelligent (and does uncanny impersonations). But I'm still allowed not to like everything he performs, eh?
@DommesTemp OK, define wanker; one who replies honestly and engages in a bona fide discourse or one who looks for comments made a year ago simply 'cos the word American showed up in the comment box?
Since the time I've made my first observations, I will publicly amend them. Still don't particularly care for Coogan as Alan Partridge across the board. There are some bits that are brill. I've revisited my opinion about 24 Hour Party People - come to appreciate it more more. Have the DVD The Trip.
@black12340 Dude, I think the whole point of Bloody Sunday (the second) was that they killed innocent people during a peace march.
The only mention of the IRA came from the incorrect rumours from the British army. If anything, this was the event that created a whole new IRA, as it militarised otherwise peaceful inner city kids, who no longer believed in people power. The whole thing was a huge disaster for both Ireland and Britain, and was the real beginning of the worst of the troubles.
@black12340 i think you need to rethink your ignorant comments all the victims that day were innocent most were teenage boys and even the british today accept that they were ''not ira members''
@black12340 There are no Irish men or women on Earth who are "glad the paras killed the IRA scum", nor any other decent people, mostly because Bloody Sunday was about people with guns murdering unarmed civilians.
Haha, check all the douches arguing about irish poltics and the IRA etc over and Alan Partridge sketch which was written by Graham Linegan, who is Irish and sitting next to him in this scene....OH THE IRONY!!!
its funny because its an awkward situation where he's completely missed the point of the song and he's talking about it light heartedly when its actually about something very serious, there we go pretty simple :P
a massacre started by the IRA firing shots first, oh sorry forgot they dont like people shooting back. its only claimed as a war when they shoot innocent people.
John (Jackie) Duddy (17). Shot in the chest in the car park of Rossville flats. Four witnesses stated Duddy was unarmed and running away from the paratroopers when he was killed. Three of them saw a soldier take deliberate aim at the youth as he ran. Uncle of Irish boxer John Duddy.
Patrick Joseph Doherty (31). Shot from behind while attempting to crawl to safety in the forecourt of Rossville flats. Doherty was the subject of a series of photographs, taken before and after he died by French journalist Gilles Peress. Despite testimony from "Soldier F" that he had fired at a man holding and firing a pistol, Widgery acknowledged that the photographs showed Doherty was unarmed, and that forensic tests on his hands for gunshot residue proved negative.[
Bernard McGuigan (41). Shot in the back of the head when he went to help Patrick Doherty. He had been waving a white handkerchief at the soldiers to indicate his peaceful intentions.
Hugh Pious Gilmour (17). Shot through his right elbow, the bullet then entering his chest as he ran from the paratroopers on Rossville Street.[22] Widgery acknowledged that a photograph taken seconds after Gilmour was hit corroborated witness reports that he was unarmed, and that tests for gunshot residue were negative.
Kevin McElhinney (17). Shot from behind while attempting to crawl to safety at the front entrance of the Rossville Flats. Two witnesses stated McElhinney was unarmed
Michael G. Kelly (17). Shot in the stomach while standing near the rubble barricade in front of Rossville Flats. Widgery accepted that Kelly was unarmed
Michael M. McDaid (20). Shot in the face at the barricade as he was walking away from the paratroopers. The trajectory of the bullet indicated he could have been killed by soldiers positioned on the Derry Walls
James Joseph Wray (22). Wounded then shot again at close range while lying on the ground. Witnesses who were not called to the Widgery Tribunal stated that Wray was calling out to say that he could not move his legs before he was shot the second time.
John Johnston (59). Shot in the leg and left shoulder on William Street 15 minutes before the rest of the shooting started.[22][26] Johnston was not actually on the march, but on his way to visit a friend in Glenfada Park.[26] He died of his wounds 4½ months later. He was the only one not to die immediately or soon after being shot.
"McGuinness had admitted to Infliction that he had personally fired the shot (from a Thompson machine gun on single shot) from Rossville Flats in the Bogside that had precipitated Bloody Sunday."
Another classified document,, referred to a conversation with a senior member of the Provisional IRA who confirmed that Mr McGuinness fired the shot.
No wonder McGuiness didnt want to co-operate with the Bloody Sunday Inquiry. In fact he didnt want one to take place. When he was forced to he had to admit he was 2nd in command of the IRA on the day and in the area. Of course he had lied about this for years previously. He's good at lying.
"one man was witnessed by Father Edward Daly and others haphazardly firing a revolver in the direction of the paratroopers. Later identified as a member of the Official IRA, this man was also photographed in the act of drawing his weapon"
"there were many IRA men—both Official and Provisional—present at the protest"
you failed to copy and paste all this from Wikiepedia hahah
Anyway it pales into insignificance compared to the number of innocent people the IRA killed.
Here's some further stuff you forgot to copy and paste
"Early versions (of the song Bloody Sunday) opened with the line Don't talk to me about the rights of the IRA, UDA. U2's bassist, Adam Clayton, recalls that better judgment led to the removal of such a politically charged line. Some of The Edge's original lyrics explicitly spoke out against violent rebels, but were omitted in order to protect the group."
Now you have retreated to talking about the song of Bloody Sunday. Good for you. Yes, Adam Clayton did say that, I am glad you went to Wikipedia for that, Adam is English, the Edge has Welsh parents, the Edge initially wrote the lyrics referring to Bloody Sunday 1920 referring to when the British drove into a gaelic football stadium and started shooting at the audience.
maybe they could write about a song about the IRA massacring lots of innocent people over the years entitled 'ooh dont shoot back or we run to mummy and winge about it'
You really need to grow up. The IRA did terrible things, but in the 70s, the Catholics were treated LIKE SHIT. Civil rights marches were inevitable, and when those started getting shot at, Bloody Sunday became the biggest IRA recriuter in Northern Irish history. And even then, the IRA at least in the 70s and 80s generally targetted soldiers and officials, generally, the term terrorism is relative. Like when the Old IRA were called terrorists, and the irish rebels before them.
Once again your reveal how educated you really are. I never said I supported terrorism, unlike you, I have a thing called objectivity, look that big word up if you don't understand it. I said "generally" That means the MAJORITY of the time the IRA tergetted British soldiers and officials. And I noticed you keep mentioning Omagh, however tragic that day was, the IRA had NOT intended it on innocent people, don't believe me? look it up.
hey kids remember no sex before marriage and no masturbation. You kids have fun now you hear hahah
Now remember kids Father McPaddy will be along presently to introduce you to the joys of sex. No need to tell mummy and daddy about this. Its ok the archbishop knows about it but he says god is ok with it haha
Funny that. By the way, I am an Irish protestant and I can honestly say you are the very reason I am ashamed of being a part of the Irish church. I know more Catholic priests than most people I know and they are the nicest people I have met in my life, even more so than some of my English friends. You are the definition of ignorance.
The IRA were targetting some officials outside of Omagh and got stuck in traffic in Omagh, I have looked into this so if you don't believe me you can either ignore it ( what i am expecting you to do ) or actually pick up a book and read it.
Its funny though, when British teenagers go around wearing Che Guevara tee shirts, Che Guevara, a symbol of freedom fighting, his grandfather being an Irish rebel. Every irish rebel throughout history is called a " terrorist " until about 20 or so years when they are seen as freedom fighters like Bobby Sands is being seen as now.
He's not disapproving of Irish independence, he's an eejit who's clueless (and therefore, in this case, heartless). First words out of his mouth were condescending" I like Irish...stuff". If it's funny that some English are this way, then laugh your arse off - not for me.
Don't know the context of this scene, so can't comment further. The Irish blokes were well polite, considering.
I was replying to someone else's comment, not commenting on the video/scene. I have no idea how you couldn't tell that from my comment.
I find it odd that you're drawing a link between this and English attitudes. I'm Alan Partridge isn't a comedy trying to mirror society, it's about a socially inept character desperately trying to bluff his way through things and keep what little credibility he has.
I did loose the thread of the discussion, so do pardon me for that. Thank you for the description of the character, it does explain a lot.
Television, comedy or no, does frequently mirror society and vice versa.That's a larger discussion for a different venue, not youtube. I wouldn't want to make a generalisation of English attitudes based on one silly programme in any case.
@imaof4 I would say so, yes. It's funny in the context I mentioned earlier - a tragic character inadvertently showing off his complete ignorance whilst managing to offend the very people he's trying to impress - cringe-comedy in essence.
You should watch some of the related videos - I feel you're coming at this from too politicised an angle (I'm guessing the only reason you've watched this is because you're interested in the Bloody Sunday massacre?).
Actually, I'm not really sure how I wound up at this vid. I think I started, after viewing a vid I really enjoyed made by a friend about Donna and the Doctor I'm a true Whovian) and the music she used was from Sting and Eric Clapton (song: It's Probably Me). And much like a google search, for no apparent reason, I was at other songs. I'm familiar with U2's Sunday Bloody Sunday, and Alan Partridge - a bit - didn't like him in 24Hour Party People (love Winterbottom). Was curious, frankly.
And I know Alan Partridge is a character Steven Coogan plays, btw :)! Did like The Parole Officer.
I would call myself more sensitised then politicisied - it's a song about a massacre, regardless where you fall about you're beliefs at what was behind the whole thing. Uninformed, stupid people say stupid, thoughtless things. The bit about the bald chap ripping up the Popes picture was funnier. According to wikki, Steve's a northern lad of Irish parents...
It's called humour Alan is the foil we are laughing at his ineptitude(its a man acting it's not nasty)! The fact that if you didn't know anything about the Irish situation at that time you would be forgiven for hearing the song and thinking that it was about a boring sunday! He wasn't malicious about the Irish or anything! I don't know how anyone could be upset by his comments! It's very high brow humour alot of people watching it wouldn't have known what the song was about! Until this sketch!
What have Americans to do with this discussion? Because I don't appreciate Steven Coogan (and I never said I didn't, in toto, yeah?), doesn't mean I've no sense of humour...I get it, I do, the joke I mean. Just didn't find it particularly funny is all. Full stop. Honestly, we can agree to disagree.
I find funny, and there's no expectation that you should, but I do take offence when you attempt to categorise me. Obviously you like Steven Coogan, I'm not as keen, I've already stated.
Performers of great humour that I do like, as it happens, run a broad spectrum: from Stephen Fry to Ricky Gervais. MTW., HIGNFY, Mitchell and Webb - just as examples. Been to a comedy show of Ed Byrne's in Stoke-on Trent this past year...Kindly accept other opinions. Move on
@Gary190tube Aha shut up, american "humour" is shit i fall asleep thru boredom when i have to suffer thru your so called "comedy" thats how ima punish my kids!
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you know the irony is when U2 wrote the song, what alan partridge described was actually what the song was about, and then bono, cotton ,d on about derry. this is no bullshit that dick bono admitted it.
lol at the british think they are so much better...but so many Americans are Irish...And Britain is Americas Bitch sorry.
dragonsfoe99 1 day ago
very funny"sunday bloody sunday"
MrInternettoughguy66 1 month ago
Love Partridge. He brillantly summed up the Irish famine. You will pay a price for being a picky eater. I'm Irish, and this guy is a fucking genuis.
kady7869 6 months ago
@getmadgetmad1 I agree completely. Some people just can't grasp comedy. Spas.
MrHefferlumps 7 months ago 2
Love Alan partridge, the only thing good about Britain is it's comedy, everything else is inferior especially to us Irish who haven't lost our culture and National identity. up the IRA
Paddy234 7 months ago
@Paddy234 Your 'culture' consists of incest, priest worship, fighting and puking in bog holes. And your national identity exists in a hard drive in some office in Brussels
IEatManure 7 months ago
@IEatManure The thing is what you have just stated is obviously made up to simply slander but you and everybody else know my comment was true, jealousy get's you no-where
Paddy234 7 months ago
@Paddy234 typical internet scumbag.
RobertNicholls 2 days ago
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olimcfc 8 months ago
Brilliant, suprised this isn't filled with butt-hurt potato eaters.
millard27 9 months ago
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
EllieJayden 11 months ago
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Respond to this video..."you'd be a wanker wherever you were." Sorry, you were just inclined to classify anyone, from anywhere, who doesn't fully support every project or character of Steven Coogan as a wanker.
He's irreverent, funny and intelligent (and does uncanny impersonations). But I'm still allowed not to like everything he performs, eh?
imaof4 11 months ago
@DommesTemp OK, define wanker; one who replies honestly and engages in a bona fide discourse or one who looks for comments made a year ago simply 'cos the word American showed up in the comment box?
Since the time I've made my first observations, I will publicly amend them. Still don't particularly care for Coogan as Alan Partridge across the board. There are some bits that are brill. I've revisited my opinion about 24 Hour Party People - come to appreciate it more more. Have the DVD The Trip.
imaof4 11 months ago
This Alan Partridge clip is pretty funny though.. lol..
emmetor 1 year ago
As a irish man I'm glad the paras killed the ira scum on bloody Sunday
If the ira was not there the people would not be killed
black12340 1 year ago
@black12340 Dude, I think the whole point of Bloody Sunday (the second) was that they killed innocent people during a peace march.
The only mention of the IRA came from the incorrect rumours from the British army. If anything, this was the event that created a whole new IRA, as it militarised otherwise peaceful inner city kids, who no longer believed in people power. The whole thing was a huge disaster for both Ireland and Britain, and was the real beginning of the worst of the troubles.
emmetor 1 year ago
@black12340 i think you need to rethink your ignorant comments all the victims that day were innocent most were teenage boys and even the british today accept that they were ''not ira members''
hargohargo2 11 months ago
@black12340 There are no Irish men or women on Earth who are "glad the paras killed the IRA scum", nor any other decent people, mostly because Bloody Sunday was about people with guns murdering unarmed civilians.
DidloDurante 11 months ago
Pity u never got one in the back of the head THECHOSEN WANKER UP THE RA!!!!!!!
INNY1888 1 year ago
No surrender! No surrender! No surrender to the I.R.A! SCUM!
thechosen2010 1 year ago
haw haw
stankler 1 year ago
i would never take comedy serious no matter how offensive
32UnitedIreland 1 year ago
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bigbignosedestroyer 1 year ago
This video is just asking for a republican-nationalist argument. There is no getting away from it. This is the internet.
TheMikeyReilly 1 year ago
Its Graham Linehan!
jacobcheese 1 year ago
Yes, and the other one's Arthur Matthews.
MrBradipo73 1 year ago
>.<
graniasmith 1 year ago
PMSL! Brilliant!
TopTellyFan 1 year ago
Haha, check all the douches arguing about irish poltics and the IRA etc over and Alan Partridge sketch which was written by Graham Linegan, who is Irish and sitting next to him in this scene....OH THE IRONY!!!
binhawk 1 year ago 6
@binhawk What he said.
Lukkaut 1 year ago
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really not funny at all
dkr56 1 year ago
its funny because its an awkward situation where he's completely missed the point of the song and he's talking about it light heartedly when its actually about something very serious, there we go pretty simple :P
Poddy17 2 years ago
Eyyy, cameos by Arthur Matthews and Graham Linehan, I totally forgot about that!
Comedy legends, they are.
piedlourde 2 years ago
"the other one, ripped up the pope...Bald chap"
Hysterical
JJmacd 2 years ago 20
a massacre started by the IRA firing shots first, oh sorry forgot they dont like people shooting back. its only claimed as a war when they shoot innocent people.
innit27 2 years ago
the uvf were the first to arm and were the first to start firing shots not the ira!
jimrobertsid 2 years ago
'they started it mummy'
innit27 2 years ago
i guess some people just dont like to hear the truth
jimrobertsid 2 years ago
John (Jackie) Duddy (17). Shot in the chest in the car park of Rossville flats. Four witnesses stated Duddy was unarmed and running away from the paratroopers when he was killed. Three of them saw a soldier take deliberate aim at the youth as he ran. Uncle of Irish boxer John Duddy.
Scoob505 2 years ago
Patrick Joseph Doherty (31). Shot from behind while attempting to crawl to safety in the forecourt of Rossville flats. Doherty was the subject of a series of photographs, taken before and after he died by French journalist Gilles Peress. Despite testimony from "Soldier F" that he had fired at a man holding and firing a pistol, Widgery acknowledged that the photographs showed Doherty was unarmed, and that forensic tests on his hands for gunshot residue proved negative.[
Scoob505 2 years ago
Bernard McGuigan (41). Shot in the back of the head when he went to help Patrick Doherty. He had been waving a white handkerchief at the soldiers to indicate his peaceful intentions.
Scoob505 2 years ago
Hugh Pious Gilmour (17). Shot through his right elbow, the bullet then entering his chest as he ran from the paratroopers on Rossville Street.[22] Widgery acknowledged that a photograph taken seconds after Gilmour was hit corroborated witness reports that he was unarmed, and that tests for gunshot residue were negative.
Scoob505 2 years ago
Kevin McElhinney (17). Shot from behind while attempting to crawl to safety at the front entrance of the Rossville Flats. Two witnesses stated McElhinney was unarmed
Scoob505 2 years ago
Michael G. Kelly (17). Shot in the stomach while standing near the rubble barricade in front of Rossville Flats. Widgery accepted that Kelly was unarmed
Scoob505 2 years ago
# John Pius Young (17). Shot in the head while standing at the rubble barricade. Two witnesses stated Young was unarmed.[22]
# William Noel Nash (19). Shot in the chest near the barricade. Witnesses stated Nash was unarmed and going to the aid of another when killed.
Scoob505 2 years ago
Michael M. McDaid (20). Shot in the face at the barricade as he was walking away from the paratroopers. The trajectory of the bullet indicated he could have been killed by soldiers positioned on the Derry Walls
Scoob505 2 years ago
James Joseph Wray (22). Wounded then shot again at close range while lying on the ground. Witnesses who were not called to the Widgery Tribunal stated that Wray was calling out to say that he could not move his legs before he was shot the second time.
Scoob505 2 years ago
John Johnston (59). Shot in the leg and left shoulder on William Street 15 minutes before the rest of the shooting started.[22][26] Johnston was not actually on the march, but on his way to visit a friend in Glenfada Park.[26] He died of his wounds 4½ months later. He was the only one not to die immediately or soon after being shot.
Scoob505 2 years ago
I didnt know Martin McGuiness could copy and paste from Wikipedia so well. Maybe copy and paste the bit about you firing the first shot.
Sunday Successful Sunday
innit27 2 years ago
Believe what you want to believe to preserve your bigotted pride. It has been proven that there were no firearms.
Scoob505 2 years ago
"McGuinness had admitted to Infliction that he had personally fired the shot (from a Thompson machine gun on single shot) from Rossville Flats in the Bogside that had precipitated Bloody Sunday."
Another classified document,, referred to a conversation with a senior member of the Provisional IRA who confirmed that Mr McGuinness fired the shot.
innit27 2 years ago
No wonder McGuiness didnt want to co-operate with the Bloody Sunday Inquiry. In fact he didnt want one to take place. When he was forced to he had to admit he was 2nd in command of the IRA on the day and in the area. Of course he had lied about this for years previously. He's good at lying.
innit27 2 years ago
"one man was witnessed by Father Edward Daly and others haphazardly firing a revolver in the direction of the paratroopers. Later identified as a member of the Official IRA, this man was also photographed in the act of drawing his weapon"
"there were many IRA men—both Official and Provisional—present at the protest"
you failed to copy and paste all this from Wikiepedia hahah
Anyway it pales into insignificance compared to the number of innocent people the IRA killed.
innit27 2 years ago
Here's some further stuff you forgot to copy and paste
"Early versions (of the song Bloody Sunday) opened with the line Don't talk to me about the rights of the IRA, UDA. U2's bassist, Adam Clayton, recalls that better judgment led to the removal of such a politically charged line. Some of The Edge's original lyrics explicitly spoke out against violent rebels, but were omitted in order to protect the group."
so much for freedom of speech
innit27 2 years ago
Now you have retreated to talking about the song of Bloody Sunday. Good for you. Yes, Adam Clayton did say that, I am glad you went to Wikipedia for that, Adam is English, the Edge has Welsh parents, the Edge initially wrote the lyrics referring to Bloody Sunday 1920 referring to when the British drove into a gaelic football stadium and started shooting at the audience.
Scoob505 2 years ago
maybe they could write about a song about the IRA massacring lots of innocent people over the years entitled 'ooh dont shoot back or we run to mummy and winge about it'
innit27 2 years ago
You really need to grow up. The IRA did terrible things, but in the 70s, the Catholics were treated LIKE SHIT. Civil rights marches were inevitable, and when those started getting shot at, Bloody Sunday became the biggest IRA recriuter in Northern Irish history. And even then, the IRA at least in the 70s and 80s generally targetted soldiers and officials, generally, the term terrorism is relative. Like when the Old IRA were called terrorists, and the irish rebels before them.
Scoob505 2 years ago 2
you support terrorists and yet you tell others to grow up hahah
oh yeah when the IRA blew up all those pubs and chip shops they were really targetting soldiers and officials hahah
hey U2 how about a song about Omagh
'oh hang on the British didnt do this one
oh hang on we cant write about this one
oh hang on we cant winge on and on and on..'
The Army actually went in to protect the Catholics and were welcomed initially. They shouldnt have bothered.
innit27 2 years ago
Once again your reveal how educated you really are. I never said I supported terrorism, unlike you, I have a thing called objectivity, look that big word up if you don't understand it. I said "generally" That means the MAJORITY of the time the IRA tergetted British soldiers and officials. And I noticed you keep mentioning Omagh, however tragic that day was, the IRA had NOT intended it on innocent people, don't believe me? look it up.
Scoob505 2 years ago 3
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'i cant believe the news today some paddys got blown up by their own side the IRA' lol
innit27 2 years ago
And that shows the true extent of your knowledge on this topic. Once again another British nationalist knows shit all on what they are talknig about.
Scoob505 2 years ago 4
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unlucky living in a shit hole, but the inbreeding will take your mind off it a bit though eh lol
innit27 2 years ago
Funny that, living in a shithole us Irish manage to be one of the happiest countries in the world. I think Britain is like 32nd.
Scoob505 2 years ago 3
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yeah but happiness in Ireland is defined by things like shagging your sister hahah
innit27 2 years ago
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hey kids remember no sex before marriage and no masturbation. You kids have fun now you hear hahah
Now remember kids Father McPaddy will be along presently to introduce you to the joys of sex. No need to tell mummy and daddy about this. Its ok the archbishop knows about it but he says god is ok with it haha
innit27 2 years ago
Funny that. By the way, I am an Irish protestant and I can honestly say you are the very reason I am ashamed of being a part of the Irish church. I know more Catholic priests than most people I know and they are the nicest people I have met in my life, even more so than some of my English friends. You are the definition of ignorance.
Scoob505 2 years ago
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Im not surprised you are ashamed of being you hahah
Im sure you have intimate relations with a lot of priests. lol
Oh come on we know you are lying, you dont have any friends hahah
You are the defintion of a cock. lol
innit27 2 years ago
@Scoob505 yeah he is definetly only talking for himself.
alexander25rugg 2 years ago
good to hear mate
Scoob505 2 years ago
tiocfaidh bhur la
Bjarku 2 years ago
The IRA were targetting some officials outside of Omagh and got stuck in traffic in Omagh, I have looked into this so if you don't believe me you can either ignore it ( what i am expecting you to do ) or actually pick up a book and read it.
Scoob505 2 years ago
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terrorist supporter
winge winge winge excuses excuses excuses
innit27 2 years ago
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'i cant believe the news today
Someone dared shoot back at the IRA.
Dont they know thats not in the rules. They dont like it when they get blown away'
haha
innit27 2 years ago
People like you deserve to die.
Scoob505 2 years ago
Its funny though, when British teenagers go around wearing Che Guevara tee shirts, Che Guevara, a symbol of freedom fighting, his grandfather being an Irish rebel. Every irish rebel throughout history is called a " terrorist " until about 20 or so years when they are seen as freedom fighters like Bobby Sands is being seen as now.
Scoob505 2 years ago
It's only funny if you subscribe to the notion that because they're British they must automatically disapprove of Irish independence?
HeadlightMorningGlow 2 years ago
He's not disapproving of Irish independence, he's an eejit who's clueless (and therefore, in this case, heartless). First words out of his mouth were condescending" I like Irish...stuff". If it's funny that some English are this way, then laugh your arse off - not for me.
Don't know the context of this scene, so can't comment further. The Irish blokes were well polite, considering.
imaof4 2 years ago
I was replying to someone else's comment, not commenting on the video/scene. I have no idea how you couldn't tell that from my comment.
I find it odd that you're drawing a link between this and English attitudes. I'm Alan Partridge isn't a comedy trying to mirror society, it's about a socially inept character desperately trying to bluff his way through things and keep what little credibility he has.
HeadlightMorningGlow 2 years ago 4
I did loose the thread of the discussion, so do pardon me for that. Thank you for the description of the character, it does explain a lot.
Television, comedy or no, does frequently mirror society and vice versa.That's a larger discussion for a different venue, not youtube. I wouldn't want to make a generalisation of English attitudes based on one silly programme in any case.
Then we get to the matter, is this funny?
imaof4 2 years ago
@imaof4 I would say so, yes. It's funny in the context I mentioned earlier - a tragic character inadvertently showing off his complete ignorance whilst managing to offend the very people he's trying to impress - cringe-comedy in essence.
You should watch some of the related videos - I feel you're coming at this from too politicised an angle (I'm guessing the only reason you've watched this is because you're interested in the Bloody Sunday massacre?).
HeadlightMorningGlow 2 years ago
Actually, I'm not really sure how I wound up at this vid. I think I started, after viewing a vid I really enjoyed made by a friend about Donna and the Doctor I'm a true Whovian) and the music she used was from Sting and Eric Clapton (song: It's Probably Me). And much like a google search, for no apparent reason, I was at other songs. I'm familiar with U2's Sunday Bloody Sunday, and Alan Partridge - a bit - didn't like him in 24Hour Party People (love Winterbottom). Was curious, frankly.
imaof4 2 years ago
He was playing a part of a real life charecter in 24 hour party people and he did a good job!
hididdlyho82 2 years ago
And I know Alan Partridge is a character Steven Coogan plays, btw :)! Did like The Parole Officer.
I would call myself more sensitised then politicisied - it's a song about a massacre, regardless where you fall about you're beliefs at what was behind the whole thing. Uninformed, stupid people say stupid, thoughtless things. The bit about the bald chap ripping up the Popes picture was funnier. According to wikki, Steve's a northern lad of Irish parents...
I'll take look at his other vids.
imaof4 2 years ago
It's called humour Alan is the foil we are laughing at his ineptitude(its a man acting it's not nasty)! The fact that if you didn't know anything about the Irish situation at that time you would be forgiven for hearing the song and thinking that it was about a boring sunday! He wasn't malicious about the Irish or anything! I don't know how anyone could be upset by his comments! It's very high brow humour alot of people watching it wouldn't have known what the song was about! Until this sketch!
hididdlyho82 2 years ago 6
It's called humour. A thing that Americans can't grasp, or spell correctly.
danegel 2 years ago 70
What have Americans to do with this discussion? Because I don't appreciate Steven Coogan (and I never said I didn't, in toto, yeah?), doesn't mean I've no sense of humour...I get it, I do, the joke I mean. Just didn't find it particularly funny is all. Full stop. Honestly, we can agree to disagree.
imaof4 2 years ago
You appear to be one and a lot of you would rather watch Will and Grace than something that is actually funny.
danegel 2 years ago
Frankly, you've no concept of what
I find funny, and there's no expectation that you should, but I do take offence when you attempt to categorise me. Obviously you like Steven Coogan, I'm not as keen, I've already stated.
Performers of great humour that I do like, as it happens, run a broad spectrum: from Stephen Fry to Ricky Gervais. MTW., HIGNFY, Mitchell and Webb - just as examples. Been to a comedy show of Ed Byrne's in Stoke-on Trent this past year...Kindly accept other opinions. Move on
imaof4 2 years ago
@danegel yeah, cos Americans never did anything funny at all did they? Get over yourself.
mrcakey 1 year ago
@danegel not true.....americans have the best sense of humour.
Gary190tube 1 year ago
@Gary190tube Aha shut up, american "humour" is shit i fall asleep thru boredom when i have to suffer thru your so called "comedy" thats how ima punish my kids!
DNAS08 11 months ago
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Toby1Idler 2 years ago
brilliant!
shadowkunt 2 years ago
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you know the irony is when U2 wrote the song, what alan partridge described was actually what the song was about, and then bono, cotton ,d on about derry. this is no bullshit that dick bono admitted it.
marchone7 2 years ago
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is that a funny subject or something to some people?
jamiehcfc 3 years ago
yes.
xiondono 3 years ago 3
Exactly which part of 'Comedy' or 'Having a laugh' dont you quite understand?
stu3para 2 years ago 3
whats da big eidea
littlebitsick 3 years ago
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suck my dick
rightwingpob 3 years ago
Makes me laugh out loud everytime, shame it's an EVALUATION COPY though
ThisIsLiloMania 4 years ago
Iam going to work :(
AVRILSBEAN 4 years ago
What are we EVALUATING?
FRANKFUK 4 years ago 2
Search me skipper
ThisIsLiloMania 4 years ago
Okey-Dokey Matey Thingy-me-bob
FRANKFUK 4 years ago