|
|
|
|
|
Bull Island (Tv Show)Bull Island was an RT satirical comedy television show from 1999 till 2001, although it continued on radio during 2002. Featuring a cast of just 7 Irish comedians and impressionists, the show, which aired for half an hour weekly, satirised Irish life in general, but particularly the members of the Irish parliment. With some of the notable women in power at the time, such as the then Minister for Public Enterprise Mary O'Rourke, and the Taoiseach Bertie Aherns mistress Celia Larkin being played by a man, regular depections of deception and skullduggery in the Dil bar, and showing the opposition as bumbling country bumpkins, the show gained few fans amongst those in power, and many from the general populous. Other sketchs included a regular pastiche of Paddy O'Gorman and his shows which consist of interviewing people at random - Bull Islands Paddy O'Gormless would do similar, but with ever more inane interviews. A favourite sketch, which became known as the shows signature, was an impersonation of a long-running ad for Irish discount electrical retailer PowerCity, where actors looking surprisingly like those in the adverts, wearing the same bright red jumpers, would enthuse about prices ending in 99 pence. This evolved into a stream of products costing "99.99.99" as the series progressed. As a result, PowerCity removed the pence from all their prices, and regulary charge round tens or hundreds for products instead of 99's. The show was canceled in 2001, shortly before the 2002 General Election. It was suggested by many in the media that as RT is state owned that it canceled the show due to government pressure. However, the same team appeared providing a 15 minute radio version of the programme on RT radio within weeks, somewhat quashing this rumour. The truth is that Bull Islands ratings had been falling , as later episodes were just reusing the same jokes, particularly those made during the summer and winter breaks of the Dil when there was less political news to satirise.
|
 |
|
| Copyright 2005-2009 OnPedia.com. All Rights Reserved |
|
|