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Saturday, February 18, 2006

Podge and Rodge: Sexual Innuendo's A-Go-Go

The run away genius of the Blizard of Odd confirmed that when RTE turned in on itself to feast on its own entrails for inspiration things often turned out fantastic. The trend would certainly seem to be continuing that way as two relatively new chatshows get up and running from the burnt out remains of what was the Den puppet family back in the days of Ray D'arcy.

First up is Dustin's Daily News Round Up which is a quirky current affairs and news show. On five days a week to keep kids just home from school entertained in the run up to Home and Away. The show sees Dustin tearing after every chance to exploit his inate Eamonn Dunphy like qualities to deliver swarthy sarcastic pub style abuse to the punters. The more perverted branch of the RTE puppet family, Podge and Rodge, two rotund rural bachelors holed up in the ruins of an abandonned asylum in Ballydung are also now doing interviews on late night mid week TV.

So far they've well managed to get the boot in on several all round muppets. Gavin Lambe Murphy was called a "cock" as the pair ridiculed him on the unison bottle yellow colour of his hair and face, and explained how "you weren't as big of a prick as we thought you were. Her of Echo Island/Live at Three fame and the instantanously forgettable name was subjected to probing questions on the colour of her pubes, while Micheal O'Muircheartaigh was reduced to providing commentary for weasal racing.

But with sexual innuendos splashing around at the rate of blood in an abbatoir, this could get tiring and quick. Are the rest of its presenters so fucking inane, that RTE's now resting its hopes on its puppets for its late night "yoof" viewing? For those of us that remember programmes in the mid nineties, like Sean Moncriefs first vehicle The End which provided continuity between a string of left of centre comedic gems on Friday and Saturday nights - the national broadcaster's still got a stretch to go if its going to entertain the yoof.

Anyone interested in checking out the early days of Podge and Rodge on the The Den should check out www.ballydung.com

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Saturday, February 18, 2006 Podge and Rodge: Sexual Innuendo's A-Go-Go The run away genius of the Blizard of Odd confirmed that when RTE turned in on itself to feast on its own entrails for inspiration things often turned out fantastic. The trend would certainly seem to be continuing that way as two relatively new chatshows get up and running from the burnt out remains of what was the Den puppet family back in the days of Ray D'arcy. First up is Dustin's Daily News Round Up which is a quirky current affairs and news show. On five days a week to keep kids just home from school entertained in the run up to Home and Away. The show sees Dustin tearing after every chance to exploit his inate Eamonn Dunphy like qualities to deliver swarthy sarcastic pub style abuse to the punters. The more perverted branch of the RTE puppet family, Podge and Rodge, two rotund rural bachelors holed up in the ruins of an abandonned asylum in Ballydung are also now doing interviews on late night mid week TV. So far they've well managed to get the boot in on several all round muppets. Gavin Lambe Murphy was called a "cock" as the pair ridiculed him on the unison bottle yellow colour of his hair and face, and explained how "you weren't as big of a prick as we thought you were. Her of Echo Island/Live at Three fame and the instantanously forgettable name was subjected to probing questions on the colour of her pubes, while Micheal O'Muircheartaigh was reduced to providing commentary for weasal racing. But with sexual innuendos splashing around at the rate of blood in an abbatoir, this could get tiring and quick. Are the rest of its presenters so fucking inane, that RTE's now resting its hopes on its puppets for its late night "yoof" viewing? For those of us that remember programmes in the mid nineties, like Sean Moncriefs first vehicle The End which provided continuity between a string of left of centre comedic gems on Friday and Saturday nights - the national broadcaster's still got a stretch to go if its going to entertain the yoof. Anyone interested in checking out the early days of Podge and Rodge on the The Den should check out www.ballydung.com Labels: Media, TV # posted by antrophe @ 1:42 PM Comments: Post a Comment	About Soundtracksforthem specialises in iconoclastic takes on culture, politics, and more shite from the underbelly of your keyboard. A still-born group blog with a recent surge of different contributers but mainly maintained by James R. Big up all the contributers and posse regardless of churn out rate: Kyle Browne, Reeuq, Cogsy, Chief, X-ie phader/Krossie, Howard Devoto, Dara, Ronan and Mark Furlong. Send your wishes and aspirations to antropheatgmail.com Label Cluster In no certain order... Politics, Guest Bloggers Interviews, Music, Internet, Guest Bloggers, Travel, Blogging, TV, Society, Film, Gig Reviews, Art, Media. The Neverending Blogroll A Womb Of Her Own Arse End Of Ireland BlissBlog BBC One Music Blog Blackdown Sound Boy Buckfast For Breakfast Customer Servitude Counago & Spaves C8 Candy PDF Mag Guttabreakz House is a Feeling Homoludo Infactah Indymedia Indie Hour Blog Jim Carroll kABooGIE MusIC Kid Kameleon Kick Magazine Toronto Libcom Matt Vinyl Modern Cadence Mongrel Nialler9 One For The Road Old Rotten Hat Pitchfork Salvo Spannered Sigla Test Thumped Newish Journalism TV Is Crying Uncarved Una Rocks Urban75 Weareie WSM Wooster Village Magazine Radical Urban Theory Archives February 2002 October 2002 April 2003 September 2003 November 2003 December 2003 January 2004 February 2004 March 2004 June 2004 September 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 Postings Dispatches 6: Dust, Mistakes and Ankor What? Black Brain Radio: Manic Online Preacher? Dispatches 5: The Kids Dispatches 4: Bargaining Dispatches 3: Cambodia: Poverty, Bikes and Offense Dispatches 2: First Rides Thai Dispatches 1: Cultural Differences Of Utmost ... Art Review: Whats The Difference Between Blek, Ba... Mind Numbing Muppets: Grainne Kenny 60 Seconds On Film: Feb'06 www.flickr.com This is a Flickr badge showing public photos from antrophe. Make your own badge here.
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