This seen is even funnier when you realize that barely anybody lives on the small island they are on, and for a China Town to appear over night is also subtly hilarious
It was made with English money by an English production company and shown on an English channel. It was written and acted by Irish people though - so its really both.
"Careful Now, Down With This Sort of Thing.' 😂 And Tom is one of my characters - he looks like my Da.......& yes, I'm Irish! The scene with him sittin on a wall at 'The Field' cracks me up every time! Comedy GENIUS!☘
Great clip to start from. For a bit of context, Fr Ted was made in the 90's about 3 Catholic priests on a remote Island off the west coast of Ireland. The reason they're there is because they are totally useless priests. The show was written by Irish writers and mostly starred Irish actors but was made in England due to the isish state broadcaster refusing to make it due to its very controversial theme of making fun of priests. The Irish Catholic church tried to have it banned and denounced it as pervasive resulting that when it was shown in Ireland it was shown at 12 in the morning on a Monday night. The are an entire generation of Irish adults now who remember making all sorts of excuses or sneeking down stairs to watch Fr Ted on low volume soas not to get caught watching it. The thing was it was just so funny it's now considered a classic comedy up there with Fawlty Towers. There is even a Fr Ted festival out on the Aran islands on the west coast of Ireland where the filmed the opening credits (imagine an island where everyone is dressed as a priest or nun, the pubs dont close and there no police, that's Tedfest).
Oh come on, Irish people where not sneaking downstairs at Midnight to watch it. Ireland was not that bad. The show was available to most Irish people on C4 anyway and it was hugely popular in Ireland and not controversial at all.
@@murpho999 Ah you must have been from the Town, sure Fr Ted aired in 95 the rest of the country still only had RTE 1 and 2 at that stage (TV3 didn't come in til 98) I'll bet ye didn't even say the weekly rosary in the kichen on a Friday night (we genuinely did 😂). Twas all ice tea and scoopy scoopy dog dog for ye I can see 😜.
@@murpho999 I'm just a Country boy from the foothills of the Appalachian mountains in East Tennessee. I have zero business weighing in on the state of anything in Ireland's past or present for that matter. I was lucky enough to meet a beutiful woman born and raised in Ireland called Shalina, who moved here for work after obtaining her degree in Luxembourg. For some reason as she was way out of my league, I was lucky enough to date her for around 18months. It was so awesome to have someone with first hand knowledge on Ireland as well as worldly events to learn from. ..lol..As you can imagine finding articulate intellectuals in Greeneville,TN is not exactly easy. Her stories always made Irish folks seem so noble and strong enough to adapt quickly to any situation.(a trait that she never had to highlight as it was just obvious 99% of the time)That's a big reason I was so interested to see great comedy coming from there during what I understand were extremely tough times. I can't wait to find a way to stream every episode. Also I would greatly appreciate any suggestions on any movie or series created in Ireland that is worth watching. Especially the ones that haven't gotten their proper due in the US.
Father Ted was the greatest TV sitcom ever made by the Irish. So sad the guy who played Father Ted passed away so young. Every episode and every series an absolute classic.
Father Ted was one of the funniest shows of all time. It's sad that the main actor playing Ted died of a heart attack on the last day of shooting on their final season.
Even Sadder to see how woke the writer and creator has become too, especially with the subjects he tackled on the show.. I'd swap him for Morgan any day of the week.
@@Reevesy791 Well don't you think that is because the Irish are pro-EU; full stop! Graham Linehan also maintains he is not transphobic. He said "... he was sceptical of gender self-identification, objecting to "privileged white people saying you must accept anyone who says they are a woman"."
@@Reevesy791 He seems keen to support the diminishing civil liberties. You'd think a man who wrote episodes on nazis would of defended people like count dankula for his RU-vid skits involving a pug. It seems trivial but its crazy to me how he viewed the case when looking at his body of work you'd think he should of been supporting the man.
The Irish and the British argue a lot over who owns Fr Ted. Essentially, it was written by Irish writers, and stars Irish actors, but it was given it's start on a British TV station - due to being too risky to air on Ireland at the time I guess. So really It is Irish, but it's watched on both Islands, and without the UK it may never have come to air. I'm happy to split it 60/40 :P
There was no risk in making this on Irish TV it was just never pitched to them and got made by a British company and therefore could reach a larger audience in the UK. It was also shown on Irish TV and was HUGELY popular and people in Ireland loved it and found it hilarious.
@@murpho999 It was shown on Irish TV, but was that not later on? I could be wrong here, so I'm not arguing with you. I just heard that it wasn't accepted by RTE initially.
Show really hit in irish culture in the 90s, the church the piety and hypocrisy of it, the sexual repression and the nosy mad neighbours. It helped us laugh at ourselves it was revolutionary.
@Cam Dempsey I've heard that a lot of Catholics (including priests) loved it, and when it was released, there was a slight increase in new applicants for the priesthood, which had long been in decline. The comedy is more about human foibles than an attack on Catholicism
Father Ted was brilliant but not the first to parody the Catholic Church. An earlier British/Irish comedy called Me Mammy starring Milo O'Shea did this, It started in 1968 and ended in 1971. Unfortunately no episodes have survived. There is also Dave Allen who was a master at this.
The milkman episode is not only the best one of the whole series, but I think it's the most perfect comedy episode ever written. And you have to watch it to the the very end, after the credits, for it to come full circle and be perfectly complete. I lived in Ireland for a summer and rented a room in an Irish couple's house; they put me onto Father Ted because it was still on in reruns at the time. I loved it.
That lady is absolutely mad, so angry her body is fully animated. This was great. Never heard of this before ... I need to see the rest of this story lol
Hope you feel better man. Work on getting better at a skill, that's what helped me get out of depression. I got really good at film and photography and it gave me confidence and self-esteem I never had before. Also pay very very close attention to what you eat, stay away from processed foods and sugar, they have a huge effect on your mental state 💪
The best part of this episode is when Father Ted is standing outside the Irish pub and there's live Irish music playing inside and he walks in and its all Chinese people playing the instruments.
I do hope you guys watched the full episode. It just goes downhill from there, and the Hitler mustache scene takes it right over the cliff! It's got to be some of the ballsiest comedy of our age.
"I don't care as long as I can have a go at the Greeks... they invented gayness!" The beauty is you know that this fabulously racist and homophobic line is ironic. Classic comedy!
You got to watch the rest of the series guys you will live it. Father Ted is absolute Irish tv gold. Its honestly the best Irish comedy series ever made in history. If you watch more episodes everything will make much more sense. Unbelievably clever writing by the legend Graham Linehan. Peace
Thanx for that fellas!! This is a fantastic show! Please do some whole episodes! Cheers from Australia! It's not a laugh track, I believe its filmed live in the studio.
Best sitcom ever. The episode where Father Ted leads a group of priests out of the ladies underwear section of a department store 'The Great Escape' style to avoid a scandal in the community is pure genius.
" Try to bullshit me again Crilly , and I'll pull off both your arms !! " Father Ted is some of the cleverest silliness ever. Bishop Brennan episodes were some of the best , of already consistently good episodes. Irish sitcom , with a huge fan base the other side of the Irish Sea too.
Have to laugh at the baked look the guy on the left always has. Can't believe you dug into Father Ted, which is great, but you didn't even see the funniest parts of this episode. And of course Father Ted is deep into Irish Catholic stereotypes, which makes it funny as hell. Keep going with this series you'll find gold there.
@@xPadge112x Irish creator and writer, Irish cast, filmed in Ireland. Graham Linehan, the creator presented it to RTE, an Irish television channel channel but they rejected it, as Ireland was just coming out of the grips of catholic subjugation, and didn't think Ireland was ready to watch tv that was taking the piss out of the Catholic Church haha. So channel 4 picked it up, so yeah it was funded and produced by a UK TV channel, but created, written, acted and filmed by/in Ireland.
The Ancient Greeks (about 2,200 years ago) were an amazing people who gave rise to most of the philosophical ideas which still influence western civilization (Socrates, Plato, Aristotle ... many, many more). They were often openly homosexual/bisexual. Also you may have heard of Sappho, she lived on the island of Lesbos ...
In ancient Greece, homosexual lovers would be castigated if they were too similar in age, but pederastic relationships with a significant age difference were considered socially acceptable. They were incredibly common. Historians have described these relationships as “the principal cultural model for free relationships between citizens.” Pederasty was a social custom in which an adult male would court a young Greek boy to become his model, guide, and initiator, and would become responsible for the evolution of his chosen young counterpart. The younger man, or eromenos, would only enter such a relationship once they had undergone puberty. In antiquity, puberty occurred somewhat later than today, usually starting around 14 for boys rather than 12. The older m The older man, or erastes, was generally in their mid to late 20s. The erastes would always initiate the relationship, and they would do so by showering the eromenos with gifts. The pederastic relationship was a rite of passage that would last for several years. Pederasty was viewed as the masculine analogue to marriage, the rite of passage that Greek girls of the same age were subjected to as well. Ultimately, pederasty was a passing stage in which the adolescent was the beloved of an older male, and remained as such until he reached a certain developmental threshold. After reaching that threshold, the young man would in turn take on an adolescent beloved of his own. The pederastic relationship was a part of transitioning to full adulthood and citizenship. Additionally, in ancient Greek relationships, it was customary for partners to adhere to dominant and submissive roles.
if you lived in Ireland you would know how rumours spread so fast, you really should watch more episodes of Father ted, a group of dysfunctional catholic priests hidden away on craggy island.
It's the same in many small towns all over Europe. I'm from one. Even if you keep your nose clean, everyone still remembers what your parents and grandparents, etc did and you will be reminded of it.
The bit at the very end, added by RU-vid (after the sketch), is a running gag where the priests' housekeeper, Mrs Doyle, always INSISTS that every visitor accepts a cup of her tea, like it or not. Here, the gag goes to extremes, where she keeps saying "Go on, go on, g'wan, g'wan, gwan-gwan-gwan-gwan..."
I love that the guy asks Father Ted if they’re all supposed to be racist now, “what’s the church’s position?” and then points out that the farm takes up most of his time and at night he just likes to relax with a hot cup of tea so he wouldn’t be able to be racist full time. 😂. I’m not sure that guy understand how bigotry works. He seems to think its some sort of hobby or skillset.
UK tv sit coms don't use laughter tracks, we play the whole show live to a studio audience. Laughter tracks is a very US thing. Love everything you watch, you got good taste. Gotta agree with other commenters, you gonna get flamed alive calling Ireland English....lol Bit like saying Canada in America....Keep it up guys.
Not really, the Scottish, Irish and Welsh all have a far superior sense of humour. And they are welcome back in the EU. English can stay home and enjoy their xenophobic sovereignty.
guys this may be owned by an English company but it's actually an Irish production. Written by Irish people (Arthur Matthews and Graham Linehan) and acted by Irish people.
@@Takingback816 is it permitted with copyrights? I think that’s partly why they’re broken up, for legalities. It would be great to sit through it uninterrupted though
@@jansenart0 Right? .. Broke my ankles a few years back and had to spend 3 months off my feet at home.. The kids and I spent the whole time Binge watching Father Ted, the IT Crowd, Black Books, Peep Show, Spaced ... Loved them all
This was the best show on TV at the time in my opinion. I looked forward to it each Friday night it was on. I'd definitely recommend watching the whole 3 series of the show.
Father Ted is a sitcom created by Irish writers Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews and produced by British production company Hat Trick Productions for Channel 4.
British and Irish humour are pretty much the same. Whatever some Irish people like to say, we are pretty much the same. Same culture, behave the same way, same language. It also helps that we are located right next to each other.
@@AffectionateBambooForest-hj8uj you obviously dont know ANYTHING about geography. Ireland is by definition one of the British isles. It is part of the British archipelago. If you deny this then you are no different from a flat-earther.
@@tmsplltrs By definition Irish people ARE British. Ireland is a British island. The British isles is an island group which consists of Ireland, great-britain (the largest island) Shetlands, Orkney, the hebrides, isle of Man, guernsey etc etc. They ARE British.
@@Herr_Flick_of_ze_Gestapo I like your confidence, but no. The English called it 'the british isles' out of imperialist ideals and the term is considered dated. Other suggestions like the British-Irish isles have since been made.
You boys was creased like me omg this programme is like 25yrs old watch the one when there in the lingerie section 🤣🤣 and the euro vision my lovely horse 🐎 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I feel like a weirdo for fixating on that unbelievable background transition - from a whole Chinese family passing close by his window to the lush meadows outside. Damn, age has changed me. 🤣🤷♂️
To be fair the clip shown edited that. When Ted runs out after the Chinese people he catches up to them and tries to apologise. The scene with the farmer and the woman was the next day.
It’s three Catholic priests (Ted, Dougal and Jack) living together on a tiny Irish island called Craggy Island… part of the humour here is it spread so quickly because it’s such a tiny and close knit population where everyone knows everyone else’s business, and also it’s way too tiny to have a hitherto unknown ‘Chinatown’ area… 😂 It’s a work of comedy genius. The actor playing Father Ted, Dermot Morgan, died of a heart attack, aged 45 in 1998, shortly after filming had been completed on the third series.
Yo y'all gatta do a live stream marathon!...make a playlist and go down the line with a timed 2 minute break then on the the next video...yall should host a live ama too. peace n love been a fan since the early daze.
Boys! Can you pleeeeaee ready to a Pingtr1p video already! Lol. Do Pingtr1p’ “Joe Rogan completely loses his mind”. I’ve requested it like 25 times, I earned the reaction 😂
It's an IRISH comedy show from 1995-1998 set on a fictional island off the West Coast of Ireland 🇮🇪 Father Ted was played by Dermot Morgan who sadly died on the 28th February 1998, he was 45 years old 😥 1952-1998. From London, England, UK 🏴
@@stretfordender11 ☘️ I think it was Channel 4, which is either a Welsh or English station. I meant it's set in Ireland, about 3 Irish priests, written by & staring Irish actors. I recall living in Ennistymon , when the episode with the Chinese were being filmed. So there's enough Irish in it to claim it as our own, even if it took Channel 4 to take the first steps.
@@stellamaris5405 Either way. The similarities between our two nations in culture, humour, language etc means anything that covers British or Irish humour relates to both.
I would definitely watch the full episodes. The clips are great and father ted is great but it's not as good without the full episodes. This episode spirals so far out of control, that the only thing keeping the car together is the wheels. Great reaction.
I got to watch Father Ted while I was stationed in the UK with the Air Force in the late 90s. It's a magnificent show throughout but the best episode is easily "A Song for Europe".
The news didn't spread so fast - this is actually two clips spliced into one - when Fr. Ted leaves to "catch up with the Chinese" there's a 10 minute jump in the narrative where he really does try to apologise to the three people who saw him (while on the hood of their car...) (and he gets egged as he runs for shelter into what looks like an Irish pub which turns out to be full of Chinese people!) . Most people react to this video though as it's available on RU-vid without blocking and don't realise that there's a gap in the story, so often make comments about the news travelling quickly.. It's actually an Irish comedy, not English by the Irish writer Garry Lineham. - however it was made by British production company Channel 4 and filmed in front of a live audience in London because the Irish broadcaster RTÉ wouldn't touch it in fear of offending the Catholic church in Ireland at the time. It's now shown regularly there and is a big favorite to this day by people both in the UK and Ireland. All the external scenes are however filmed in Ireland (I've been to most of them including the "Parochial House" he stands outside in the second half. And most of the actors are also Irish - some already well established comedians in Ireland at the time.
It really is too bad this is all most people will ever see of the show. If you watch the show more, you will realise just how funny it is for Chinese people to appear on Craggy Island out of nowhere. It's literally an all white, all Irish island, always has been.
