Tommy Tiernan is freakin' awesome! He's gotta be the first Irish comedian I've ever heard and I loved hearing his perspective come through in his humour.
I think in this case he had to simplify his jokes because of time restraints. But he didn't look comfortable either. I think it may have been because he had to sensor himself for American TV. Tommy is famous enough that he doesn't need America.
Claude C Everyone needs America, ask U2, without America they would be nothing. Tommy is famous where? In a country of 5 million ppl...lol America is 300 million ppl audience is much bigger.
+Claude C Aye, sure he even rolled his eyes at the very end. You could clearly see he wasn't arsed doing it. He wasn't comfortable because that's American comedy.
@@Yourballix You wouldn't last two seconds in Ireland buddy, we don't take shit like that over here. Alright?, sitting in your smelly little room hahaha.
@@irishelk3 you’re an absolute mad man. A RU-vid tough guy. The most feared of tough guys 😂😂 the fact you’re talking like a little boy suggests you still live with mummy 😂😂😂
Watching this proves my point that certain men age really well!! Never gave Letterman a second glance years ago... but now he's rocking the Old Father Time look😍
I love the whole "yanks" bashing thing...you'd think laughing would be a compliment. it's the letterman show, they laugh so the show stays exciting. in the US, if the audience isn't laughing, then you're probably a gerry and should just get offstage. take it for what it is, a compliment to your countryman..it's not easy to go to a foreign country and get laughs like that... either way, cursing or no cursing, toned down or not toned down, the guy is great
Some Americans are silly about this, yes, but I spent 3 years in Europe having to explain why I had an Italian name not an "American" one. That got old. My childhood friends asked each other "what are you?" because we spoke different languages at home, ate "weird" foods, went to churches with gold onion domes, etc. Polish, Irish, etc. meant roots, not nationality. Now Chinese, African, Iranian and Eastern European immigrants are having Irish children, and it's Ireland's turn to see how it works.
@SpecterReflector Robert Boyle, considered to the “The Father of Chemistry”; George Boole also known as The Father of Computer Science; William Thomson; Ernest Walton... I can go on but I think you get my point, ALL IRISH. Oscar Wilde, Bram Stoker, Sinead O’Connor, U2, Brendan Gleeson to name a few more. In the 20th century alone , Ireland produced four winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature: George Bernard Shaw, William Butler Yeats, Samuel Beckett and Seamus Heaney.
In the US, a quiet audience means a comic is bombing, so clapping and cheering means Tiernan did well. It's a back-and-forth with the comedian which is often even stronger with black audiences. (Check out Katt Williams or Dave Chappelle videos.) Comedians work these responses for maximum effect. I imagine it throw performers from other countries who are used to different pacing and quieter audiences, and who don't know how to basically manage the crowd.
i'm from the US, and i like self-deprecating humor. I'm also black, adn that's pretty much teh backbone of black humor. You only hope the audience is sophisticated enough to realize that it's a joke and not a documentary
I totally feckin' agree with you! People with life and street smarts have had some of the most hysterical comedy... bill engvill (sp?), Robin Williams, etc. I think tommy tiernan is a riot.. i love anything irish but i like an irish guy who can be funny and make sense at the same time lol
A good set, not the easiest either, the audience are not there to see him, probably most don't know of him. His material was most likely checked so he had to change his delivery! That's the trade off to get to whatever million viewers!
@SpecterReflector We are world renown for our horses, sense of humour, strong culture and rich history, all of this from a small island of less than 4 million people might I add. Ireland is said to be the country of “A Hundred Thousand Welcomes” and they are greeted with warmth from every country.
Imagine the American's hearing the uncensored version of this ha! I have to say Irish humour is the best in the world. American comedy is bland and lifeless, it's actually painful!
Yup yup too true!?! It’s actually almost painful to hear him be so clean!?! Without the Irish manner of the bad language coming out!?! It’s actually quite irritating to hear him be so fake!?!
The constant clapping only happens on talk shows--not in clubs. I'm not sure about Letterman, but some shows either 1) dub in laughter/applause before broadcast or 2) turn an "Applause" sign on and off during the routine. Often the network--rather than the host--is behind this crap. It usually has to do with paid advertising (i.e., a show that doesn't produce laughter won't be able to get as much for commercial spots). This speaks to the intelligence of executives; not Americans in general.
I'd rephrase that to some American's. I'm an American and love the Irish. Guys like Tommy Tiernan are friggen hilarious. Give him 10 seconds, and he can make you piss yourself laughing, lol. I'll still agree with you on the twat part though, seems like we're overrun with 'em here. :p
Actually, many Irish Americans know which counties their families are from. Mine were from Mayo. But I only just learned where exactly my English and Scottish great-grandparents came from and still don't know about the Slovak ones. I only knew about the ones from Mayo and Sicily. We tend to say we're Irish, Italian, etc. if our families came over in the last 100 years because some of the culture remains, though less with each generation. I do agree with Xozona re Irish heritage being overplayed.
no he's not. he had 2 change the words from a remand center for young delinquents to something more american. Also there were several curses in this bit when he does it in Ireland or live
Live tommy owns, Laughter is canned on these shows. An excellent performance. I think it would be interesting to see dylan moran chat on the show, i think an interview with dylan moran is due on leno or letterman
We are dumb...but not that dumb. It's pretty much basic knowledge here that Galway is a county, and not a"small village" in Ireland, mostly because every other person from this country identifies WAAAYYYY to much with their "Irish" side, however insignificant and diluted it may be.
I prefer it when they don't swear all the time. It's like they rely of swearing for the humor rather than being actually funny. He's a great comedian when he's not cursing all the time
@911shorty: Hey there. One great-grandmother was from Swinford. She was a tough old broad who smoked unitl ~age 90, and she scared me when I was little. Makes sense considering that she would throw rocks at the priests as a kid. Don't have the info on the other great-grandmother off-hand. I just remember that she was the "lace curtain" one. ;)
Just on TV! Though it would be nice if things were loser, especially since the Letterman Show is on at 11:30 at night. But the live shows or cable TV shows are a whole different fucking story. :)
this was showen on rte awile back about tommy tryin 2 crack the states. he had so much material it was really hard 4 him 2 cut it all down 2 fit precisely in2 the letterman time slot, so i think it might have partially taken away from some of the jokes fluidity.
STOP IT!!!!!!!!!!! Why on earth are you all bickering. Once you comment/fight on RU-vid it renders you common. A common commoner of the commonest commontary.
That's one of the silliest "critiques" I've ever read. Those laugh signs are to get the audience to be louder so they come across nice and strong for home viewers, not because people don't know when to laugh.
