Irish Pictorial Weekly (2012)

Original title

Hall's Pictorial Weekly

Genre

comedy

Country

Ireland

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Irish series uses sketch comedy, songs, and parodies to poke fun at current news and popular culture. Various comedians perform short satirical segments each episode.

satiricalparodictopicalplayfulwittyirreverentquick-paced

What happens

Irish Pictorial Weekly is an Irish satirical television series which was broadcast on Raidió Teilifís Éireann starting in November 2012. Series 2 of the show started on 21 November 2013 and was renewed for a third season which began airing on 22 March 2015. On March 30, 2016, the show returned for a one-off special, "focussing on the 1916 centenary celebrations and... on what Ireland has done with its independence in the last 100 years" since the 1916 Easter Rising. The show features satirical sketches on current news stories and popular culture, as well as parody songs, comedy sketches, re-edited videos, cartoons and spoof television formats. Comedians who have performed on the show include Barry Murphy, Gary Cooke, Paul Howard, John Colleary, Paul Woodful, Colum McDonnell, Alan Shortt, Eleanor Tiernan, Tara Flynn and Abie Philbin Bowman. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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