Without knowing what the joke was, I’ve no idea what happened here.
Can RTE keep their HR issues in house.
From Irish Mirror ..
“So I was at the zoo the other day and looking at the penguins they are like little nuns walking around with rosary beads.
Then the wolves so Irish fierce/strong then we went to the African Savannah and ….. it was full of taxis drivers!'”
Something along those lines.
The most controversial thing here is that he thinks he’s middle aged…
When a comedian apologies for a joke they lose a lot of credibility in my eyes.
Avoiding reference to various peoples as zoo animals is like a cardinal rule, is it not?
Fair play to him for apologising. Hate dickhead comedians who tell shit jokes, and then get their knickers in a twist and blame the audience for not getting their shit jokes, and it sounds like it was a shit joke in more than one regard.
It’s ridiculous that he has to apologise. At this rate comedians won’t be able to use anything but very sanitised jokes. If you’re someone who is readily offended, you shouldn’t be going to a comedy show.
Doubt yer wan would have been walking out of his show over this travellers joke as she likes to pick and choose what is offensive…
Fair play to him. The joke wasn’t even funny anyway. So many comedians cling to their offensive jokes like they’re the last bastion of free speech, when making fun of other races/genders/etc. isn’t even funny to begin with. I’ve never understood why some people think it is.
Comedians shouldn’t apologise for jokes
Feel like a few fools may need to consider the following:
-Black people, especially black men, have been compared to animals by racists for centuries.
-Even today, racists will make monkey noises at black people, and throw bananas at them.
-Because this sort of shit still regularly happens, many black people rightfully don’t like it when someone compares them to animals for a laugh.
Because of this, you shouldn’t ever compare black people to monkeys, apes or pretty much any wild animal. If you do so, you can’t then complain when others call you a racist and/or a fucking dopey eejit.
Did he mention monkeys? So one could argue it’s how people picked on it that’s racist. Also, when I read Savannah, I thought about the giraffes and rhinos. So I thought huh? Maybe he meant tribesmen hunting gazelles or something?
he should have told the people who compalined to F off. who cares what stupid joke he tells? no one important.
On the upside, I’ve learned a lot about the savannah and Nigeria today.
he made a mistake, he apologised, lets move on
What a mediocre joke.
How the feck did she see people waiting to see her reaction. The place is pitch dark, only time it was bright was when someone was on their phone and then tiernan would point out at them
You know what, I was about to comment saying something along the lines of its a joke get over it, then I remember times I myself get extremely frustrated when people make fun of Ireland. Yes comedy shouldn’t necessarily be restricted but there are certain boundaries it should be obvious to not cross.
Never apologise if you give an inch they want a mile
To be fair at least he apologised
He probably didn’t even realise it was bad when he was saying it
It wasn’t that bad. He should’ve told yer wan where to go.
I listened to him being interviewed by Marc Maron recently and I think he was saying something along the lines of not being able to imagine apologising for causing offence
She’s perpetually offended about something, guess she’s off to find her next victim.
Tommy Tiernan is a good comic. I love his podcast but I am disappointed he had to apologise for making a joke. Comedy is about making fun of everybody and everything in a non malicious way. The likes of the great Don Rickles would never have lasted a minute in these current times.
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Without knowing what the joke was, I’ve no idea what happened here.
Can RTE keep their HR issues in house.
From Irish Mirror ..
“So I was at the zoo the other day and looking at the penguins they are like little nuns walking around with rosary beads.
Then the wolves so Irish fierce/strong then we went to the African Savannah and ….. it was full of taxis drivers!'”
Something along those lines.
The most controversial thing here is that he thinks he’s middle aged…
When a comedian apologies for a joke they lose a lot of credibility in my eyes.
Avoiding reference to various peoples as zoo animals is like a cardinal rule, is it not?
Fair play to him for apologising. Hate dickhead comedians who tell shit jokes, and then get their knickers in a twist and blame the audience for not getting their shit jokes, and it sounds like it was a shit joke in more than one regard.
It’s ridiculous that he has to apologise. At this rate comedians won’t be able to use anything but very sanitised jokes. If you’re someone who is readily offended, you shouldn’t be going to a comedy show.
Doubt yer wan would have been walking out of his show over this travellers joke as she likes to pick and choose what is offensive…
https://youtu.be/EThkE3QIk4c
Fair play to him. The joke wasn’t even funny anyway. So many comedians cling to their offensive jokes like they’re the last bastion of free speech, when making fun of other races/genders/etc. isn’t even funny to begin with. I’ve never understood why some people think it is.
Comedians shouldn’t apologise for jokes
Feel like a few fools may need to consider the following:
-Black people, especially black men, have been compared to animals by racists for centuries.
-Even today, racists will make monkey noises at black people, and throw bananas at them.
-Because this sort of shit still regularly happens, many black people rightfully don’t like it when someone compares them to animals for a laugh.
Because of this, you shouldn’t ever compare black people to monkeys, apes or pretty much any wild animal. If you do so, you can’t then complain when others call you a racist and/or a fucking dopey eejit.
Did he mention monkeys? So one could argue it’s how people picked on it that’s racist. Also, when I read Savannah, I thought about the giraffes and rhinos. So I thought huh? Maybe he meant tribesmen hunting gazelles or something?
he should have told the people who compalined to F off. who cares what stupid joke he tells? no one important.
On the upside, I’ve learned a lot about the savannah and Nigeria today.
he made a mistake, he apologised, lets move on
What a mediocre joke.
How the feck did she see people waiting to see her reaction. The place is pitch dark, only time it was bright was when someone was on their phone and then tiernan would point out at them
You know what, I was about to comment saying something along the lines of its a joke get over it, then I remember times I myself get extremely frustrated when people make fun of Ireland. Yes comedy shouldn’t necessarily be restricted but there are certain boundaries it should be obvious to not cross.
Never apologise if you give an inch they want a mile
To be fair at least he apologised
He probably didn’t even realise it was bad when he was saying it
It wasn’t that bad. He should’ve told yer wan where to go.
I listened to him being interviewed by Marc Maron recently and I think he was saying something along the lines of not being able to imagine apologising for causing offence
She’s perpetually offended about something, guess she’s off to find her next victim.
Tommy Tiernan is a good comic. I love his podcast but I am disappointed he had to apologise for making a joke. Comedy is about making fun of everybody and everything in a non malicious way. The likes of the great Don Rickles would never have lasted a minute in these current times.
South Park would have gotten away with it
Yeah that’s a really shite lazy joke. Christ.
Not a good joke, Tommy. Not a good joke.
I hear you’re a racist now, Tommy.