Don't Feed the Gondolas
Don't Feed the Gondolas | |
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Also known as | DFTG |
Genre | Comedy, satire |
Written by | Seán Moncrieff |
Directed by | Colm Crowley |
Presented by | Brendan O'Connor (2000–2001) Seán Moncrieff (1997–2000) |
Starring | Eddie Bannon Des Bishop Dara Ó Briain Brendan O'Connor Kevin McAleer Patrick McDonnell |
Country of origin | Ireland |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 4 |
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Producer | Colm Crowley |
Production locations | RTÉ Television Centre, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 30–35 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Network 2 |
Release | 1 December 1997 26 March 2001 | –
Don't Feed the Gondolas is an Irish comedy panel show, that ran for four series on Network 2 between 1997 and 2001. The show was hosted by Seán Moncrieff and the longest-serving panellists were Brendan O'Connor and Dara Ó Briain.
The name of the show is attributed to a remark made by a Wicklow County Councillor, Jimmy Miley, during a meeting regarding Blessington Lake. When the meeting proposed putting a gondola on the lake, he remarked: "That's all very well, but who's going to feed it?"[1][2]
A running gag of the show, whereby the host Seán Moncrieff would make prank calls under the alias 'Monica Loolly' and claim to be from a small town in Galway named Ahascragh.
References
[edit]- ^ "Don't Feed the Gondolas FAQ". Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ Temp Head, Irish Independent, 24 Nov 2007
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