It’s because the Thatcher government used to force British media to dub Sinn Fein members voices with actors voices. The helium satire is funny but I think we can all agree that Thatcher is the true comic genius
@@-InsanelySick- Lol they are now insanely woke. Was reading today how Michelle O'Neil is planning to put menstruating packs in mens toilets. Tiocfaidh ár lá!
This was a REAL thing! SF reps weren't allowed to be broadcast on UK television so they, I swear to god this was real, they had to be dubbed over by generic voice actors on news broadcasts.
@@RogerYeahmon I mean its pretty slim pickings when comes to decent comedy movies so even if it doesn't reach the same heights of his other work it's still pretty damn solid. Also Gervais at his best can't touch mediocre Chris Morris. Gervais is insufferable boomer.
But he did it under the rules "the oxygen of publicity" that why he sound weird, the October 1988 to September 1994 ritish broadcasting voice restrictions .
As was continually pointed out at the time, it was not a ban, it was a restriction. E.g. Gerry Adams was once a witness to an incident and his voice WAS allowed to be broadcast.
Great point redcoat!morris in this sketch found a hilarious way of ridiculing the british governments ban at the time.Top quality satire,alas some people just don't get it.
It's also a satire of Gerry Adams's constant refusal to either support IRA terrorism in public, or condemn it. What Coogan's saying sounds ridiculously evasive, but it's exactly the sort of thing Adams used to say.
Completely wrong. Margaret Thatcher's Tory goverment banned Gerry Adam's voice from being used on the TV or radio in 1988. The BBC continued to interview Adams but dubbed his voice with an actors voice (with a notice stating this). It made the government ban obvious and ludicrous. The government hated it but could do nothing about it.
They were taking the piss out of how the BBc had dubbed Gerry Adams voice with a British guy when ever he went on telly. It was so funny when I saw it, and still is.
Oddly enough, since they had that meeting, all sides in the conflict had a meeting and sorted everything out. In fact, they're now in the same coalition government. Which is a bit of a shock!
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The joke is a response to the BBCs unwillingness to show the face of Gerry Adams, and to distort his voice. Supposedly out of fear for the effect the charismatic adams could have on the british public. Its genious.
This is not quite right. The ban was imposed by the British government (and there was a similar one in Ireland). The BBC and other broadcasters got around it by having an actor record a voiceover of whatever Adams was saying. His face was regularly shown on the news throughout this period, and he regularly spoke on those broadcasts, just via the bizarre mediation of a voiceover.
Who's we? The people of Northern Ireland have the right to their own future rather than being subsumed into a bankrupt state sitting on a debt time-bomb. Maybe you fellas will willingly return to the United Kingdom when your EU dream turns into a Greek nightmare.
@TheVoidShallReap Brits have virtually no presence in Iraq now,and the U.S. have largely withdrawn too..not nearly soon enough,and the post war planning was criminally inept.Once the insurgency started though,many felt it would be foolish to cut and run.Same with Afghan,leave now and risk that country being plunged back into the stone age.I do think it should be entirely up to the people of those countries to decide whether foreign forces remain or not.
I remember Alan Partridge episode when he says "Gerry Adams looks like a Deputy Headmaster and Martin McGuinness looks like a clown with no make-up"..will the place be better after it's united?? there will still be the same politicians talking shite and the same rip off bills to pay..come onnnnn!!!
@cherrysweetable In fairness though, the Brits(of which I am 1) just picked a part of Ireland where they had the most support, and decided to keep a hold of it.It'd be like if Ireland occupied the UK,and then kept hold of the North of England(with the premise that there'd been huge Irish immigration,and the majority being of Irish decent)..do you see what I mean?I just think that partition was a swindle.In the here and now though,I'm not so adamant about abandoning NI..especially to bullies.
Brilliant satirical parody of Sky/Fox. The graphic of Steve Coogan as Gerry Adams, met with the caption 'Bastard?'. That's not far off the kind of low level sniping these media organisations will stoop to. Ahead of its time.
I'm old enough to remember when Adams couldn't speak on telly had to have his statements read by a voice actor. This is brilliant satire which I doubt gen z would get because they are too young.
@guthywoodry I guess I don't know. That isn't the point. Whether you are or aren't a fantasy author, this isn't a fantasy novel. Moral absolutes are an impossibility. It's intellectually dishonest to use the words 'entirely Evil' in a grown up conversation, especially to claim that 'everyone' agrees with you.
It's funny how people keep saying others here are missing "the" point of "the" joke, as if there were only one of either. It works on many levels, from "incisive satire of contemporary UK/Irish politics" to "haha, Steve Coogan on helium". It's also fascinating how Sinn Féin have grown politically from being little more than the semi-official PR department of a terrorist organisation to a true champion of human rights.
Hahhahah I love when people dont get it!! "funny???" oh and "what bollocks" haahaha people like you make me laugh even harder!! I bet you watch "cold feet".
I do agree, Ulster is 9 counties, indeed at one time it was even large than this. That is why I have always maintained the occupied territories of Donegal, Cavan & Monaghan should be immediately handed back to my country, and the Gaelic forces of occupation withdrawn. Carson's attitude to the OO is irrelevant! Na Fenia Unknown Tyron " Monahaghan " Don-na-Gaul " Caven " I have never heard of the above terms, maybe you'd be good enough to explain them?
@cherrysweetable I understand perfectly, as I used to feel the same way you did. I've looked deeper into it though and its changed my mind I'm not saying that NI should just be handed over today out of hand,too much time has passed for that. My analogy was shit, but what I was trying to say is that the partition was a self-serving injustice,you cant just cherrypick anothers country based on current ethnicity. The Union (with Britain) was only enacted in 1801 against the will of the Irish people.
"all sides have had a meeting and have sorted everything out" is my favorite punchline in all of TDT.
Well, it was several meetings but it's pretty close to the truth.
I almost passed out laughing at that. I forgot how funny this show was but it is also to close to reality now. How times have changed
If only that actually happened here!
Brilliant skit. Whoever thought up the 'helium gas to subtract credibility...' tag is a comedy genius.
It’s because the Thatcher government used to force British media to dub Sinn Fein members voices with actors voices.
The helium satire is funny but I think we can all agree that Thatcher is the true comic genius
the sinn fein are now parading with a transgender flag - immediately reminded of this sketch
@@-InsanelySick- Lol they are now insanely woke. Was reading today how Michelle O'Neil is planning to put menstruating packs in mens toilets. Tiocfaidh ár lá!
@@-InsanelySick- what
This was a REAL thing! SF reps weren't allowed to be broadcast on UK television so they, I swear to god this was real, they had to be dubbed over by generic voice actors on news broadcasts.
I heard it was because their voices were too sexy?
@@eyan4329 It's like a fine whiskey. And I have that on good authority, boy.
It's like life imitating art, but in reverse. But nah, totally genius satire of that particular rule.
Yep. Here's the evidence. Although I think some commenters from this clip have found their way over! czcams.com/video/Hdf4xOdas1g/video.html
When I was at school, we used to take the piss by mouthing words while someone else put words into the other's mouth in a terrible Irish accent.
Chris Morris is an absolute genius.
Albeit with quaking plums in his mouth.
@@thomasbayer1843 Quaking???
rm 80 4 Lions is hilarious.
@@RogerYeahmon I mean its pretty slim pickings when comes to decent comedy movies so even if it doesn't reach the same heights of his other work it's still pretty damn solid. Also Gervais at his best can't touch mediocre Chris Morris. Gervais is insufferable boomer.
Steve Coogan and Chris Morris are legends, God knows how Steve kept a straight face!
probably because hes a professional comic actor
This is how ridiculous political interviews with Sinn Fein used to be. A brilliant piece of satire.
This is timeless.
Absolute genius.
If you tell kids today that Gerry Adams was voiced by an actor, on the news.
They'd think you'd gone mental.
Are you sure they wouldn't say, "who the fuck is Gerry Adams"?
@@rumourhats hehe, well after you'd explained who he is, then they'd think you'd gone mental.
I was an Irish kid at the time. I thought you were mental when it was a actually happening.
@@blindknitter the UK is absolutely mental. Can't wait for Scotland to leave.
When I was a kid I had no idea who Gerry Adams was, I though his name was Sinn Fein. Took me a few years to realize.
Comedy writing at its finest!
I would like to see Gerry Adams give a statement under helium.
But he did it under the rules "the oxygen of publicity" that why he sound weird, the October 1988 to September 1994 ritish broadcasting voice restrictions .
Well, fancy seeing you commenting on this!
Something that Spike Milligan would have thought up, perhaps?
@@SuperFunkmachine damn thats interesting
@@shruk4 I remember this well. BBC News would dub over Gerry Adams voice with a generic English voice actor. It was so bizarre.
one of the best things i have ever seen. remember seeing it when it first came out. priceless
I think this is the oldest comment i have seen on youtube
@@bluetonic99 yup
I actuallly thought that was a younger Jeremy Corbyn.
No, he was present but not involved.
still genius. i dunno how they keep a straight face in this show. god bless the whole cast.
x
"Bastard?" Had me in stitches 😂
No, he's definitely ridiculing the broadcast ban.
As was continually pointed out at the time, it was not a ban, it was a restriction. E.g. Gerry Adams was once a witness to an incident and his voice WAS allowed to be broadcast.
@@davidbatthews3811 Whatever it was it was dumb as all hell
Great point redcoat!morris in this sketch found a hilarious way of ridiculing the british governments ban at the time.Top quality satire,alas some people just don't get it.
Shows just how ridiculous the broadcasting restrictions were. Excellent!
3 best comedians ever: Steeve Coogan, Chris Morris, Armando Ianucci. And they all have something to do with this show.
Absolutely outstanding.
A truly brilliant show with top talent.
Justice!
It's also a satire of Gerry Adams's constant refusal to either support IRA terrorism in public, or condemn it. What Coogan's saying sounds ridiculously evasive, but it's exactly the sort of thing Adams used to say.
Brilliant piece of political satire! 5 Stars!
Completely wrong.
Margaret Thatcher's Tory goverment banned Gerry Adam's voice from being used on the TV or radio in 1988.
The BBC continued to interview Adams but dubbed his voice with an actors voice (with a notice stating this). It made the government ban obvious and ludicrous.
The government hated it but could do nothing about it.
They did the same with Martin McGuinness.
In other words, they didn't like it, but they had to go along with it
Tesco Propaganda Ministry or in other words, ich nichten lichten
Well done not getting the joke. Top marks 👍
Were you being intentionally obtuse?
haha Coogan rules this is by far the funniest 50 seceonds he has ever done
It's the last sentence which is the funniest for me.
They were taking the piss out of how the BBc had dubbed Gerry Adams voice with a British guy when ever he went on telly. It was so funny when I saw it, and still is.
You still there?
@@_-_FARHANALI still here mate 😅
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@@Normski89 Legend.
Coogan is a comic legend
OMG, that's hilarious - he must inhale helium to subtract credibility from his statements! Love Steve Coogan!
funniest thing i've seen in ages
been looking for this clip for ages and today youtube recommended it to me cos i watched something else :D
the best comedians of this generation
Pure comedy genius
It's a dig at the ridiculous ban that prevented groups associated with terrorism in N.I. from broadcasting, instead actors voices had to be used.
Excellent parody of the Tory ban on Sinn Fein back in the day. Very funny show. :)
It's mental that the helium bit is based in fact.
Oddly enough, since they had that meeting, all sides in the conflict had a meeting and sorted everything out. In fact, they're now in the same coalition government.
Which is a bit of a shock!
Thank you for the enlightenment ;)
I love Chris Morris
"Terrierists"
Brilliant
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they are! in this episode they report the controlled explosion of a 'dog-bomb'
The joke is a response to the BBCs unwillingness to show the face of Gerry Adams, and to distort his voice. Supposedly out of fear for the effect the charismatic adams could
have on the british public. Its genious.
The joke is also at the bigoted personality types that are Sinn Fein spokesmen, which you conveniently overlooked.
@@Horizon344 But mostly the ban. the rest is to give authenticity.
This is not quite right. The ban was imposed by the British government (and there was a similar one in Ireland). The BBC and other broadcasters got around it by having an actor record a voiceover of whatever Adams was saying. His face was regularly shown on the news throughout this period, and he regularly spoke on those broadcasts, just via the bizarre mediation of a voiceover.
lmfo! That's so good.
Couldn't agree more!
Comic genius, Steve is perfect.
@cherrysweetable "we must live together as one"
Thank you, a united Ireland is all we're looking for, I'm glad you agree.
Who's we? The people of Northern Ireland have the right to their own future rather than being subsumed into a bankrupt state sitting on a debt time-bomb. Maybe you fellas will willingly return to the United Kingdom when your EU dream turns into a Greek nightmare.
@TheVoidShallReap Brits have virtually no presence in Iraq now,and the U.S. have largely withdrawn too..not nearly soon enough,and the post war planning was criminally inept.Once the insurgency started though,many felt it would be foolish to cut and run.Same with Afghan,leave now and risk that country being plunged back into the stone age.I do think it should be entirely up to the people of those countries to decide whether foreign forces remain or not.
The sketch is a piece of political satire, so surely politics are reasonable topic of discussion.
PECKHAM FOR THE PECKISH
Compared to "Hate-Filled" Margaret Thatcher,Sinn Feinn were like sweet,apple pie and ice cream!!!
Congratulations.
Genius
@h60562 Great point. I think their skin is too brown and their language isnt English enough for many to care.
love it !
just go to any bbc/itn news footage from 1987 to 1994............you'll find loads.
Your tone is antagonistic and you're making me very arn-gry!
ok we are all agreed we are all bastards and from that a lasting peace can be formed
Only the British could turn terrierism into humour!
We're dogged in our search for light in darkness.
@Christy Dolan You missed his joke, but ya, it was.
If you can't laugh at war, why fight?
You have obviously never watched Israeli television! 🤔
He sounds like Jamie Bryson here.
LMAO, oh shit you're right he does. 🤣🤣🤣
Rory O'connor. There was actually a famous Republican of that name. Was executed in Dublin in Civil War , 1922.
I remember Alan Partridge episode when he says "Gerry Adams looks like a Deputy Headmaster and Martin McGuinness looks like a clown with no make-up"..will the place be better after it's united?? there will still be the same politicians talking shite and the same rip off bills to pay..come onnnnn!!!
And sorted everything out.
true, true. word up, homes.
@cherrysweetable In fairness though, the Brits(of which I am 1) just picked a part of Ireland where they had the most support, and decided to keep a hold of it.It'd be like if Ireland occupied the UK,and then kept hold of the North of England(with the premise that there'd been huge Irish immigration,and the majority being of Irish decent)..do you see what I mean?I just think that partition was a swindle.In the here and now though,I'm not so adamant about abandoning NI..especially to bullies.
The U.K. has been forced into this position
Now that is funny
No, its a dig at the general political situation at the time.
Brilliant satirical parody of Sky/Fox. The graphic of Steve Coogan as Gerry Adams, met with the caption 'Bastard?'. That's not far off the kind of low level sniping these media organisations will stoop to. Ahead of its time.
Ha ha, yeah that would be hilarious!!
This clearly beyond most people's grasp, judging by the comments below.
I was just about to type that. lol
There is amnesty for terrorists who commited terrorism before good Friday agreement.
Helium, LOL!
LOOOOL!
Your tone is antagonistic and you're making me very angry!😂😂😂
They should all join hands and go they’re separate ways
How the fuck can I if I'm holding your hand ?
Very arn-gry!
I'm old enough to remember when Adams couldn't speak on telly had to have his statements read by a voice actor.
This is brilliant satire which I doubt gen z would get because they are too young.
Almost pissed meself😅
Sadly not far from the truth, I remember not being able to hear Gerry Adams voice as a kid because he was deemed too evil by the powers that be.
I remember when youtube was a place for laughing at chavs, not having political debates!
@guthywoodry I guess I don't know. That isn't the point. Whether you are or aren't a fantasy author, this isn't a fantasy novel. Moral absolutes are an impossibility. It's intellectually dishonest to use the words 'entirely Evil' in a grown up conversation, especially to claim that 'everyone' agrees with you.
It's funny how people keep saying others here are missing "the" point of "the" joke, as if there were only one of either. It works on many levels, from "incisive satire of contemporary UK/Irish politics" to "haha, Steve Coogan on helium". It's also fascinating how Sinn Féin have grown politically from being little more than the semi-official PR department of a terrorist organisation to a true champion of human rights.
True champion of human rights? Sinn Fein have always been nothing more than the political wing of the terrorist IRA.
That's not what I said. It was a moniker given to them by the US, twice!
yes thats exactly what im looking for. it WAS the daytoday and they were terrieriosts let me know if you found it!
@Nakedhominid i'm sure itv did make the broadcast... not sure about sky...
Awww, Steve Coogan sounds like a little leprechaun.
sounds like barry mc elduff from sinn fein brilliant
Isn't one of the points of youtube that people can debate about what they want? If you don't like it then just don't read it. Seems simple enough...
Hahhahah I love when people dont get it!! "funny???" oh and "what bollocks" haahaha people like you make me laugh even harder!! I bet you watch "cold feet".
This kind of thing is what was being parodied: czcams.com/video/Hdf4xOdas1g/video.html
removed :(
❤
ha ha brilliant
@cherrysweetable *I modified my last post, as there was a pointless repetition in it.
I do agree, Ulster is 9 counties, indeed at one time it was even large than this. That is why I have always maintained the occupied territories of Donegal, Cavan & Monaghan should be immediately handed back to my country, and the Gaelic forces of occupation withdrawn.
Carson's attitude to the OO is irrelevant!
Na Fenia Unknown
Tyron "
Monahaghan "
Don-na-Gaul "
Caven "
I have never heard of the above terms, maybe you'd be good enough to explain them?
@TheVoidShallReap Sinn Fein is a legitimate political party
@guthywoodry 'entirely Evil' is a funny thing to say when you aren't the author of a fantasy novel aimed at teenagers.
@foleyoni
and those actors were all out of the job when the restrictions were lifted.
@cherrysweetable I understand perfectly, as I used to feel the same way you did. I've looked deeper into it though and its changed my mind I'm not saying that NI should just be handed over today out of hand,too much time has passed for that. My analogy was shit, but what I was trying to say is that the partition was a self-serving injustice,you cant just cherrypick anothers country based on current ethnicity. The Union (with Britain) was only enacted in 1801 against the will of the Irish people.
The will of the people didn't pertain anywhere in 1801.
@G0LFMADE I find more like a earlier version of the onion news network.
We spoke to corbyn today....
I noticed you trying the exact same joke on the other upload of this video, it didn't really work here or there.
@@TheJMPJR Well you certainly noticed it! Did it offend you ?
Can somebody post Bomb Dogs please - cannot remember if it was The Day Today or BrassEye