Après Match

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Après Match
"Liam Brady" and "Eamon Dunphy"
Format	Comedy
Starring	Barry Murphy, Risteárd Cooper and Gary Cooke
Country of origin	Republic of Ireland
Language(s)	English
No. of episodes	-
Production
Running time	varied
Broadcast
Original channel	Radio Telefís Éireann
Original run	Summer 1996 – present
External links
Official website

Après Match is an Irish comedy show normally screened after competitive Irish soccer matches on RTÉ. It is performed by Barry Murphy, Risteárd Cooper and Gary Cooke. It was first aired in 1996 at the European Football Championship with Frank's Euro Ting, although Barry Murphy had performed similar football-related sketches on RTÉ in 1994. Gary Cooke joined the team for the 1998 World Cup.

The show mocks famous, mostly Irish, soccerstars and pundits including Bill O'Herlihy, Eamon Dunphy, Johnny Giles and Liam 'chippy' Brady. They also mock Irish television and radio personalities such as Marian Finucane, Joe Duffy and Gerry Ryan. The Après Match team have sold out venues all over Ireland including Vicar Street, the Olympia Theatre and the Gaiety Theatre. They were less successful with their novelty song for the 2002 World Cup, Oki Doki Karioki. [1]

1 2006 World Cup sketches
2 Christmas special 2006
3 Video and DVD releases
4 External links

[edit] 2006 World Cup sketches

Après Match performed sketches on RTÉ Two after many of the matches of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. As well as mocking the usual broadcasters, the team interviewed football fans in Germany. There was also a number of sketches following a mock attempt at a takeover by the Gaelic Athletic Association Head Assimilator of Foreign Games of the Match of the Day studios in London and a Father Ted parody of Football Association of Ireland officials and Irish manager Steve Staunton. For the third place play-off match between Germany and Portugal, the team took over full studio coverage, as well as half-time and full-time analysis, as they had done for the corresponding match of the 2002 World Cup.

[edit] Christmas special 2006

"Bill O'Herlihy"

A Christmas special was broadcast on RTÉ Two on St. Stephen's Day 2006 from 10pm until 11pm. This edition featured highlights of Après Match sketches from 2006, including sequences from the previous summer's World Cup. The stars of the show interviewed the real RTÉ analysts including Ray Houghton, RTÉ commentator George Hamilton and Sky Sports' Chris Kamara. TV3 sports broadcaster Trevor Welch was lampooned, including having his vowels drawn out as he was interviewing fans from participating countries such as Costa Rica and Germany.The broadcast also featured extended highlights of the stars covering the third place play-off of the World Cup between Germany and Portugal.