I'm on Setanta Sports
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I'm on Setanta Sports is a parody television programme that airs during Setanta Sports football coverage of the English Premier League. The star of the show is a puppet of current Inter Milan and former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho.
Typical episodes are five to six minutes long, and debut weekly during Setanta's football coverage. Full-length episodes are also widely distributed on YouTube.
All the characters on the programme are voiced by Irish comedian and impressionist Mario Rosenstock.[1]
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[edit] Characters
[edit] Jose Mourinho
AKA "the Special One." Jose is the only character who has appeared in every episode of the show. Self-assured and arrogant, he is the anchor of the "news program," reads viewer emails, takes phone calls on the air, and intorduces video segments. Jose, who refers himself as the "special one" often hypes himself up using phrases like "I'm fantastic". He is also particularly blunt, and often tells participants to "Shut up." The show always ends with the line, usually spoken by Jose, "be champions."
[edit] Sven Goran-Eriksson
AKA "It." Introduced midway through the first season, Sven is Jose's sidekick and foil. Hapless, insecure, and slow-witted, Sven does whatever Jose tells him to do, no matter how humiliating. In various episodes, Sven has dressed as a pimp, played piano and guitar, and been forced to perform as "The Gimp" from Pulp Fiction. Sven is often confused for Willie Nelson, as the outfit he wore while introducing the "Wayne's Word" segment outraged a one-time telephone guest, "Willie," who complained about his 'impersonator.'
[edit] Wayne Rooney
AKA "the Boy." Introduced as Jose's second "signing" near the end of the first season. Wayne is child-like, brilliant, and incredibly talented in ventriloquism, chess, vocabulary, blindfolded Rubik's Cube, keepy-uppies, and singing the first line to "Ave Maria," among other things. Wayne is adored by the Special One, and his addition to the show overshadows the hapless Sven and leads to jealous outbursts.
Unlike the other characters on the show, Wayne's voice is not an impersonation, but is high-pitched and childish, and with an exaggerated Liverpool accent.
[edit] Callers
Most episodes feature a "calls from the viewers" segment. Many callers have made repeat appearances throughout the series.
- Dave from Newcastle / Dave from Stoke is a Geordie-accented caller who is obsessed with Shola Ameobi and ends up following him from Newcastle to Stoke. Almost all calls end with Jose telling him to shut up.
- Alex from Manchester (based on Sir Alex Ferguson) chews gum on the air and usually calls to declare that some portion of the news is an "absolute disgrace." He sides with Jose on a lot of issues, sends him bottles of wine, and tells Wayne to come home immediately.
- Arsene from London (based on Arsene Wenger) aka "Voyeur," finds the show ridiculous and mostly calls to complain about lies and deceit on the program. He is often goaded into fights with Jose and Alex from Manchester, which he always loses.
- Roy from Sunderland (based on Roy Keane) calls in from time to time to complain about rules being broken. Whenever he's paired with Alex from Manchester, he starts begging for new players.
- Rafa from Liverpool (based on Rafael Benitez) occasionally calls, but hangs up when Jose or others mention that he is fat.
- David from Los Angeles (based on David Beckham) is a dimwitted friend of Sven whose lack of understanding of words often leads to awkward moments.
- Roman from London (based on Roman Abramovich), aka "Big Boss," calls in from his helicopter and recently tried to offer Wayne a job.
Other callers have included: Mick from Wolverhampton (based on Mick McCarthy), Wolverhampton manager; Fabio (Fabio Capello), who converses with Jose in Italian; and the Chelsea trio of Frank (Frank Lampard), Claude (Claude Makelele) and Didier (Didier Drogba); Nelson (Nelson Mandela), who is tech-savvy and can just be heard over the crackly long-distance phone; and "Willie," who called one to complain about the poor quality of Sven's imitation of Willie Nelson.
[edit] Recurring Segments
- Wayne's Word - Wayne Rooney defines a difficult-to-pronounce footballing term. Introduced by Sven on guitar, wearing a bandanna and pretending to be Willie Nelson.
- Sven's Wonderful World of Football - Sven travels to another locale, where he has no idea what he is expected to do. Ended one segment singing "It's Not Unusual" to British troops serving in Afghanistan.
- The News - Jose reports the news around the football world. Always ends with Jose declaring that he is "fantastic."
- Thought of the Day - a short commentary on the state of football by Jose at the end of the show. Occurs mostly in the earliest episodes.
[edit] References
- ^ "Pulling Strings". www.nytimes.com Retrieved 13 May 2008.
