Republic of Telly

Republic of Telly
Genre	Television comedy
Format	Satire
Created by	James Cotter
Written by	James Cotter, Dermot Whelan
Presented by	Neil Delamere (2009-2010) Dermot Whelan (2010-2013) Kevin McGahern (2013-)
Starring	The Rubberbandits Damo and Ivor Jennifer Maguire(2010-) Bernard O'Shea Mairéad Farrell (2009-2010)
Theme music composer	Daft Punk
Opening theme	"Television Rules the Nation"
Country of origin	Ireland
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	50
Production
Location(s)	Studio 4, RTÉ Television Centre, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	RTÉ Two
Picture format	16:9
First shown in	24 October 2009
Original run	24 October 2009 – Present
External links
Website

Republic of Telly is a TV review and magazine programme on Irish public broadcaster, RTÉ Two. Presented by comedian Kevin McGahern, the programme is intended as a satirical examination at television, mocking various Irish and British TV channels, including sketches and special guests making an appearance from the shows. An added feature of the show is its correspondents Jennifer Maguire and Bernard O'Shea. Maguire conducts vox pops and celebrity interviews, whereas O'Shea conducts "live on the spot reports" (filmed in front of a greenscreen). Series two also introduced comedians The Rubberbandits as reporters, bizarre weathermen and agony aunts. The series has contributed to the chart success of The Rubberbandits single "Horse Outside", as well as "Everybody's Drinkin'" and "Big Box Little Box" by Damo and Ivor.

Series

First season

The first season, which was presented by Neil Delamere began in 2009. The first season continued on 15 February 2010 and concluded in the spring of that year. The season featured Mairéad Farrell and had guests such as Marty Whelan, Kathryn Thomas, the cast of The Apprentice, and Dermot Whelan.

Second season

The second season, with Dermot Whelan taking over as host, began in October 2010. The second season continued in March 2011 and concluded in the spring of that year.

Third season

The third season began on 17 October 2011, with an episode featuring Georgia Salpa, Damo and Ivor, Dead Cat Bounce and Darby the Leprechaun. The season continued until 24 April 2012.

Fourth season

The fourth series of the instalment began broadcasting on 22 October 2012 at 10 PM. Robogarda debuted and Georgia Salpa, considered by RTÉ to be a celebrity woman "who tends to pop up almost anywhere", returned.^[1] In December *The Republic of Telly DVD was released

Fifth Season

The fifth season of Republic of Telly started on 28 October 2013. After Dermot Whelan announced he would no longer be presenting the show, it was announced that comedian Kevin McGahern would be taking over as host. McGahern is best known for his role as 'Sim Card' on RTE's Hardy Bucks and also appeared on television adverts for Three Ireland.^[2]

References

External links

• Republic of Telly at RTE