A Celebration of Father Ted with Joe Rooney
A Celebration of Father Ted with Joe Rooney
Writer and Director: Joe Rooney Joe Rooney’s Celebration of Father Ted is a little difficult to categorise, perhaps a variety show, perhaps a stand up plus, but without any doubt it’s a crowd pleaser. Rooney has put together an ode to the show for which he is most remembered, with plenty of throw ba...
As noted at the get go it’s a difficult show to describe, rarely do you get to go to a comedy special that features a viewing of an episode of a TV show, a quiz, some stand up, some comedy songs, and not one but two separate audience participation contests. Yet it somehow works. Rooney keeps the audience on side for the whole set, with his affable personality and a sense of humour reminiscent of the Father Ted era he keeps the crowd laughing along and joining in; he’s got great stage presence and a very pleasant sounding guitar. The tinge of self-deprecation to the humour is spot on and it’s difficult to pick fault in the show, whatever the show is! At two hours with a 15 minute interval it really flies; the pacing is solid, as is the writing and the tone, the songs are clever and funny, and the energy level is consistent.