Radio: RTÉ Radio 1 host sounds like neither the satirical impressionist he is nor the chatshow host he has become. Instead he resembles a stand-up comic flailing around for quick laughs
RTÉ Radio 1 host sounds like neither the satirical impressionist he is nor the chatshow host he has become. Instead he resembles a stand-up comic flailing around for quick laughs
The tone set, Callan roasts the entire political class, by way of obvious stereotypes and rote caricatures. “I think that’s everybody insulted equally,” he concludes. But his rapid-fire jokes fall flat if audible laughter is anything to go by. It’s notable that the biggest cheer of the segment occurs when Callan stops and invites the Limerick band Kingfishr to play live.
The host also avoids sermonising when Doyle voices his disquiet at the blanket condemnation of rioters in Dublin last November, delicately suggesting that social and economic factors were at play alongside far-right agitation. A bigger question is whether Da Silva can make himself at home in his current berth or whether he’s keeping the seat warm. Since the 2 Johnnies exited 2FM in May – joining Jennifer Zamparelli, Doireann Garrihy and, in July, Donncha O’Callaghan in an exodus that denuded the station of its biggest names – their old slot has been occupied by the duo of Lottie Ryan and David O’Reilly, who then made way for Da Silva.
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