The Republic of Telly
| Republic of Telly | |
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| Genre | Television comedy |
| Created by | James Cotter |
| Written by | James Cotter, Dermot Whelan |
| Directed by | Ashling Fallon Casey |
| Presented by |
Neil Delamere (2009-2010) Dermot Whelan (2010-2013) Kevin McGahern (2013-2016) |
| Starring |
The Rubberbandits Damo and Ivor Jennifer Maguire(2010-2015) Bernard O'Shea Mairéad Farrell (2009-2010) |
| Theme music composer | Daft Punk |
| Opening theme | "Television Rules the Nation" |
| Ending theme | "Television Rules the Nation" |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 121 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Studio 4, RTÉ Television Centre, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | RTÉ Two |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original release | 24 October 2009 – December 2016 |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
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 of 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.
In February 2017, it was announced by RTE that the show had been cancelled after an eight-year run.
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.
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. RTÉ's political correspondent David McCullagh made a formal complaint to RTÉ after the programme caused rumours to spread of a government minister's resignation, an event that would have reduced the coalition's majority to two.
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