r/opieandanthony: Jim is doing 1000 seater venue in Dublin

A hundred people would be generous. He'll never fill up Vicar Street. They'll downsize the venue like when he came over to Europe last year. His manager must really think he's secretly beloved, but Patrice has a bigger overseas following now than Norton.

1 aPersonStranded 2017-09-21

I got some news for you, you better sit down...

1 glitch77 2017-09-21

Why? Is something wrong with Patrice?

1 decmcg 2017-09-21

I hope The IRA are on the guest list.

1 McGowan9 2017-09-21

That's Northern Ireland. Dublin's in EIRE. Guy who ruins the joke.

1 decmcg 2017-09-21

The IRA were an all Ireland movement. Typically they would only bomb the north because that's where the brits were.

1 McGowan9 2017-09-21

Not just the Brits but protestant loyalist Irish, who also killed them.

1 dmix 2017-09-21

So they wouldn't kill people in Dublin?

1 High_Pitch_Eric_ 2017-09-21

Jimmy must be a loyalist then. He's bringing his collection of bombs to Dublin.

1 dmix 2017-09-21

So they wouldn't kill people in Dublin?

1 McGowan9 2017-09-21

The IRA. There was a bombing in 1974, killed mostly women and kids. A Loyalist group (UVF) claimed responsibility but there was never any definitive proof one way or the other. Generally no though. Most of the outrages happened in NI and were IRA vs UK soldiers, other way round or IRA vs Irish loyalists.

Fucking religion and land grabbing responsible for it all. As far as I'm concerned, let the paddies vote on having their own country. And forget the religious bollocks.

1 dmix 2017-09-21

ah, I've been meaning to read up on that conflict. I always figured the IRA operated locally as well.

I'm a Mc- too and that stuff even spilled into Canada. My catholic dad being suspicious of my boss who was a protestant, etc.

1 decmcg 2017-09-21

Your dad was right. Protestants are not to be trusted.

1 ihaveaholeinmyass 2017-09-21

Ireland is great for 2 things only... drinking and playing golf... Jimmy will not like it..

1 9NepaliRed6 2017-09-21

He can now finally blurt out his opening line 'just been working out and eating better'. It's been long enough.

1 AutisticOnAHistorian 2017-09-21

Gowin toda gem

1 TenguBuranchi 2017-09-21

The place he is doing in manchester is at least 500 seats. Im gonna be the only peckah there. Lonely as a mug up in here

1 Dennyislife 2017-09-21

I'll be there.

1 shimshammcgraw 2017-09-21

You guys should sit together and share snacks.

1 TenguBuranchi 2017-09-21

Cool. Pint or 2 beforehand lad?

1 Dennyislife 2017-09-21

I am going with pals who don't know about this place. No chance. I am not even saying I know him from radio but heard gervais talk about him. Pre Christmas meet up as its in between where we all live.

1 McGowan9 2017-09-21

I like that you're so ashamed of this place that you lied to your friends and basically answered a friendly offer of meeting for a beer with "piss off."

1 Dennyislife 2017-09-21

That.

1 TenguBuranchi 2017-09-21

Its not like it wouldnt be embarrassing for me going "oh hey Denny, its opies retard daughter from cy.tube" Yeuch

1 TenguBuranchi 2017-09-21

Ahah fair enough. No one needs that pandora's box opened.

1 ffffantomas 2017-09-21

what part of ireland u from lad?

1 Dennyislife 2017-09-21

I'm not. Its just the only gig confirmed over this way so far.

1 Doc_McCoyXYZ 2017-09-21

G'an ta the gem! Eeting bet-ter.

1 huxpux 2017-09-21

haha you horrible people wont let anyone have sucess. isnt he a stand up,

1 Dennyislife 2017-09-21

Yes but he has zero profile here outside of people who fell into o&a stuff. Stanhope built a solid following by getting on a show here doing little skits. In terms of regular touring he's one of the biggest us comics here. Jimmy is a nobody

1 High_Pitch_Eric_ 2017-09-21

He was huge here in the 90's.

After his part as the lead in Aliens 2.

1 simon160389 2017-09-21

Stanhope's bit on HIGNfY when he last toured here was bloody hilarious!

1 dmix 2017-09-21

What are you basing that off of? Has he even done Europe before?

1 Dennyislife 2017-09-21

Stanhope? Yes. He can fill the Hammersmith Apollo in London which is around 4000 capacity

1 High_Pitch_Eric_ 2017-09-21

Young Jim Norton is in town. No way.
Going to head along and harass him.

1 puppy_action_team 2017-09-21

He will say he is a conor mcgregor fan to every irish lass

1 The_Weird_Ginger_Guy 2017-09-21

I'll be going, alot of people here love comedy I'd say he will do well.

1 jtormeyx 2017-09-21

Why do people still see comedians nowadays? Stay home, for fooks sake.

1 ffffantomas 2017-09-21

As much as we love comedy - I´d be surprised if he filled it. I wouldn´t go myself and I love him, just not his stand-up

1 beavvv 2017-09-21

He really is doing this all wrong, he should be playing the Sugar Club, then if that goes well book a bigger venue next time around, that's exactly what Bill Burr did. When Burr eventually did play Vicar Street he gave away free dvds of his special afterwards, Norton on the other hand is selling Meet & Greet packages for €73.00, the nerve of the cunt.

1 dmix 2017-09-21

He's not coming back. He's only doing a one-off trip to fuck that tranny girl.

Is it at least a festival going on there? He comes to Toronto for our just-for-laughs festivals which usually come with a built-in audience.

1 beavvv 2017-09-21

Nope, it's just a random shitty date in December, a fucking Wednesday no less. He really should have done it ten years ago, there's 2 big comedy festivals in Ireland that he could have got on at anytime, played to decent crowds and built up an audience, instead he spent years repeating his "they hate Americans over there" excuse. Stanhope, Jefferies, Giraldo, Rogan, Louis, Patrice every fucker has played Dublin, now money bags Norton is turning up with his meet and greet packages, it's just douchey.

1 MuddahSockCuckah 2017-09-21

He came to Australia, and mostly complained about QANTAS.

1 TomVanDam 2017-09-21

Anyone else going to this?

I'm gonna head down from Belfast. I really hope it's not half empty and really awkward.

1 decmcg 2017-09-21

I'll be travelling from Belfast too. Maybe we should call Translink to schedule a bus? The demand is high it seems.

1 Billyassman 2017-09-21

Jims alias at the hotel is Eaton Bedder.

1 LetMeTellYall 2017-09-21

I thought there was only two irish people on this sub but there is clearly at least ten. Id say chances are being close to christmas people will be just looking for a night out will have a few pints and listen to stories of young jim blowing his friends and laugh at his misfortune. People love anything that resembles comedy here, that fucking retard piece of shit brendan o'carroll used to sell out five nights in the Olympia before he became trans and moved to london. Louis Ck sold out a 9000 capacity venue, none of his stuff is broadcast on any irish television or radio. So yeah theres gonna be about ten people at jimmys show.

1 Wolfizm 2017-09-21

Most of the seats are comps for Estonian trannies.

1 Kenn_Kennerson 2017-09-21

Why do you mention them? He's going to Ireland.

1 MoeGreenVegas 2017-09-21

What about the Isle of Lucy?

1 AutisticOnAHistorian 2017-09-21

Gowin toda gem

Jim is doing 1000 seater venue in Dublin

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