Don't Feed the Gondolas

Don't Feed the Gondolas
Also known asDFTG
GenreComedy, satire
Written bySeán Moncrieff
Directed byColm Crowley
Presented byBrendan O'Connor (2000–2001)
Seán Moncrieff (1997–2000)
StarringEddie Bannon
Des Bishop
Dara Ó Briain
Brendan O'Connor
Kevin McAleer
Patrick McDonnell
Country of originIreland
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4
Production
ProducerColm Crowley
Production locationsRTÉ Television Centre, Donnybrook, Dublin 4
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time30–35 minutes
Original release
NetworkNetwork 2
Release1 December 1997 (1997-12-01) –
26 March 2001 (2001-03-26)

Don't Feed the Gondolas is an Irish comedy panel show, that ran for four series on Network 2 between 1997 and 2001. The show was hosted by Seán Moncrieff and the longest-serving panellists were Brendan O'Connor and Dara Ó Briain.

The name of the show is attributed to a remark made by a Wicklow County Councillor, Jimmy Miley, during a meeting regarding Blessington Lake. When the meeting proposed putting a gondola on the lake, he remarked: "That's all very well, but who's going to feed it?"[1][2]

A running gag of the show, whereby the host Seán Moncrieff would make prank calls under the alias 'Monica Loolly' and claim to be from a small town in Galway named Ahascragh.

References

  1. ^ "Don't Feed the Gondolas FAQ". Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  2. ^ Temp Head, Irish Independent, 24 Nov 2007


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