Katherine Lynch's Wonderwomen
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Katherine Lynch's Wonderwomen is a six-part Irish
comedy television programme broadcast on RTÉ Two
. It stars comedienne Katherine Lynch
, who also co-wrote and co-produced the series alongside Warren Meyler. It was the first production by WAKA TV, a company established by Lynch and Myler to produce television series.
scene
where she had the stage name Busty Lycra. She won Miss Alternative Ireland in 1998 with a show produced by Warren Meyler from County Wexford
. Music manager and judge on The X Factor
, Louis Walsh
was on the judging panel.
Meyler and Lynch adapted their characters for television and produced three shows; Katherine Lynch's Working Girls, Katherine Lynch's Wonderwomen and An Audience with Katherine Lynch. Her shows have a strong following in the Irish gay scene due to her background.
Katherine Lynch's Wonderwomen commenced broadcasting on 20 October 2008. It succeeded Katherine Lynch's Working Girls
, the comedienne's first television series, and preceded An Audience with Katherine Lynch. Wonderwomen focused on the exploits of four characters, Singin' Bernie Walsh, Sheila Sheik who both featured in Working Girls, and two new characters, Liz Hurley and Dalkey Dunphy Davenport.
in small-town AC/DC
Tribute act 50-50". When asked by the Irish Independent
which was her favourite character she initially declared it was "like asking a woman to pick her favourite child" but, when further prompted by the newspaper, chose Hurley. According to the RTÉ Guide, Bernie Walsh, another of Lynch's creations, is her favourite character. Walsh is a country and western singer with an album, Friends in Hi Aces, featuring songs such as "Start Packin' the Van (Dundalk, Dundalk
)", "My Van" and "Stand By Your Van", to sell. The character has even performed on The Late Late Show
.
The newly introduced characters in Wonderwomen are Sheila Sheik and Dalkey Dunphy Davenport. Sheila Sheik is a female bellydancer
from Tallaght
, County Dublin
, with an Egypt
ian husband. Dalkey Dunphy Davenport is a teenage blog
ger from Ballsbridge
who streams live online from her hotel suite in Dublin. Dunphy Davenport is described as "the Peaches Geldof
-obsessed mall rat with the orange perma-tan, the fluorescent smile, the 3 inch false eye-lashes and the thousand euro
handbag who... 'ooooh my gawd is just loike soooooooo booooored!'".
A resurrected version of eighty-foot supermodel Busty Lycra, portrayed as a foot fetish
model and porn star
from Northern Ireland
who returns from Los Angeles
when her career is destroyed by a verucca
in her own foot, who had previously featured in Working Girls, was removed from Wonderwomen amidst concerns about perceived rudeness expressed by RTÉ".
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
comedy television programme broadcast on RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two is a free-to-air general entertainment channel operated by Irish state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Two is available throughout the island of Ireland through digital terrestrial service Saorview, VHF and UHF bands, and is also available via satellite to Irish subscribers of...
. It stars comedienne Katherine Lynch
Katherine Lynch
Katherine Lynch is an Irish television personality from County Leitrim.Lynch is known for several television series broadcast on RTÉ Two: Katherine Lynch's Working Girls , Katherine Lynch's Wonderwomen , in which she plays a variety of unusual characters such as Singin' Bernie Walsh, Liz Hurley and...
, who also co-wrote and co-produced the series alongside Warren Meyler. It was the first production by WAKA TV, a company established by Lynch and Myler to produce television series.
Background
Lynch began her career as part of the Irish gayGay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
scene
LGBT culture in Ireland
LGBT life on the island of Ireland is made up of persons who are either gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender/transsexual.-Politics:There was all-party support in 2010 for the Civil Partnership Bill which provided for legal recognition for the relationships of same-sex couples.The Labour Party,...
where she had the stage name Busty Lycra. She won Miss Alternative Ireland in 1998 with a show produced by Warren Meyler from County Wexford
County Wexford
County Wexford is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Wexford. In pre-Norman times it was part of the Kingdom of Uí Cheinnselaig, whose capital was at Ferns. Wexford County Council is the local...
. Music manager and judge on The X Factor
The X Factor (UK)
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Created by Simon Cowell, it began in September 2004 and is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. It is the originator of the international X Factor franchise. The seven series of the show to date...
, Louis Walsh
Louis Walsh
Louis Walsh is an Irish music manager and judge on the British television talent show The X Factor.-Band manager:...
was on the judging panel.
Meyler and Lynch adapted their characters for television and produced three shows; Katherine Lynch's Working Girls, Katherine Lynch's Wonderwomen and An Audience with Katherine Lynch. Her shows have a strong following in the Irish gay scene due to her background.
Katherine Lynch's Wonderwomen commenced broadcasting on 20 October 2008. It succeeded Katherine Lynch's Working Girls
Katherine Lynch's Working Girls
Katherine Lynch's Working Girls is a three-part Irish comedy television programme broadcast on RTÉ Two in January 2008. It stars comedienne Katherine Lynch, who also co-wrote and co-produced the series alongside Warren Meyler. It was the pair's first television series.Lynch described it as a...
, the comedienne's first television series, and preceded An Audience with Katherine Lynch. Wonderwomen focused on the exploits of four characters, Singin' Bernie Walsh, Sheila Sheik who both featured in Working Girls, and two new characters, Liz Hurley and Dalkey Dunphy Davenport.
Characters
The show features four characters over its six episodes. Liz Hurley is described as a "sexually confused small-town girl of 35 who still lives at home with the Mammy, coaches the local ladies' GAA team, plays bassBass (instrument)
Bass describes musical instruments that produce tones in the low-pitched range. They belong to different families of instruments and can cover a wide range of musical roles...
in small-town AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
Tribute act 50-50". When asked by the Irish Independent
Irish Independent
The Irish Independent is Ireland's largest-selling daily newspaper that is published in both compact and broadsheet formats. It is the flagship publication of Independent News & Media.-History:...
which was her favourite character she initially declared it was "like asking a woman to pick her favourite child" but, when further prompted by the newspaper, chose Hurley. According to the RTÉ Guide, Bernie Walsh, another of Lynch's creations, is her favourite character. Walsh is a country and western singer with an album, Friends in Hi Aces, featuring songs such as "Start Packin' the Van (Dundalk, Dundalk
Dundalk
Dundalk is the county town of County Louth in Ireland. It is situated where the Castletown River flows into Dundalk Bay. The town is close to the border with Northern Ireland and equi-distant from Dublin and Belfast. The town's name, which was historically written as Dundalgan, has associations...
)", "My Van" and "Stand By Your Van", to sell. The character has even performed on The Late Late Show
The Late Late Show
The Late Late Show, sometimes referred to as The Late Late, or in some cases by the acronym LLS, is the world's longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster and the official flagship television programme of Irish broadcasting company RTÉ...
.
The newly introduced characters in Wonderwomen are Sheila Sheik and Dalkey Dunphy Davenport. Sheila Sheik is a female bellydancer
Belly dance
Belly dance or Bellydance is a "Western"-coined name for a traditional "Middle Eastern" dance, especially raqs sharqi . It is sometimes also called Middle Eastern dance or Arabic dance in the West, or by the Greco-Turkish term çiftetelli...
from Tallaght
Tallaght
Tallaght is the largest town, and county town, of South Dublin County, Ireland. The village area, dating from at least the 17th century, held one of the earliest settlements known in the southern part of the island, and one of medieval Ireland's more important monastic centres.Up to the 1960s...
, County Dublin
County Dublin
County Dublin is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Dublin Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Dublin which is the capital of Ireland. County Dublin was one of the first of the parts of Ireland to be shired by King John of England following the...
, with an Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian husband. Dalkey Dunphy Davenport is a teenage blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
ger from Ballsbridge
Ballsbridge
Ballsbridge is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland, named for the bridge spanning the River Dodder on the south side of the city. The sign on the bridge still proclaims it as "Ball's Bridge" in recognition of the fact that the original bridge in this location was built and owned by a Mr...
who streams live online from her hotel suite in Dublin. Dunphy Davenport is described as "the Peaches Geldof
Peaches Geldof
Peaches Honeyblossom Geldof is a British journalist, television presenter and model.-Background:Geldof was born in London in 1989, the second daughter of Bob Geldof and Paula Yates. She is the granddaughter of Hughie Green. Her sisters are Fifi Trixibelle Geldof and Pixie Geldof...
-obsessed mall rat with the orange perma-tan, the fluorescent smile, the 3 inch false eye-lashes and the thousand euro
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
handbag who... 'ooooh my gawd is just loike soooooooo booooored!'".
A resurrected version of eighty-foot supermodel Busty Lycra, portrayed as a foot fetish
Foot fetishism
Foot fetishism, foot partialism, foot worship, or podophilia is a pronounced sexual interest in feet. It is the most common form of sexual preference for otherwise non-sexual objects or body parts.-Characteristics:...
model and porn star
Pornographic actor
A pornographic actor/actress or a porn star is a person who appears in pornographic film. Most actors appear nude in films...
from Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
who returns from Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
when her career is destroyed by a verucca
Plantar wart
-External links:* at the Mayo Clinic website* at The Merck Manual* at dermnet.com...
in her own foot, who had previously featured in Working Girls, was removed from Wonderwomen amidst concerns about perceived rudeness expressed by RTÉ".