Podge and Rodge
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A Scare at Bedtime
A Scare at Bedtime was an Irish television show, produced by Double Z Enterprises and broadcast by RTÉ, featuring the two puppets Podge and Rodge as the hosts of a spooky tales and urban myths comedy show...
, an Irish
Republic of Ireland
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adult comedy televised
Television
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puppet
Puppet
A puppet is an inanimate object or representational figure animated or manipulated by an entertainer, who is called a puppeteer. It is used in puppetry, a play or a presentation that is a very ancient form of theatre....
show
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
. Created and performed by Ciaran Morrison and Mick O'Hara, more recently, the brothers have presented The Podge and Rodge Show
The Podge and Rodge Show
The Podge and Rodge Show is an Irish chat show, broadcast and produced by RTÉ, featuring the popular Podge and Rodge as hosts...
, a chat show
Talk show
A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
in the same vein, and Podge & Rodge's Stickit Inn
Podge & Rodge's Stickit Inn
Podge and Rodge's Stickit Inn is an Irish Comedy entertainment show, broadcast and produced by RTÉ, featuring the popular puppet characters Podge and Rodge as hosts...
, set in a pub. Morrison and O'Hara also created and perform the characters of Zig and Zag
Zig and Zag (puppets)
Zig and Zag are an Irish puppet duo performed by Mick O'Hara and Ciaran Morrison.The characters are a pair of furry extraterrestrial twins from the planet Zog. They made their television début on RTÉs Dempsey's Den in 1987. A year later they won a Jacob's Award for TV Personalities of the year...
, Bronx Bunny, and Teddy T.
Origins
Podge originally appeared on The DenThe Den (television)
The Den was the brand of the children's television strand on Irish public broadcaster RTÉ Two. It first broadcast on 29 September 1986 on RTÉ One, before moving to RTÉ Two in September 1988. The strand began to diversify throughout the late 1990s and the 2000s...
, as a decidedly evil little character. At first, he was introduced as nothing more than a puppet that Zag (of Zig and Zag
Zig and Zag (puppets)
Zig and Zag are an Irish puppet duo performed by Mick O'Hara and Ciaran Morrison.The characters are a pair of furry extraterrestrial twins from the planet Zog. They made their television début on RTÉs Dempsey's Den in 1987. A year later they won a Jacob's Award for TV Personalities of the year...
) had found in a box amongst the rubbish behind a magic shop. Zag used him to practise ventriloquism, eventually performing a few dire shorts that showcased Zag's lack of skill. Zig was particularly jealous of the attention Podge was receiving.
Things took a sinister turn, however, when one day, during one of these shorts, a mysterious voice said to Zag, "aren't you a smelly stupid ugly alien". With the pieces in place for the revelation, Podge made himself fully known to the audience - alone with Zig at the conclusion of the broadcasting day, he moved and spoke on his own, bullying Zig, telling him he would be his friend if he stole the bike presently being offered as a competition prize. Zag and presenter Ray D'Arcy
Ray D'Arcy
Raymond 'Ray' D'Arcy is an Irish television and radio presenter. He currently presents a weekday morning radio programme, The Ray D'Arcy Show, on Today FM...
remaining oblivious to this as Podge would occasionally move in the background or be seen scheming on his own, and letters and pictures would pour in from the viewing children trying to let them know that Podge was evil. Eventually, after Zig finally spilled the beans, Podge made a power play and took over the programme for a day, revealing that he had been brought to life by a magician, but then sealed away when he turned evil. Podge also possessed some magical powers of his own that he'd learned from the magician, and turned one of the crew members into a teapot. He was finally dealt with when the magician arrived at the end of the programming day, hypnotised Podge, (but called him Albert) and took him away.
The Den
Dustin the Turkey
Dustin the Turkey is a puppet, "television presenter" and star of RTÉ television's The Den since 1989. A turkey with a strong Dublin accent, Dustin is voiced by John Morrison, brother of Ciaran Morrison who was one of the creators of Zig and Zag. Dustin first appeared on The Den with Zig and Zag in...
, with whom he shared a history of physical violence, in the cupboard under the stairs and attempted to take his place by means of disguising himself with a few feathers and a coffee cup for a beak. His most daring schemes would come around the holidays - in his first Christmas-ruining scheme, he tried to ensure that Zig would receive no presents from Santa Claus
Santa Claus
Santa Claus is a folklore figure in various cultures who distributes gifts to children, normally on Christmas Eve. Each name is a variation of Saint Nicholas, but refers to Santa Claus...
, using his postman disguise to enter their home, break one of the presents, for which Zig would be blamed, and also make off with a bottle of Scent of Man, a cologne which he would develop a great fondness for, which would often give away his identity. Zig was able to prove his innocence, but Podge was still intent on ruining Christmas, taking the gang's Christmas letters and not delivering them to Santa. When The Den crew set out to do the job themselves, Podge kidnapped Kris Kringle and took his place, only to be thankfully thwarted in a scuffle with Ray.
Eventually, after the departure of Zig and Zag from the show, Podge was finally well and truly caught by the Den gang, only to be freed by his never-before-seen twin brother, Rodge, posing as a policeman, who escorted him away. The Dastardly Duo continued to make trouble for the gang, mostly on the holidays, often seeking to eat Zuppy - Podge had the little creature to blame for being caught out in several of his schemes before, and seemed to have developed a taste for dog. Rodge's precise origins were never gone into (Podge's introduction, after all, happened many years before Rodge first appeared, and since young children were the target audience, and none of them would have been around for Podge's origin, it didn't really matter), but it did appear that he possessed some magic powers like Podge, as the duo were capable of vanishing into thin air. They had particular contempt for Echo Island
Echo Island
Echo Island was an Irish television programme for children and young adults, shown on RTÉ Network 2. It was shown at 17:00 during The Den. The show effectively took over from Jo Maxi which had been aimed at Teenagers....
, especially the version broadcast in Irish.
Ballydung
Podge and Rodge live in Ballydung Manor, a fictional estate located their fictional hometown in Ballydung (off the bypass past Ballywank) in County Ring. The duo present their comedy chatshow The Podge and Rodge ShowThe Podge and Rodge Show
The Podge and Rodge Show is an Irish chat show, broadcast and produced by RTÉ, featuring the popular Podge and Rodge as hosts...
from Ballydung Manor. Ballydung Manor was converted into the brothers' home from the former Ballydung Asylum and may be reached by dialling Ballydung 666 from a telephone. Another location known to be in Ballydung is "The Stickitt Inn", which features on the chat show. Ballydung also has a bypass which was blocked off by a swarm of locusts on the Christmas Special of 2006, A Frightmare Before Christmas, thus preventing any of the guests attending the show.
Ballydung Manor first featured in A Scare at Bedtime
A Scare at Bedtime
A Scare at Bedtime was an Irish television show, produced by Double Z Enterprises and broadcast by RTÉ, featuring the two puppets Podge and Rodge as the hosts of a spooky tales and urban myths comedy show...
in the late 1990s. In earlier editions, the bedroom used by the brothers was shown extensively whilst in later episodes, the main action occurred around the kitchen table. This has remained largely the case during The Podge and Rodge Show, although the living room was featured in the Bogmannay special on New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve is observed annually on December 31, the final day of any given year in the Gregorian calendar. In modern societies, New Year's Eve is often celebrated at social gatherings, during which participants dance, eat, consume alcoholic beverages, and watch or light fireworks to mark the...
2006. The underground dungeon of Ballydung Manor was also shown in an episode of the chatshow when Podge and Rodge invited guest Sheana Keane
Sheana Keane
Sheana Keane is an Irish presenter on Raidió Teilifís Éireann . She presented the programmes Health Squad and The Afternoon Show ....
to partake in a gruesome game of Operation!.
A Scare at Bedtime (1997-2006)
A Scare at Bedtime took its name from the nightly RTÉ show called A Prayer at Bedtime, which overlaid the text of a Roman Catholic prayer over serene images with choral music playing. A Scare at Bedtime, first aired in 1997, is close to being the polar opposite of this, with extremely adult content, lewd jokes and slightly obscene anecdotes being related by the two puppets. Their origins on the Den are largely ignored, as the backstory gradually established on A Scare at Bedtime, presents them to be both in their fifties (although they don't look any different from how they used to), and residing in Ballydung Manor, the former Ballydung Asylum. Rumour has it that their parents left them in the asylum many years ago, and in revenge, Rodge took an axe to them both. But no bodies were ever found. They live with a lunatic nurse that they call "Granny" who practices the black arts (since she is dating Satan, whom they refer to as the "quare fella" throughout the series) and Pox the cat who suffers from rabies, the pox, and extreme violence at the hands of its two owners. Their hobbies include cock fighting and exorcisms of which Father Flange occasionally does special sessions. They have been given full names also: Padraig Judas O'Leprosy and Rodraig Spartacus O'Leprosy.Each episode follows the same pattern: Rodge, the dumber of the two, arrives home. Originally the pair would get into bed but in recent seasons they sit at the kitchen table. They talk about what Rodge was doing, with Podge usually insulting him. This leads Podge on to telling a story (acted out by live actors) about some people (whose names are usually sexual innuendos, e.g. Enda Meshank, Chris Peacock, Ulick McGee) who inevitably come to an unpleasant end. Rodge interrupts the story with stupid comments and/or reference to masturbation
Masturbation
Masturbation refers to sexual stimulation of a person's own genitals, usually to the point of orgasm. The stimulation can be performed manually, by use of objects or tools, or by some combination of these methods. Masturbation is a common form of autoeroticism...
. It ends with Podge punishing Rodge for no reason.
A Scare at Bedtime
A Scare at Bedtime
A Scare at Bedtime was an Irish television show, produced by Double Z Enterprises and broadcast by RTÉ, featuring the two puppets Podge and Rodge as the hosts of a spooky tales and urban myths comedy show...
never officially ended and the show has run to nine series as of January 2006, with the first five series available on DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
. An eight disc DVD box set of all nine seasons of 150 episodes (including fifty never for sale before) was released at Halloween 2010. The series has aired in both the UK and Ireland 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...
, Tara TV, BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
UK Play and the Paramount Comedy Channel. A Scare at Bedtime was nominated in the Best Entertainment Programme category of the Irish Film and television Academy Awards in both 1999 and 2000. Winning the IFTA
IFTA
IFTA may refer to:*Ifta, a German municipality*International Federation of Technical Analysts*Independent Film & Television Alliance*International Fuel Tax Agreement*Irish Film and Television Awards*The Internet Tax Freedom Act...
for Best Entertainment Programme in 2000.
Podge and Rodge's TV Bodges (2000)
In 2000, Podge and Rodge hosted a 10 x 8min series entitled Podge & Rodge's TV Bodges for BBC PrimeBBC Prime
BBC Prime was the BBC's general entertainment TV channel in Europe and the Middle East from 30 January 1995 until 11 November 2009, when it was replaced by BBC Entertainment.-Launch:...
. It was a collection of TV mishaps akin to It'll be Alright on the Night
It'll be Alright on the Night
It'll be Alright on the Night is a British television bloopers show screened on ITV and produced by London Weekend Television. It was one of the first shows created with the specific purpose of showing behind the scenes bloopers from film and TV and it has been running since 18 September 1977...
. The series was broadcast all over the world via BBC Worldwide
BBC Worldwide
BBC Worldwide Limited is the wholly owned commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation, formed out of a restructuring of its predecessor BBC Enterprises in 1995. In the year to 31 March 2010 it made a profit of £145m on a turnover of £1.074bn. The company had made a profit of £106m...
.
Ballydung Radio (2000)
Podge and Rodge were commissioned by UK Play in 2000 to create a music/comedy hybrid show. 20 x 30min programmes were broadcast. Podge and Rodge hosted the series from their home made pirate radioPirate radio
Pirate radio is illegal or unregulated radio transmission. The term is most commonly used to describe illegal broadcasting for entertainment or political purposes, but is also sometimes used for illegal two-way radio operation...
studio set up in Ballydung Manor. The show featured pop videos of the moment in between comedy links performed by the duo.
RTÉ Two relaunch (2004)
Podge and Rodge hosted the relaunch of Network 2 as RTÉ Two in 2004. They introduced the night's television programming which consisted of The PremiershipPremier Soccer Saturday
Premier Soccer Saturday is the principal weekly club association football programme on RTÉ.It is broadcast on RTÉ Two every Saturday evening between 19:30 and 21:00 and occasionally on Sunday during the English league soccer season, showing highlights of Premier League football matches...
at 20:00 followed by a highlights reel of Network 2, new comedy sketch show Stew at 21:30, a repeat broadcast of the final episode of Paths to Freedom
Paths to Freedom
Paths to Freedom was a popular comedy on the Irish television network RTÉ Two. The shows stars two characters, Jeremy and Rats , who have both recently been released from a Dublin prison...
and the television premiere of the film Spin the Bottle
Spin the Bottle (2003 film)
Spin the Bottle is a 2003 Irish film by director Ian Fitzgibbon. It was released in 2003.- Plot :The film is a story about a man named Rats who tries to form a band after being released from Mountjoy Prison to get money for a pilgrimage to Lourdes....
. The relaunch was part of an RTÉ initiative to promote “edgier” and “riskier” viewing that would “push the boundaries”, which included a gay
Homosexuality
Homosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same...
theme night.
The Podge and Rodge Show (2006 - 2010)
First aired on 6 February 2006, The Podge and Rodge Show fulfilled the duo's main aim by being their first chatshow. It was co-hosted by Lucy KennedyLucy Kennedy
Lucy Kennedy is an award-winning Irish presenter of radio and television. Along with Bazil Ashmawy she currently co-presents the radio show Weekend Breakfast with Baz & Lucy on RTÉ 2fm. She has been described as "one of Ireland's most familiar faces"....
and airs at 22:30 on Monday and 22:50 on Tuesday nights 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...
. The show has been a phenomenal ratings success, regularly getting over 400,000 viewers a show. It won "Favourite Irish TV Show" for two years in a row at the 2006 and 2007 TV Now Awards
TV Now Awards
The TV Now Awards is an annual awards ceremony which takes place in Ireland...
. It was also nominated for an IFTA Award for "Best Entertainment Show 2007" and won the award in 2008. The second series began 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...
on 16 October 2006, with a month break in January before returning on 5 February 2007 and running until April 2007. A third series, began on 15 October 2007 and ran until April 15, 2008 with a month break in January. The fourth series kicked off on the 20th of October 2008 without Lucy Kennedy, who was replaced by weekly female guest hosts. The show again took a break over Christmas and returned on February 9, 2009 for a further 10 week run with Caroline Morahan
Caroline Morahan
Caroline Morahan is an Irish actress and television host. She presents TV fashion show Off the Rails on RTÉ One. She has hosted numerous television shows including The Fame Game, Chance to Dance, The Podge and Rodge Show and The IFTA's Red Carpet Show, and has been a celebrity judge on talent shows...
as the new host until 14 April 2009. Which turned out to be the final episode of the series as it was announced that a new format Podge & Rodge's Stickit Inn
Podge & Rodge's Stickit Inn
Podge and Rodge's Stickit Inn is an Irish Comedy entertainment show, broadcast and produced by RTÉ, featuring the popular puppet characters Podge and Rodge as hosts...
, a celebrity pub quiz would replace the chat show in the Autumn 2009 schedule. However, the show returned in the Stickit Inn pub set in 2010, and ran until 27 April 2010.
Christmas special
- For full article, see A Frightmare Before Christmas
Podge and Rodge hosted a special show from Ballydung Manor on December 19, 2006, entitled A Frightmare Before Christmas. It celebrated Christmas from their perspective, a reality where none of the intended guests turned up, and imaginary scenarios where the worst possible guests did. In reality Podge and Rodge and Lucy were left in the darkness of Ballydung Manor as the thunder raged outside, imagining their nightmare guests.
New Year's Eve specials
- For full article, see Bogmannay
Podge and Rodge rang in 2007 on 31 December in a special programme lasting over forty minutes instead of the usual thirty-minute format. The New Year's Eve show was called Bogmanay (a play on Hogmanay
Hogmanay
Hogmanay is the Scots word for the last day of the year and is synonymous with the celebration of the New Year in the Scottish manner...
). It was 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...
from 22:30.
On it the boys looked back at some of the highlights of their year. They also handed out their very own Feckin' Eejit of the Year Awards (FEEJITs) to celebrate the great tradition of Irish Feckin' Eejitry. There were nine nominees chosen from the worlds of TV, entertainment, sport and politics.
Guests included Edele and Keavy Lynch of B*Witched fame, Mary Black
Mary Black
Mary Black is an Irish singer. She is well known as an interpreter of both folk and contemporary material which has made her a major recording artist in her native Ireland, and in many other parts of the world....
, Jason Donovan
Jason Donovan
Jason Donovan is an Australian actor and singer. He initially achieved fame in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, before beginning a career in music in 1988. In the UK he has sold over 3 million records, and his début album Ten Good Reasons was one of the highest-selling albums of 1989...
and Freddie Starr
Freddie Starr
Freddie Starr is an English comedian who became famous in the early 1970s. He is also an impressionist and singer, with a chart album After the Laughter and UK Top 10 single, "It's You", in March 1974 to his credit.-Early career:Under his real name, he appeared as a teenager in the film Violent...
returned as the Ballydung Butler for the evening.
Such was the success of the original Bogmanay, Podge and Rodge hosted a second Bogmanay to ring in 2008. It featured guests Miss Ireland
Miss Ireland
Miss Ireland is a national beauty pageant held in the Republic of Ireland each year, to celebrate the country's most beautiful women. Winners of the contest represent Ireland at the Miss World pageant. Other winners, including Roberta Brown and Siobhan McClaffey have also been delegates at rival...
, Bláthnaid McKenna
Bláthnaid McKenna
Bláthnaid McKenna is a former beauty queen from County Kildare who represented Ireland in Miss World 2007 in China. She is a linguist who has an honours degree in French and Italian from Trinity College, Dublin, and also speaks German and English....
and boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
Frank Bruno
Frank Bruno
Franklin Roy Bruno MBE is an English former boxer whose career highlight was winning the WBC Heavyweight championship in 1995. Altogether, he won 40 of his 45 contests...
as well as Mr. Gest
David Gest
David Alan Gest is an American concert promoter and media personality, perhaps best known for his turbulent marriage to Liza Minnelli, friendship with The Jackson 5 and appearance on the 2006 series of the British reality television show I'm a Celebrity.....
who was unable to be interviewed as Lucy Kennedy, venturing into his dressing room, discovered he had turned into an ape. Instead a number of previously unseen clips which were not allowed to be shown before midnight were shown, including some in which Lucy Kennedy swore. A number of "Half- Arse Hero" awards were handed out, although none of the recipients (who included Steve Staunton
Steve Staunton
Stephen "Steve" Staunton is an Irish association football manager and former professional footballer, who was most recently manager of Darlington...
) were present to accept them.
People in Need Telethon 2007 special
On Friday 26 October 2007 for the People in Need Telethon Podge and Rodge finally got to interview their arch-nemesis and ultimate rival, the then host of 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...
and "Ireland's Alan Partridge
Alan Partridge
Alan Gordon Partridge is a fictional radio and television presenter portrayed by English comedian Steve Coogan and invented by Coogan, Armando Iannucci, Stewart Lee and Richard Herring for the BBC Radio 4 programme On The Hour...
" Pat Kenny
Pat Kenny
Patrick "Pat" Kenny is an Irish broadcaster and former disc jockey and continuity announcer. He is employed by Raidió Teilifís Éireann and is their highest paid presenter. He presents Today with Pat Kenny on RTÉ Radio 1 each weekday morning between 10:00 and midday...
. "Do the words lamb and slaughter mean anything to you?" He was asked: "Does it get on your tits though when people are saying, Jaysus - Pat Kenny earns how much? He should be paying me to watch that shite!" He was also asked: "Where did the nickname Pat the Plank come from? Who came up with that beauty?" Pat blamed it on Eamon Dunphy
Eamon Dunphy
Eamon Martin Dunphy is an Irish media personality, radio and television presenter, author, sports pundit, as well as a former professional football player. He is best known as a soccer analyst on Raidió Teilifís Éireann 's coverage of the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League. He was paid...
. "Are you bored with the wood puns?" they asked to which Pat jibed: "In fairness lads I'm not the puppet round here." Then it was time for a quick game of "Plankety Plank" which featured author Patricia Cornwell
Patricia Cornwell
Patricia Cornwell is a contemporary American crime writer. She is widely known for writing a popular series of novels featuring the heroine Dr. Kay Scarpetta, a medical examiner.-Early life:...
- he'd forgotten her name; Dawn French - he'd told her he'd give her €10 not to get out of bed; Brigitte Nielsen
Brigitte Nielsen
Brigitte Nielsen is a Danish model, actress, musician and reality television personality who began her career modelling for Greg Gorman and Helmut Newton and several years later made appearances in the 1985 films Red Sonja and Rocky IV and is also known for her marriage to Sylvester Stallone...
- she'd forced him to dance live on TV. Comparing Pat's bike to Gaybo
Gay Byrne
Gabriel Mary "Gay" Byrne is a veteran Irish presenter of radio and television. His most notable role was first host of The Late Late Show over a 37-year period spanning 1962 until 1999...
's Harley-Davidson
Harley-Davidson
Harley-Davidson , often abbreviated H-D or Harley, is an American motorcycle manufacturer. Founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during the first decade of the 20th century, it was one of two major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depression...
they asked: "Did Fisher Price make that?" And then it was back to Tubbicino, Teletubby
Ryan Tubridy
Ryan Tubridy , affectionately known as "Tubs", is an Irish broadcaster and writer, a presenter of live shows on radio and television in Ireland. He has been described as "one of Ireland's most gifted broadcasters"...
...
Best of The Podge and Rodge Show
From 21 July 2009, RTÉ began showing a compilation of the best moments of the first three series of The Podge and Rodge Show. Ten half hour episodes were produced and aired on RTE 2 at 10.30pm.
Podge and Rodge's Stickit Inn (2009)
As part of the new Autumn line-up on RTÉ Two it was announced that the Ballydung brothers returned in a new venue of a pub set. Podge & Rodge's Stickit InnPodge & Rodge's Stickit Inn
Podge and Rodge's Stickit Inn is an Irish Comedy entertainment show, broadcast and produced by RTÉ, featuring the popular puppet characters Podge and Rodge as hosts...
; began as a celebrity pub quiz, but reverted back to a late night chat and music entertainment show. The dirty duo are joined by a new female co-host in the shape of a busty Italian barmaid to be played by Virginia Macari and their resident musician Johnny Dorgan, the man with the organ.
Desperate for Housewives
Vicar Street
Vicar Street is a concert and events venue in Ireland, located on Thomas Street, Dublin 8. Its capacity allows for 1,000 people for seated performances, and 1,500 people for standing gigs...
in Dublin. The show took place in Autumn 2006 for an initial run of 12 dates.
The tickets for the first six dates sold out in a record hour and a half on the day of release. The second six dates followed and sold out as quickly.
It's a Podge and Rodge Show...Get Me Outta Here!
Podge and Rodge returned to Vicar Street with a brand new stage show in April 2008. Tickets went on sale on 6 December 2007. Initially 12 dates were announced, with a further 3 dates added for May 2008. A total of fifteen nights were played.Meteor Awards 2007
Podge and Rodge hosted the 2007 Meteor Awards2007 Meteor Awards
The 2007 Meteor Music Awards ceremony was held in the Point Theatre, Dublin on Thursday, 1 February 2007. It was the seventh edition of Ireland's national music awards and the last to be held at the Point before it shut for redevelopment...
in the Point Depot
Point Theatre
The Point Theatre was a concert and events venue in Ireland, that ran from 1988–2007, enjoyed by in excess of 2 million people. It was located on the North Wall Quay of the River Liffey, amongst the Dublin Docklands...
in Dublin on 1 February 2007. They were joined in their presenting duties by comedian Deirdre O' Kane. Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds who formed in 1996. They were named after the South African football club Kaizer Chiefs....
, Clannad, Director
Director (band)
Director are an award-winning Irish art rock quartet from Malahide in County Dublin. The band's members are Michael Moloney , Eoin Aherne , Shea Lawlor and Rowan Averill ....
, The Feeling
The Feeling
The Feeling are a BRIT award-nominated English pop band from West Sussex and London. The band categorise their music as "pop".Following a limited release of their first single "Fill My Little World" in late 2005, the band entered the UK Singles Chart at #7 with their first full release "Sewn" in...
and The Blizzards
The Blizzards
The Blizzards are an Irish band from Mullingar in County Westmeath. They were formed by Niall Breslin in late 2004, and also feature Dec Murphy , Justin Ryan, Anthony Doran and Aidan Lynch...
were among the bands who performed on the night.
A Politically Incorrect Broadcast by Podge and Rodge
Podge and Rodge have a page published weekly in The Irish Daily StarIrish Daily Star
The Irish Daily Star is a tabloid newspaper published in Ireland by the Independent Star Limited. Independent Star Limited is a joint venture between Richard Desmond's UK based Express Newspapers Limited, which owns the British Daily Star, and Irish news magnate Denis O'Brien's Independent News &...
newspaper. Every Wednesday the pair write about everything from summer holidays to sexy ladies.
RTÉ Guide
They've also edited an edition of the RTÉ Guide for People in NeedPeople in Need Trust
The People in Need Trust is a charity in Ireland.Its main fundraiser, the RTÉ People in Need Telethon, has been broadcasted by RTÉ since 1989, and is supported by Eircom...
Awards
Irish Film and Television Academy AwardsIFTA
IFTA may refer to:*Ifta, a German municipality*International Federation of Technical Analysts*Independent Film & Television Alliance*International Fuel Tax Agreement*Irish Film and Television Awards*The Internet Tax Freedom Act...
:
- Best Entertainment Show: A Scare at Bedtime - 1999 Nomination
- Best Entertainment Show: A Scare at Bedtime - 2000 WON
- Best Entertainment Show: The Podge & Rodge Show - 2007 Nomination
- BSE/IFB & NIFTC Breakthrough Talent Award for Lucy Kennedy for her role as co-host - 2007 Nomination
- Best Entertainment Show: The Podge & Rodge Show - 2008 WON
- Best Entertainment Show: The Podge & Rodge Show - 2009 Nomination
TV Now Awards
TV Now Awards
The TV Now Awards is an annual awards ceremony which takes place in Ireland...
:
- Favourite Television Programme: The Podge & Rodge Show - 2006 WON
- Favourite Television Programme: The Podge & Rodge Show - 2007 WON
- Favourite Television Programme: The Podge & Rodge Show - 2008 Nomination
7th Annual Digital Media Awards:
- Best Viral Marketing Campaign 2009 – ‘Podge and Rodge on a PC’
31st John Caples International Awards:
- Best Microsite 'Silver Award' 2009 – ‘Podge and Rodge on a PC’
The Podge and Rodge Show
| DVD Name | Release Date | Bonus Material |
|---|---|---|
| The Podge and Rodge Show - The Best of Series One | 3 November 2006 | Unseen pilot interview with sports presenter George Hamilton George Hamilton (commentator) George Hamilton is an Irish sportscaster born in Belfast. He works for Raidió Teilifís Éireann , and is a household name in Ireland where his voice and refined commentary style of football are familiar to sports fans. He also presents a show on RTÉ lyric fm and previously presented Know Your Sport... , Even More Johnny Vegas Johnny Vegas Johnny Vegas is an English actor and comedian. He is known for his angry rants, portly figure, high husky voice and support of St Helens rugby league club. More recently he has moved into dramatic acting.-Early life:He was born in St Helens, Lancashire, the youngest of four children of Laurence... , More Keith Duffy Keith Duffy Keith Peter Thomas Francis John Duffy is an Irish singer-songwriter, actor, drummer, dancer and television presenter. He began his career as part of Boyzone in the 1990s. In the 2000s, he achieved critical acclaim for his acting roles, particularly in soap operas such as Coronation Street and Fair... , Ainezone, Ballydung Weather with Martin King Martin King (weather presenter) Martin Boyle , known professionally as Martin King, is the weather anchor with TV3 in Ireland. He is one of TV's most recognisable weather forecasters. He is also a co-presenter of The Morning Show with Sybil & Martin on TV3 and has his own radio show on Today FM.-TV career:When TV3 launched in... , Pole Dancing Competition. |
| The Podge and Rodge Show - The Cream of Series Two | 2 November 2007 | Miss Ballydung Pageant, Ballydung Idol, Sex Toy Show The Late Late Toy Show The Late Late Toy Show—also known as The Toy Show— is an annual iconic and influential Irish institution, an edition of the world's longest-running chat show, The Late Late Show broadcast on RTÉ One in Ireland each Friday evening. The Toy Show, as it is referred to, is broadcast in late... with Margo, A Load of Pointless Games, Photo album, Hidden Easter Eggs. |
| The Podge and Rodge Show - The Best of Series Three | 14 November 2008 | Jack Charlton Jack Charlton John "Jack" Charlton, OBE, DL is a former footballer and manager who played for Leeds United in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and was part of the England team who won the 1966 World Cup... half hour special Uncut, Rock N Roulette jukebox, Secret Bloopers tape. |
| The Podge and Rodge Show - The Best of Series Four | 13 November 2009 | Podge and Rodge's Family Album, The Ballydung Jukebox. DVD cover design by Jim Fitzpatrick Jim Fitzpatrick (artist) Jim Fitzpatrick is an Irish artist famous for Irish Celtic Art. Perhaps his most famous piece is his iconic two-tone portrait of Che Guevara created in 1968 and based on a photo by Alberto Korda.... |
| The Podge and Rodge Show - Poxy Box | 9 April 2010 | The set features all four previous 'Best of' DVDs in a collectors box set. |
A Scare at Bedtime
The first five out of the eight series of A Scare at Bedtime are currently available on a collectors edition DVD.| DVD Name | Release Date | Ep # | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series One | 2003 | 20 | Non - broadcast pilot, Outrageous Outtakes |
| Series Two | 2004 | 20 | Uncensored version of 'Phone Home', Promotional Ads, Fester 'n' Ailin's crappy Jukebox, Outrageous Outtakes, Hidden Easter Eggs |
| Series Three | 2005 | 20 | More Outrageous Outtakes, Spunky ' the smoking' Monkey Easter Egg, Fester 'n' Ailin's crappy jukebox Version 2.0 |
| Series One and Two boxset | 2005 | 40 | Non - broadcast pilot, Outrageous Outtakes, Uncensored version of 'Phone Home', Promotional Ads, Fester 'n' Ailin's crappy Jukebox, More Outrageous Outtakes, Hidden Easter Eggs |
| Series Four and Five boxset | May 4, 2007 | 40 | Outrageous Outtakes, Commentaries, Hidden Easter Eggs |
| Series Four | 2008 | 20 | More Outrageous Outtakes, Podge & Rodge commentary for 'Bargain Bride' episode. |
| Series Five | 2008 | 20 | Fester 'n' Ailin's Top 10 Greatest Hits |
The Ballydung Bible
External links
- Official RTÉ page for The Podge and Rodge Show
- WWW.THEPODGEANDRODGESHOW.COM Popular Fansite
- Official 'Podge and Rodge' site on MySpace
- Comprehensive fansite
- A Scare At Bedtime on rte.ie, with detailed biographies
- Fan site recounting the program's genesis
- Buy DVDs online
- http://www.mjs.ca/contentz/tv/podgerodge/interview1.htmlThe Weirdos Beyond The Pale (an interview with the Irish IndependentIrish IndependentThe 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:...
)] - A Scare at Bedtime on the IMDb
- Most recent viewing figures
- SligoZone.net
- Podge & Rodge talking figurines
Articles
- YouTube Brings Gem from Ireland - November 1, 2006 MP3 NewswireMP3 NewswireFounded in 1998, the same year as MP3.com, MP3 Newswire is the oldest active news site devoted to digital media technology. Notable for its series of essays that chronicled the rise of digital music and the Internet’s acrimonious relationship with the record industry, MP3 Newswire initially was...
article wonders if YouTube can be a catalyst to bring Podge and Rodge to American TV.