alanis morissette,standup,comedian Ed Byrne on the irony of the song 'Ironic' not being ironic

Ed Byrne on the irony of the song 'Ironic' not being ironic

posted by deputydog

2 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 9836 views

tags: alanis morissette, standup, comedian

A brilliant clip of Irish stand-up comedian Ed Byrne discussing the fundamental faults within the song 'Ironic'.

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written by deputydog

| 2 years 3 months 2 weeks ago | CH

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I love this bit.

written by dag

| 2 years 3 months 2 weeks ago | CH

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I love his suggestion for the name of the song and album (can't spell it so I won't try).

Great stuff.

written by deputydog

| 2 years 3 months 2 weeks ago | CH

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I saw him do this routine on a different clip and his delivery was much better. He had wicked timing, the audience was right in there, and it all came off very well. It was the same act, but this one while funny, didn't quite nail it.

written by CrushBug

| 2 years 3 months 2 weeks ago | CH

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I'd love to see the 'good' version then cos I thought this one was spot-on.

written by deputydog

| 2 years 3 months 2 weeks ago | CH

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I have heard this same joke (lifted?) from someone else. I think it was Margaret Chow.

written by doremifa

| 2 years 3 months 2 weeks ago | CH

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Agree with DD. This stupid song was playing at the grocery store just yesterday, and it was really getting to me how terrible her supposed examples of irony were. I like his revamped versions.

written by djsunkid

| 2 years 3 months 2 weeks ago | CH

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This bit's been done to death, and someone (either Lewis Black or Todd Barry) has already done the rain on your wedding day/weatherman joke.

written by tremormilo | 2 years 3 months 2 weeks ago | CH

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I have been saying this since the song came out, and everyone always looks at me like I'm a dickhead.

written by barraphernalia

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I find it funny, and I actually like the song.

written by kingmob

| 2 years 3 months 2 weeks ago | CH

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Were you watching the 100 greatest too DD? That's why I put Harry Hill up

written by NickyP

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Ironic that he's a comedian.

written by Fletch

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NickyP, yeah I was. Brilliant. Reminded me of loads of stand-up I'd forgotten, that's why Peter Kay's on here as well. wOOt!

written by deputydog

| 2 years 3 months 2 weeks ago | CH

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Daniel Kitson went to my school, he came in about 30 or so. I saw him in aberystwyth...........oddly enough

written by NickyP

| 2 years 3 months 2 weeks ago | CH

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Kitson's funny as fuck, there's only one decent video of him on t'web that I can find, in my 'To-Post' list. Unless you wanna do it? Let me know dawg. I got clips coming out of my arse.

written by deputydog

| 2 years 3 months 2 weeks ago | CH

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Agreed that this bit's been done to death -- it's sort of the stand-up equivalent of complaining about airline food or starting a joke with "my girlfriend just left me"...

written by theo47

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Funny.
But rain on the day you marry the weather man is not ironic. You know, they don't actually *make* the weather, they try to predict it. 5 days in advance, at best. They don't know the weather on their wedding day 5 months ahead when they plan the date.

written by pragmatick | 2 years 3 months 2 weeks ago | CH

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subtitles would help MUCH here