In Frank of Ireland (Channel 4, Thursday), Domhnall Gleeson and Brian Gleeson are two stars looking at the gutter. Channel 4âs new sitcom, which the brothers co-scripted, is an over-caffeinated chortle-fest characterised by often shockingly low-brow humour. The jokes arrive at an impressive clip â and with an almost obsessively scatological quality.
The last time the siblings acted together was with father Brendan in Enda Walshâs The Walworth Farce. Here, by contrast, theyâre having a go at a post-Celtic Tiger Dumb and Dumber with striking if generally icky results. The upshot is that if you like lowest-denominator slapstick, youâll love it to bits. If not, you may wish the giggling Gleesons had challenged themselves to write gags that didnât involve cadavers and male appendages.
Dad insisted doing some stunts on new show - even though we hired him on basis he wouldn t, Domhnall Gleeson says
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Frank of Ireland: Scurrilous Irish humour incarnate
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