WHY MUST IT END?! Americans React To "Father Ted - S3E8 - Going To America"

[@stevemccullagh36]

I'm not ashamed to admit that the closing montage always makes me cry.

[@RltchieI]

They changed the ending to the montage as a result of his death. The original ending had Ted joining other priests on a ledge preparing to end their lives. They decided to go with a happier ending. The world was robbed of much more laughter when Dermot died, he went long before his time. As they say “ only the good die young”. R.I.P Dermot Morgan & thanks for the laughs.

[@fredcrews7401]

I never knew that about the original ending.

[@stuartcook8823]

Hey Daniel, you said 'They don't make them like that anymore ". The thing is, they never had. This was, and always will be, unique.

[@harrywhittingham7753]

Black Books was the next series that Graham Linehan wrote, very funny and stars Dylan Moran and Bill Bailey. There is also a documentary about Father Ted that is worth checking out.

[@milkysue5496]

100% Black Books!!!

[@PanchoNiall-qf1nw]

Black Books and also The IT Crowd are better than this show couldn’t get into the show a few episodes are enough

[@slaintejimmy]

The news of Dermot's sudden passing trickled thro' to us at a SciFi/Fantasy Convention where the night's party theme was already 'Father Ted' ..after the shock had kicked in, the night turned into one helluva wake, with around 200 of us priests and nuns celebrating Dermot's life beyond the wee small hours and thro' til breakfast. RIP & Bless you for all the entertainment, Dermot. ❤

[@phatpolofish]

In 1998 I was at the Reading Music Festival in the UK and was lucky enough to see the band who wrote the Father Ted theme, The Devine Comedy. As tribute to Dermot passing away they performed the song on the main stage, it even has lyrics

[@dannycoventry7927]

Here in Ireland, RTÉ are constantly repeating the show and it still gets the figures

[@thisiszaphod]

And a day after finally shooting for the episode, Dermot was gone :( Maybe Father Ted was just resting in his account. RIP, Father.

[@darrylglynn1557]

Righty then.....Next show? Bottom? Allo Allo? Porridge? One Foot in the Grave?

[@RCassinello]

I've always found it spooky that in S1E1, ted draws THREE "death" cards, then the actor Dermot Morgan died the day after series THREE wrapped.

[@mikem10481]

To let you know about Frank Kelly. He was part of an Irish political satire program on Irish TV in the 1970s called Halls Pictorial Weekly. Also, he was a character on a kids' program called Wonderly Wagon. Dermot Morgan was a fan of his and insisted he'd audition for Father Jack. After Father Ted, Kelly did a lot of stage work and was a cast member on a British soap called Emmerdale. Sadly, he developed Dementia and could no longer be able to act. He died in 2016.

[@CloudedIntentions]

I can Tell the two lads had Dermot Morgan's death on their minds during their reaction to this episode. Remember this boys, his humor and legacy will live on long after we die. Dermot and the cast will entertain generations to come. Welcome to the Craggy island family by the way🖖, it was a joy to watch both of your reactions over the past two months

[@richardcruickshank7003]

My first comment here...well done for watching it all guys! It's without doubt the best comedy in my lifetime (I'm nearly 50!). Do check out the documentary on the show...well worth a shout! Greetings from N. Ireland.

[@stewartmackay]

They added the end bit on after he passed away following an after show dinner party. A sad loss of a wonderful comedian. Thank you Dermot for the great laughs and joys you brought us all, and now, thanks to guys like these, people from all over the world. Craggie island lives on!

[@24magiccarrot]

I think the end bit would have happened anyway as the writers only intended on doing 3 seasons anyway, it was just a coincidence that Dermot Morgan passed away, but Ardal O'Hanlon and Dermot Morgan were both looking to do other things so it would have been harder to get the cast together all at once.

[@paulflynn2476]

You guys would like The IT Crowd, also written by Graham Linehan

[@Kazza_8240]

In my honest opinion the IT crowd is nowhere near as funny or as beloved as Father Ted

[@lenmarfox2947]

This show was a classic, this was comedy gold and such a loss both Dermot Morgan and Frank Kelly. There never were plans for a forth series, soo this will always be the final episode and the montage at the end just tops it off.

[@BunnyKins1970]

Daniel, you asked if Frank Kelly (Fr Jack) did other stuff. In the run-up to Christmas, you need to listen to 'Christmas Countdown' that he did. It's based on 'The Twelve Days Of Christmas' and it's hilarious. Side note: the red 'splat' to the left of the video feed looks like a dong! 🤣 💚🐇🐴💚

[@fredcrews7401]

Thank you guys. Loved Father Ted from the very beginning. Watching people see it for the first time is such a joy.

[@24magiccarrot]

Father Ted didn't stop being made because of the passing of Dermot Morgan, the writers intended for their to only be 3 seasons anyway. It just so happened that Dermot Morgan passed away after the recording of the last episode, as very likely they would have continued to at least make Christmas Specials like Only Fools and Horses did.

[@GSHLongtree]

Brilliant reaction to the whole Father Ted series. Nice one lads!

[@Cookie-eq9rp]

Now do Black Books. An insane cast of stellar comedians. Criminally underrated.

[@thisiszaphod]

Underrated my arse. Ted remains huge back in the UK, after all these years.

[@2old4gamez]

No one disagrees, but @Cookie-eq9rp was talking about Black Books, not Father Ted :)

[@fizzlers444]

Bernard Black is one of the funniest characters ever. I saw Dylan Moran do standup and I swear I couldn't tell where Bernard ends and Dylan begins. He's hilarious!

[@Cookie-eq9rp]

I meant Black Books was/is underrated. Not Father Ted. Sorry if there was any confusion. @@thisiszaphod

[@rachelmulhollabd8843]

Never heard of Black Books. It's available on Channel 4 for free. I will take a look. Thank you. 😊

[@danielgreenwood1459]

Unreal show loved it when it first came out.. Even better to see a reaction to the series.. Cheers guys 👍 👍

[@rorycanavan]

Gents, thank you for all the Father Ted reviews, you brought back such fond and happy memories. It was pure joy watching you laugh so often. If you wanted another TV show to review, you could give the IT crowd a go. That was also written by Graham Linehan.

[@jacquilewis8203]

A very very young Tommy Tiernan on the ledge. Another great comedian ❤

[@gemlife1329]

Thank you for this. I enjoyed rewatching Father Ted along with you

[@Pat.Mustard.]

I've always thought that if Dermot had lived, they may have come back with the occasional Christmas special.

[@mlee6050]

There is one for between season 2 and 3 but google says it is a 55 minute film, apparently writer kept getting ideas sent to his production team for more stuff around priests but he never got interest in it since and one reason why no reboot

[@madgeordierob7890]

I have never believed Graham Linehan's "Oh we only intended to do three seasons anyway." The show was bloody massive. They wouldn't have just stopped.

[@mlee6050]

@@madgeordierob7890 like some shows Fawlty towers guy did wouldn't do the same?

[@stickytapenrust6869]

@@madgeordierob7890Actually some would. It’s always better to leave the stage with your audience wanting more rather than risk your creativity running dry and the show going to shit.

[@Meritania]

@@madgeordierob7890it’s about the same length as Lineham’s other projects which he never really went back to and now probably never could since being black balled by channel 4.

[@petrolhead0387]

Comparing Dougal to a Golden Retriever has to be the best comparison I've ever heard in my life. Bravo good sir, hats off to you.

[@AMan-zt8tz]

Fr Jack is an Irish based actor and mainly did Irish TV.

[@anthonyholroyd5359]

Yeh - this show should never be re-made. Its one of the few shows ever made that doesn't have a single bad episode. I'd recommend checking out 'Small, Far Away: The Story of Father Ted' (a documentary about how the show was made) And then two other sitcoms that were also partially written by one of the Father Ted writers (Graham Linehan). Those being' 'Black Books' (co-written with Dylan Moran and starring Moran alongside Bill Bailey) & 'The I.T. Crowd' (which there was an attempted and terrible American remake that never aired, thought the pilot was leaked). Black Books is closely connected to another sitcom called 'Spaced' that was where Simon Pegg met director Edward Wright (and where the idea for Shaun of the Dead was born). I don't know but I wonder if the close connections between 'Black Books' and 'Spaced' is how Dylan Moran ended up in Shaun of the Dead. It's worth noting that Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Peter Serafinowicz all appear in guest roles in 'Black Books'.

[@bexbugoutsurvivor]

Frank Kelly who played Farther Jack Hackett, died on the same date as Dermot Morgan 28th of February some years later....

[@MelanieMaguire]

You'll find that if you leave it a year or so, you can rewatch Father Ted and guess what? It gets even better once you totally understand the characters, their histories and their current situation. I've got to the point with Father Ted that I'm laughing heartily for most of the show. I reward myself with a rewatch every couple of years. So you've got that to look forward to - the re-runs!

[@adamkalaher8022]

Now you've finished the series you should watch the making of documentary. And coincidentally this was always going to be the last series anyway despite Dermot Morgan's passing, he didn't want to do anymore

[@DavE-bh8lz]

It's been great sharing the series with you. Have you watched the documentary? Well worth watching and maybe reacting to...

[@revbenf6870]

The priest on the window ledge was played by Tommy Tiernan, one of Ireland's finest comedians and for my money one of the funniest people on the planet. Well worth checking out some of his routines!

[@sideshowmark913]

I believe they have checked some of his Stand up out maybe a year ago

[@kevinashby291]

In Derry Girls too.

[@RCassinello]

My earliest memory of Tommy Tiernan was on a Channel 5 comedy show, where he did his Isaac routine. I laughed my head off at that! "Don't tell your mother!"

[@Adamosullivan75]

Now that you got to the end Spencer has to do a Songs of love cover?

[@rachelmulhollabd8843]

Heart breaking. I often wonder what the other series would have been like. It's tough watching this. What a legacy though, for this to still be talked about nearly 3 decades after it was first aired.

[@jackcarter5101]

You really should react to the 2011 documentary Small, Far Away. A hilarious and fascinating insight into the making of Father Ted.

[@JonathanReynolds1]

The suicidal priest was played by popular Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan (who is also in Derry Girls).

[@CTheRobot]

Derry Girls is Fucking brilliant, and Tommy Tiernan is great 😂

[@neilfett1233]

Definitely watch the father Ted documentary after this.

[@johntansey6181]

Giving Bishop brennan a ROOT up the hole 😂Was great to relive an absolute irish classic , the memories it brought back.

[@nicholassharp5094]

Really enjoyed rewatching these. Should definitely do the IT crowd next.

[@markruddle5136]

8:13 The reaction simultaneously to the Kevin Spacey name check LOL.

[@DanielRobertspiano]

Last time I watched all of them, it was in a total random order, as I can´t bear to see this one last, knowing what came, and how ill he looks.

[@MarkmanOTW]

Yes, I used to wait for a week and for the next series. Must see TV in the 90s, and I've re-watched many times, and again with you guys! 👍😄

[@troggmeister]

Why not take a look at ' the IT crowd ' another great comedy Written by the same guy who co wrote father Ted . Its about socially awkward computer geeks working in an IT department .

[@colinrumford2265]

IT Crowd is also written by Graham Lineham and would be a good substitute for Father Ted.

[@marcweir9204]

nah

[@Jigsawn2]

It's been great going through this again with you guys, thanks!

[@ianrice7326]

@ Spencer & Daniel. Don't know if you know but Frank Kelly (Father Jack) has his own version of 5 gold rings Christmas song.

[@jameshumphreys9715]

The KZbin channel Thames TV has an interview with the actor who played Father Jack, Frank Kelly. As well as Ardal o' Handol who plays Dougla on Taskmaster.

[@daradevlin4093]

If you guys ever do another series you should definitely check out Derry girls another Irish sitcom . its absolutely hilarious and it also gives a glimpse as to what living during the troubles was like

[@sixer6er]

Really enjoyed watching it with you lads. 👍👍

[@MelanieRuck-dq5uo]

Of course, the ending montage replaced the original ending, which was Father Ted getting on the ledge with the suicidal priest, which was considered distasteful and disrespectful after the sudden death of Dermot Morgan.

[@jackcarter5101]

The writers said they would have dropped that ending regardless, as they just didn't think it was funny

[@stephenpodeschi6052]

There is a reflection doc about the show made a few years ago and its very good and worth watching.....

[@rogercoxhead3570]

The writing team did another successful show called IT Crowd. It is also very funny

[@joetyson6223]

My hero is a good tv show, imagine dougal but with superpowers. Played by the same guy Ardal O’Hanlon

[@danilalingo9296]

Watch "Spaced" Fantastic British comedy, I think you guys would like it. I have really enjoyed re watching this with you two!!!

[@cazziefores2183]

I hope we are going to get into Mrs Browns boys soon guy's.. Love and light from across the pond xxx 👌😘🇬🇧🙏

[@Kazza_8240]

I've got a recommendation for you guys, The Vicar of Dibley, another funny religion based comedy that has nothing really to do with religeon but is funny as hell 😆 Loved watching this with you both 🤗

[@dd7aa]

Frank Kelly died exactly 18 years later on the same date! 😢

[@GordonGarvey]

wow, imagine the coincidence if ardal dies the same date

[@dd7aa]

@@GordonGarvey lol jeez never thought of that. Hell be sweating every February

[@natmanprime4295]

thats the catholic world, full of witchcraft ive noticed over the years

[@AMan-zt8tz]

The montage, believe it or not, was coincidental, this was intended to be the very last episode, strange world we live in, RIP Dermot. Another odd thing is that Frank Kelly (Fr Jack) died on the same date (Feb 28th) in 2016.

[@tonycasey3183]

The priest on the ledge was the great Irish stand up comedian Tommy Tiernan. You should check out some of his stuff. One of the funniest guys to come out of Ireland.

[@Irish780]

The already have a few up the never recognised him lol😅😅😅

[@dannycoventry7927]

The original jazz comedian

[@dr.zacking2097]

I think the phrase 'timely for the producers' comes into it....

[@MaikKellerhals]

No, with radiohead it's not you hate them or love them. Everyone at least likes some of their songs (i love many), but no one loves them all.

[@MrNikolidas]

Red Dwarf. That is all.

[@chrisperyagh]

You've got to realise that over on this side of the Atlantic, we KNOW when to call it a day with shows and sitcoms and a three series run is the norm, compared to how you lot over there like to spin things out well beyond the point of tedium. Less is definitely more.

[@SteffBrockley]

It didn’t stop because of the death of Dermott Morgan. It was always going to be the last episode. Ted was supposed die at the end. After Dougal said “And ever and ever and ever…” it was going to cut to Ted and the suicidal priest both jumping off a building. That was the point of the suicidal priest, to set up Ted’s suicide. But after the death of Morgan you can see why they changed it.

[@2old4gamez]

So, Black Books next, (written by the same writers)? Or 'Time Gentlemen Please', Al Murrays pub based sitcom, available on his KZbin channel..?

[@Kazza_8240]

I'll be tuning out for a while if they pick either of those! 🙈

[@mark-nm4tc]

As mentioned below, try 'Small but Far Away' documentary which is a great way to bookend the show.

[@frozengamer3030]

I can’t wait for you guys to react to more shows like this

[@AdcrofromTikTok]

The IT Crowd was by the same creator if you wanted to check it out

[@mijmijrm]

in a cheery inquisitive manner: "What's wrong wit ye?" - is exactly what a Golden Retriever would say to a sobbing person.

[@jkayrichardson3366]

Frank Kelly ended up doing a british soap opera based in farm country called Emmerdale (Emmadale?) for a few years, a far cry from father ted

[@thomasjones6216]

Emmerdale is right 😊

[@rowanstephenson3192]

A very respectful end to this boys we were all so sad when Dermot left us unexpectedly… but what a legacy he left … thanks for taking us back thro this series it’s been a wonderful ride 👍🥰😂🥰

[@zebraforceone]

Cheers chaps, it's been wonderful to rewatch this with you both, glad you appreciate the stupid humour

[@jrvthatsme]

Ah. I was hoping to see how ye'd react when ye saw that Father Kevin was played by Tommy Tiernan since ye started watching father ted.

[@KevPage-Witkicker]

Ok, now you gotta do Black Books and The IT Crowd. Which is the I.T. Crowd (as in information technology) not the "it" Crowd as even some announcers say.

[@Salfordian]

You should try I.T Crowd next its another one of Graham Linehan's comedies and in my opinion his best

[@GghhhHhjuyb-xn5nu]

It come 2nd as best British comedy but should have got number one as it is the best ever.

[@danmolloy5848]

Im Irish and Father Ted is my favourite show of all time😅. I think you guys should check out the IT Crowd and also Peep Show

[@EmbraceTheSuck21]

What if we told you we're on Season 3 of IT Crowd & Season 4 of Peep Show in our Patreon? 🤯

[@natmanprime4295]

@@EmbraceTheSuck21 wow epic retort lol

[@Jessy-cs1jz]

you need to watch Small but far away , when most the cast return to the Island to reunite years later ...

[@GunnarFreyr71909]

@Embrace Do the IT Crowd by the same writer. Do a taster by seeing Reynholm vs Reynholm episode to see the it at full blast; has a big fan base: so many actors became household names there; Chris O'Dowd (the State of Nations by Rosamund Pike - short dialogues on marriage or Moonboy (with his altor ego a teenager, Richard Ayoade (director Submarino plus he wrote an analysis/book on the best or worst film he had ever sern when Gwyneth Paltrow's only dream was becoming a stewardess plus him being very popular on talk shows, Noah Fielding; whacky and spooky programs . Matt Berry (Taste of London 1- 3; my favourite whacky recently.

[@Lord_Narcowookie]

Spencer's revolutionary new form of therapy sounded exactly like something Denis Leary might say...

[@EmbraceTheSuck21]

It's more likely Bill Hicks came up with it first though...

[@Lord_Narcowookie]

@@EmbraceTheSuck21 Can't argue with that. I only found out about Bill because of the fallout from that special so I'll always be grateful to Denis for that

[@MrMond-pc5mw]

Hi Guys, thanks for doing this reaction. Did you not notice that the depressed priest is Tommy Tiernan?

[@teclo1057]

Extras or IT crowd next would be fantastic

[@nathan_hassen]

You really should check out Mrs brown's boys (another Irish comedy)

[@JackNap1er14]

Tom Hardy who played Charles Bronson split up with his girlfriend & wasn't too great noticed that he had loads of missed calls from the real Charles Bronson (real name Micky Peterson, AKA Britain's most notorious prisoner), when he finally rang when Tom was there, Charlie goes "I got ya, I f***ing got ya", before asking how things were, when Tom told him that he wasn't alright 'cause he'd just split up with his girlfriend, Charlie replied "do you remember those floods in London & that boy drowned because he got his foot stuck in that grate?", to which Tom said yes, Charlie then says "That wouldn't happen to me, I would say CUT IT OFF NOW! Because sometimes in life, no matter how much it hurts, you have to cut off a part of yourself just to keep going", Charlie then asked him what the weather was like & what Tom was having for dinner because Charlie doesn't have that luxury being in Prison

[@Anx34500]

Father Jack RIP and father ted RIP great comedians and great show

[@mlee6050]

WHAT? Not Jack ...

[@Anx34500]

@@mlee6050 Jack died 2016

[@rwd76]

If you want a brilliant but not as broad comedy you should try Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister, in my opinion the UK's greatest sitcom, a political satire (although scarily close to the real thing) from the early 1980s.

[@mhagain]

If you look back over Dougal's behaviour, it's a valid theory that he's actually an evil little jerk, deliberately doing nasty things and messing up.

[@davidblurton7158]

linehan and his wife were part of the bbc series motherland,, which is about mothers who become freinds and meet at the school gate as they drop their kids off,,,, i looked at it and thought nah,, but its well worth a watch,,, and its a classic in its own right still game in scotland again bbc is another utter cult classic 9 series of that one

[@taun856]

Firefly would be a great one to react to. Absolutely legendary show and only one season.

[@craigedwards3899]

It's got to be still game. The best British show in years

[@Irish780]

I'm sure you know the suicide priest .. you loved his comedy show 😅 tommy tirenan

[@ThunderForce2000]

7:12 Hi, I’m Ed Winchester!

[@RenaissanceEarCandy]

Could you please replace this with One Foot in the Grave?

[@GetOnTheFloor82]

Best comedy of all time 🇮🇪❤️

[@alibennett78]

A young Tommy tiernan

[@fredcrews7401]

They went on to make The IT Crowd after Ted

[@bid84]

Fr Brian Eno 😂

[@grahamsangster1042]

Radiohead ,i get it my brother 1yr younger doesn't haha he probably went to see oasis about 8 times,i only went twice,i saw kings of leon he was probably watching stereophonics,we like each others music,i got him into people like tom petty and that