We love a sitcom here at VIP Towers, however, the reality is that Irish comedy shows are severely lacking on our tellies.
And that’s not just coming from us, as comedian and actor Chris O’Dowd agrees.
Speaking about the evolution of comedy, Chris told Ray Darcy on RTÉ Radio 1: “I wish there were more comedy shows on television.
“There seems to be fewer and fewer, which is a shame,” he added.
Why you may ask? Chris believes it comes down to people’s viewing habits and the rise of social media.
Continuing on, he said: “I think viewing habits seem to have changed an awful lot, and obviously people are still funny and people are still finding comedy to watch, but they’re mostly doing it through social media.
“I don’t know, I don’t know, it might be cyclical as well.
“Something comes in and something goes out and suddenly we’re obsessed with crime murders and all of this kind of thing, but that won’t last forever.”
No stranger to the comedy world, Chris has recently just wrapped on his latest project, a Sky dramedy called Small Town, Big Story which he wrote, directed and is starring in.
The six-part series is currently shooting in Boyle, Co Roscommon, the actor’s home town and follows the lives of a few misfits who are forced to cohabitate with a Hollywood production threatening to expose a secret that has been kept hidden since the eve of the Millennium.
“I’m in the final throes of it right now. We’re just handing in episodes,” he shared.
“So I can’t really tell if it’s good or bad anymore, but I’m looking forward to it.”
