The Irish Presidential Race - You Couldn't Write it...

I've got a sketch for this week.

Oh, brilliant. Great.

What's it about?

The Irish presidential election.

Okay

So we play these like kind of like serious politicians

trying to come up with the next presidential candidates

right?

Except we just keep suggesting these totally ridiculous

and unsuitable people hahaha

Let me do it for you.

I propose someone who will fight for this country.

Here. Here.

I propose Conor

McGregor

What? It's funny

because he'd be so terrible.

Can you imagine a worse representative?

He's actually trying to run for president?

The lad who punched the old man in the face?

Who's just been convicted of the...

Yeah

Do you have another?

Yeah. No, I have more. I have lots more

With Celtic blood flowing through their veins.

The lord of the dance himself

Michael Flattley.

That's not going to work.

It's hilarious.

Can you imagine Michael Flattley like dancing his way

through the Aras with the shirt open?

It would be hilarious if he wasn't trying to

get on the ballot to become president.

But he's not even Irish.

I know.

Keep going yeah yeah

A man of honour

and integrity.

A former political leader of this country.

Are you going to say Bertie Ahern?

The former disgraced politician.

Oh, it's gold.

You know, the corruption,

the bribes.

He was minister for finance. He didn't even have a bank account.

He'd be awful.

He's considering it.

How could he considering it?

What thick eejit is going to vote for him?

You're going to have to get more, ridiculous.

Yeah. Okay. Yeah. No, it's fine. I have more ridiculous

A rock star.

That's hilarious, right?

Yeah someone like with big stupid hair,

leather pants,

like a big ego.

Bob Gellof.

Bob Gellof.

I hadn't even thought of Bob Geldof is perfect.

Actually, he's considering

What?

He's trying to be president of Ireland.

Oh, come on.

I have one more.

The last one, but you know what? This is okay, though,

because this is so ridiculous.

For the president of Ireland,

I propose

a leprechaun.

That's what we have at the moment.

Yeah. Ah Come on.

How are you supposed to write a sketch about it?

It's already a joke.

Do you have any other sketches? Yeah.

I don't know. I mean, I

Oh, no, I do. Yes, hold on. I do.

A reality TV star, yeah?

haha

Gets elected US president

twice.

Twice.

Do you even watch the news?

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