| Republic of Telly | |
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| Genre | Television comedy |
| Created by | James Cotter |
| Written by | James Cotter, Dermot Whelan, Shane Mulvey, Kevin McGahern |
| Directed by | Ashling Fallon Casey |
| Presented by | Neil Delamere (2009–2010) Dermot Whelan (2010–13) Kevin McGahern (2013–17) |
| Starring | The Rubberbandits Damo and Ivor Jennifer Maguire (2010–15) Bernard O'Shea Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh Mairéad Farrell (2009–2010) |
| Theme music composer | Daft Punk |
| Opening theme | "Television Rules the Nation" |
| Ending theme | "Television Rules the Nation" |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 121 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Studio 4, RTÉ Television Centre, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | RTÉ2 |
| Release | 24 October 2009 – December 2016 |
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Republic of Telly is a TV review and magazine programme on Irish public broadcaster, RTÉ2. Presented by comedian Kevin McGahern, the programme is intended as a satirical examination of television, mocking various Irish and British TV channels, including sketches and special guests making an appearance from the shows. An added feature of the show is its correspondents Jennifer Maguire and Bernard O'Shea. Maguire conducts vox pops and celebrity interviews, whereas O'Shea conducts live 'on the spot' reports (filmed in front of a greenscreen). Series two also introduced comedians The Rubberbandits as reporters, bizarre weathermen and agony aunts. The series has contributed to the chart success of The Rubberbandits single "Horse Outside", as well as "Everybody's Drinkin'" and "Big Box Little Box" by Damo and Ivor.
In February 2017, it was announced by RTÉ that the show had been cancelled after an eight-year run.[1][2]
- ^ "Republic of Telly has been cancelled by RTE". Entertainment.ie. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Irish comedians and comedy fans alike are mourning the cancellation of Republic of Telly". Daily Edge. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.