‘You Couldn’t Make It Up’ will air on Saturday 19th January
The irreverent 10-part weekly half-hour show will air on Saturday, January 19th and be recorded in front of a live studio audience.
Co-produced and hosted by veteran broadcaster Pat O’Mahony, the show will feature the best of Irish comedic talent divided into teams of two. Each team will be let loose to analyse, fillet and ridicule the week’s Irish and international headlines as well as the less well-known, more offbeat stories. Upcoming guests on the show include Karl Spain, Sharon Mannion, Paddy Courtney and Joe Rooney.
Newstalk Puts the Laugh into Weekends with Comedy News Panel
Commenting on the new show, Newstalk Managing Editor, Patricia Monahan said: “We are delighted to be bringing back this exciting comedy show to our listeners. You Couldn't Make It Up will give people a different take on the week’s news which will include everything from Brexit to Donald Trump to the topical Irish issues of the week!”
It's taken us 5 long years to get a second series of our #comedy #news panel show @YCMIUradio back on air, thanks to @NewstalkFM, @BAItweets, @TescoIrl and dogged perseverance. In a brand new stubbornly intriguing #media-savvy @OffMessage1 post I tell how: https://t.co/luYZ2cyvaI pic.twitter.com/QlXFpiB4qp
— Pat O'Mahony (@patomahony1) January 15, 2019
Be part of the live audience
Recorded at Tramline in Dublin City centre in front of a live audience from January 17th to March 21st 2019, You Couldn't Make It Up will go out on Newstalk the following Saturday from January 19th to March 23rd at 9.30am.
Free tickets will be available each week for the upcoming three programmes via Eventbrite here. You Couldn't Make It Up is a Firebrand production funded by the BAI Sound & Vision Fund. The broadcast is sponsored by Tesco Ireland.