RIP Frank Kelly, best known as Father Jack from "Father Ted"

[SpookyFrank]

"Floor...curtains...gobshite!"

 

[fishfinger]

RIP

 

[billy_bob]

In a series jammed-packed with jokes, Jack reigned supreme for the one-liners;

"Don't tell me I'm still on that fecking island!"

"Are those my feet?"

"Who's 'Arnold'?"

 

[CNT36]

Ronald: At that stage, I was drinking over a pint of vodka a day.
Father Jack: YES!
Ronald: Yes. At that point, all I could think about was where the next drink was coming from.
Father Jack: DRINK!
Ronald: I didn't give a damn about my wife or kids.
Father Jack: Blehhhhh!

 

[EastEnder]

Could not stand "father ted", which meant I didn't see anything else of his, perhaps expecting equally dire crap by association.

What an inappropriate post for an RIP thread.

 

[Orang Utan]

Could not stand "father ted", which meant I didn't see anything else of his, perhaps expecting equally dire crap by association.

Not sure why you've come on here and felt it necessary to post then

 

[StoneRoad]

well, other RIP threads haven't all been sweetness and light.
Just saying my own opinion, I appreciate a lot of other people really enjoyed "Father Ted".

 

[billy_bob]

well, other RIP threads haven't all been sweetness and light.
Just saying my own opinion, I appreciate a lot of other people really enjoyed "Father Ted".

There's a bit of a difference between putting someone's record in context along the lines of 'hang on folks, what about his record of XYZ?', which is reasonable in relation to recently RIPed people (even if not always appropriate on their RIP threads) and what you've done, which is essentially 'meh'. That's just a bit mean-spirited.

 

[mather]

RIP

 

[Pingu]

father ted made me laugh. genuine laughter not forced or fake. a large part of that was father jack and the many many one liners.

he loved his brick

 

[William of Walworth]

he loved his brick

 

[purves grundy]

Oh no

 

[William of Walworth]

I was genuinely sorry to hear this news. Not too bad an innings at 77 though, and some of those Father Jack one liners were sheer genius. RIP.

 

[purves grundy]

24-hour protection for Ardal O'Hanlon immediately

 

[Reno]

Father Ted was my favourite sitcom ever, no TV series has made me laugh as much before or since. I don't think I could ever marry anybody who doesn't find it funny.

 

[Orang Utan]

Father Ted was my favourite sitcom ever, no TV series has made me laugh as much before or since. I don't think I could ever marry anybody who doesn't find it funny.

i'm glad to read that Father Ted's humour goes beyond the Irish and the Brits!

 

[8den]

Catholic priest Fr Stephen Crossan 'caught snorting cocaine in Nazi room' - BBC News

Maybe he's not really dead he's just drunk floor polish

 

[Orang Utan]

Catholic priest Fr Stephen Crossan 'caught snorting cocaine in Nazi room' - BBC News

Maybe he's not really dead he's just drunk floor polish

I love the term 'parochial house' and the last sentence of that article

 

[youngian]

That's a wonderful photo

RIP Frank. As a properly trained actor in a cast of amateurs, he must've been a very good sport to play a character like Father Jack. He could steal a scene without a single line, just sat in the corner in his armchair twitching and grumbling.

He never seemed precious that the very silly Father Jack obscured his long and substantial acting career. And why not, the part may not have been King Lear but he brought pleasure to millions and that's what it's all about.

His John Smith in Peter Morgan's the Deal is recommended ing viewto see what Kelly was capable of.

 

[SpookyFrank]

He never seemed precious that the very silly Father Jack obscured his long and substantial acting career. And why not, the part may not have been King Lear but he brought pleasure to millions and that's what it's all about.

He seemed very proud of the show and his role, and he had every right to be.

 

[Idris2002]

24-hour protection for Ardal O'Hanlon immediately

We don't want a repeat of last year.

 

[stavros]

Could not stand "father ted", which meant I didn't see anything else of his, perhaps expecting equally dire crap by association.

Down with this sort of thing!

 

[Voley]

Could not stand "father ted", which meant I didn't see anything else of his, perhaps expecting equally dire crap by association.

Careful now!

 

[stavros]

I might celebrate Frank Kelly's life by playing some jungle music at 3am.

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

God, I loved Father Ted. The priestly Kraftwerk homage band, Ted getting the dent out of the car bumper, the entirety of Speed 3, using as Chekhov's gun a small dark square on a window pane...

 

[High Voltage]

When it first was on - like a lot of comedy shows of that time - I, quite simply, didn't "get" it - I've revisited it and the second time around thoroughly enjoyed it

RIP Father Jack

 

[Sherman Tank]

THAT WOULD BE AN ECUMENICAL MATTER

 

[Gerry1time]

My aunt used to work at a catholic monastery, and apparently when Father Ted was first on, all the monks would gather in the TV room to watch it and piss themselves laughing.

 

[stavros]

i'm glad to read that Father Ted's humour goes beyond the Irish and the Brits!

I read once that early on in production they thought it might be too Irish for a British audience even. There are a few Irish pop cultural references which some in the UK might not fully get - Gay Byrne has a mention somewhere, Dana and the Eoin McLove/Daniel O'Donnell episode - but it has plenty of British references too, e.g. Gary Lineker's Ghosts Stories.

 

[Calamity1971]

Also, His hairy hands (stage 8 and into St Clabberts)
RIP.