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Title: The Gift of Dermot Morgon
Review: If you ever thought that British humor was dry, well, irish humor or at least Father Ted makes it seem quite succulent and juicy by comparison.Dermot Morgan (the inventor and lead actor in this series) was a comic genius with an incredible imagination. The humor is both crude, surreal, deeply sarcastic, slapstic and dry all at the same time. There is incredible satire here, but in an innocent way which seems to acknowledge reality without having a harshly critical attitude towards anyone. You can't come away from watching Father Ted without somehow having sympathy for the foolishness and innocence of it's characters. Ultimately, it is a gentle mockery of the irish church for the stereotypes that everyone knows are largely true. I believe this is why the nation of Ireland and even the church realized that Dermot Morgan had given Ireland a great gift.Alas, he died all too young.Requiescat in Pacem, Dermot Morgan (1952-1998)
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