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Don't Feed the Gondolas Genre Comedy, satire Format Panel game show Written by Seán Moncrieff Directed by Colm Crowley Presented by Brendan O'Connor (2000-2001)
Seán Moncrieff (1997-2000)Starring Eddie Bannon
Des Bishop
Dara Ó Briain
Brendan O'Connor
Kevin McAleer
Patrick McDonnellCountry of origin Ireland Language(s) English No. of series 4 Production Producer(s) Colm Crowley Location(s) RTÉ Television Centre, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 Camera setup Multi-camera Running time 30-35 minutes Distributor RTÉ Broadcast Original channel Network 2 Original run 1 December 1997 – 26 March 2001 Don't Feed the Gondolas is an Irish comedy panel show, similar in format to the BBC's Have I Got News For You and Never Mind the Buzzcocks, that ran for four series on Network 2 between 1997 and 2001. The show was hosted by Seán Moncrieff and the longest-serving panellists were Brendan O'Connor and Dara Ó Briain.
The name of the show is attributed to a remark made by a Wicklow County Councillor, Jimmy Miley, during a meeting regarding Blessington Lake. When the meeting proposed putting a gondola on the lake, he remarked: "That's all very well, but who's going to feed it?"[citation needed]
A running gag of the show, whereby the host Seán Moncrieff would make prank calls under the alias 'Monica Loolly' and claim to be from a small town in Galway named Ahascragh.
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