“Frank of Ireland” – Better to remain anonymous [TELEVISION REVIEW]
Rarely has more talent misfired on a project than the six episode series entitled “Frank of Ireland.” This screams vanity project. Written and created by Brian Gleeson, Domhnall Gleeson, and Michael Moloney, starring the Gleeson brothers, this Irish series, which makes a point to be pointless, is also not very funny. Directing credit, such as it is, goes to MJ Delaney. Hopes were high on my part based on recent exposure to Irish comedies now streaming on various platforms. “Derry Girls” is a truly funny, chaotic, sly yet unsubtle Irish comedy following a group of underachieving Catholic school girls in Northern Ireland who just want to have fun in a totally misdirected way. “Bridget and Eamon,” plays on the comedy personae of the lead actors/writers satirizing life in Ireland in the 80s. It’s very hit or miss but when it hits it’s a bull’s eye. And then there’s the 90’s classic, “Father Ted,” a comedy about priests exiled to a barren island somewhere in Ireland for grievous, unspoken misdeeds. It is truly one of the most politically incorrect hilarious half hours that is jaw-dropping in its skewering of religion and their fellow Irishmen. So what about “Frank of Ireland”? Brian…
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