In the Name of the Fada

In the Name of the Fada was a show that aired on RTÉ from 13 March to 17 April 2008, documenting Irish-American comedian Des Bishop and his pursuit of fluency in the Irish language. The show was a 6-part mini-series in which Bishop spends a year living in Tír an Fhia, which is one of many Gaeltacht regions in Ireland. Bishop aims to be able to perform a stand-up comedy act as Gaeilge by the end of the stay. The theme tune is Floating by Jape.

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Created By	Des Bishop
Status	Returning Series
Original Name	In the Name of the Fada
First Air Date	March 13, 2008
Last Air Date	April 17, 2008
Seasons	1
Episodes	6
Episode Runtime	0min
Language	English, Irish
Original Language	English
Production Countries	Ireland
Production Companies
Networks	RTÉ One RTÉ2

S01E06

The Big Night?

After twelve months of solid learning, the time has come for the ultimate challenge. Has Des achieved a level of fluency to do a gig in Irish? Will it be funny? But most importantly, if he can become fluent in twelve months, what is stopping the Irish general public from doing so after fourteen years in school?

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