Basic Info

First Air: March 13, 2008

Status: Returning Series

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 6

Last Episode

Name: The Big Night?

Season: 1, Episode: 6

Air Date: 2008-04-17

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?

Videos

Des Bishop | Stand-up as Gaeilge | In the Name of the Fada (YouTube)

In the Name of the Fada: Irish Names (YouTube)

In the Name of the Fada - Connemara Irish (YouTube)

Des Bishop - Focal Suas - In the Name of the Fada (YouTube)

In the Name of the Fada

2008 1 seasons 6 episodes

Overview

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.