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''Gift Grub'' is a series of short comic pieces broadcast on weekdays on the breakfast show of Irish commercial radio station Today FM since May 8, 1999. Gift Grub was the brainchild of current Today FM DJ, Paul McLoone who is also the current frontman for the Northern Irish pop-punk band, The Undertones. McLoone who had moved to Dublin in March 1999 to become a producer on The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show came up with the idea of "Gift Grub" and during his tenure as series producer for the show, McLoone also co-created and co-wrote Gift Grub, doing so for five years before leaving Today FM in 2004 although McLoone returned two years later in 2006 to help produce "Pet Sounds", the show presented by Tom Dunne. McLoone remains at Today FM but now presents his own music show titled "The Paul McLoone Show" which airs Monday to Thursday from 9pm to midnight. The characters in the pieces are based on real people, generally local and international celebrities and political figures are now all mainly voiced by mimic Mario Rosenstock who worked with McLoone to create "Gift Grub". The title is a remnant of the original format of the pieces, in which the character of Bertie Ahern, Ireland's former Taoiseach (prime minister), would introduce the listening public to favourite ("Gift") meals or food items ("Grub"). The portrayal of Ahern as blustering and inarticulate but infinitely shrewd set the tone for the future. Ahern is still the main star, but other frequent appearances are made by impersonators of Roy Keane, Gerry Adams, Colin Farrell, Ronan Keating, Bill Cullen, Michael D. Higgins, Keith Duffy, Daniel O'Donnell, Niall Quinn, Ben Dunne, Pádraig Harrington, Steve Staunton, Bobby Robson, Rafael Benítez, Joe Duffy, Paul O'Connell, Conor Deasy, Jack Charlton and Brian Cowen The popularity of the show has generated a number of spin-off compilations, merchandise and catchphrases that have caught on in the general public, such as Bertie's "Infacta", "Jaysus" and "Ya Spanner", and some may claim that the sketches' portrayal of Mr Ahern as street-wise, human and funny has arguably boosted the approval rating of Mr Ahern and his government. ==Notable sketches== A big part of the success of the series has been the ability of the writers to respond quickly to current news and events with withering satire. A notable episode involved the re-writing〔http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_sW1CGMNxE〕 of the song ''Dry Your Eyes'' by The Streets, with Roy Keane singing to David Beckham, consoling him on England's loss to France in UEFA Euro 2004. In 2005 Rosenstock played the lead role in the stage musical ''I, Keano'', in which the feud between Roy Keane and former team manager Mick McCarthy is transported to Ancient Rome. In Summer 2005, a sketch entitled "José and his Amazing Technicolor Overcoat",〔http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkKDaOuDh9U〕 mimicking Chelsea boss José Mourinho, caught the attention of football fans in the UK on a number of forums and message boards. Rosenstock was invited by Mourinho to attend a match at Stamford Bridge. This track, along with "I Sign a Little Player or Two", based on Aretha Franklin's ''I Say a Little Prayer'', have proven so popular with listeners to London's Capital Gold radio station, that breakfast DJ Mick Brown was quoted in the 24 October 2005 edition of ''The Sun'' as saying that the two tracks may be released in the UK as a Christmas novelty song. On 16 December 2005, a parody of Will Young's song ''Leave Right Now''〔http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQt-J1dkk_o〕 relating to the events surrounding Roy Keane's dismissal from Manchester United was released as a charity single in the Republic of Ireland. It went straight in at the number 1 position on the Christmas chart; until 2014, it was the last Irish Christmas number-one not to be from the winner of ''The X Factor''. Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars would be the next case in the Irish chart, 9 years later. José and his Amazing Technicolor Overcoat was released in the UK on 20 February 2006. In March 2007, the real Roy Keane met with Ian Dempsey to promote the Irish Guide Dogs Foundation and was introduced to the Gift Grub Roy. Previous special guests who were invited on the show to meet their Gift Grub equivalents included Hector Ó hEochagáin, Eddie Hobbs, Ronan Keating, the actresses who portray ''Fair City'' characters Carol and Ali, Aisling O'Neal and Doreann Ni Charaigain. and recently, Bertie Ahern himself to celebrate the segment's tenth anniversary. José Mourinho's sudden departure from Chelsea, in September 2007, and his falling out with owner Roman Abramovich, became the subject of yet another Gift Grub parody (). In December 2008, a parody of Beyoncé Knowles's "If I Were a Boy" about the then Sunderland manager Roy Keane's difficulties in the Premier League was transmitted. The lyrics of the chorus were altered to "If I wasn't Roy". Keane resigned hours later. In November 2009, Today FM released a special 10 year edition of the annual 'Best of' CD which included 3 CDs', They were a best of 2009 CD, a best of the decade CD and an unreleased sketches CD, which included a sketch Titled "Ronan's Stalker" that became so popular it was then released on The "The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show". In 2006, they also started to upload all Gift Grub Sketches on to iTunes so people can listen to them on the go anytime, anywhere. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gift Grub」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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