Dylan Moran tries to say ‘hamster’ in Czech
The Irish comedian tried to speak the difficult language with predictably comic results
Irish comedian Dylan Moran had two shows in Prague recently, both of which sold out within hours of tickets going on sale.
So if you were a fan and missed it, he has posted an official video on Youtube that includes his ongoing attempt to say the Czech word for hamster. The word is “křeček,” but he never comes close, seeming to be saying “džedžek.”
He says that you can say the word if you pretend to be drunk. He also questioned whether there was some strategy behind the language. "Do you make words up to keep people away?" he asked.
The sketch from the Off the Hook tour that he posted deals with children and pets. Family, parenting and middle age were themes of the show. Pets led to a reflection on the nature of mortality.
In another introspective part of the show, he reflected that sometimes young people laugh at his disheveled appearance in public, but he knows that he is their future. Someday, the laughing happy young people will turn into what he is now.
He also said he was happy to be in Prague, and made disparaging remarks about Poland not being as interesting, and about the strange German sense of humor. Undoubtedly when he performs in Poland or Germany, the oddities of the Czech Republic will be fair game for skewering.
He found the Czech love of pork to be amusing, and claimed that there were whole churches carved out of pork, as it is in everything.
The current trend of taking photographs of everything and constantly being on the smart phone also came up, with him saying how hard it was for some people to be away from technology for more than a few minutes.
His shows on Nov. 18 and 19 at Divadlo Hybernia came just a few days after the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris, and he had some harsh words for the terrorists, in the end calling them “cunts,” a strong Irish and British insult.
Other performers visiting Prague recently also addressed the situation. David Coverdale of band Whitesnake thanked fans for their courage in coming out to a heavily guarded O2 Arena and said, “Don’t let anybody ever make you afraid.”
Ivan L. Moody of heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch had a moment of silence at the end of an otherwise rather rowdy show with an old-school mosh pit and said that while some bands canceled their tours, he could not do so as he didn’t want to disappoint the fans. “F*ck it, we’re going to play,” he said.
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